Comparison

Plot Digitizer vs SmoothOCR

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

Head to head
About

Plot Digitizer

Extract numerical data from 2D plot images. Easily obtain X and Y coordinates from scanned graphs or photos, allowing you to view, export, or share the digitized information.

Highlights
  • Extract data from plot images
  • Crop and align plots
  • Set X and Y axes anchor points
  • Digitize data series
  • Label data series
  • Export digitized data
  • View fitted equations
Features
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Plot Digitizer is an app to extract numerical data from plot images. It is often necessary to obtain original (x, y) data from graphs, e.g. from scanned scientific plots, when data values are not available. Plot Digitizer allows you to easily get the numbers in such cases. Digitizing is a nine-step process: 1. Open a picture or take a photo of the plot; 2. Crop the picture to isolate the plot; 3. Align the plot, if required; 4. Do some fine-tuning cropping, if required; 5. Set the X and Y axes anchor points using your finger or an Apple Pencil; 6. Adjust the Axes Titles and anchor points; 7. Digitize the data series using your finger or an Apple Pencil; 8. Label the data series; 9. View, export the digitized data or view fitted equations. At the end of the process, you can copy the data to the clipboard, share it with another app, view a digital plot or fitted equations from the digitized data. Disclaimer: The plot image shown in the screnshots is taken from: A. Danesh, D.-H. Xu, D.H. Tehrani, A.C. Todd. Improving predictions of equation of state by modifying its parameters for super critical components of hydrocarbon reservoir fluids. Fluid Phase Equilibria 112 (1995) 45-61.

About

SmoothOCR

This application converts camera-captured text into editable digital text. It supports continuous scanning, multi-page management, and multilingual recognition, including Japanese vertical writing. Output options include text files, PDFs, and iCloud synchronization.

Highlights
  • Continuous text scanning
  • Multi-page management
  • Text editing
  • TXT and PDF file export
  • iCloud data synchronization
  • Multilingual support
Features
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This is an app that can convert characters shown on the camera into text. Features ・Continuous scanning is possible for the time being ・Can manage multiple pages at once ・Simple UI ·Multilingual ・Supports Japanese vertical writing Supported functions ・Text edit ・txt file output ・PDF file output ・Data synchronization between devices using iCloud Terms of service: https://note.com/wakaba_dev/n/nf2c276e954bc Tutorial: https://note.com/wakaba_dev/n/nc1cf9dd8b1a9

Screenshots

Plot Digitizer4 screens
SmoothOCR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SmoothOCR at 100% against Plot Digitizer's 20%. Plot Digitizer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Plot Digitizer costs $3.99 and SmoothOCR $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plot Digitizer ships an update every 3 days, SmoothOCR fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Plot Digitizer versus SmoothOCR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlot DigitizerSmoothOCR
Price$3.99$3.99
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel MedeirosShinya Saito

Customer experience

Plot Digitizer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative70.0%

SmoothOCR

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Plot Digitizer

No in-app purchases

None

SmoothOCR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plot Digitizer free?
Plot Digitizer costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SmoothOCR free?
SmoothOCR costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Plot Digitizer or SmoothOCR have ads?
Neither Plot Digitizer nor SmoothOCR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plot Digitizer or SmoothOCR?
Plot Digitizer ships an update every 3 days, and SmoothOCR fortnightly. Most recently, Plot Digitizer was updated on October 1, 2026 and SmoothOCR on October 5, 2026.

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