Folda vs Text Scanner & Image to Text
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Folda
Transform your phone into a portable scanner to capture documents, receipts, and notes with high quality. Extract text using OCR, sign documents electronically, and share them in various formats like PDF, JPEG, or TXT. Securely store and manage all your important paperwork effortlessly.
- Instant high-quality document scanning
- Smart OCR for text extraction
- Export in PDF, JPEG, or TXT
- Electronic signature for forms
- Multi-page PDF creation
- Document translation
- Barcode and QR code scanning
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Turn paper into sharp, searchable PDFs. Folda scans, reads and organizes your documents right on your iPhone and iPad — free and unlimited, with no watermark and no account. SCAN ANYTHING • Apple’s document camera finds the page, captures it automatically and scans many pages in a row • Straighten, rotate and clean up with Enhanced, Grayscale, Black & White and Whiteboard filters • Import photos and PDFs from Photos and Files, or open them in Folda from other apps FIND ANY WORD • On-device text recognition (OCR) makes every page searchable • Search all your scans at once, even handwriting, and jump straight to the right page • Copy text from any page, have it read aloud, or translate it SIGN, REDACT AND SHARE • Fill in and sign with Apple Markup • Redact names and numbers for good before you share • Share as searchable PDF, JPG, PNG or plain text; merge, split and reorder pages; print • Scan QR codes and barcodes ORGANIZED FOR YOU • Names suggested from what’s on the page • Folders, tags, list or grid, and Recently Deleted • Spotlight search, Siri Shortcuts, a Quick Scan widget and Control Center buttons PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Scanning, text recognition, search and naming happen on your device • No account, no tracking, and your documents are never uploaded Folda PRO (optional subscription or one-time purchase) • Apple Intelligence, on the device: summaries of long documents, questions about a document, smart names and folders, and expense CSVs from receipts (supported devices) • 300 dpi exports and password-protected PDFs • App Lock with Face ID or passcode • Share many documents at once and automatic backup to a folder you choose • Scan the front and back of an ID card or driver’s license onto one page at actual size, so a printout works like a photocopy • Book mode that splits an open book into pages, and business cards straight to Contacts Scanning, text recognition and PDF export stay free and unlimited without Pro. Folda is the new DocScan. Documents from DocScan move over automatically. Terms of Use: https://navlab.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://navlab.app/privacy Questions? support@navlab.app
Text Scanner & Image to Text
Effortlessly extract text from photos and images using advanced AI-powered OCR technology. Save time by copying text directly from pictures, organizing your scans, and even translating or having text read aloud. Ideal for quickly digitizing information without manual typing.
- Extract text from images
- Import from photo library or camera
- Organize scans into folders
- Copy text to clipboard
- AI-powered OCR
- Translate text
- Read text aloud
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If you want to extract text from photos pictures and images then look no further. Text Scanner OCR helps you capture text from images so you don't have to type again. You can easily copy text from images. The algorithm uses a neural network on top of traditional OCR technology to achieve best accuracy. Features: ● Extract texts / words from images ● Import images from Photo Library or Camera ● Organise your scans into folders ● Copy text to clipboard ● OCR with AI algorithms ● Share the scanned text and image with anyone ● Translate text into other languages ● Read text out loud ● Edit text in the app ● Name your scans so you'll know what they are about ● iCloud syncing across your devices ----------------------------------- If you choose to purchase Text Scanner Pro, you can subscribe or pay a one-time fee. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Current Text Scanner Pro subscription price starts at $3.99 USD/month, and one-month and 12-month packages are available. Prices are in U.S. dollars, may vary in countries other than the U.S. and are subject to change without notice. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. If you don’t choose to purchase Text Scanner Pro, you can simply continue using Text Scanner for free. Terms and Conditions: https://sites.google.com/view/idlobapps-text-scanner/terms Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/idlobapps-text-scanner/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Text Scanner & Image to Text at 68% against Folda's 0%. Text Scanner & Image to Text also leads on ratings volume (264 vs 85) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Folda's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6). 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
Both are free to download. Folda sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Text Scanner & Image to Text sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Folda holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 85 and 264 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Folda's written reviews are positive against 68% of Text Scanner & Image to Text's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Folda ships an update monthly, Text Scanner & Image to Text every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Folda | Text Scanner & Image to Text |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (85 ratings) — better | 4.6 (264 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 68.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 85 | 264 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anh Nguyen | Boldizsar Tompe |
Customer experience
Folda
Text Scanner & Image to Text
In-app purchases
Folda
- DocScan Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- DocScan Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$17.991 Year
Text Scanner & Image to Text
- Text Scanner Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Text Scanner Pro Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Text Scanner Pro Lifetime$39.99
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