Comparison

Text Capture vs Text Extractor

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

Head to head
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.

About

Text Extractor

This tool uses OCR technology to extract text from images and scanned documents. It can convert images to editable Word or Excel files, recognize handwriting, and supports batch processing and multiple languages. Files can be managed, stored, and shared across devices.

Highlights
  • Text recognition from images
  • Image to Word/Excel conversion
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Batch processing
  • Multi-language support
  • Document scanning and restoration
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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Text Extractor is an OCR text recognition software that integrates functions such as text scanning to text, image to Word, image to Excel, handwriting recognition, document restoration, and more. The recognized text can be saved and shared in formats such as text, Word, Excel, etc., and can be synchronized across multiple devices like mobile phones, tablets, and computers. ------Key Features------ -Text Recognition: Easily recognize text in images or scanned documents and convert it into editable documents. -Image to Word: Convert images into Word documents, accurately preserving formatting and content. -Image to Excel: Convert images into editable Excel spreadsheets. Handwriting Recognition: Convert handwritten fonts into editable Word documents. -Batch Recognition: In addition to single-image recognition, it also supports batch recognition to improve efficiency. -Multi-Language Support: Supports multiple languages including Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Russian, Spanish, and more. -Document Scanning: Capture documents, intelligently remove cluttered backgrounds, and generate high-definition JPEG and PDF documents for saving and sharing. -File Management: Create folders, categorize, search by tags, cloud storage, and share and view across multiple devices. ------Subscription Details------ Payment: User confirms the purchase and makes payment, which is charged to the iTunes account. Renewal: Apple iTunes account will be charged 24 hours before the expiration, extending the subscription period upon successful payment. Canceling Service: You can cancel automatic subscription services by going to "Settings" on your Apple phone, entering "iTunes Store & App Store," clicking on "Apple ID," selecting "View Apple ID," entering the "Account Settings" page, and clicking on "Subscriptions." To avoid charges, cancel 24 hours before the end of each billing cycle. Privacy Policy: http://www.palmmob.cn/yinsi/wztqyinsiios.html User Terms: http://www.palmmob.cn/yinsi/wztqyonghuiios.html

Screenshots

Text Capture3 screens
Text Extractor4 screens

Verdict

The call

Text Capture and Text Extractor both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of Text Extractor's written reviews are positive against 42% of Text Capture's. Text Extractor also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.5). Text Capture's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (2.7K vs 32). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Text Capture sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Text Extractor sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. 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 Text Capture against 4.3 for Text Extractor. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Capture has 2.7K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Text Capture's written reviews are positive against 71% of Text Extractor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Capture ships an update weekly, Text Extractor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Text Capture versus Text Extractor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText CaptureText Extractor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.7K ratings) — better4.3 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews42.0% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.7K — better32
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.511.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArthur Eduardo Skaetta Alvarez Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA.palmmob

Customer experience

Text Capture

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

Text Extractor

All ratings31 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral6.5%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

Bugs and 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

Text Extractor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Text Capture

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99
8 purchases

Text Extractor

Subscriptions7
  • image to text Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • image to text Season Member$9.993 Months
  • Image to text Season Member$9.996 Months
Show 4 more
  • Image to text Premium Yearly$12.991 Year
  • Image to text Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
  • Image to text Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Image to text Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Image to text Lifetime Member$29.99

Questions

Is Text Capture free?
Text Capture is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text Extractor free?
Text Extractor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text Capture or Text Extractor?
Text Capture is rated higher. Text Capture averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while Text Extractor averages 4.3 from 32 ratings.
Do Text Capture or Text Extractor have ads?
Neither Text Capture nor Text Extractor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text Capture or Text Extractor?
Text Capture ships an update weekly, and Text Extractor every 2 months. Most recently, Text Capture was updated on October 29, 2026 and Text Extractor on October 24, 2026.

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