Comparison

xTract vs Text Capture

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

Head to head
About

xTract

Effortlessly convert images and documents into editable text using advanced OCR technology. Extract text from photos or directly via the camera, with support for over 45 languages and handwriting recognition. Includes a text-to-speech feature to read extracted content aloud.

Highlights
  • Scan text directly using camera
  • Extract text from gallery images
  • Select specific text areas for scanning
  • Read scanned text aloud (text-to-speech)
  • Recognize handwriting and machine-printed text
  • Supports over 45 languages for OCR and text-to-speech
  • Copy extracted text to clipboard
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Optical Character Recognition (OCR) enables you to detect text within your images, along with automatic language identification .xTract supports a broad set of languages In our daily office and work life, we often feel the need of Image to Text Converter App, and that’s because netroz brought you its xTract OCR Scanner app for iOS users. This app can be helpful whenever you need to convert picture to text, and it can save your typing efforts to the great extent. Do you have an assignment where you have lots of books and papers with text that you have to write? Don’t waste time on writing instead use this xTract OCR Scanner app and convert an image to text. Yes, you read it right! You can convert the image to text without typing. All you need to do is to do is to download this xTract OCR Scanner app, and then you can use this app as a text reader from the images and pictures. This Image to Text Converter app also has an additional feature, i.e., Speech Engine and that means you can not only extract text from the image rather you can also ask the app to read the text in the image. In other words, this OCR Scanner app is Image to Text to Speech converter app. you can recognize human handwriting in addition to machine-printed text. You can convert the pic to text which is saved in your media library, or you can use this text reader directly using the camera. Open the xTract OCR Scanner app, open the camera and select the text area and then this app will convert the image to word or text. The Features that make xTract OCR Scanner unique are: • Directly scan using Camera • Select Images from the Gallery • Allows you to select the specific area in an image to scan text • Read the scanned text from image • Copy text to the clipboard to use wherever you want • . keep track of what you scan • Multi-language support - OCR images in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and more with support for over 45 different languages (text to speech playback available for most languages as well). • Use the Intelligent Select Area option that allows you to select an area of an image that has both text and graphics and intelligently extract the text. Subscription Information: • Title of publication or service: xTract OCR Premium • Subscription include not limit to scan images and there is no ads. • Price of subscription, and price per unit if appropriate: $1.99/Month, $15.49/year (Save 40%) • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of your current subscription, and you can cancel a subscription during the active period. You can manage your subscription at any time, either by viewing your account in iTunes from your Mac or PC, or Account Settings on your device after purchase. Privacy Policy : https://www.netroz.com/privacy.html Terms of Used : https://www.netroz.com/terms-and-conditions.html ------------------------------- We're always excited to hear from you. If you have any feedback, questions, or concerns, please email us at: info@netroz.com -------------------------------

About

Text Capture

Easily extract text from your camera in real-time. This app allows you to edit, copy, share, or listen to captured text. It functions entirely offline, ensuring your data remains private.

Highlights
  • Real-time text capture from camera
  • Offline functionality
  • Edit captured text
  • Copy text to clipboard
  • Share text to other apps
  • Text-to-speech functionality
  • Translate text
Features
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Text Capture allows you to capture text from your device's camera. Just point the camera, see the text in real time and capture it by pressing the Capture button! Text Capture works 100% offline protecting your privacy and the content of your scans as your scanned data never leaves your device. After capturing text you can: - Edit - Copy to clipboard - Share on other Apps - Hear it out loud - Translate Text * Text Capture works on any latin alphabet text * Text to speech and Translation works for text written on the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkis.

Screenshots

xTract4 screens
Text Capture3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Text Capture at 4.5 against xTract's 3.7. Text Capture also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. xTract sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Text Capture sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Text Capture holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Capture has 2.7K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of xTract's written reviews are positive against 42% of Text Capture's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

xTract ships an update every 2 months, Text Capture weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
xTract versus Text Capture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterxTractText Capture
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings)4.5 (2.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews42.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings62.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopernetrozArthur Eduardo Skaetta Alvarez Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA.

Customer experience

xTract

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Text Capture

All ratings2,732 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral1.5%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews242 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral3.7%
Negative54.1%

Bugs and requests

xTract

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Text Capture

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to restore previous purchases
  • Fails to recognize certain languages/scripts
  • Inconsistent text capture quality

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add ability to rotate/crop captured images
  • Improve accuracy for handwritten/non-standard text
  • Integrate with note-taking/productivity apps

In-app purchases

2 purchases

xTract

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Scans Monthly$2.491 Month
  • Unlimited Scans Yearly$15.491 Year
1 purchases

Text Capture

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99

Questions

Is xTract free?
xTract is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text Capture free?
Text Capture is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, xTract or Text Capture?
Text Capture is rated higher. xTract averages 3.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Text Capture averages 4.5 from 2.7K ratings.
Do xTract or Text Capture have ads?
xTract shows ads; Text Capture does not.
Which is updated more often, xTract or Text Capture?
xTract ships an update every 2 months, and Text Capture weekly. Most recently, xTract was updated on June 1, 2026 and Text Capture on September 23, 2026.

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