Metext | Text scanner | OCR vs PDFing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Metext | Text scanner | OCR
Effortlessly extract text from images using advanced OCR technology. Scan photos from your gallery or directly from your camera, then edit, copy, or share the recognized text.
- Extract text from gallery images
- Extract text from camera
- Precise OCR algorithm
- Select specific text areas
- Edit and review extracted text
- Copy and share text
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Extracting text from images is a common problem. This app solves the pain to copy text manually... It does it for you! The main features are: - Extract text from image taken from your gallery. - Extract text from the camera. - Our OCR algorithm is very precise. We take from the state-of-the-art Optical Character Recognition software. - You can select only the interesting parts from the extracted text. - Edit, review the extracted text. - Share or copy the text.
PDFing
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Features: -Scan your Document easily and convert it into PDF on the go. -Enhance the pdf into modes like B/W, Gray, Auto and Light. -Easy and fast conversion into PDF. -Quick and fast Image to PDF conversion with multiple options. -Edit and crop images. -Add watermark or Create Grey PDFs. -Edit and Saves Notes. -Convert Notes to PDF. -Easy to use UI. -Listing of saved PDF. -Share the created PDF.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PDFing at none against Metext | Text scanner | OCR's shown. PDFing also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 8 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Metext | Text scanner | OCR ships an update every 8 months, PDFing every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Metext | Text scanner | OCR | PDFing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrea Minetti | Jasmine Elamblakatt |
In-app purchases
Metext | Text scanner | OCR
No in-app purchases
PDFing
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Metext | Text scanner | OCR free?
Is PDFing free?
Do Metext | Text scanner | OCR or PDFing have ads?
Which is updated more often, Metext | Text scanner | OCR or PDFing?
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