Text Extractor OCR vs ScreenAway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
ScreenAway
This app uses your phone's camera to monitor your computer screen for new notifications. Receive instant alerts on your phone when notification badges or specific text appear, allowing you to step away from your desk with peace of mind.
- Monitor computer screen remotely
- Instant mobile notifications
- Detects notification badges and text
- Optimized for popular apps
- Customizable alerts
- Save monitoring presets
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Step Away From Your Desktop, Not From Your Messages! Ever need to step away from your laptop or desktop screen but worry about missing that crucial message, email, or important notification? ScreenAway is your intelligent vigilance system, giving you the freedom to move without losing touch with what's happening on your computer! ScreenAway cleverly uses your phone's camera to monitor your designated laptop or desktop screen. It instantly alerts you on your phone when it detects new activity, such as notification badges appearing on application icons or specific desktop notification pop-ups, even when you're not right in front of it. Freedom to Move, Power to Know: * MONITOR WHILE YOU'RE AWAY: Confidently leave your desk knowing ScreenAway is watching for new incoming messages and emails on your computer. * INSTANT MOBILE ALERTS: Get immediate notifications on your phone when ScreenAway spots a new notification badge or a pop-up on your monitored applications. * OPTIMIZED FOR YOUR FAVORITE APPS: Detection is specifically fine-tuned for popular communication and productivity apps including: * Slack * Microsoft Outlook & Teams * Discord * WhatsApp * Telegram * Messenger * And more, with general text detection for any application! * TEXT & BADGE DETECTION: ScreenAway can identify both visual notification badges on app icons (like unread counts) and text within desktop notification pop-ups. * CUSTOMIZABLE ALERTS: Choose from various alert sounds and vibration patterns to suit your preferences and ensure notifications are noticed wherever you are. * PRESETS FOR EFFICIENCY: Save your specific monitoring configurations as presets for quick and easy one-tap activation before you step away. Privacy First, Always: Your privacy is paramount. All image processing and analysis happen securely and entirely on your device thanks to our on-device AI. The content of your screen is never uploaded, saved (beyond temporary processing), or sent anywhere. For full transparency, please review our privacy policy https://screenaway.app/privacy-policy. How It Works: 1. Position your phone to view your laptop or desktop screen. 2. Configure ScreenAway to watch for notifications from selected apps or specific text. 3. Step away with peace of mind – you'll get an alert on your phone the moment a new notification is detected! Perfect For: * Anyone who needs to step away from their desk but can't afford to miss urgent updates. * Multitaskers managing household chores or other activities while needing to stay connected to their computer. * Parents keeping an eye on work notifications while tending to family. * Ensuring you catch time-sensitive alerts without being tethered to your workstation. Download ScreenAway today and gain the freedom to move without missing out! ScreenAway Pro gives you unlimited access to all features. Subscription Details: - Pro Plan: Monthly or Annual subscription available - Pricing varies by region - Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled - Manage subscriptions in your Apple ID settings Privacy Policy: https://screenaway.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Text Extractor OCR and ScreenAway both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of ScreenAway's written reviews are positive against 50% of Text Extractor OCR's. ScreenAway also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 17 months). Text Extractor OCR's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs freemium). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Text Extractor OCR sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and ScreenAway sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Text Extractor OCR against 5.0 for ScreenAway. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Text Extractor OCR's written reviews are positive against 100% of ScreenAway's.
Text Extractor OCR ships an update every 17 months, ScreenAway every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Extractor OCR | ScreenAway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bhuvaneswari Sekar | SiliconAI |
Customer experience
Text Extractor OCR
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In-app purchases
Text Extractor OCR
- One Month Premium$0.991 Month
- One Year Premium$7.991 Year
ScreenAway
- Full Access + 3-Day Trial3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Full Access for 1-Year$29.991 Year
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