Text Scanner vs SnapNote Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text Scanner
This app uses OCR technology to extract text from images and documents. It allows for editing, copying, sharing, and exporting scans as images or PDFs. All scans are stored and automatically sorted in one place, with iCloud syncing available.
- OCR text recognition
- Scan documents and images
- Edit and crop scans
- Copy and share text
- Export as image or PDF
- iCloud syncing
- Offline functionality
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Text Scanner uses Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology to recognize text in documents and images. Features of Text Scanner: - Scan documents with a click - iCloud syncing across all your devices - Auto page-detection while scanning - Extract text from documents and images - Edit your scan the way you like - crop, filter, and rotation features - Copy and share the extracted text - Export your scans as images or PDF - Store all scans in one place - Automatically sorted scans - Scan using your camera or import from photo library - No internet required - No ads Experience the full power of Text Scanner with Text Scanner Pro, an auto-renewing subscription or a lifetime purchase that unlocks all the features in the app, including unlimited saved scans and upgraded limit of 24 scans per request, with all scans seamlessly saved and synced across your devices using iCloud. Payment will be charged to the account associated with your Apple ID when you confirm your purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription anytime by going to your account settings in the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy - https://voicestudio.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-184946b1eaa6807ba92dd95a4eea5f4f
SnapNote Pro
Create multi-page notes with images and handwriting recognition. Organize your thoughts with tags, search, and sorting. Syncs seamlessly across your devices via iCloud.
- Multi-page notes
- Image and text recognition
- Handwriting recognition
- iCloud synchronization
- Tagging and sorting
- Customizable icons
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Stored notes directly in iCloud. Quickly create a note along with images, support handwriting recognition for different languages, text recognition of existing images or using camera to capture texts. Upload multiple images and merge photos, save photos to album. Support read aloud what is note down. Assign tags to notes, search and sort notes, so you can quickly find the note you are looking for. Customize your notes and tags with icons of your choice. You can create multiple pages in a note to better organize your information. All notes, tags and images are stored in your private iCloud space, so your notes are shared among your devices automatically. It is fast, secure and always available on your devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Text Scanner at Free against SnapNote Pro's $1.99. SnapNote Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Text Scanner is free to download; SnapNote Pro costs $1.99 up front. Text Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. SnapNote Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Text Scanner ships an update every 6 months, SnapNote Pro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Scanner | SnapNote Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (38 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anant Patni | Donghang Zhang |
Customer experience
Text Scanner
SnapNote Pro
In-app purchases
Text Scanner
- Text Scanner Pro$2.991 Month
- Text Scanner Pro$19.991 Year
- Text Scanner Pro$49.99
SnapNote Pro
No in-app purchases









