ScanText vs Buddy Offshore
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.
Buddy Offshore
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Free shift calendar for offshore workers in Norway. Keep track of rotation, certificates, helicopter flights and weather — all in one place. Built for people working offshore. Simple, fast, and collects nothing about you. All data stays local on your phone. iCloud backup is optional and goes through your own Apple account. What you get: • Shift calendar with rotation, overtime and courses. Add certificates (safety course, HLO, MOB boat, first aid) and get reminders 1, 2 or 3 months before they expire. • Heliport with live departures from every Norwegian heliport. Pick your rig and heliport once — the app remembers. • Flight weather with lightning, static activity, fog risk and heliport weather. Data from MET Norway and Avinor. • Tools: week number, wind calculator, sleep log, BMI, packing list, expense log, emergency numbers. • Share your calendar as PDF or image — includes overtime, courses and certificate expiries. • Norwegian and English. Light and dark mode. iCloud backup. Feedback and requests: buddyoffshore99@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Buddy Offshore at Free against ScanText's $0.99. Buddy Offshore also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Buddy Offshore is free to download; ScanText costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ScanText ships an update every 8 days, Buddy Offshore every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScanText | Buddy Offshore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Virtual GS | Rune Gundersen |
In-app purchases
ScanText
No in-app purchases
Buddy Offshore
No in-app purchases
