Comparison

Text Extractor OCR vs PDF Extractor

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Text Extractor OCR

This app uses optical character recognition to extract text from images and documents, including handwritten content. It offers high accuracy and supports multiple languages, with features like sharing and cropping extracted text.

Highlights
  • Extract text from images and PDFs
  • Supports handwritten text
  • High accuracy (99%)
  • Share extracted text
  • Crop text from images
  • Supports dark mode
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Text Extractor (OCR) will help to extract text of any language from document or an image. It supports handwritten images/documents as well. √ Extract text from image, PDF √ Ability to share the extracted the text √ 99% Accuracy level √ Easy to extract from a hardcopy document using camera √ Ability to extract from multi page document √ Easy to crop text content from an Image √ Supports Darkmode √ Support most of the languages

About

PDF Extractor

Easily extract text and high-resolution images from PDF files. Compress extracted content into zip files for convenient sharing. Supports copying text to the clipboard and extracting unlimited rich text.

Highlights
  • Extract high-resolution images
  • Extract unlimited images
  • Compress content to zip files
  • Copy text to clipboard
  • Extract unlimited rich text
  • Select specific text ranges
Features
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Extract text, images, and editable documents from PDFs on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. PDF Extractor helps you reuse the content inside your PDFs. Extract plain text, save embedded images, or convert PDF pages into Word, Markdown, HTML, and RTF. Preview your results before exporting, with PDF processing performed locally on your device. EXTRACT TEXT FROM PDF • Extract plain text from PDF documents • Copy extracted text to the clipboard for use in other apps • Export text as a TXT file • Choose a specific page range to extract CONVERT PDF TO EDITABLE DOCUMENTS • Export Word (.docx), Markdown, HTML, and RTF • Reflow text and images into editable content • Recognize text in scanned pages using on-device OCR • Preview formatted documents and view HTML or Markdown source before exporting EXTRACT IMAGES FROM PDF • Extract supported embedded images from PDF documents • Select individual images or multiple images • Preview images before exporting • Save extracted pictures to Photos or export them as files PREVIEW, EXPORT, AND SHARE • Preview extracted content before saving or sharing • Package multiple extracted images into a ZIP file • Share exported files with other apps • Use resizable preview windows on Mac TRY BEFORE YOU UPGRADE • Preview and export up to 3,000 characters of plain text • Convert and export the first 3 PDF pages • Export up to 20 supported embedded images • Unlock full-document conversion, unlimited supported image extraction, page-range selection, and clipboard copying with a one-time purchase. No subscription. Whether you need text from a report, images for a presentation, or an editable version of a PDF, PDF Extractor helps you prepare the content for your next task.

Screenshots

Text Extractor OCR4 screens
PDF Extractor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PDF Extractor at 100% against Text Extractor OCR's 50%. PDF Extractor also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Text Extractor OCR's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Text Extractor OCR sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and PDF Extractor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Text Extractor OCR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Text Extractor OCR's written reviews are positive against 100% of PDF Extractor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Extractor OCR ships an update every 17 months, PDF Extractor every 23 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Text Extractor OCR versus PDF Extractor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText Extractor OCRPDF Extractor
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 17 months — betterEvery 23 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBhuvaneswari Sekar培强 郝

Customer experience

Text Extractor OCR

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

PDF Extractor

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Text Extractor OCR

Subscriptions2
  • One Month Premium$0.991 Month
  • One Year Premium$7.991 Year
1 purchases

PDF Extractor

One-time1
  • Get Full Access$2.99

Questions

Is Text Extractor OCR free?
Text Extractor OCR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Extractor free?
PDF Extractor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text Extractor OCR or PDF Extractor?
Text Extractor OCR is rated higher. Text Extractor OCR averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while PDF Extractor averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Text Extractor OCR or PDF Extractor have ads?
Text Extractor OCR shows ads; PDF Extractor does not.
Which is updated more often, Text Extractor OCR or PDF Extractor?
Text Extractor OCR ships an update every 17 months, and PDF Extractor every 23 months. Most recently, Text Extractor OCR was updated on November 3, 2026 and PDF Extractor on November 3, 2026.

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