Category Tabs for Google Keep vs SmoothOCR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Category Tabs for Google Keep
Organize your Google Keep notes by color with custom tabs. Quickly filter and view notes by category, or see all your content in list or grid view. Seamlessly integrates with your existing Keep experience.
- Sort notes by color
- Filter notes by category
- View all notes option
- List and grid view support
- Seamless integration
- Supports all Google Keep colors
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Tired of wasting time looking look through and re-sorting all of your notes on Google Keep? With Category Tabs for Google Keep™, you can now sort your new and existing notes by color. When you want to view the notes you have sorted by color, simply click on the note color you wish to view. If you would like to view your you entire collection of notes/checklists, there is an “All” option next to the color options (this option is set by default). Category Tabs for Google Keep™ seamlessly integrates into the page and the options to look at your notes/checklists in list view or gird view is still available. The ability to post a quick note/list/picture is still available as well and is still placed in the same spot as it usually is. This application supports all the colors offered by Google Keep. You can access the settings by opening the menu in google keep, and hit “Customize Categories”
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 Category Tabs for Google Keep's 0%. SmoothOCR also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Category Tabs for Google Keep's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $3.99) and device support (4 vs 2). On 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
Category Tabs for Google Keep costs $0.99 and SmoothOCR $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Category Tabs for Google Keep ships an update every 6 weeks, SmoothOCR fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Category Tabs for Google Keep | SmoothOCR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carlos Jeurissen | Shinya Saito |
Customer experience
Category Tabs for Google Keep
SmoothOCR
In-app purchases
Category Tabs for Google Keep
No in-app purchases
SmoothOCR
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Category Tabs for Google Keep free?
Is SmoothOCR free?
Do Category Tabs for Google Keep or SmoothOCR have ads?
Which is updated more often, Category Tabs for Google Keep or SmoothOCR?
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