ApowerMirror vs Text Scanner OCR + Translate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ApowerMirror
Cast your phone's screen to a computer or Smart TV with audio. Control your phone from another device or PC using your mouse and keyboard. Stream up to four devices simultaneously for gaming, presentations, or watching videos on a larger display.
- Mirror phone to computer and vice versa
- Cast phone to TV
- Mirror and control phone from another phone
- Control iPhone/iPad from PC
- Screen sharing between different networks (AirCast)
- Simultaneous streaming of 4 devices
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ApowerMirror is a screen mirroring app that can be used to cast phone to computer or Smart TV (TV box) with audio. It allows you to mirror&control phone from another phone freely, and you can remotely control iPhone&iPad from computer with your mouse and keyboard. Moreover, 4 devices can be streamed simultaneously without delay. ApowerMirror also performs well when streaming videos, photos and documents saved on your phone in a business meeting. ==Key Features== • Mirror Phone to computer and Vice Versa Screen sharing on the computer makes it possible to get a better video experience by watching movies from YouTube and Netflix on a bigger screen. Whether you’re playing PUBG Mobile, Call of Duty Mobile, Free Fire, Clash Royale, Pokemon GO, or any other mobile game, the app makes it easy to share gameplay with your fans during live streaming. Besides, controlling PC from phone is no longer a difficult thing. • Cast Phone to TV ApowerMirror supports screen mirroring or casting a variety of file types (including videos, pictures, and music) from phone to TV or other DLNA device. Save your eyes from the small phone screen and enjoy big screen TV series shows in the family area now. • Mirror&Control Phone from Phone ApowerMirror is also a good screen mirroring app to mirror phone to phone. You can also control the phone from another phone using ApowerMirror to watch videos and movies with your friends and share your files with your audience more efficiently. For classroom set-up, the wireless screen mirroring can introduce new ways for instructors, students, teams, and meeting groups to communicate their ideas and collaborate on projects. • Control iPhone/iPad from PC You can take full control of your iPhone/iPad device, without cables, just need to connect to PC via Bluetooth, to do whatever you want to do on your iPhone/iPad freely, ex, play games, open an app, check the phone status and send messages from WhatsApp. • Screen Sharing Between Different Networks This advanced feature is AirCast! It allows screen mirroring between devices that cannot be connected to the same network. If you use AirCast, even if you are located in different places and on different network connections, you can share the screen with each other. This can be used to mirror phone to phone, cast phone to PC, and stream PC to phone. ==Suitable for Various Screen Mirroring Occasions== * Personal use * Business meeting * Online class /Education * Live streaming from Youtube, Twitch, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok etc * Movies/Sports video mirroring * Presentation * Work from home ...... ==Quick Guide== 1. Connect your phone and computer/TV to the same WiFi network. 2. Install and run this screen casting app( ApowerMirror) on your phone and computer/TV. 3. On your iPhone, open the Control Center and then tap "Screen Mirroring". Select the name of "Apowersoft + your device" and then your phone screen will successfully be mirrored. If you want to mirror the devices from different networks, you can try the USB connection or AirCast. ==Supported Devices== 1. Windows & Mac 2. iPhone & iPad 3. Smart TV: Sony, Sharp, Philips, Hisense, Skyworth, Xiaomi, LG etc. 4. Devices with built-in DLNA or AirPlay protocol. Some projectors and car screens. Start using your favorite mouse and keyboard to take full control of phone from the computer right now! Feedback: 1. Contact us at support@apowersoft.com 2. Send feedback from "Settings" > "Feedback" on the ApowerMirror desktop program. 3. Discord: https://discord.gg/dK7y8Sf3Re
Text Scanner OCR + Translate
Transform your phone into a powerful scanner to extract text from images and documents. Edit, translate, and share your scanned content instantly. Works offline and supports multiple languages.
- Instant text detection from camera
- Scan text from local images
- Offline functioning
- Multi-language support
- Language detection and translation
- Edit and share scanned text
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No need to type in anymore! OCR by Thareja helps you turn your smartphone into an image or document scanner using the OCR technology. Our OCR app cuts down on the amount that needs to be typed and is a great tool to transfer text from physical sources directly to a digital document so you can edit it, share it and store it on your device. So scan, recognise and convert printed documents and images into editable text that can be shared and translated too. Major Features: * Instant and quick detection and extraction of texts from camera. * Get the specific area on the camera image scanned to extract the text. * Scan the text from existing local images from the phone's gallery. * Offline functioning without internet and network connection. * Multi language support for English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian and 21 more languages. * Get the OCR scans organised inside a folder in the device gallery. * Language detection and translation with Google Translate. * Edit the scanned text * Share the scanned text through local sharing apps in devices like WhatsApp, Email, SMS, Airdrop, etc. * Sort the list of scanned images or documents by the latest and oldest record. * Search on the list of scanned images.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Text Scanner OCR + Translate at 4.1 against ApowerMirror's 2.8. Text Scanner OCR + Translate also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (70% vs 40%). ApowerMirror's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 16). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
Both are free to download. ApowerMirror sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Text Scanner OCR + Translate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Text Scanner OCR + Translate holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ApowerMirror has 2.1K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of ApowerMirror's written reviews are positive against 70% of Text Scanner OCR + Translate's.
ApowerMirror ships an update every 6 weeks, Text Scanner OCR + Translate every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ApowerMirror | Text Scanner OCR + Translate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (2.1K ratings) | 4.1 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.3% of reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apowersoft Limited | Thareja Inc. |
Customer experience
ApowerMirror
Text Scanner OCR + Translate
Bugs and requests
ApowerMirror
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on launch
- Mirroring freezes or stops working
- Incompatibility with certain devices/OSes
Requested features
4 requests- Landscape mode support
- Ability to control mobile device from PC
- Improved audio sync
- Longer free trial period
Text Scanner OCR + Translate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ApowerMirror
- ApowerMirror Personal(Monthly)$19.991 Month
- 傲软投屏个人版(季度订阅)$29.993 Months
- ApowerMirror Personal (Yearly)$39.991 Year
- 360 minutes$3.99
- Yearly VIP$12.99
- 900 minutes$12.99
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- 1800 minutes$20.99
- Monthly VIP$29.99
- Yearly VIP$40.99
- Buy 3yr membership, get 3 free$59.99
Text Scanner OCR + Translate
- OCR By Thareja Lifetime VIP$9.99
Questions
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