Comparison

Copy Text On Screen vs Scanner App

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

Head to head
About

Copy Text On Screen

Easily extract text from screenshots and images with advanced OCR technology. Copy, translate, or read aloud any text, even from social media apps. Supports over 100 languages for translation and 92 for recognition.

Highlights
  • Extract text from screenshots
  • Extract text from images
  • OCR text recognition
  • Translate text in 100+ languages
  • Read text aloud
  • Extract phone numbers, emails, URLs
  • Scan history
Features
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The default long press to copy text on a mobile screen or image does not always work. This app helps you extract text/words from a mobile screen by sharing your screenshot with the app or by selecting text from an image. With its advanced OCR technology, this app allows you to extract text and words from your mobile screen and images. The OCR recognition accuracy is between 99% and 100%, ensuring that you get the exact text you need. You can also scan and translate screenshot or image text on your device in over 100 languages. Main Features: • Copy any text on the mobile screen to your clipboard by sharing screenshot with this app. • Extract text from any image. • Extract text easily from any application including social media apps like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube and more by just share screenshot. • Extract text on image and read it aloud with text to speech. • Extracts phone number, email, URL . • Recent scans history. • Supports 92 languages for text recognition and translations in over 100 languages. • Options to automatically copy extracted text to the clipboard or save it as a .txt file for a faster workflow. How to use this app to extract Text from screen: Step 1: Take a screenshot. Step 2: Open that screenshot and share with this app. Step 3: Select the text by touch and drag on screeenshot and choose the language for OCR recognition. Step 4: Please wait while the app performs OCR (Optical Character Recognition) operation to extract the text. Step 5: Now you may copy to clipboard, share or translate the extracted text. Never struggle to copy text from your mobile screen and Image again. Get Copy Text app now and enjoy the ease of extracting text and words from your mobile screen and Images! You can take screenshots by pressing and holding the 'POWER BUTTON' and 'VOLUME UP BUTTON' at the same time for a second. Subscription Plans Unlimited Scans Monthly ------------------------- Unlimited scans No ads upto 50 scans per day. for one month period. monthly 5.99 $ Unlimited Scans Yearly ---------------------- Unlimited scans No ads upto 50 scans per day. for one year period. yearly 60.99 $. ----------------- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal as per existing plan rate within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. ----------------- Privacy Policy: https://appzys.com/ios/copytext/privacypolicy Terms of Service: https://appzys.com/ios/copytext/termsofuse

About

Scanner App

This app extracts text from images and screenshots, supporting over 10 languages. You can edit, copy, and paste the recognized text. It offers a free trial for its subscription plans.

Highlights
  • Extract text from images
  • Recognize text in 10+ languages
  • Edit recognized text
  • Copy and paste text
  • Supports screenshots
Features
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Scanner App -PDF Documents Scan : extract, copy & paste the text from image Features: ► Extracts any text on Image. ► Recognizes text from image, supporting 10+ languages. ► Recognizes text to 10+ languages. ► Edit, copy & paste recognized result. ► Supports screenshots recognition. Auto Renewable Subscription Terms: • A monthly subscription (which comes with a 3-day free trial) for $9.99 USD • A yearly subscription (which comes with a 3-day free trial) for $69.99 USD • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Visit our Privacy Policy at: https://paitushizi.com/scanner-app/privacy.html View our Terms of Service at: https://paitushizi.com/scanner-app/tos.html

Screenshots

Copy Text On Screen4 screens
Scanner App3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Copy Text On Screen at 4.6 against Scanner App's 3.5. Copy Text On Screen also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (4.8K vs 6). Scanner App's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Copy Text On Screen sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Scanner App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Copy Text On Screen holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Copy Text On Screen has 4.8K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Copy Text On Screen's written reviews are positive against 58% of Scanner App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Copy Text On Screen ships an update every 2 weeks, Scanner App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Copy Text On Screen versus Scanner App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCopy Text On ScreenScanner App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.8K ratings) — better3.5 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews69.5% of reviews — better58.3% of reviews
Number of ratings4.8K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGovarthani RajeshVoice Inc.

Customer experience

Copy Text On Screen

All ratings4,768 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews174 reviews
Positive69.5%
Neutral5.2%
Negative25.3%

Scanner App

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative41.7%

Bugs and requests

Copy Text On Screen

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes on some devices
  • Text extraction not working correctly in certain scenarios
  • Compatibility issues with older iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for more languages
  • Improve handwriting recognition accuracy
  • Provide a one-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Offer a premium version without ads

Scanner App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Copy Text On Screen

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Scans Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Unlimited Scans Yearly$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Extra Scans$0.99
3 purchases

Scanner App

Subscriptions3
  • full-feature-subscription3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • full-feature-subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • full-feature-subscription3 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Copy Text On Screen free?
Copy Text On Screen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scanner App free?
Scanner App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Copy Text On Screen or Scanner App?
Copy Text On Screen is rated higher. Copy Text On Screen averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.8K ratings, while Scanner App averages 3.5 from 6 ratings.
Do Copy Text On Screen or Scanner App have ads?
Both Copy Text On Screen and Scanner App show ads.
Which is updated more often, Copy Text On Screen or Scanner App?
Copy Text On Screen ships an update every 2 weeks, and Scanner App every 3 months. Most recently, Copy Text On Screen was updated on October 13, 2026 and Scanner App on September 30, 2026.

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