AbleText vs Sånn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AbleText
Capture text from photos, enhance readability with color adjustments and adjustable text size. Convert images to digital text that can be read aloud in multiple languages, copied, or shared.
- Photo text capture
- High contrast color options
- Adjustable text size
- Text-to-speech functionality
- Copy and share text
- Digital text conversion
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With AbleText you can take a photo of text from a book or paper with the high quality camera in your iPad. The photo can be manipulated with high contrast colours. Then transform this photo in to digital text. The text size can be made larger or smaller for easy reading. The text can be read out loud in the languages you have on your device. The text can be copied, shared or used in other applications.
Sånn
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Sånn is the learning tool your employees WANT to use! We make it easy to create, share, and update content directly from your phone or desktop. Set up your space with everything your employee or volunteer needs in their daily work and save time for yourself to do more value creating work! Our platform has proven use cases in a wide range of industries - from construction sites and hospitals to festivals and events! Use Sånn to share information and instructions with your team.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sånn at none against AbleText's 1. Sånn also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 16 months). AbleText's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. AbleText sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sånn asks for nothing beyond the download.
AbleText ships an update every 16 months, Sånn every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AbleText | Sånn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ABLECON AS | Unifractal AS |
In-app purchases
AbleText
- Upgrade$54.99
Sånn
No in-app purchases
