Text Scanner vs Time Flies By
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
Time Flies By
Understand how you spend your time with a count-up tracker that runs multiple events simultaneously. Analyze your weekly habits with detailed breakdowns and spot trends over time. Stay focused with anti-sleep mode and access live updates via Dynamic Island.
- Simultaneous count-up time tracking
- Tagging for context
- Weekly analytics and trend comparison
- Live Activity and Dynamic Island integration
- iCloud sync across devices
- Anti-sleep mode for focus
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How time flies, where did the time go? Time Flies By is a count-up time tracker that helps you understand your week without interrupting your workflow: - Get into the zone with an active running event, the phone will automatically enter anti-sleep mode. - Run multiple events simultaneously and leave them aside. Time events are automatically updated, and you can tag everything later as needed. Track multiple things at once: - Start multiple count-up events simultaneously. - Switch, pause, or end events anytime. - Add tags for quick context. Weekly analytics that make sense: - Weekly totals and breakdowns by tags. - Compare weeks to spot patterns and trends. - Review your week in a clear timeline. Always visible when you need it: - Live Activity for ongoing events. - Dynamic Island controls and glanceable status. Sync across devices: - iCloud sync keeps your events and tags up to date automatically. Premium: - Time Flies By is free for core tracking. - A Premium subscription or one-time purchase unlocks: - Analytics beyond 1 week. - Additional themes. Privacy: - Your time data stays yours. No ads. No trackers. No 3rd party services. Start a timer and finally answer: where did the time go? * Privacy Policy: https://airwolfspace.com/timefliesby/privacy * Terms of Use: https://airwolfspace.com/timefliesby/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Time Flies By at weekly against Text Scanner's every 6 months. Text Scanner's advantage is ratings volume (38 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Text Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Time Flies By sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Time Flies By holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Scanner has 38 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Text Scanner ships an update every 6 months, Time Flies By weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Scanner | Time Flies By |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (38 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anant Patni | Kai Luo |
Customer experience
Text Scanner
Time Flies By
In-app purchases
Text Scanner
- Text Scanner Pro$2.991 Month
- Text Scanner Pro$19.991 Year
- Text Scanner Pro$49.99
Time Flies By
- Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$14.99









