Comparison

Text Scan OCR vs SmartScan AI

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

Head to head
About

Text Scan OCR

Extract text from images and documents with high accuracy. Simply upload or capture an image, crop it, and instantly get the recognized text for easy copying. Supports multiple languages and advanced OCR technology.

Highlights
  • Image to text conversion
  • High-precision OCR
  • Multi-language support
  • Easy 3-step process
  • Text cropping tool
  • Copy recognized text
Features
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How to get text on a book or paper? How to get text in an image? Typing manually? of course not !!! This Text Scan OCR app is for solving this problem! :) Easy to use, just 3 steps: 1. Take or upload the image 2. Crop the image 3. Get text ocr recognition result and copy the text Why Choice Us: Based on industry-leading deep learning ocr recognition technology, relying on a large number of high-quality text data across the entire network, Provide you with multi-scene, multilingual, high-precision whole image text detection and recognition services. · Support multi-scenario text detection and text recognition · Overall text recognition accuracy rate up to 99% · Support languages:Chinese, English, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Korean · In the ICDAR competition has won many of the world's first two years · It is totally FREE

About

SmartScan AI

Effortlessly extract text from images using advanced AI. Translate content into over 150 languages, summarize complex information, and export editable files or professional PDFs. This intelligent assistant helps you work faster and smarter by digitizing notes and documents.

Highlights
  • Handwritten and printed text OCR
  • AI-powered translation to 150+ languages
  • AI assistant for summarization and insights
  • Text-to-speech functionality
  • Editable file and PDF export
  • Scan history and editing tools
Features
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SmartScan AI: Scan, Translate, Edit & Export–Powered by AI SmartScan AI is your intelligent OCR assistant for effortlessly extracting handwritten and printed text from images. Powered by advanced AI, it helps you translate text into over 150 languages and export it as editable files or professional PDFs. Whether you’re digitizing notes, translating signs, or are tired of typing, SmartScan AI helps you work faster and smarter. AI Assistant (New!) Free Chat Mode: Ask AI anything, not just about scanned text. Summarize: Get concise summaries of long texts. Explain: Break down complex text into simple language. Keywords: Extract the most important terms instantly. Insights: Discover key takeaways or action points. Printed Text OCR Instantly recognize printed text in over 150 languages — perfect for documents, books, labels, or signs. Includes Hindi, Arabic, Russian, Thai, and many more. Handwritten Text Extraction Turn notes, letters, forms, and whiteboards into a digital text with a single tap. Works across surfaces like sticky notes, notebooks, and more. Languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Korean, Portuguese. AI-Powered Translation Translate any scanned text into over 150 languages within seconds — no external apps needed. Text-to-Speech Let the app read the extracted text aloud in 30+ languages. Ideal for studying, accessibility, and multitasking. History & Editing Tools All Ai, image scans are saved on your device. Share, edit text, add notes, preview PDFs, and manage your history with ease. Export Options Save as plain text or PDF. Print or share via email, AirDrop, messaging apps, and more. Private by Design No sign-up required. Your data stays on your device unless you choose to share it. Free with Optional Upgrade Enjoy the full feature set for free, supported by ads. Upgrade with in-app purchases for an ad-free experience. Made for You Switch between light/dark mode and choose your preferred app language. Designed with a clean, distraction-free interface.

Screenshots

Text Scan OCR4 screens
SmartScan AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SmartScan AI at 4.4 against Text Scan OCR's 3.4. SmartScan AI also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 15 months) and review sentiment (54% vs 33%). Text Scan OCR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

Both are free to download. SmartScan AI sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Text Scan OCR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SmartScan AI holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartScan AI has 94 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Text Scan OCR's written reviews are positive against 54% of SmartScan AI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Scan OCR ships an update every 15 months, SmartScan AI every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Text Scan OCR versus SmartScan AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText Scan OCRSmartScan AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (9 ratings)4.4 (94 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews54.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings994 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer安平 李Naveen Vijay

Customer experience

Text Scan OCR

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

SmartScan AI

All ratings94 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral1.1%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative45.8%

In-app purchases

None

Text Scan OCR

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

SmartScan AI

One-time3
  • 75 Credits$0.99
  • 175 Credits$1.99
  • 500 Credits$4.99

Questions

Is Text Scan OCR free?
Text Scan OCR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SmartScan AI free?
SmartScan AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text Scan OCR or SmartScan AI?
SmartScan AI is rated higher. Text Scan OCR averages 3.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while SmartScan AI averages 4.4 from 94 ratings.
Do Text Scan OCR or SmartScan AI have ads?
SmartScan AI shows ads; Text Scan OCR does not.
Which is updated more often, Text Scan OCR or SmartScan AI?
Text Scan OCR ships an update every 15 months, and SmartScan AI every 2 months. Most recently, Text Scan OCR was updated on October 10, 2026 and SmartScan AI on October 22, 2026.

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