Comparison

Course plan vs ScanText

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

Head to head

OCR or Photo/PDF files to Text

$0.99

🔧 Utilities

★ 4.76 ratingsView app →

About

Course plan

Features

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This Course Schedule app is very easy to use. Just tap any editable block to Add, Delete or Edit. You can also set the course background to any color you like.

About

ScanText

Capture text from photos or PDF files and convert it into editable text. Edit, translate, share, or have the text read aloud. This utility works offline for convenient text extraction.

Highlights

Photo to text conversion
PDF to text extraction
Text editing
Text translation
Read text aloud
Offline functionality

Features

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Take a photo of any articles, and it will be converted to text. Scan any photos or PDF file to extract text. Continue to scan, edit, translate, share or read it out! It is that easy! No Internet connection needed.

Screenshots

Course plan4 screens

ScanText4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Course plan at Free against ScanText's $0.99. Course plan also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). ScanText's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 36 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Course plan is free to download; ScanText costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Course plan ships an update every 36 months, ScanText every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level

Course plan versus ScanText: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Course plan	ScanText
Price	Free — better	$0.99
Rating	—	4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	—	100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings	—	6 — better
Update frequency	Every 36 months	Every 8 days — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Paid
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	11.0 — better	18.0
Further details — not scored
Size	3 MB	13 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Chi-Cheng Liao	Virtual GS

In-app purchases

None

Course plan

No in-app purchases

None

ScanText

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Course plan free?

Course plan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is ScanText free?

ScanText costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

Do Course plan or ScanText have ads?

Neither Course plan nor ScanText shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Course plan or ScanText?

Course plan ships an update every 36 months, and ScanText every 8 days. Most recently, Course plan was updated on November 11, 2026 and ScanText on November 3, 2026.