Comparison

OCR Text vs ART Remote

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

Head to head
About

OCR Text

Capture text from images using your device's camera. The app can then read the text aloud, allow for editing, and translate it into other languages before sharing. It's a versatile tool for extracting and manipulating text from visual sources.

Highlights
  • Image to text recognition
  • Text-to-speech functionality
  • Text editing
  • Translation
  • Share recognized text
Features
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**OCR Text – Make Text in Images More Useful** OCR Text makes it easy to extract, edit, organize, and share text from images. Whether you're working with classroom notes, business documents, or everyday information you want to save, simply take a photo, select an image, or import a PDF to recognize text quickly and effortlessly. Key Features • Camera Scanning: Scan documents with your camera and quickly extract text. • Multi-Page PDF Recognition: Process entire PDF documents at once, combining recognized text page by page for easy review. • Chinese & English OCR: Supports Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and English, with automatic language detection. • Comfortable Reading & Editing: Enjoy full-screen reading, adjustable font sizes, and the ability to edit and correct recognized text. • Copy & Text-to-Speech: Copy extracted text to other apps or listen to it using the built-in text-to-speech feature. • Word & PDF Export: Export your edited text as Word or PDF documents and easily share them with friends, classmates, or colleagues. • **Drafts & Recent History:** Automatically save text drafts so you can return to them and continue editing anytime. **On-Device Text Recognition** Text recognition is performed directly on your device. Recognition accuracy for handwritten text may vary depending on handwriting style, language, and image quality. We recommend reviewing the extracted text before sharing. OCR Text – Scan, Recognize, Edit & Share with Ease.

About

ART Remote

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With this app you have the possibility to control your device at one finger touch via the new ART Remote application of your smartphone. Just integrate your HQAM-Smart modul right into your device and connect it with your smart device. ART Remote allow you to easily open or close your garage door or home lighting from anywhere with your smartphone or tablet with a range up to 20 meters. For ART Remote smartphone control you need the newest smart modul, the HQAM-Smart.

Screenshots

OCR Text4 screens
ART Remote3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ART Remote at none against OCR Text's shown. ART Remote also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). OCR Text's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 34 months). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OCR Text ships an update every 2 weeks, ART Remote every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
OCR Text versus ART Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOCR TextART Remote
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 34 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHuaping YeDickert Electronic GmbH

In-app purchases

None

OCR Text

No in-app purchases

None

ART Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OCR Text free?
OCR Text is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ART Remote free?
ART Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OCR Text or ART Remote have ads?
OCR Text shows ads; ART Remote does not.
Which is updated more often, OCR Text or ART Remote?
OCR Text ships an update every 2 weeks, and ART Remote every 34 months. Most recently, OCR Text was updated on November 2, 2026 and ART Remote on November 11, 2026.

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