Comparison

OCRScanner vs Convertor

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

Head to head
About

OCRScanner

This utility app uses advanced machine learning for high-quality text recognition from images. It allows unlimited free text extraction, image cropping, and smart formatting of scanned text. It also supports photos from your album and offline translation.

Highlights
  • Unlimited free text recognition
  • Extract text from images
  • Crop image before OCR
  • Smart text formatting
  • Support album photos
  • Offline translation
Features
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OCRScanner use machine learning text recognition technology to recognize text on pictures with high quality! Main features: • Recognize text unlimited times for free • Extract any Text/Words on Image. • Crop image before OCR. • Smart formatting of scanned text • Support photos of your album • Support offline translation

About

Convertor

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Convertor is the all-in-one video, audio and voice studio for iPhone, iPad and Mac — turn MP4 into MP3, transcribe any video, isolate a voice, make ringtones, master a podcast, and share vertical clips in seconds. Everything runs on your device. No account. No uploads. No tracking. No ads. WHAT’S NEW IN 2.5 - Voice Isolation: FaceTime-grade denoise for interviews, calls and voice memos - Auto-Master: one-tap broadcast mastering chain — level, EQ, limit - Studio Rack: compressor, de-esser, gate, reverb, EQ — a full effects rack - Vocal Separator: split vocals from instrumental for karaoke prep - Live Transcribe: rolling captions for stages, meetings and lectures - Screen Record + mic: capture tutorials, gameplay, video calls - LUFS loudness: normalise for YouTube, Spotify, TV or podcasts - 9:16 vertical export: crop and burn subtitles for social clips - Smart Trim: automatically cut silence and filler words (um, uh) - Voice-over overlay: narrate on top of existing music - Mac Catalyst: Convertor now runs natively on your Mac - 30+ new audio effects: multiband compressor, sidechain ducker, tape saturator, chorus, flanger, pitch shift, reverse, vocoder and more WHAT YOU CAN DO - Convert MP4/MOV/MKV/WebM/M4V/HEVC to MP3, M4A, WAV, ALAC, AAC or ringtone - Compress video to MP4/MOV/M4V with HEVC preset - Make animated GIFs from any clip - Text-to-speech with system voices - Meeting mode with automatic chapter markers - AI voice cleanup, EQ presets, karaoke maker - Auto-trim silence, split by duration or chapters - Cover art from Photos, batch tag editor - Live waveform, playlists, bookmarks, iCloud sync - On-device transcription with SRT/VTT export WHY CONVERTOR - 100% on-device — no uploads, no accounts, no ads - Works offline, everywhere - Studio quality up to 320 kbps - 3-day free trial, cancel any time ——— Convertor Pro subscription (optional): - 3-day free trial, then Weekly $3.99 / Monthly $8.99 / Yearly $34.99 Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation. Subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://birsoftware.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://birsoftware.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

OCRScanner4 screens
Convertor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: OCRScanner at 13.0 against Convertor's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OCRScanner ships an update every 2 days, Convertor every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
OCRScanner versus Convertor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOCRScannerConvertor
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHIROMOTO TSUJIBirkan Aksoy

In-app purchases

None

OCRScanner

No in-app purchases

None

Convertor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OCRScanner free?
OCRScanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Convertor free?
Convertor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OCRScanner or Convertor have ads?
Neither OCRScanner nor Convertor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OCRScanner or Convertor?
OCRScanner ships an update every 2 days, and Convertor every 4 days. Most recently, OCRScanner was updated on October 2, 2026 and Convertor on October 5, 2026.

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