Scan Note Write vs OCRForge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Extract text from pictures
- Mark and highlight information
- Organize extracted text into notes
- Edit and share notes
- OCR language setup
- Temporary image saving
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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
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Scan Note Write | OCRForge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Glindemann, Sennoun, Langer GbR | MefjuDev LLC |
Customer experience
Scan Note Write
OCRForge
In-app purchases
Scan Note Write
No in-app purchases
OCRForge
- Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Yearly$14.991 Year
- OCRForge Pro$4.99
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