Comparison

PDFCamera vs 文字認識

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

Head to head
About

PDFCamera

Features
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PDFCamera is a simple scanner app for taking pictures with camera and exporting to PDF. The export procedure is very easy. 1. Shoot the document with the camera (Automatically recognize the shape of the document). 2. Adjust the area to be cropped from the taken picture. 3. If necessary rotate also. 4. Repeat 1 to 3 for the number of pages, finally specify the image quality and export it as PDF. - Exported PDF can be confirmed from the standard File.app. - It is also possible to open it with another apps after exporting. - There is no limit on the number of pages. - Marks such as watermark are not inserted in the exported PDF.

About

文字認識

Features
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カメラ撮影や画像からテキストを読み取ることができます ドキュメントの全体読み取り・部分読み取り・画像からの読み取りができ ドキュメントの全体読み取りでは複数枚を連続して撮影して一括して 読み取りを行うことが可能です 読み取ったテキストは編集・コピー・削除することができます 文字認識処理は端末内で行われます データを外部通信することはないので通信量やセキュリティを気にする必要はありません 読み取ったテキストは履歴リストに記憶されます 履歴リストに記憶しないようにする設定が可能です 読み取ったテキストの文字サイズの変更が可能です

Screenshots

PDFCamera4 screens
文字認識4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 文字認識 at every 9 days against PDFCamera's every 7 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDFCamera ships an update every 7 months, 文字認識 every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
PDFCamera versus 文字認識: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDFCamera文字認識
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developersorakaze Inc.Shigeaki Harada

In-app purchases

None

PDFCamera

No in-app purchases

None

文字認識

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDFCamera free?
PDFCamera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 文字認識 free?
文字認識 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PDFCamera or 文字認識 have ads?
Both PDFCamera and 文字認識 show ads.
Which is updated more often, PDFCamera or 文字認識?
PDFCamera ships an update every 7 months, and 文字認識 every 9 days. Most recently, PDFCamera was updated on October 19, 2026 and 文字認識 on October 7, 2026.

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