Scan2Clipboard vs Text Reader & PDF export
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scan2Clipboard
Effortlessly scan documents and convert images into editable text. Copy recognized text directly to your clipboard for easy pasting and editing across your Apple devices. Share text as a PDF for universal accessibility.
- Scan documents to text
- Text recognition from images
- Copy text to clipboard
- Sync across iCloud devices
- Share as PDF
- One-time in-app purchase
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Scan2Clipboard makes it easy to scan information, convert it to text and copy it to the clipboard! With one click, the text can be pasted and further edited on all your devices logged in under the same iCloud account (iPhone, iPad and Mac). Images from the Photos app can also be used for text recognition. Recognized text can be selected and copied - ideal for phone numbers, for example. If the text inserted in the clipboard is not accessible via Handoff, for example because text is to be inserted on a Windows desktop, the recognized text can also be shared as a PDF and therefore made available everywhere! Some of the mentioned functions are only fully available after the in-app purchase. Your in-app purchase allows Scan2Clipboard to have no ads or any tracking APIs. All data is processed on your device and stays there. Fair one-time payment with family sharing instead of ongoing subscription costs.
Text Reader & PDF export
This AI-powered application reads various documents, including printed and handwritten text, in real-time or from photos. It offers adjustable reading speeds and supports numerous languages, making it accessible for blind and low-vision users with VoiceOver compatibility.
- AI-powered text reading
- Real-time and photo-based reading
- Adjustable reading speeds
- VoiceOver compatibility
- Supports 35 languages
- PDF export
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Welcome to text reader, this app works with Artificial Intelligence to read different types of documents, books, sheet of papers and can export in PDF. - You can take and select a photo or read in real-time. - It has 3 reading speeds. - It's compatible with VoiceOver for blind and low vision people. - It supports up to 35 languages. - For the best experience, we suggest to use an iPhone 8 or newer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Scan2Clipboard at Free against Text Reader & PDF export's $2.99. Scan2Clipboard also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and device support (4 vs 2). Text Reader & PDF export's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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
Scan2Clipboard is free to download; Text Reader & PDF export costs $2.99 up front. Scan2Clipboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Text Reader & PDF export asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Scan2Clipboard against 5.0 for Text Reader & PDF export. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Scan2Clipboard ships an update every 3 weeks, Text Reader & PDF export every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scan2Clipboard | Text Reader & PDF export |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Ecke | Carlos Obando |
Customer experience
Scan2Clipboard
Text Reader & PDF export
In-app purchases
Scan2Clipboard
- Scan2Clipboard Upgrade$1.99
Text Reader & PDF export
No in-app purchases
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