Comparison

Image Text OCR Photo Scanner vs Image to Text [OCR Scanner]

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

Head to head
About

Image Text OCR Photo Scanner

Extract text from images using optical character recognition. Detects phone numbers, addresses, and websites. Offers advanced features like table parsing and custom cropping. All processing is done on-device for 100% privacy.

Highlights
  • On-device OCR processing
  • Detects phone numbers, addresses, sites, emails
  • Parses tabular data into CSV
  • Freehand cropping for specific areas
  • Accurate and fast OCR modes
  • Supports multiple languages
  • EXIF metadata extraction
Features
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Very simple Image Text recognition OCR app. Tap the share button on any photo and select this extension. It will use optical character recognition and open the text contained in the image. The extension also shows the EXIF metadata of the image and detects phone numbers, addresses, sites and emails. All processing is done on the device itself and your image data never leaves your device. 100% private. No ads, No Subscriptions, No 3rd party analytics. - Ability to scan and perform OCR from camera directly from the app - Shortcuts support to make your workflow even easier - the shortcut action accepts an image and returns a JSON string with text, email, phone, address, site and optional exif data keys. The app contains instructions on how to use the shortcut action and also includes an example camera shortcut. I think this is the most powerful thing I have ever worked on! - App auto detects phone numbers, addresses, sites and emails from the recognized text and simple ability to open them in respective apps - Settings in the app for parsing tabular data. You can now specify separators to use for table rows, columns, text which is close by in the same line or new line. This way you can read images containing tables and get a CSV back. - Tapping the recognized lines highlights them in the image - Searching for text highlights the location of the line in the image - Ability to free hand crop and perform OCR on certain portion of the image - Accurate mode is on by default which recognizes custom fonts and poor lighting. Tap the action button on top right of the extension to switch to "Fast" mode (less accurate) - "Intelligent New Line" mode setting which only adds new line characters if the top left corner of the line is below the bottom left of the previous line. This prevents unnecessary new lines. - Ability to copy and share the recognized text and EXIF data - Ability to share the image without exif metadata - Additional languages available iOS 14 onwards: "en-US", "fr-FR", "it-IT", "de-DE", "es-ES", "pt-BR" - Free version shows few lines of recognized text for free. Small IAP unlocks recognizing unlimited lines forever. I offer an ad free and simple app for the absolute best experience for my users. If you are finding my app useful, please leave me a positive rating on the app store as that helps get the word out to others! If you have any feedback or feature requests, please email Pran at: pran@pranapps.com

About

Image to Text [OCR Scanner]

This utility app accurately recognizes characters from images, supporting over 50 languages. It allows for editing scanned text and saving it in various formats like PDF, HTML, and DOC. The app offers high-speed reading and integration with your photo album.

Highlights
  • High accuracy character recognition
  • Support for over 50 languages
  • Edit scanned text
  • Save as PDF, HTML, DOC
  • Use photos from album
  • Fast reading speed
Features
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Image to Text is app to recognize the characters from image with high accuracy. [Features of Image to Text [OCR to PDF-Image to File converter]] ● highest speed reading ● highest accuracy reading ● Support photos of your album ● Support more than 50 languages ● Support edit scanned text. ● Use best editor for edit scanned text. ● Support Save Scanned Text in PDF , HTML And DOC Format. Privacy Policy: https://foodbooks.in/voice-ocr/image-to-text-ocr-privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Image Text OCR Photo Scanner4 screens
Image to Text [OCR Scanner]4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Image Text OCR Photo Scanner at 90% against Image to Text [OCR Scanner]'s 25%. Image Text OCR Photo Scanner also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 15 months). Image to Text [OCR Scanner]'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Image Text OCR Photo Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Image to Text [OCR Scanner] asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Image Text OCR Photo Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Image Text OCR Photo Scanner has 136 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Image Text OCR Photo Scanner's written reviews are positive against 25% of Image to Text [OCR Scanner]'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Image Text OCR Photo Scanner ships an update every 5 days, Image to Text [OCR Scanner] every 15 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Image Text OCR Photo Scanner versus Image to Text [OCR Scanner]: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImage Text OCR Photo ScannerImage to Text [OCR Scanner]
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (136 ratings) — better4.0 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews89.7% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings136 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPranoy Chowdhurykunal rameshbhai

Customer experience

Image Text OCR Photo Scanner

All ratings135 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative8.6%

Image to Text [OCR Scanner]

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

Image Text OCR Photo Scanner

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App freezes when restoring purchases (iOS 16)
  • Crashes frequently (older versions)
  • Does not perform OCR as advertised (reads metadata only)
  • Fails on complex images (ads with multiple fonts/colors)

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add shortcuts support
  • Basic files app integration
  • Option to hide EXIF data
  • Japanese character recognition support
  • UI improvements for viewing recognized text

Image to Text [OCR Scanner]

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Image Text OCR Photo Scanner

One-time1
  • Image Text OCR Unlimited Lines$3.99
None

Image to Text [OCR Scanner]

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Image Text OCR Photo Scanner free?
Image Text OCR Photo Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Image to Text [OCR Scanner] free?
Image to Text [OCR Scanner] is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Image Text OCR Photo Scanner or Image to Text [OCR Scanner]?
Image Text OCR Photo Scanner is rated higher. Image Text OCR Photo Scanner averages 4.7 out of 5 from 136 ratings, while Image to Text [OCR Scanner] averages 4.0 from 12 ratings.
Do Image Text OCR Photo Scanner or Image to Text [OCR Scanner] have ads?
Neither Image Text OCR Photo Scanner nor Image to Text [OCR Scanner] shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Image Text OCR Photo Scanner or Image to Text [OCR Scanner]?
Image Text OCR Photo Scanner ships an update every 5 days, and Image to Text [OCR Scanner] every 15 months. Most recently, Image Text OCR Photo Scanner was updated on November 3, 2026 and Image to Text [OCR Scanner] on November 3, 2026.

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