Comparison

AI Scanner vs BatchOCR

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AI Scanner

This app uses AI to accurately extract text from images, PDFs, and screenshots in over 90 languages. It can also translate extracted text, scan physical documents into PDFs, and even allows you to chat with AI about your scanned content. Save, edit, and share your extracted text in various formats.

Highlights
  • Extract text from images and PDFs
  • Scan documents to PDF
  • Translate extracted text
  • Chat with AI about scanned content
  • Handwriting to text conversion
  • Copy text from any screen
Features
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Text Scanner (OCR) is the most accurate AI-powered image-to-text scanner app for iOS. It can extract and recognize text from images, photos, screenshots, and PDFs with 99%+ accuracy in 92 languages, and translate the extracted text into over 100 languages. PDF Scanner - Scan physical documents and convert them into clean, professional PDFs using smart edge detection and auto-crop. AI OCR - Attach an image or PDF and chat with AI to ask questions, summarize content, or translate text instantly. Features: • Extract text from images in the gallery or captured using the camera • Image to text converter — get editable text to copy, share, or translate • Scan documents and convert them into PDFs • Attach images or PDFs and ask AI directly: • Import PDFs and extract text from PDF files • Handwriting to text conversion • Translate text into over 100 languages • Copy text from any screen, website, or app by sharing a screenshot • Extract text and detect phone numbers, emails, and URLs • Select text in multiple columns from images • Read extracted text aloud with text-to-speech • Edit, copy, share, and translate recognized text • Export extracted text as searchable PDFs (with text layer) • Export extracted text as PDF or TXT files • Convert extracted text to PDF or Word files • Select multiple images and convert them into a single PDF • Crop and rotate images before OCR • Save scan history • Organize scans in folders • Sort scans by date • Search text in saved scans • Share images directly to extract text • Quick access to camera, gallery, or PDF import via long-press on app icon • Automatically copy extracted text or save it as a TXT file for faster workflow Get Text Scanner today and start extracting text from documents and images with ease! Optional Premium plans are available for unlimited scans and extra features. Privacy Policy: https://appzys.com/ios/textscanner/privacypolicy Terms of Service: https://appzys.com/ios/textscanner/termsofuse

About

BatchOCR

Features
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Get the text from several photos together, ready to copy into a note or share. BatchOCR turns printed Japanese and English text into editable results on your iPhone. FROM PHOTOS TO ONE TEXT RESULT 1. Choose multiple photos in the order you want to read them. 2. Adjust the recognition area for each photo when needed. 3. Extract the text and review or edit each image's result. 4. View the combined text, copy it all, or share it with another app. Each photo's text stays in selection order in the combined result, with image-number headings to help you check it against the originals. Copy an individual result when you only need one part. Useful for gathering printed instructions, reference pages, or other text spread across several photos without copying each result separately. BEFORE YOU CLOSE Results are not saved automatically. Copy or share the text you want to keep before closing OCR Results, resetting, or quitting the app. The combined-text view is for reading and copying; make corrections in each image's result before combining. RECOGNITION AND PRIVACY Recognition runs on your iPhone. Selected images and recognized text are not uploaded to a developer-operated server. No account or login is required. If a selected photo is stored in iCloud, iOS may download it according to your Apple settings. Designed for clear printed Japanese and English text. Results depend on image quality, orientation, font, layout, and language. Check the recognized text before using it. ADS AND OPTIONAL PURCHASE BatchOCR is free to download. Users without the optional Remove Ads purchase may see a Google AdMob banner on the Home and OCR Results screens. Remove Ads is a one-time, non-consumable purchase; there is no subscription. Restore Purchases is available in Settings. Google Mobile Ads and its consent component may process advertising, device, diagnostic, and consent information as described in the privacy policy. Ads and purchase services may use a network connection. Privacy policy: https://reishabu.tokyo/batchocr-privacy-policy/ Support: https://reishabu.tokyo/batchocr-support/

Screenshots

AI Scanner4 screens
BatchOCR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AI Scanner at every 8 days against BatchOCR's every 2 weeks. AI Scanner also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AI Scanner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and BatchOCR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AI Scanner ships an update every 8 days, BatchOCR every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AI Scanner versus BatchOCR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAI ScannerBatchOCR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGovarthani RajeshTomokazu Shinozaki

Bugs and requests

AI Scanner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes after recent update
  • Unable to export/share scanned text
  • Incorrect text recognition, especially for non-Latin scripts

Requested features

4 requests
  • Batch processing of images
  • Ability to edit/correct recognized text
  • Support for more languages
  • Option to disable ads in free version

BatchOCR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

AI Scanner

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Monthly Saver$3.991 Month
  • Unlimited Scans Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Unlimited Scans Yearly$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Extra Scans$0.99
1 purchases

BatchOCR

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is AI Scanner free?
AI Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BatchOCR free?
BatchOCR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AI Scanner or BatchOCR have ads?
Both AI Scanner and BatchOCR show ads.
Which is updated more often, AI Scanner or BatchOCR?
AI Scanner ships an update every 8 days, and BatchOCR every 2 weeks. Most recently, AI Scanner was updated on November 2, 2026 and BatchOCR on October 29, 2026.

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