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.

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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

Easily convert images into editable text using advanced OCR technology. Scan documents, receipts, and more to digitize important information. Its user-friendly interface ensures quick and accurate text extraction for accessibility.

Highlights
  • Image to text conversion
  • OCR technology
  • Scan documents and receipts
  • Digitize information
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Text Scanner: Image to Text is the perfect tool for quickly and easily converting images to text. With the ability to scan documents, receipts, and more, this app makes it easy to digitize and store important information. The app uses advanced optical character recognition (OCR) technology to accurately extract text from images, so you can be sure that the text is accurate and easy to read. The user-friendly interface is simple to navigate, making it easy for anyone to use. With Text Scanner, you can easily scan and save important information, making it more accessible than ever before. Download now and start scanning! Regenerate response

Screenshots

Copy Text On Screen4 screens
Text Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Copy Text On Screen at 4.6 against Text Scanner's 1.0. Copy Text On Screen also leads on ratings volume (4.8K vs 1). Text Scanner'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. Copy Text On Screen sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Text Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Copy Text On Screen holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Copy Text On Screen has 4.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 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) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGovarthani RajeshDeisy Renteria

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%

Text Scanner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

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
None

Text Scanner

No in-app purchases

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 no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Copy Text On Screen or Text Scanner?
Copy Text On Screen is rated higher. Copy Text On Screen averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.8K ratings, while Text Scanner averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Copy Text On Screen or Text Scanner have ads?
Copy Text On Screen shows ads; Text Scanner does not.

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