Comparison

ScreenOCR vs Paper Scanner

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

Head to head
About

ScreenOCR

Instantly extract text from images and photos with high accuracy. Supports over 50 languages for recognition and over 20 for translation, including handwriting and whiteboards. Export results as text or PDF files.

Highlights
  • Extract text from images and photos
  • Translate recognized text
  • Recognize 50+ languages
  • Translate 20+ languages
  • Scan handwriting and whiteboards
  • Export as .txt/.pdf
  • Batch processing
Features
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ScreenOCR - born for scanning your documents and extract text from images and photos with your iOS devices. Highest Speed & Highest Quality! Support translation. #1 Product of the Week https://www.producthunt.com/posts/screenocr Best OCR software by MakeUseOf https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-5-free-ocr-software-tools-to-convert-your-images-into-text-nb/ Best OCR app by CHIP https://www.chip.de/downloads/Easy-Screen-OCR_134967874.html *** Turn your mobile phone into a text scanner and translator. Take a photo to start the OCR/Translation process.*** *** More than 98% accuracy as powered by Google advanced engine. *** *** Privacy Protected. No documents and results will be stored on our server. *** KEY FEATURES ------------------------- ** Use your iPhone or iPad to start scanning instantly and extract text/words/handwritings on images. ** Pick image/photo up from the album for OCR and translation. ** Support recognizing 50+ languages from images. ** Support translating 20+ languages. ** Support scanning handwriting to text. ** Support scanning whiteboard or blackboard to text. ** Support Auto-Detection. ** Support cropping image before OCR. ** Support exporting the results as .txt/.pdf files. ** Support editing and sharing the OCR/Translation results. ** Support checking the results with the original images/photos. ** Support storing your recent scan history locally. ** Support unlimited access by upgrading to the Pro member. ** Support restoring your purchase information. ** Support batch process FREE VERSION ------------------------- The free version is ad-supported and you can get 6 free credits every day. Watch ads to get extra 4 credits. Credits could not be accumulated and will be reset every day. PRO VERSION ------------------------- No account required anymore. You can upgrade to Pro and get unlimited access by subscribing to our monthly plan, yearly plan or lifetime plan. Monthly Plan - $9.9 - Unlimited Access Yearly Plan - $39.9 - Unlimited Acces - Save 66% Lifetime Plan - $49.9 - Best Choice! PROBLEMS OR QUESTIONS ------------------------- Contact Us: support@easyscreenocr.com HomePage: https://easyscreenocr.com For Mobile: https://easyscreenocr.com/for-mobile For Mac: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/easy-screen-ocr/id1359663922?mt=12 Privacy Policy: https://easyscreenocr.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Service: https://easyscreenocr.com/terms-of-service/ CHANGELOG -------------------------- version 2.2.0 **Now you can select and remove the picture in the batch process **Other bug fix and performance improvement version 2.1.0 ** UI/UX Improvement ** Bug Fixed ** Change the in-app purchase ** No need to log in your account ** Restore your in-app purchase version 2.0.0 **Support batch process . Now you can take multiple photos and OCR them at one time. **Performance improvement. **Bug Fixed

About

Paper Scanner

Digitize books and notes quickly by converting text from photos, live video, or existing images. Save, edit, and share your extracted text, or export it to word processing applications.

Highlights
  • Digitize books and notes
  • Extract text from photos
  • Extract text from live video
  • Extract text from gallery images
  • Edit and save extracted text
  • Share digitized text
  • Export to word processing apps
Features
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Turn printed pages and photos into editable text. Scan, correct, copy and share your notes from one app. No time to retype a book page, a handout or a recipe? Paper Scanner reads the text for you, so you can paste it anywhere in seconds. THREE WAYS TO SCAN • Live: point your camera at printed text and grab it straight from the camera view • Photo: take a picture of a page, a book or your notes • Gallery: pick an existing image or screenshot and extract its text EDIT, COPY AND SHARE • Fix mistakes and format your text in the built-in editor • Copy everything to the clipboard with one tap • Share it to Mail, Messages, Notes or any app you use • Every scan is saved in one list, ready to reopen and edit PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Text recognition runs on your iPhone • Your notes are stored on your device • Lock the app with Face ID or Touch ID Works best with clear, printed text in Latin-alphabet languages such as English, Spanish and Portuguese. FREE TO TRY Your first 3 scans are free. Go Premium for unlimited scans with a monthly or yearly subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.termsfeed.com/live/6de79e3f-7694-4778-ae08-6ab1ea28bac8

Screenshots

ScreenOCR4 screens
Paper Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ScreenOCR at 38% against Paper Scanner's 0%. ScreenOCR also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ScreenOCR sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Paper Scanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ScreenOCR versus Paper Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreenOCRPaper Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer通 张Andras Molnar

Customer experience

ScreenOCR

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative53.8%

Paper Scanner

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

ScreenOCR

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan - $9.99$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan - $29.99$29.991 Year
One-time6
  • $6.99 for 600 Credits$6.99
  • $9.99 for 1200 Credits$9.99
  • $19.99 for 3000 Credits$19.99
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  • $29.99 for 6000 Credits$29.99
  • $49.99 for 10000 Credits$49.99
  • Lifetime Plan - $49.99$49.99
2 purchases

Paper Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • ScanToText Monthly Package3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • ScanToText Annual Package3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is ScreenOCR free?
ScreenOCR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paper Scanner free?
Paper Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScreenOCR or Paper Scanner have ads?
Neither ScreenOCR nor Paper Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScreenOCR or Paper Scanner?
ScreenOCR ships an update every 3 weeks, and Paper Scanner every 3 weeks. Most recently, ScreenOCR was updated on October 10, 2026 and Paper Scanner on October 7, 2026.

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