Comparison

textIt vs OCR Text Scanner

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

Head to head
About

textIt

Convert images to text with this OCR app. It offers standard scanning for digital text and PDFs, and a premium mode for handwriting, multiple languages, and multi-page PDFs. Scanned documents can be edited and shared without an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Image to text conversion
  • Standard and premium scanning modes
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Multi-language support (59 languages)
  • PDF sharing (single and multi-page)
  • Offline document editing
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textIt, an OCT (Optical Character Recognition), is an application that allows you to convert any image into text. textIt offers two different scanning options. Standard mode; Supports Latin alphabet languages, features digital text scanning and Single-Page PDF sharing. It is completely free to use. Premium mode; offers handwriting scanning, support for 59 languages, and Multi-Page PDF sharing. And unlike other apps, it doesn't require a subscription, so you can purchase as many scans as you need and benefit from Premium features. Share your documents instantly by converting them to PDF (Document) format. You can edit your scanned documents without the need for internet, and save or share them instantly in PDF format with the pictures you take. Scan everything you need with textIt, don't waste time; - Identities, business documents, agreements, contracts, letters, receipts, invoices, etc. - Your paper notes - Articles and book pages textIt Properties: - Editing the contents of documents you scan - Easily scan your photos from gallery or camera - Saving scanned photos to your gallery - Premium feature to share as many PDF conversion as you want - Use the premium feature to scan smoother, more precise and precise handwriting - Recognizing different alphabets using the Premium feature

About

OCR Text Scanner

Easily convert text from images and your camera into digital format. Edit, copy, share, and save scanned text, with an option to export to PDF for premium users. Access a history of all your recognized texts.

Highlights
  • Scan text from camera
  • Convert local images to text
  • Copy and edit scanned text
  • Share recognized text
  • Convert to PDF (Premium)
  • History of scanned texts
Features
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OCR Text Scanner is an OCR reader (Optical Character Recognition) that allows you to scan text from the physical world with your device's camera, extract text, and convert it to digital format quickly and easily. Features: - Image to text: scan any text with the camera to extract text and get its digital representation - Photo to text: scan local images on your device to convert any picture to text - Copy, edit, and share all the texts you have scanned - Convert text scanned with the OCR reader to a PDF file - Review any text previously recognized with the OCR scanner in the History section > How does this application work? To start text scanning, all you have to do is open the application, which by default will open with the camera scanner ready to scan text. From there you just have to point at the text you want to scan and press the “Scan” button. The app will show you a preview of the captured image, at this point you can choose to scan only a fraction of the taken image if you don't want to scan it all. The application will then proceed to perform text recognition and show you the recognized characters, allowing you to go from image to text quickly and easily. > Can I convert an existing picture to text? Of course! To do a photo to text conversion, go to the image scanning section and press the button to choose an image. A selector will open where you can choose which pre-existing image from your device you want to scan. From this point the process is exactly the same as when scanning with the camera: you will be shown a preview of the image where you can choose to scan it all or just a fraction, then the text recognition will start and you will be shown the recognized characters. > What can I do with scanned texts? After using the text scanner function to recognize text, it will be displayed on the screen. Here you can edit the recognized text to make any corrections you deem appropriate. You can then copy that text to use it in any other application on your device, as well as share it with other people or applications through the sharing option. Additionally, users who have subscribed to the Premium membership can also automatically convert scanned text into a PDF file. > Is there any type of record of the scanned texts? Yes. All texts that have been scanned with the text reader function, regardless of whether they were scanned with your device's camera or by image file recognition, are stored in the History section. Go to this section to see all these texts and click on any of them to see their details, copy it, share it, or export it to a file in PDF format. Here you can also delete texts that you no longer want to keep. > Which characters are supported? The app supports text recognition for Latin, Chinese, Devanagari, Japanese, and Korean characters. Select the character detection mode that matches the text in your image before scanning, so the image scanner can recognise the right type of writing. In short, OCR Text Scanner is your trusted OCR scanner to extract text from any picture you capture with your camera or any image you already have. It lets you perform all the appropriate actions on your scans and gives you the power of digitisation within your mobile device. Download now to start digitising text!

Screenshots

textIt4 screens
OCR Text Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: textIt at none against OCR Text Scanner's 14. textIt also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, monetization model 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. OCR Text Scanner sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. textIt asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
textIt versus OCR Text Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertextItOCR Text Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
Ads—Yes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB87 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBerkan CimenDavid Serrano Canales

Customer experience

textIt

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

OCR Text Scanner

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

textIt

No in-app purchases

14 purchases

OCR Text Scanner

Subscriptions10
  • Premium$2.991 Month
  • Premium$3.991 Month
  • Premium$5.991 Month
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  • Premium$7.491 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial$8.991 Year
  • Premium$11.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • Premium$17.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$17.991 Year
  • Premium14 Days trial$37.991 Year
One-time4
  • Premium$17.99
  • Premium Lifetime$24.99
  • Premium$34.99
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  • Premium Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is textIt free?
textIt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OCR Text Scanner free?
OCR Text Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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