Comparison

Text Capture vs Limit Screen Time

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

Limit Screen Time

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Screenchi turns "staying under a daily app limit" into a habit you'll actually want to keep. Pick the app that eats your day, set a limit, and watch your calendar fill with green. Go over, and today's dot turns red. Simple, visual, and motivating. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick an app -> the one you'd like to use a little less. 2. Set a daily limit -> anywhere from 15 minutes to 1.5 hours. 3. Build your habit -> every day under your limit earns a green dot. Keep it alive. FEATURES • Real-time alerts -> a gentle heads-up as you near your limit, and a nudge the moment you hit it. No end-of-day surprises. • Progress you can see -> your days as a grid of dots: green for a win, red for a slip, a flame for your current run. • Home Screen widgets -> your streak and this week's progress, one glance away. • Make it yours -> give each tracked app a private nickname and icon. • Your full history -> days tracked, days within goal, and your best streak. Always free. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Screenchi is built to respect you: • It never learns which app you track. Apple keeps that private, the app only ever sees an anonymous token, never the real name. • Everything stays on your device. Your limits, streaks, and history never leave your phone. • No ads. No cross-app tracking. No account. We never sell your data. GREAT FOR • Cutting back on social media, games, or endless scrolling • A lightweight digital detox that fits your real life • Focus and screen-time balance without harsh blocking FREE & PRO Track one app free, forever. Upgrade to Screenchi Pro for: • Unlimited tracked apps • Home Screen widgets Available as a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. — Terms of Use: https://screenchi.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://screenchi.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Text Capture3 screens
Limit Screen Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Text Capture at 3 against Limit Screen Time's 1. Text Capture also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.4). On price, update cadence, 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 Limit Screen Time sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Capture ships an update weekly, Limit Screen Time fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Text Capture versus Limit Screen Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText CaptureLimit Screen Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.7K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArthur Eduardo Skaetta Alvarez Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA.Kasun Alahakoon

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

Limit Screen Time

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Text Capture

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99
3 purchases

Limit Screen Time

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Annual$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Text Capture free?
Text Capture is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Limit Screen Time free?
Limit Screen Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Text Capture or Limit Screen Time have ads?
Neither Text Capture nor Limit Screen Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text Capture or Limit Screen Time?
Text Capture ships an update weekly, and Limit Screen Time fortnightly. Most recently, Text Capture was updated on October 20, 2026 and Limit Screen Time on October 14, 2026.

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