Comparison

Text Extractor OCR vs PDF Scanner | Scan Document

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 Scanner | Scan Document

Digitize any printed document into a PDF or editable text using your device's camera. This app offers automatic text recognition (OCR), image cropping, filters, and high-resolution scanning for efficient document management.

Highlights
  • Image to PDF conversion
  • Automatic text recognition (OCR)
  • Image cropping and filters
  • High-resolution PDF scanning
  • Scan multiple images at once
  • Convert textual images to digital text
Features
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Do you feel a problem in writing your document by looking at the text on the picture?

 PDF Scanner - Image to Text app found a solution of both problems which will help you to convert Image to PDF. It turns your device into a powerful portable PDF scanner that recognizes text automatically (OCR). Moreover, you can now change the paper document into PDF, Now you can convert any textual image to digital text. 

The PDF Scanner helps you to digitize any printed document such as notes, notebook, books, articles, letters, receipts, contracts etc. By using PDF Scanner you can capture any of your paper document or you can browse it from Photo Gallery and change the image to text with one button click.

 PDF scanner is easy to use, it gives you an option that you can select multiple images at one time and change them into text.

 Scanner app is giving high-quality features given below: 

• Now you can SCAN anything, Anywhere with just one click
 • It scans your image into high quality or High-resolution PDF 
 • You can select multiple images to change them into text
 • CROP option - Capture a picture of any paper document and PDF Scanner is giving you an option where you crop your image from all four angle 
• Filters - Apply filters on the captured images to enhance its visibility. It also allows you to change contrast, enhance, sharpen for the perfect document quality! 
• Fast way to Scan Image to Adobe PDF file 
• You can scan unlimited images into PDF or text file
 • Automatic OCR turns text into the content so you can edit and reuse.

 Note:
The PDF Scanner includes an optional auto-renewable subscription, 2.99/month after that. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration/price selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hrs before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of the free three day initial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription.

 Terms of Use
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 Privacy Policy
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Screenshots

Text Extractor OCR4 screens
PDF Scanner | Scan Document4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PDF Scanner | Scan Document at none against Text Extractor OCR's shown. PDF Scanner | Scan Document also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Text Extractor OCR's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs freemium) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

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 Scanner | Scan Document sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Text Extractor OCR against 5.0 for PDF Scanner | Scan Document. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Extractor OCR ships an update every 17 months, PDF Scanner | Scan Document every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Text Extractor OCR versus PDF Scanner | Scan Document: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText Extractor OCRPDF Scanner | Scan Document
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBhuvaneswari SekarMuhammad Afzal Noor Muhammad

Customer experience

Text Extractor OCR

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

PDF Scanner | Scan Document

All ratings1 ratings
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
2 purchases

PDF Scanner | Scan Document

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$6.991 Year

Questions

Is Text Extractor OCR free?
Text Extractor OCR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Scanner | Scan Document free?
PDF Scanner | Scan Document is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text Extractor OCR or PDF Scanner | Scan Document?
Text Extractor OCR and PDF Scanner | Scan Document are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Text Extractor OCR or PDF Scanner | Scan Document have ads?
Text Extractor OCR shows ads; PDF Scanner | Scan Document does not.
Which is updated more often, Text Extractor OCR or PDF Scanner | Scan Document?
Text Extractor OCR ships an update every 17 months, and PDF Scanner | Scan Document every 2 months. Most recently, Text Extractor OCR was updated on October 11, 2026 and PDF Scanner | Scan Document on September 25, 2026.

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