xTract vs My Text Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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 -------------------------------
My Text Scanner
Convert images and scanned documents into editable digital text with advanced handwriting recognition. Extract text from photos, screenshots, or directly via camera, supporting over 60 languages. Save and share converted documents as PDFs.
- Handwriting OCR
- Multi-language support (60+ languages)
- Convert image to PDF
- Scan from URL, camera, or gallery
- Select specific scan area
- No file size or number limits
- Share converted documents
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Optical Character Recognition OCR) enables you to detect text within your images, along with automatic language identification. My text scanner supports a broad set of languages Our unique handwriting OCR (Optical character recognition) engine extracts texts from scanned paper documents and turns it into digital editable text. Unlike other OCR scanner apps. 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 My Text 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 My Text OCR Scanner app, and then you can use this app as a text reader from the images and pictures. 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 My Text 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 My Text OCR Scanner unique are: • Scan image with URL instead of selected image from gallery or camera • Excellent recognition and conversion quality. * Convert image & scanned text to PDF • No limits on file size or number of converted files. • Screenshots can be converted as well. • Easily share converted documents or open them in another apps. • You can copy text or part of it and paste it somewhere else. • Directly scan using Camera • Select Images from the Gallery • Allows you to select the specific area in an image to scan text • keep track of what you scan • Multi-language support - OCR images in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and more with support for over 60+ different languages • 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: • Subscription have no limit, no restriction to scan images and there is no ads. • Price of subscription, and price per unit if appropriate: $5/Month, $36/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. ------------------------------- We're always excited to hear from you. If you have any feedback, questions, or concerns, please email us at: info@netroz.com Privacy Policy : https://www.netroz.com/privacy.html Terms of Used : https://www.netroz.com/terms-and-conditions.html -------------------------------
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: xTract at 3.7 against My Text Scanner's 3.2. xTract also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 14%). My Text Scanner's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. xTract sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and My Text Scanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
xTract holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of xTract's written reviews are positive against 14% of My Text Scanner's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on June 1, 2026.
| Parameter | xTract | My Text Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) — better | 3.2 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | netroz | netroz |
Customer experience
xTract
My Text Scanner
In-app purchases
xTract
- Unlimited Scans Monthly$2.491 Month
- Unlimited Scans Yearly$15.491 Year
My Text Scanner
- Ads free Scan for Month$1.491 Month
- Ads free Scan for 1 Year$14.991 Year






