Comparison

tiny camera scanner vs Text Extractor

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

Head to head
About

tiny camera scanner

This app offers highly accurate text scanning and translation from images. It supports a wide range of languages and can handle long or multi-column text. The app prioritizes simplicity and user privacy with encrypted uploads.

Highlights
  • Text scanning from images
  • Multilingual text translation
  • High accuracy recognition
  • Automatic result segmentation
  • Encrypted image uploads
  • Long and multi-column text support
Features
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"tiny camera scanner" is currently the easiest to use text-scanning tool, not one. This is the tool with the highest accuracy and highest translation accuracy of all text-scanning recognition tools we have used so far. Our product philosophy is: "Simple to the extreme." ----- Core functions ----- ● All functions are free ● Text scan ● Identify the text in the picture ● Multilingual text translation ● Automatic segmentation of recognition results ----- Highlights ----- ● The image upload is encrypted and there is no need to worry about privacy leaks ● Cloud recognition, text recognition rate up to 99% ● Support long image recognition and multi-column text image recognition ● The smallest recognition APP in history is only about 4M. ● Supports the translation of languages from 120+ countries ● Flexible choice of image area to identify ----- Frequently Asked Questions ----- 1. How to delete history records? Left draw

About

Text Extractor

This tool uses OCR technology to extract text from images and scanned documents. It can convert images to editable Word or Excel files, recognize handwriting, and supports batch processing and multiple languages. Files can be managed, stored, and shared across devices.

Highlights
  • Text recognition from images
  • Image to Word/Excel conversion
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Batch processing
  • Multi-language support
  • Document scanning and restoration
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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Text Extractor is an OCR text recognition software that integrates functions such as text scanning to text, image to Word, image to Excel, handwriting recognition, document restoration, and more. The recognized text can be saved and shared in formats such as text, Word, Excel, etc., and can be synchronized across multiple devices like mobile phones, tablets, and computers. ------Key Features------ -Text Recognition: Easily recognize text in images or scanned documents and convert it into editable documents. -Image to Word: Convert images into Word documents, accurately preserving formatting and content. -Image to Excel: Convert images into editable Excel spreadsheets. Handwriting Recognition: Convert handwritten fonts into editable Word documents. -Batch Recognition: In addition to single-image recognition, it also supports batch recognition to improve efficiency. -Multi-Language Support: Supports multiple languages including Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Russian, Spanish, and more. -Document Scanning: Capture documents, intelligently remove cluttered backgrounds, and generate high-definition JPEG and PDF documents for saving and sharing. -File Management: Create folders, categorize, search by tags, cloud storage, and share and view across multiple devices. ------Subscription Details------ Payment: User confirms the purchase and makes payment, which is charged to the iTunes account. Renewal: Apple iTunes account will be charged 24 hours before the expiration, extending the subscription period upon successful payment. Canceling Service: You can cancel automatic subscription services by going to "Settings" on your Apple phone, entering "iTunes Store & App Store," clicking on "Apple ID," selecting "View Apple ID," entering the "Account Settings" page, and clicking on "Subscriptions." To avoid charges, cancel 24 hours before the end of each billing cycle. Privacy Policy: http://www.palmmob.cn/yinsi/wztqyinsiios.html User Terms: http://www.palmmob.cn/yinsi/wztqyonghuiios.html

Screenshots

tiny camera scanner4 screens
Text Extractor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: tiny camera scanner at 4.8 against Text Extractor's 4.3. tiny camera scanner also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 71%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. tiny camera scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Text Extractor sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

tiny camera scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of tiny camera scanner's written reviews are positive against 71% of Text Extractor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

tiny camera scanner ships an update fortnightly, Text Extractor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
tiny camera scanner versus Text Extractor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametertiny camera scannerText Extractor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (43 ratings) — better4.3 (31 ratings)
Positive reviews90.5% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings43 — better31
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer亮 郭palmmob

Customer experience

tiny camera scanner

All ratings43 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive90.5%
Neutral1.6%
Negative7.9%

Text Extractor

All ratings31 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral6.5%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

tiny camera scanner

One-time1
  • 扫描王专业版$2.99
8 purchases

Text Extractor

Subscriptions7
  • image to text Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • image to text Season Member$9.993 Months
  • Image to text Season Member$9.996 Months
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  • Image to text Premium Yearly$12.991 Year
  • Image to text Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
  • Image to text Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Image to text Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Image to text Lifetime Member$29.99

Questions

Is tiny camera scanner free?
tiny camera scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text Extractor free?
Text Extractor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, tiny camera scanner or Text Extractor?
tiny camera scanner is rated higher. tiny camera scanner averages 4.8 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Text Extractor averages 4.3 from 31 ratings.
Do tiny camera scanner or Text Extractor have ads?
Neither tiny camera scanner nor Text Extractor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, tiny camera scanner or Text Extractor?
tiny camera scanner ships an update fortnightly, and Text Extractor every 2 months. Most recently, tiny camera scanner was updated on October 8, 2026 and Text Extractor on September 29, 2026.

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