Plot Digitizer vs SmoothOCR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- Continuous text scanning
- Multi-page management
- Text editing
- TXT and PDF file export
- iCloud data synchronization
- Multilingual support
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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
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Verdict
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
Plot Digitizer costs $3.99 and SmoothOCR $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Plot Digitizer ships an update every 3 days, SmoothOCR fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plot Digitizer | SmoothOCR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $3.99 |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Medeiros | Shinya Saito |
Customer experience
Plot Digitizer
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In-app purchases
Plot Digitizer
No in-app purchases
SmoothOCR
No in-app purchases
Questions
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