Comparison

ScanText vs Maskduck

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Photo to text conversion
  • PDF to text extraction
  • Text editing
  • Text translation
  • Read text aloud
  • Offline functionality
Features
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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.

About

Maskduck

Features
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Maskduck is the fastest way to hide sensitive information in your screenshots and photos before you share them. Smart detection finds private info for you — then a single tap covers it up. Everything happens on your device. Your photos never leave your phone. WHAT IT MASKS • Phone numbers • Email addresses • Credit and debit card numbers • ID and document numbers • Bank account numbers • IP addresses • License plates • Long numeric strings that look private HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a photo from your library. 2. Maskduck scans the text and highlights anything sensitive. 3. Tap to hide it — or draw your own mask with the brush or rectangle tool. 4. Save or share. That's it. FOUR MASK STYLES • Solid — clean black bars • Pixelate — classic mosaic look • Blur — soft gaussian blur • Hide — cover with a matching background BUILT FOR PRIVACY • 100% on-device processing — nothing is uploaded • No account, no sign-in, no ads, no tracking • Works offline • Only asks for the photo permissions it actually needs WHO IT'S FOR • Anyone sharing receipts, tickets, or order confirmations • Sellers posting product photos with personal info in the background • Developers and designers sharing screenshots with tokens or emails • Journalists and researchers redacting documents • Anyone who values privacy before hitting "send" Stop cropping awkwardly or editing in five different apps. Maskduck handles it in seconds.

Screenshots

ScanText4 screens
Maskduck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Maskduck at Free against ScanText's $0.99. Maskduck also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). ScanText's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Maskduck is free to download; ScanText costs $0.99 up front. Maskduck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ScanText asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScanText ships an update every 8 days, Maskduck weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and May 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ScanText versus Maskduck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanTextMaskduck
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVirtual GS雨燕 杨

In-app purchases

None

ScanText

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Maskduck

One-time1
  • Remove Watermark$0.99

Questions

Is ScanText free?
ScanText costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maskduck free?
Maskduck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScanText or Maskduck have ads?
Neither ScanText nor Maskduck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScanText or Maskduck?
ScanText ships an update every 8 days, and Maskduck weekly. Most recently, ScanText was updated on September 23, 2026 and Maskduck on May 29, 2026.

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