Screen Memo vs Sans
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Screen Memo
Easily capture full-page website screenshots with a built-in ad blocker and dark mode support. This utility is compatible with iPads and iPhones, offering a fast and efficient browsing experience.
- Full page website capture
- Built-in ad blocker
- Dark mode support
- iPad compatibility
- Fast and easy to use
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Save web pages the way you found them — links included, not just a picture of them. Unlike a screenshot, a saved page stays tappable: follow links, copy text, and read it later just like the real thing. 【Save】 - Save a full page with its links intact (Web Archive format) - Save the full page as one image - Save as a real text PDF (selectable and searchable text) - Capture just the visible part of the screen 【Read & Find】 - Full-text search across everything you've saved - A distraction-free Reader Mode that strips out ads and clutter - Automatic read/unread tracking, so nothing gets lost 【More】 - Free built-in ad blocking - AirPrint support - Dark mode / Full iPad support / Xscreen compatible Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Sans
This utility app uses on-device OCR to recognize text within your screenshots. You can then search your screenshots by recognized text or associated notes, and organize them into folders. It also allows for direct deletion of screenshots from your device.
- Text recognition in screenshots
- Search screenshots by text
- Organize screenshots into folders
- Add notes to screenshots
- Search screenshots by notes
- Delete screenshots
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Sans is an app that recognizes the characters in screenshots and searches and organizes them. *Function* - Text Recognition in Screenshots. - Search Screenshots from Recognized Strings. - Organize by Folder. - Add Notes to Screenshot. - Search Screenshots from Notes. - Delete Screenshots. *OCR* Character recognition uses learning data placed in the app. Since the analysis is performed on the terminal, the image is not sent to the server. Character recognition takes about 2 to 10 seconds per sheet. If you have a large number of screenshots, it will take a lot of time. Thank you for your understanding. *Delete Screenshots* You can delete the screenshot on your device. Screenshots are not saved in the app or on the server, so we cannot compensate for deletion or restoration. If you have any improvements or bugs, please let us know in the reviews or on our website.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Screen Memo at 5.0 against Sans's 3.3. Screen Memo also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months). Sans's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (50% vs 33%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Screen Memo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sans asks for nothing beyond the download.
Screen Memo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Screen Memo's written reviews are positive against 50% of Sans's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Screen Memo ships an update fortnightly, Sans every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Screen Memo | Sans |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Koichiro Umemiya | Reona Komatsubara |
Customer experience
Screen Memo
Sans
In-app purchases
Screen Memo
- Premium$4.99
Sans
No in-app purchases
