Comparison

Scan Note Write vs OCRForge

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

Head to head
About

Scan Note Write

Extract text from images using OCR technology. Enhance your notes with marking and writing tools, eliminating the need for pen and paper. Ideal for students and professionals seeking efficient information management.

Highlights
  • Extract text from pictures
  • Mark and highlight information
  • Organize extracted text into notes
  • Edit and share notes
  • OCR language setup
  • Temporary image saving
Features
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A text from a book can be handled as a message and can be shared. It also contains marking and writing tools to make learning and working more efficient. No pen and paper is required anymore. Attention: Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is a complicated task, but we are working on improving our technology steadily. We ask for understanding that special cases, crazy fonts, different languages, weak light conditions, etc. will be supported step by step via prospective updates. If there are unsatisfying results which our dev-team should focus at, feel encouraged to send us the targeted photo and/or a short explanation of your topic via mail at: contact@flooki.de [ How to use ] - open a new or an existing note from your local savings - take a photo via camera or library - extract the text - mark informations from the extracted text you want to keep (yellow marks) - when one headword is complete, tap button to move it to your personal note (yellow marks become grey) - on your personal note, you will find the gathered informations in a headword format like "- ..." - these headwords can be edited, saved and shared Important: Pictures are only saved temporarily. But the extracted text and note sheet can be saved locally. [ Setup OCR language ] The app notices your prefered operating system language and scans for this. To change the language to scan for you have to change your operating system language in your device settings. [ Best results ] - supported languages before iOS14: english, french, german - new supported languages since iOS14: chinese, portuguese, spanish, italian - latin alphabet in general is supported, but the best results are achieved with the languages described above - standard fonts - horizontal text orientation - consistent light conditions - dark font on lighter background - best results on common book pages

About

OCRForge

This tool uses advanced AI to quickly and accurately extract text from images or scanned documents. Save time by converting photos of receipts, notes, or signs into editable text for easy copying and sharing.

Highlights
  • Scan with camera
  • Import from photos
  • Smart OCR engine
  • History view
  • No ads
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Extract Text from Any Image with Ease. OCRForge is a powerful, lightweight text scanner that turns your photos into editable text in seconds. Whether you’re importing images or using your camera to scan documents, it makes text extraction fast, accurate, and simple. Perfect for students, professionals, and anyone who needs to grab text on the go — receipts, printed pages, study notes, signs, and more. Key Features: • Scan with Camera. Instantly capture and extract text from paper, signs, or handwritten notes. • Import from Photos. Select any image from your gallery and convert it to text with a tap. • Smart OCR Engine. Accurate and fast text recognition powered by advanced image processing. • History View. All scanned text is saved for later. Easily copy or share it whenever you need. • No Ads. Enjoy a clean, distraction-free experience.

Screenshots

Scan Note Write4 screens
OCRForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: OCRForge at Free against Scan Note Write's $1.99. OCRForge also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Scan Note Write's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On ads 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

OCRForge is free to download; Scan Note Write costs $1.99 up front. OCRForge sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Scan Note Write asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scan Note Write holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scan Note Write ships an update fortnightly, OCRForge every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Scan Note Write versus OCRForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScan Note WriteOCRForge
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGlindemann, Sennoun, Langer GbRMefjuDev LLC

Customer experience

Scan Note Write

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

OCRForge

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Scan Note Write

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

OCRForge

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • OCRForge Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Scan Note Write free?
Scan Note Write costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is OCRForge free?
OCRForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scan Note Write or OCRForge?
Scan Note Write is rated higher. Scan Note Write averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while OCRForge averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Scan Note Write or OCRForge have ads?
Neither Scan Note Write nor OCRForge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scan Note Write or OCRForge?
Scan Note Write ships an update fortnightly, and OCRForge every 2 days. Most recently, Scan Note Write was updated on September 14, 2026 and OCRForge on September 18, 2026.

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