Comparison

Words Lens vs Live text

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

Head to head
About

Words Lens

Instantly get definitions for words you encounter in books, signs, or brochures by simply snapping a photo. This utility app helps you quickly understand complex vocabulary without manual searching. It intelligently skips common words in English to speed up the lookup process.

Highlights
  • Instant word definitions via camera
  • Scan books, signs, and brochures
  • Automatic skipping of common words
  • Supports multiple device languages
  • Quick vocabulary lookup
Features
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WordsLens turns photos of everyday text into clear, useful, and searchable information. Scan a document, nutrition label, medication package, receipt, card, sign, brochure, or book page. WordsLens recognizes the text, organizes it, and—when supported—presents the most important details in an easy-to-read summary. Understand everyday labels Nutrition Facts panels become structured summaries showing serving size, nutrients, amounts, and Daily Values. WordsLens can also call attention to allergen and MSG-related ingredient mentions, product origin, and expiration dates. For supported medication labels, WordsLens can recognize medication names and NDC codes and optionally retrieve information from U.S. government sources, including medication type and official-label uses. Organize what you scan Save recognized text and original images together, then search your entire library whenever you need them. Documents can be organized into Nutrition, Medicine, Cards, Receipts, and custom collections. You can also: • Scan multipage documents • Import images and text through the Share Sheet • Correct image perspective before recognition • Merge related pages into one document • Edit, copy, and share recognized text • Mark important documents as favorites • Recover recently deleted items from Trash • Listen to nutrition and medication summaries Protect sensitive information WordsLens can recognize and organize details from payment, identification, and membership cards. Sensitive card information can be concealed and protected with Face ID or Touch ID. Please note: Text recognition and automatic summaries may contain errors. Nutrition impact estimates are based only on recognized label information and are not personalized health assessments. Medication and nutrition features are provided for general informational purposes and are not medical advice.

About

Live text

Create dynamic and attention-grabbing text messages with customizable colors, fonts, and animations. Save your creations for later use. Perfect for making your messages stand out.

Highlights
  • Customizable background and text colors
  • Wide color palette and custom color editor
  • Multiple font choices
  • Animated effects (bounce, rotate, etc.)
  • Save and revisit previous texts
  • Marquee sign style
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Live Text helps you create eye-catching messages in seconds. Type your text, customize the background and text colors, pick a font, and add animations like bounce and rotate to bring your message to life. What you can do with Live Text • Create custom text messages with background and text color control • Use a wide color palette and a custom color editor • Choose from multiple fonts • Add animated effects (bounce, rotate, and more) • Save and revisit your previous texts with text history Make your text look like a marquee sign—or create your own style.

Screenshots

Words Lens4 screens
Live text4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Live text at 5.0 against Words Lens's 4.4. Live text also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). Words Lens's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (24 vs 6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Live text holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Words Lens's written reviews are positive against 100% of Live text's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Words Lens ships an update every 4 weeks, Live text every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Words Lens versus Live text: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWords LensLive text
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (24 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 16 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperYOYASOFT LLCStanimir Petrov

Customer experience

Words Lens

All ratings24 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral18.2%
Negative0.0%

Live text

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Words Lens

No in-app purchases

None

Live text

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Words Lens free?
Words Lens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Live text free?
Live text is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Words Lens or Live text?
Live text is rated higher. Words Lens averages 4.4 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Live text averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Words Lens or Live text have ads?
Words Lens shows ads; Live text does not.
Which is updated more often, Words Lens or Live text?
Words Lens ships an update every 4 weeks, and Live text every 16 months. Most recently, Words Lens was updated on October 25, 2026 and Live text on October 14, 2026.

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