Photos Search Text vs DuoView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Photos Search Text
This app uses text recognition to find and extract text from your photos. It can detect links, phone numbers, and calendar events, and allows you to copy the extracted text or save it to a new album. Integrates with Maps and offers a Share Extension for use in other apps.
- Text recognition in photos
- Extract text, links, and phone numbers
- Create albums from search results
- Map integration for photo location
- Share and editing extensions
- Supports multiple languages
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Photos Search will search for text in your Photos library. It uses Text Recognition software to find text in a photo. You can scan a selected time period (7 days, 30 days, 6 months etc.) or scan all your photos. Once a photo has been processed, you will not have to scan it again, so after a while you will have processed your complete photos library and it will be ready to be searched instantaneously. Photos Search can extract the text from any photo and will allow you to copy the text. It will also detect links, phone numbers, calendar events etc. An extensive User Guide is included. You can create an album in Photos with your search results, so that you can also work with your found photos in the Photos app. Photos Search integrates with Maps to show you the physical location where the photo has been taken. You can also use Photos Search to scan an individual photo, a photo of a paper document or a screen shot. Photos Search includes a Share Extension. With this extension you can extract text from any photo in other apps through the extension feature of iOS. Photos Search also includes a Photos Editing Extension. With this extension you can extract text from any photo in Photos through the extension feature of Photos. Just Edit a photo in Photos and call on the Photos Search extension to extract all the text from the photo. A bundle version that includes a macOS version is also available. Most languages are supported : English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Russian. New languages that are supported : Thai, Vietnamese and Arabic.
DuoView
Connect to and manage your dashcam wirelessly. View live or recorded footage, adjust settings, and transfer videos directly from your device.
- Wi-Fi dashcam connection
- Live video streaming
- Access saved videos
- Configure dashcam settings
- Download footage
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Dual View enables you to connect and control your dashcam via Wi-Fi, view live or saved videos, configure settings, and download footage
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DuoView at Free against Photos Search Text's $4.99. DuoView also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). Photos Search Text's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and chart position (#195 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
DuoView is free to download; Photos Search Text costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Photos Search Text ships an update fortnightly, DuoView every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Photos Search Text | DuoView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #195 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alco Blom | Shenzhen Dualmi Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Photos Search Text
DuoView
In-app purchases
Photos Search Text
No in-app purchases
DuoView
No in-app purchases
Questions
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