Text Scanner OCR + Translate vs Text Scanner AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Text Scanner AI
Transform your phone into a powerful text scanner. Extract text from images, photos, and pictures quickly and accurately using advanced AI-powered OCR technology. Supports auto-detection and scanning of over 100 languages.
- Scan text from images
- Extract text from photos
- AI-powered OCR
- Fast and accurate scanning
- Auto-detect languages
- 100+ languages supported
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Turn your phone into a Text Scanner - Scan/extract text from images/photos/pictures by using phone's camera. - Scanning is fast & accurate. - Most advanced OCR technology. - Auto detect languages of the text. - 100+ languages supported. Upgrade to Premium version to completely remove the ads. You can upgrade to Premium version with onetime payment or buying subscription options: - a yearly subscription (which comes with a 3-day free trial). - a monthly subscription – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. – Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. – Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy: https://evolly.app/privacy-policy/ Terms: https://evolly.app/terms-of-service/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Text Scanner AI at 4.7 against Text Scanner OCR + Translate's 4.3. Text Scanner AI also leads on ratings volume (579 vs 15) and review sentiment (82% vs 70%). Text Scanner OCR + Translate's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). 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
Both are free to download. Text Scanner OCR + Translate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Text Scanner AI sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Text Scanner AI holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Scanner AI has 579 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Text Scanner OCR + Translate's written reviews are positive against 82% of Text Scanner AI's.
Text Scanner OCR + Translate ships an update every 3 days, Text Scanner AI every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Scanner OCR + Translate | Text Scanner AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (15 ratings) | 4.7 (579 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 579 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thareja Inc. | EVOLLY HK LIMITED |
Customer experience
Text Scanner OCR + Translate
Text Scanner AI
Bugs and requests
Text Scanner OCR + Translate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Text Scanner AI
Reported bugs
9 issues- Inconsistent handwriting recognition accuracy
- Spacing insertion/exclusion errors
- Asterisk (*) symbol recognition failure
- Word omission in OCR conversion
- Confusion between similar letters (t's and l's)
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- Comma and period confusion
- Capitalization errors
- Inability to recognize struck-through words
- Inconsistent recognition of identical words
Requested features
6 requests- Black and white conversion before OCR processing
- Spell-check and word suggestions in editing mode
- Spell-checker integration for misspelled words
- Image sharing support from Safari long-press
- Text and music addition to photos
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- Commonly appearing word comparison for corrections
In-app purchases
Text Scanner OCR + Translate
- OCR By Thareja Lifetime VIP$9.99
Text Scanner AI
- Monthly Premium Subscription$3.991 Month
- Yearly Premium Subscription3 Days trial$16.491 Year
- Premium Lifetime$34.99
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