Comparison

Text Extract(文字提取) vs Image Text OCR Photo Scanner

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

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About

Text Extract(文字提取)

This app uses OCR technology to extract editable text from various sources like documents, pictures, and PDFs. It supports batch scanning, translation, editing, and export to multiple formats, enhancing office efficiency.

Highlights
  • OCR text recognition
  • Image to text conversion
  • Batch scanning
  • Text translation
  • Multi-format export (PDF, DOCX, XLSX)
  • Excel table recognition
Features
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Text Extract is an OCR text recognition software that converts picture text into editable digital text content, any printed text, picture text, Excel tables, PDF files, etc. can be scanned and recognised, supports batch scanning, the recognised text supports translation, editing, sharing and can be exported to epub / pdf / docx / xlsx and many other formats. It is a portable text extractor and management tool, which can greatly improve your office efficiency! 【 Image to Text 】 - Intelligent OCR recognition of multiple file types: documents, pictures, handwritten text, books, etc. to extract the desired text - Supports batch processing - Support for quick translation of recognition results into other languages 【 Multi-language recognition 】 - Support multiple language recognition: Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, French, German and 26 other languages 【 Excel Table Recognition 】 - Supports converting Excel in pictures to Excel files, intelligently parsing table text, and quickly recognizing and generating Excel tables - Converting Excel files to Word files 【 Multi-format Export 】 - Export to epub / pdf / docx / xlsx and other formats 【 Scanned documents 】 - Scanning of ID cards, bank cards, etc. to create high definition electronic scans - Quickly convert paper documents to HD scans --- Usage advice --- To ensure you get the correct scan recognition result, when taking photos, please. * Sufficient light to avoid shaking * Use as clear an image as possible Subscription instructions: - Text recognition can be used an unlimited number of times during the subscription period - The subscriptions are $1.49 weekly, $2.99 per month, free trial for 3 days,$5.99 each quarter and $14.99 for permanent. - The account will be charged for the selected package within 24 hours prior to the current deadline. - Subscriptions are automatically renewed unless automatic renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Subscriptions can be managed by the user and can be turned off after the purchase to the user's account settings to turn off automatic renewal. - Any unused portion of the free trial period (if provided) will be lost when the user purchases the feature subscription. When the purchase is confirmed, the iTunes account will be charged. Privacy Policy: https://docs.qq.com/doc/DQ0FrWUdkVGZrS2xF Terms of Use: https://docs.qq.com/doc/DQ3dDTFFLQm93ZmZa * Price is equivalent to "Apple App Store Matrix" The equivalent of the dollar-denominated subscription price.

About

Image Text OCR Photo Scanner

Extract text from images using optical character recognition. Detects phone numbers, addresses, and websites. Offers advanced features like table parsing and custom cropping. All processing is done on-device for 100% privacy.

Highlights
  • On-device OCR processing
  • Detects phone numbers, addresses, sites, emails
  • Parses tabular data into CSV
  • Freehand cropping for specific areas
  • Accurate and fast OCR modes
  • Supports multiple languages
  • EXIF metadata extraction
Features
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Very simple Image Text recognition OCR app. Tap the share button on any photo and select this extension. It will use optical character recognition and open the text contained in the image. The extension also shows the EXIF metadata of the image and detects phone numbers, addresses, sites and emails. All processing is done on the device itself and your image data never leaves your device. 100% private. No ads, No Subscriptions, No 3rd party analytics. - Ability to scan and perform OCR from camera directly from the app - Shortcuts support to make your workflow even easier - the shortcut action accepts an image and returns a JSON string with text, email, phone, address, site and optional exif data keys. The app contains instructions on how to use the shortcut action and also includes an example camera shortcut. I think this is the most powerful thing I have ever worked on! - App auto detects phone numbers, addresses, sites and emails from the recognized text and simple ability to open them in respective apps - Settings in the app for parsing tabular data. You can now specify separators to use for table rows, columns, text which is close by in the same line or new line. This way you can read images containing tables and get a CSV back. - Tapping the recognized lines highlights them in the image - Searching for text highlights the location of the line in the image - Ability to free hand crop and perform OCR on certain portion of the image - Accurate mode is on by default which recognizes custom fonts and poor lighting. Tap the action button on top right of the extension to switch to "Fast" mode (less accurate) - "Intelligent New Line" mode setting which only adds new line characters if the top left corner of the line is below the bottom left of the previous line. This prevents unnecessary new lines. - Ability to copy and share the recognized text and EXIF data - Ability to share the image without exif metadata - Additional languages available iOS 14 onwards: "en-US", "fr-FR", "it-IT", "de-DE", "es-ES", "pt-BR" - Free version shows few lines of recognized text for free. Small IAP unlocks recognizing unlimited lines forever. I offer an ad free and simple app for the absolute best experience for my users. If you are finding my app useful, please leave me a positive rating on the app store as that helps get the word out to others! If you have any feedback or feature requests, please email Pran at: pran@pranapps.com

Screenshots

Text Extract(文字提取)4 screens
Image Text OCR Photo Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Image Text OCR Photo Scanner at 4.7 against Text Extract(文字提取)'s 4.4. Image Text OCR Photo Scanner also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and review sentiment (90% vs 79%). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Text Extract(文字提取) sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days and Image Text OCR Photo Scanner 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

Image Text OCR Photo Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 136 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Text Extract(文字提取)'s written reviews are positive against 90% of Image Text OCR Photo Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Extract(文字提取) ships an update every 2 weeks, Image Text OCR Photo Scanner every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Text Extract(文字提取) versus Image Text OCR Photo Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText Extract(文字提取)Image Text OCR Photo Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (41 ratings)4.7 (136 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews89.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings41136 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer净 陈Pranoy Chowdhury

Customer experience

Text Extract(文字提取)

All ratings39 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral10.3%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews355 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral11.0%
Negative10.4%

Image Text OCR Photo Scanner

All ratings135 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative8.6%

Bugs and requests

Text Extract(文字提取)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Image Text OCR Photo Scanner

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App freezes when restoring purchases (iOS 16)
  • Crashes frequently (older versions)
  • Does not perform OCR as advertised (reads metadata only)
  • Fails on complex images (ads with multiple fonts/colors)

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add shortcuts support
  • Basic files app integration
  • Option to hide EXIF data
  • Japanese character recognition support
  • UI improvements for viewing recognized text

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Text Extract(文字提取)

Subscriptions6
  • Text extraction for 1 week.$0.497 Days
  • Text extraction for 1 month3 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Text extraction for 1 week$1.497 Days
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  • Text extraction for 3 months$2.993 Months
  • Text extraction for 1 month3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Text extraction for 3 months$5.993 Months
One-time1
  • Text extraction permanent VIP$14.99
1 purchases

Image Text OCR Photo Scanner

One-time1
  • Image Text OCR Unlimited Lines$3.99

Questions

Is Text Extract(文字提取) free?
Text Extract(文字提取) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Image Text OCR Photo Scanner free?
Image Text OCR Photo Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text Extract(文字提取) or Image Text OCR Photo Scanner?
Image Text OCR Photo Scanner is rated higher. Text Extract(文字提取) averages 4.4 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Image Text OCR Photo Scanner averages 4.7 from 136 ratings.
Do Text Extract(文字提取) or Image Text OCR Photo Scanner have ads?
Neither Text Extract(文字提取) nor Image Text OCR Photo Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text Extract(文字提取) or Image Text OCR Photo Scanner?
Text Extract(文字提取) ships an update every 2 weeks, and Image Text OCR Photo Scanner every 5 days. Most recently, Text Extract(文字提取) was updated on October 26, 2026 and Image Text OCR Photo Scanner on October 24, 2026.

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