Comparison

Copy Text On Screen vs Image to Text

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

Image to Text

Convert images into editable text with advanced OCR technology. Recognize text from photos or your camera, edit, and export documents securely. Manage your recognized text history efficiently.

Highlights
  • Image to Text OCR recognition
  • Accurate cloud OCR engine
  • Intelligent segmentation
  • Document editing and copying
  • History management
  • Document security encryption
  • Card, ID, invoice recognition
Features
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Easily convert image to text. This is a powerful app to recognize any text from an image. Features - Image to Text Intelligent OCR text recognition,scan the text from an image taken with your phone's camera or photo gallery. - Accurate recognition Use cloud OCR intelligent recognition engine, fast recognition speed and high accuracy - Intelligent segmentation Intelligent segmentation of recognition results -Document editing and export - The recognized text can be edited and copied - History management The recognized historical files will be stored in an orderly manner, and can be edited any time. - Document security encryption Uploads of pictures, documents, etc. are encrypted, so there is no need to worry about privacy and security issues - Document scanning Support bank card, ID card, invoice, driver's license, driving license, business license, license plate number recognition Subscription instructions: 1. Subscription service: You can choose annual subscription 2. Subscription price: The subscription price depends on the selected subscription package, and the actual price shall prevail 3. Free trial: The free trial period is 3 days. After the free trial subscription ends, it will automatically renew. If you need to cancel the subscription, please cancel 24 hours before the renewal 4. Automatic renewal: Subscription will automatically renew unless you turn off automatic renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period Privacy Policy:https://icreamapp.home.blog/2021/03/10/privacy-policy-11/ Terms of Use:https://icreamapp.home.blog/2021/03/10/terms-of-use-2/

Screenshots

Copy Text On Screen4 screens
Image to Text4 screens

Verdict

The call

Copy Text On Screen and Image to Text both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 69% of Copy Text On Screen's written reviews are positive against 10% of Image to Text's. Copy Text On Screen also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (4.8K vs 22). Image to Text's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, 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 Image to Text sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 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 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Copy Text On Screen has 4.8K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Copy Text On Screen's written reviews are positive against 10% of Image to Text's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Copy Text On Screen ships an update every 2 weeks, Image to Text every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Copy Text On Screen versus Image to Text: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCopy Text On ScreenImage to Text
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.8K ratings) — better4.4 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews — better10.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.8K — better22
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 10 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGovarthani Rajesh婧 李

Customer experience

Copy Text On Screen

All ratings4,769 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews173 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative25.4%

Image to Text

All ratings22 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.0%

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

Image to Text

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

Image to Text

Subscriptions2
  • OCR Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • OCR Annual Subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime member$24.99

Questions

Is Copy Text On Screen free?
Copy Text On Screen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Image to Text free?
Image to Text is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Copy Text On Screen or Image to Text?
Copy Text On Screen is rated higher. Copy Text On Screen averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.8K ratings, while Image to Text averages 4.4 from 22 ratings.
Do Copy Text On Screen or Image to Text have ads?
Copy Text On Screen shows ads; Image to Text does not.
Which is updated more often, Copy Text On Screen or Image to Text?
Copy Text On Screen ships an update every 2 weeks, and Image to Text every 10 months. Most recently, Copy Text On Screen was updated on September 23, 2026 and Image to Text on September 3, 2026.

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