Metext | Text scanner | OCR vs Task Tide
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.
Task Tide
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Task Tide is a powerful productivity app that helps you stay focused and accomplish more. With a seamless blend of task management and the popular Pomodoro technique, Task Tide empowers you to break your work into manageable chunks and maintain a steady rhythm of productivity. Set tasks, allocate dedicated Pomodoro sessions, and track your progress as you sail through your to-do list. With Task Tide, you can harness the power of focused work and make the most of your valuable time. Boost your productivity, achieve your goals, and ride the waves of success with Task Tide.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Task Tide at none against Metext | Text scanner | OCR's shown. Task Tide also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks 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, Task Tide every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Metext | Text scanner | OCR | Task Tide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Andrea Minetti | Seedbox LC. |
In-app purchases
Metext | Text scanner | OCR
No in-app purchases
Task Tide
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Metext | Text scanner | OCR free?
Is Task Tide free?
Do Metext | Text scanner | OCR or Task Tide have ads?
Which is updated more often, Metext | Text scanner | OCR or Task Tide?
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