Comparison

Text Extractor OCR vs Text 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

Text Extractor

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Grab text from anything you can point a camera at — a sign, a receipt, a whiteboard, a book, a screen, a label — and turn it into something you can actually use. WordLift is a fast, focused OCR text picker that puts the text exactly where you want it: in your clipboard, in a translation, in a message, or one tap away from a phone call. Point. Capture. Pick. Done. — THE FAST WAY TO LIFT TEXT — • Capture with the built-in camera, or import any photo from your library. • On-device recognition reads English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Cyrillic, and more — Vision picks the right script automatically. • Two selection modes that feel native: drag a rectangle around what you want, or swipe a highlighter across the lines. Switch with one tap. • Pinch to zoom into small print. Tap-to-focus on the live preview. • Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, and Reduce Motion fully supported. — WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR SELECTION — • Translate. One tap opens Apple's built-in translation sheet — works for every language Translate supports. • Copy. Sends text straight to the clipboard with a confirmation toast. • Share. The standard share sheet — AirDrop it, drop it into Messages, Notes, Mail, or any app that takes text. • Edit. Fine-tune what was recognized before you use it. Useful for messy handwriting or low-light captures. — SMART DETECT (PRO) — Smart Detect scans the photo for actionable data and turns it into one-tap actions: • Phone numbers → Call. • Email addresses → Compose mail. • Street addresses → Open in Apple Maps. • Links → Open in Safari. • Dates and times → Add to Calendar. It's the fastest way to get a business card, a flyer, a screenshot, or a poster into your phone without typing a single character. — PRIVACY, BY DEFAULT — • 100% on-device. Your photos and recognized text never leave your iPhone. • No account. No sign-up. No email required. • No tracking. No analytics SDKs. No ads. • No subscription. Pro is a one-time, lifetime purchase. — BUILT FOR REAL USE — WordLift is what you reach for when copy/paste should already be working but isn't: • Wi-Fi passwords on the back of a router. • A serial number, IBAN, or tracking code on a label. • A quote from a paperback you can't be bothered to type. • Notes scribbled on a whiteboard after a meeting. • A foreign menu — capture, select, translate. • A receipt total you need to forward. • A poster's date and address — straight into Calendar and Maps. — DESIGNED FOR iOS — • Pure SwiftUI, native gestures, native share sheet, native translation. • Dark, focused interface that gets out of the way of your photo. • Haptics that confirm — never interrupt. • Accessibility-first: every control is labeled, hinted, and reachable; the entire flow works under VoiceOver. — PRO: A ONE-TIME UPGRADE — Unlock Pro features for a single, lifetime purchase — no subscription, no recurring charge, no tiers, life time upgrades. Translation, copy, share, and edit are free for everyone, forever. If you ever switch devices or reinstall, Restore Purchases brings Pro back instantly with your Apple ID. — SUPPORT — Questions, feedback, or a script that isn't being recognized as well as you'd like? Tap the question mark in the top-right and the tutorial walks you through every feature in under a minute. We read every email. Capture the world. Keep the text.

Screenshots

Text Extractor OCR4 screens
Text Extractor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Text Extractor at none against Text Extractor OCR's shown. Text Extractor also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 17 months). Text Extractor OCR's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 Text Extractor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Extractor OCR ships an update every 17 months, Text Extractor weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Text Extractor OCR versus Text Extractor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText Extractor OCRText Extractor
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBhuvaneswari SekarYUNFEI XU

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Text Extractor OCR

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

Text Extractor

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$1.99

Questions

Is Text Extractor OCR free?
Text Extractor OCR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text Extractor free?
Text Extractor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Text Extractor OCR or Text Extractor have ads?
Text Extractor OCR shows ads; Text Extractor does not.
Which is updated more often, Text Extractor OCR or Text Extractor?
Text Extractor OCR ships an update every 17 months, and Text Extractor weekly. Most recently, Text Extractor OCR was updated on October 11, 2026 and Text Extractor on October 12, 2026.

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