ScanText vs Altitude Compass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScanText
Capture text from photos or PDF files and convert it into editable text. Edit, translate, share, or have the text read aloud. This utility works offline for convenient text extraction.
- Photo to text conversion
- PDF to text extraction
- Text editing
- Text translation
- Read text aloud
- Offline functionality
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Take a photo of any articles, and it will be converted to text. Scan any photos or PDF file to extract text. Continue to scan, edit, translate, share or read it out! It is that easy! No Internet connection needed.
Altitude Compass
This tool provides real-time altitude, atmospheric pressure, and location data. It includes a camera with environmental watermarks, a level gauge, speedometer, and sunrise/sunset calculations. Customize the interface and view data via widgets.
- Switchable altitude data sources (GPS/altimeter)
- Real-time camera with environmental data watermarks
- Level gauge, speedometer, sunrise/sunset calculator
- Customizable UI with dark/light modes
- Widget support for home and lock screens
- Ad-free and privacy-focused design
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Altitude Compass is a focused, ad-free compass and altimeter for hiking, camping, and travel records. Core compass and altitude features are free, while Full Version adds an iPhone watermark camera and more personalization. Free core features • View heading, altitude, barometric pressure, coordinates, and nearby addresses • Switch the altitude source between GPS information and the device altimeter when supported • Check level, speed, sunrise, and sunset information • Choose from multiple compass dials, altitude display themes, light or dark appearance, fonts, and units • View altitude with Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy widgets Full Version Choose Full Version when you want to record outdoor photos or further personalize Altitude Display: • High-quality iPhone watermark camera: capture directly with the iPhone camera and apply watermarks to high-resolution camera output rather than a screen or viewfinder capture • Photo information preservation: retain capture time, orientation, location, and other photo information whenever possible for continued recognition and organization in Photos and other apps • Custom watermark content: record altitude, pressure, coordinates, address, direction, time, and notes, with control over each field's visibility and order • HDR watermarked photos: supported iPhones can preserve richer highlight and shadow detail, with an option to save a more widely compatible JPEG instead • Custom background colors for Altitude Display You can try Full Version free for 3 days. The trial does not renew or charge automatically. A one-time in-app purchase permanently unlocks Full Version. There are no subscriptions. Customers who previously purchased the paid app automatically keep Full Version access and do not need to purchase it again. Network and privacy Core features such as heading, sensor altitude, and barometric pressure generally work offline. Nearby addresses, maps, in-app purchases, and purchase restoration require a network connection. The app contains no ads and does not collect personal data. Permissions • Location: GPS altitude, coordinates, speed, sunrise and sunset, maps, and addresses • Motion & Fitness: pressure and altimeter readings on supported devices • Camera and Photos: only when capturing and saving watermarked photos Device capabilities and readings may vary with hardware, system version, environment, and location signal. HDR watermarked photos require iPhone 12 or later with iOS 17 or later. The watermark camera is not available on iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Altitude Compass at Free against ScanText's $0.99. Altitude Compass also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). ScanText's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Altitude Compass is free to download; ScanText costs $0.99 up front. Altitude Compass sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. ScanText asks for nothing beyond the download.
Altitude Compass holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 16 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of ScanText's written reviews are positive against 95% of Altitude Compass's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ScanText ships an update every 8 days, Altitude Compass every 5 days. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.
| Parameter | ScanText | Altitude Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 95.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Virtual GS | 锦滔 欧 |
Customer experience
ScanText
Altitude Compass
In-app purchases
ScanText
No in-app purchases
Altitude Compass
- 3-day TrialFree
- Full Version Unlock$0.99








