Picture 2 Text vs Scan Text
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Picture 2 Text
Extract text from images to edit, save, or listen to. This utility allows you to quickly grab text from photos for various uses.
- Extract text from images
- Edit extracted text
- Save extracted text
- Listen to extracted text
- Share extracted text
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Select a picture and get all the text from it, so you can edit it, save it, listen to it, share it ...
Scan Text
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Turn images into editable text in seconds. • Scan documents using camera or photos • High-accuracy OCR recognition • Select, copy, and edit text easily • No scan limits Privacy Policy: https://toolxu.cn/scan-text/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use：https://toolxu.cn/scan-text/terms-of-use.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Scan Text at none against Picture 2 Text's shown. Scan Text also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). Picture 2 Text's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Picture 2 Text ships an update every 7 months, Scan Text fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Picture 2 Text | Scan Text |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | sebastian badea | 志勇 徐 |
In-app purchases
Picture 2 Text
No in-app purchases
Scan Text
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Picture 2 Text free?
Is Scan Text free?
Do Picture 2 Text or Scan Text have ads?
Which is updated more often, Picture 2 Text or Scan Text?
Other comparisons
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