Comparison

SmartScan AI vs ScreenOCR

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

Head to head
About

SmartScan AI

Effortlessly extract text from images using advanced AI. Translate content into over 150 languages, summarize complex information, and export editable files or professional PDFs. This intelligent assistant helps you work faster and smarter by digitizing notes and documents.

Highlights
  • Handwritten and printed text OCR
  • AI-powered translation to 150+ languages
  • AI assistant for summarization and insights
  • Text-to-speech functionality
  • Editable file and PDF export
  • Scan history and editing tools
Features
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SmartScan AI: Scan, Translate, Edit & Export–Powered by AI SmartScan AI is your intelligent OCR assistant for effortlessly extracting handwritten and printed text from images. Powered by advanced AI, it helps you translate text into over 150 languages and export it as editable files or professional PDFs. Whether you’re digitizing notes, translating signs, or are tired of typing, SmartScan AI helps you work faster and smarter. AI Assistant (New!) Free Chat Mode: Ask AI anything, not just about scanned text. Summarize: Get concise summaries of long texts. Explain: Break down complex text into simple language. Keywords: Extract the most important terms instantly. Insights: Discover key takeaways or action points. Printed Text OCR Instantly recognize printed text in over 150 languages — perfect for documents, books, labels, or signs. Includes Hindi, Arabic, Russian, Thai, and many more. Handwritten Text Extraction Turn notes, letters, forms, and whiteboards into a digital text with a single tap. Works across surfaces like sticky notes, notebooks, and more. Languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Korean, Portuguese. AI-Powered Translation Translate any scanned text into over 150 languages within seconds — no external apps needed. Text-to-Speech Let the app read the extracted text aloud in 30+ languages. Ideal for studying, accessibility, and multitasking. History & Editing Tools All Ai, image scans are saved on your device. Share, edit text, add notes, preview PDFs, and manage your history with ease. Export Options Save as plain text or PDF. Print or share via email, AirDrop, messaging apps, and more. Private by Design No sign-up required. Your data stays on your device unless you choose to share it. Free with Optional Upgrade Enjoy the full feature set for free, supported by ads. Upgrade with in-app purchases for an ad-free experience. Made for You Switch between light/dark mode and choose your preferred app language. Designed with a clean, distraction-free interface.

About

ScreenOCR

Instantly extract text from images and photos with high accuracy. Supports over 50 languages for recognition and over 20 for translation, including handwriting and whiteboards. Export results as text or PDF files.

Highlights
  • Extract text from images and photos
  • Translate recognized text
  • Recognize 50+ languages
  • Translate 20+ languages
  • Scan handwriting and whiteboards
  • Export as .txt/.pdf
  • Batch processing
Features
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ScreenOCR - born for scanning your documents and extract text from images and photos with your iOS devices. Highest Speed & Highest Quality! Support translation. #1 Product of the Week https://www.producthunt.com/posts/screenocr Best OCR software by MakeUseOf https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-5-free-ocr-software-tools-to-convert-your-images-into-text-nb/ Best OCR app by CHIP https://www.chip.de/downloads/Easy-Screen-OCR_134967874.html *** Turn your mobile phone into a text scanner and translator. Take a photo to start the OCR/Translation process.*** *** More than 98% accuracy as powered by Google advanced engine. *** *** Privacy Protected. No documents and results will be stored on our server. *** KEY FEATURES ------------------------- ** Use your iPhone or iPad to start scanning instantly and extract text/words/handwritings on images. ** Pick image/photo up from the album for OCR and translation. ** Support recognizing 50+ languages from images. ** Support translating 20+ languages. ** Support scanning handwriting to text. ** Support scanning whiteboard or blackboard to text. ** Support Auto-Detection. ** Support cropping image before OCR. ** Support exporting the results as .txt/.pdf files. ** Support editing and sharing the OCR/Translation results. ** Support checking the results with the original images/photos. ** Support storing your recent scan history locally. ** Support unlimited access by upgrading to the Pro member. ** Support restoring your purchase information. ** Support batch process FREE VERSION ------------------------- The free version is ad-supported and you can get 6 free credits every day. Watch ads to get extra 4 credits. Credits could not be accumulated and will be reset every day. PRO VERSION ------------------------- No account required anymore. You can upgrade to Pro and get unlimited access by subscribing to our monthly plan, yearly plan or lifetime plan. Monthly Plan - $9.9 - Unlimited Access Yearly Plan - $39.9 - Unlimited Acces - Save 66% Lifetime Plan - $49.9 - Best Choice! PROBLEMS OR QUESTIONS ------------------------- Contact Us: support@easyscreenocr.com HomePage: https://easyscreenocr.com For Mobile: https://easyscreenocr.com/for-mobile For Mac: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/easy-screen-ocr/id1359663922?mt=12 Privacy Policy: https://easyscreenocr.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Service: https://easyscreenocr.com/terms-of-service/ CHANGELOG -------------------------- version 2.2.0 **Now you can select and remove the picture in the batch process **Other bug fix and performance improvement version 2.1.0 ** UI/UX Improvement ** Bug Fixed ** Change the in-app purchase ** No need to log in your account ** Restore your in-app purchase version 2.0.0 **Support batch process . Now you can take multiple photos and OCR them at one time. **Performance improvement. **Bug Fixed

Screenshots

SmartScan AI4 screens
ScreenOCR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ScreenOCR at none against SmartScan AI's shown. ScreenOCR also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). SmartScan AI's advantage is review sentiment (54% vs 38%) and ratings volume (94 vs 9). On price, rating, update cadence 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. SmartScan AI sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and ScreenOCR sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ScreenOCR holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartScan AI has 94 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of SmartScan AI's written reviews are positive against 38% of ScreenOCR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartScan AI ships an update every 2 months, ScreenOCR every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SmartScan AI versus ScreenOCR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartScan AIScreenOCR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (94 ratings)4.6 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews — better38.5% of reviews
Number of ratings94 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaveen Vijay通 张

Customer experience

SmartScan AI

All ratings94 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral1.1%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative45.8%

ScreenOCR

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative53.8%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SmartScan AI

One-time3
  • 75 Credits$0.99
  • 175 Credits$1.99
  • 500 Credits$4.99
8 purchases

ScreenOCR

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan - $9.99$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan - $29.99$29.991 Year
One-time6
  • $6.99 for 600 Credits$6.99
  • $9.99 for 1200 Credits$9.99
  • $19.99 for 3000 Credits$19.99
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  • $29.99 for 6000 Credits$29.99
  • $49.99 for 10000 Credits$49.99
  • Lifetime Plan - $49.99$49.99

Questions

Is SmartScan AI free?
SmartScan AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScreenOCR free?
ScreenOCR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SmartScan AI or ScreenOCR?
ScreenOCR is rated higher. SmartScan AI averages 4.4 out of 5 from 94 ratings, while ScreenOCR averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do SmartScan AI or ScreenOCR have ads?
SmartScan AI shows ads; ScreenOCR does not.
Which is updated more often, SmartScan AI or ScreenOCR?
SmartScan AI ships an update every 2 months, and ScreenOCR every 3 weeks. Most recently, SmartScan AI was updated on October 8, 2026 and ScreenOCR on October 10, 2026.

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