Comparison

PDF Scan 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

PDF Scan

Transform your phone into a powerful document scanner. Easily scan paper documents, receipts, and IDs, converting them into searchable PDFs. Extract text from images using OCR and manage your files with cloud sync and various PDF tools.

Highlights
  • Document scanning with edge detection
  • OCR for text extraction from images
  • Image to PDF conversion
  • Cloud sync with Google Drive
  • PDF editing and signing
  • PDF compression, merging, and splitting
Features
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Max Scanner is OCR & PDF scanning app that turns your phone into Document Scanner. Scan paper documents, receipts, IDs, and photos, convert images to PDF, and extract text from images using OCR. Create searchable PDFs in seconds and manage them easily. • PDF Scanner – scan documents with automatic edge detection • OCR (Image to Text) – extract and edit text from images • Image to PDF Converter – create single or multi-page PDFs • Cloud Sync – back up and sync documents with Google Drive • PDF Tools – compress, merge, split, reorder, and protect PDFs • Edit & Sign PDFs – annotate, highlight, and add digital signatures Download Max Scanner – scan documents, use OCR, create PDFs, and sync to the cloud. Subscription Plans Monthly Plan – $5.99 • Unlimited scans & OCR • Ad-free access Yearly Plan – $60.99 • Unlimited scans & OCR • Ad-free access Subscription Info Payment is charged to your iTunes account at purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions anytime in your Account Settings. Any unused free trial will be forfeited upon purchase. Privacy Policy: https://appzys.com/ios/smartscanner/privacypolicy Terms of Service: https://appzys.com/ios/smartscanner/termsofuse

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

PDF Scan4 screens
Text Capture3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Text Capture at none against PDF Scan's shown. Text Capture also leads on ratings volume (2.7K vs 44) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). PDF Scan's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 42%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. PDF Scan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for PDF Scan against 4.5 for Text Capture. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Capture has 2.7K ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of PDF Scan's written reviews are positive against 42% of Text Capture's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Scan ships an update every 3 weeks, Text Capture weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PDF Scan versus Text Capture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF ScanText Capture
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (44 ratings) — better4.5 (2.7K ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better42.0% of reviews
Number of ratings442.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGovarthani RajeshArthur Eduardo Skaetta Alvarez Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA.

Customer experience

PDF Scan

All ratings44 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Text Capture

All ratings2,730 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral1.5%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews245 reviews
Positive42.0%
Neutral4.1%
Negative53.9%

Bugs and requests

PDF Scan

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

PDF Scan

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Scans Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Unlimited Scans Yearly$60.991 Year
1 purchases

Text Capture

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99

Questions

Is PDF Scan free?
PDF Scan 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, PDF Scan or Text Capture?
PDF Scan is rated higher. PDF Scan averages 4.5 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Text Capture averages 4.5 from 2.7K ratings.
Do PDF Scan or Text Capture have ads?
PDF Scan shows ads; Text Capture does not.
Which is updated more often, PDF Scan or Text Capture?
PDF Scan ships an update every 3 weeks, and Text Capture weekly. Most recently, PDF Scan was updated on October 24, 2026 and Text Capture on October 26, 2026.

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