Comparison

Copy Text On Screen vs Text Scanner

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

Text Scanner

Convert documents and books into editable text, translate between 59 languages, and turn text into spoken words. Create quote images and organize scanned texts into projects.

Highlights
  • Text recognition in any language
  • Translate text between 59 languages
  • Text-to-Speech with expressive voices
  • Create quote images
  • Organize scans into projects
Features
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- You are reading a document, you want to convert it into text? - You are reading a book, you meet a good quote, you want to cite this quote? - You are reading a foreign language, you want to translate it? - You want to scan a book, a document, a paper, ...? ... Text Scanner will help you. Text Scanner features: - Text recognition: Recognize text in any language with deep learning methods. - Translate text: Dynamically translate text between 59 languages. - Text-to-Speech: Transform any text into speech with many expressive voices. - Quote maker: Turns meaningful words into beautiful images in seconds. - Project manager: Scan multiple texts and save to your projects. Text Scanner subscription plans are available in the following options: - Monthly Subscription: $9.99 - Yearly Subscription: $49.99 (save 60% vs. monthly subscription) Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use: https://pegase.studio/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://pegase.studio/privacy-policy/ Our team is happy to answer your questions and hear your suggestions. If you have any questions or requests, please write to pegase.studio@gmail.com and we'll be in touch with lightning speed.

Screenshots

Copy Text On Screen4 screens
Text Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Copy Text On Screen at every 2 weeks against Text Scanner's every 4 months. Copy Text On Screen also leads on ratings volume (4.8K vs 2). Text Scanner's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, review sentiment, 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. Copy Text On Screen sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Text Scanner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Text Scanner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Copy Text On Screen has 4.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Copy Text On Screen's written reviews are positive against 67% of Text Scanner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Copy Text On Screen ships an update every 2 weeks, Text Scanner every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Copy Text On Screen versus Text Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCopy Text On ScreenText Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.8K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.5% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings4.8K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGovarthani RajeshNguyen Khai

Customer experience

Copy Text On Screen

All ratings4,767 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews174 reviews
Positive69.5%
Neutral5.2%
Negative25.3%

Text Scanner

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

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

Text Scanner

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
4 purchases

Text Scanner

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Quarterly Subscription$24.993 Months
  • Yearly Subscription$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Text Scanner PREMIUM$99.99

Questions

Is Copy Text On Screen free?
Copy Text On Screen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text Scanner free?
Text Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Copy Text On Screen or Text Scanner?
Text Scanner is rated higher. Copy Text On Screen averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.8K ratings, while Text Scanner averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Copy Text On Screen or Text Scanner have ads?
Both Copy Text On Screen and Text Scanner show ads.
Which is updated more often, Copy Text On Screen or Text Scanner?
Copy Text On Screen ships an update every 2 weeks, and Text Scanner every 4 months. Most recently, Copy Text On Screen was updated on October 29, 2026 and Text Scanner on October 19, 2026.

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