VDScan vs OrCam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VDScan
Capture text from documents, labels, and signs using your camera and have it read aloud with text-to-speech. This app offers fast, accurate, and private on-device OCR with support for numerous languages. Save, export, and enhance your scanned documents with intelligent features.
- On-device OCR and text recognition
- Text-to-speech with 61 voices
- ScanTone real-time text detection
- Batch scanning mode
- Export as plain text or PDF
- Offline functionality
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Scan paper documents, labels, signs with the camera and recognize text. Listen using built-in text-to-speech. Save and export. Unlimited use: no subscriptions or additional charges. State-of-the-art A.I. for OCR and text recognition: Fast and accurate, even in poor lighting conditions. Works entirely on device: No need for internet and your data stays private. Recognizes text in the following languages: Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish. ScanTone, a sound that represents the amount of recognizable text in the camera's field of view in real time. It uses artificial intelligence to analyze the live feed from the camera for text, angle, rotation, and document edges. Exports scans as plain text or accessible PDF with embedded text. Detailed Feature List Scanning - ScanTone - Live edges/crop detection - Flashlight - Batch mode for scanning multiple pages quickly - Intelligent auto capture Image - Automatic edge detection for stretching and cropping - Manually cropping - Automatic orientation detection and rotation - Manual image rotation - Automatic image enhancement OCR - Fast: about a second on the latest iPhone - Offline: does not require Internet connection - Private: image and text stay on device - Automatic language detection - Option to see image or recognized text Text To Speech - Choose from 61 voices - Premium voices in Voice Dream Reader available - Change speech rate - Option to start reading as soon as OCR is complete - Spoken word is highlighted in the text or the image - Rewind and fast forward by text section (VoiceOver users only) - Double tap on text to start reading from there Import and Export - Load from Photo Library - Share extension for sending images to Scanner from another app - Export plain text - Export PDF with text layer under the image so that it's accessible, searchable and selectable - Export to Voice Dream Reader
OrCam
This application serves as a central hub to manage and control assistive technology devices. Users can adjust settings like volume and reading speed, change voice options, connect to WiFi, and locate their device. It provides a streamlined interface for interacting with advanced AI-powered tools designed for individuals with visual impairments.
- Control device volume and reading speed
- Change reading voice
- Connect device to WiFi
- Find lost device
- Access support team
- Manage all device settings
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Our new OrCam App lets you control all your devices in one place. Features: Control the Volume and Reading Speed settings from the app Change the reading voice Connect the OrCam device to WiFi Find your device in case you’ve lost it Get help by contacting our support team Control all your device settings More about OrCam: The globally renowned OrCam Technologies provides assistive technology devices that are the most advanced wearable and handheld solutions for people who are blind, visually impaired or struggle with reading. OrCam devices instantly read text from any surface, recognize faces, and identify products, money notes, colors, and more using advanced AI-driven technology. OrCam uses cutting-edge, simple, intuitive technology. Children, adults, and seniors find OrCam's product easy to use. The devices are small, ranging from the size of a finger to the size of a marker. They are lightweight and portable. For more information about OrCam products, visit orcam.com and YouTube and follow OrCam on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: VDScan at 72% against OrCam's 0%. VDScan also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (575 vs 2). OrCam's advantage is price (Free vs $14.99) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads, 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
OrCam is free to download; VDScan costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
VDScan holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VDScan has 575 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of VDScan's written reviews are positive against 0% of OrCam's.
VDScan ships an update fortnightly, OrCam every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VDScan | OrCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (575 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 575 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.2 GB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Opus Noma LLC | OrCam Technologies LTD. |
Customer experience
VDScan
OrCam
Bugs and requests
VDScan
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes when scanning too many pages
- Loses scanned data after app restarts
Requested features
4 requests- Batch import of photos for OCR
- Option to edit/correct OCR results
- Support for scanning book pages and flattening
- Ability to save scans directly to cloud storage
OrCam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
VDScan
No in-app purchases
OrCam
No in-app purchases








