Comparison

Text Scanner OCR + Translate vs OCR Text Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Text Scanner OCR + Translate

Transform your phone into a powerful scanner to extract text from images and documents. Edit, translate, and share your scanned content instantly. Works offline and supports multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Instant text detection from camera
  • Scan text from local images
  • Offline functioning
  • Multi-language support
  • Language detection and translation
  • Edit and share scanned text
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No need to type in anymore! OCR by Thareja helps you turn your smartphone into an image or document scanner using the OCR technology. Our OCR app cuts down on the amount that needs to be typed and is a great tool to transfer text from physical sources directly to a digital document so you can edit it, share it and store it on your device. So scan, recognise and convert printed documents and images into editable text that can be shared and translated too. Major Features: * Instant and quick detection and extraction of texts from camera. * Get the specific area on the camera image scanned to extract the text. * Scan the text from existing local images from the phone's gallery. * Offline functioning without internet and network connection. * Multi language support for English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian and 21 more languages. * Get the OCR scans organised inside a folder in the device gallery. * Language detection and translation with Google Translate. * Edit the scanned text * Share the scanned text through local sharing apps in devices like WhatsApp, Email, SMS, Airdrop, etc. * Sort the list of scanned images or documents by the latest and oldest record. * Search on the list of scanned images.

About

OCR Text Scanner

Easily convert text from images and your camera into digital format. Edit, copy, share, and save scanned text, with an option to export to PDF for premium users. Access a history of all your recognized texts.

Highlights
  • Scan text from camera
  • Convert local images to text
  • Copy and edit scanned text
  • Share recognized text
  • Convert to PDF (Premium)
  • History of scanned texts
Features
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OCR Text Scanner is an OCR reader (Optical Character Recognition) that allows you to scan text from the physical world with your device's camera, extract text, and convert it to digital format quickly and easily. Features: - Image to text: scan any text with the camera to extract text and get its digital representation - Photo to text: scan local images on your device to convert any picture to text - Copy, edit, and share all the texts you have scanned - Convert text scanned with the OCR reader to a PDF file - Review any text previously recognized with the OCR scanner in the History section > How does this application work? To start text scanning, all you have to do is open the application, which by default will open with the camera scanner ready to scan text. From there you just have to point at the text you want to scan and press the “Scan” button. The app will show you a preview of the captured image, at this point you can choose to scan only a fraction of the taken image if you don't want to scan it all. The application will then proceed to perform text recognition and show you the recognized characters, allowing you to go from image to text quickly and easily. > Can I convert an existing picture to text? Of course! To do a photo to text conversion, go to the image scanning section and press the button to choose an image. A selector will open where you can choose which pre-existing image from your device you want to scan. From this point the process is exactly the same as when scanning with the camera: you will be shown a preview of the image where you can choose to scan it all or just a fraction, then the text recognition will start and you will be shown the recognized characters. > What can I do with scanned texts? After using the text scanner function to recognize text, it will be displayed on the screen. Here you can edit the recognized text to make any corrections you deem appropriate. You can then copy that text to use it in any other application on your device, as well as share it with other people or applications through the sharing option. Additionally, users who have subscribed to the Premium membership can also automatically convert scanned text into a PDF file. > Is there any type of record of the scanned texts? Yes. All texts that have been scanned with the text reader function, regardless of whether they were scanned with your device's camera or by image file recognition, are stored in the History section. Go to this section to see all these texts and click on any of them to see their details, copy it, share it, or export it to a file in PDF format. Here you can also delete texts that you no longer want to keep. > Which characters are supported? The app supports text recognition for Latin, Chinese, Devanagari, Japanese, and Korean characters. Select the character detection mode that matches the text in your image before scanning, so the image scanner can recognise the right type of writing. In short, OCR Text Scanner is your trusted OCR scanner to extract text from any picture you capture with your camera or any image you already have. It lets you perform all the appropriate actions on your scans and gives you the power of digitisation within your mobile device. Download now to start digitising text!

Screenshots

Text Scanner OCR + Translate4 screens
OCR Text Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Text Scanner OCR + Translate at 4.3 against OCR Text Scanner's 3.0. Text Scanner OCR + Translate also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 4). OCR Text Scanner's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 70%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Scanner OCR + Translate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and OCR Text Scanner sells 14 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

Text Scanner OCR + Translate holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Text Scanner OCR + Translate's written reviews are positive against 100% of OCR Text Scanner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Scanner OCR + Translate ships an update every 3 days, OCR Text Scanner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Text Scanner OCR + Translate versus OCR Text Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText Scanner OCR + TranslateOCR Text Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (15 ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB87 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThareja Inc.David Serrano Canales

Customer experience

Text Scanner OCR + Translate

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

OCR Text Scanner

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Text Scanner OCR + Translate

One-time1
  • OCR By Thareja Lifetime VIP$9.99
14 purchases

OCR Text Scanner

Subscriptions10
  • Premium$2.991 Month
  • Premium$3.991 Month
  • Premium$5.991 Month
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  • Premium$7.491 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial$8.991 Year
  • Premium$11.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • Premium$17.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$17.991 Year
  • Premium14 Days trial$37.991 Year
One-time4
  • Premium$17.99
  • Premium Lifetime$24.99
  • Premium$34.99
Show 1 more
  • Premium Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Text Scanner OCR + Translate free?
Text Scanner OCR + Translate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OCR Text Scanner free?
OCR Text Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text Scanner OCR + Translate or OCR Text Scanner?
Text Scanner OCR + Translate is rated higher. Text Scanner OCR + Translate averages 4.3 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while OCR Text Scanner averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Text Scanner OCR + Translate or OCR Text Scanner have ads?
Both Text Scanner OCR + Translate and OCR Text Scanner show ads.
Which is updated more often, Text Scanner OCR + Translate or OCR Text Scanner?
Text Scanner OCR + Translate ships an update every 3 days, and OCR Text Scanner every 2 months. Most recently, Text Scanner OCR + Translate was updated on September 19, 2026 and OCR Text Scanner on September 23, 2026.

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