Comparison

Image to text° vs Roonmatrix

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

Head to head
About

Image to text°

Convert PDFs and images into searchable documents using on-device OCR technology. Extract text, select, and copy content from your files without needing an internet connection. Customize output with filters and export to various cloud services.

Highlights
  • Convert PDFs and images to searchable PDFs
  • On-device OCR for text recognition
  • Search, select, and copy text from PDFs
  • Extract text to .txt files
  • Cloud service integration
  • Bulk OCR for multiple documents
  • Customizable filters and export options
Features
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Convert any PDF / image to searchable PDF files with PDF Converter, thanks to OCR (text recognition) which supports many languages. In the created PDF files, you can, thanks to on-device OCR: • Search inside the PDF • Select text • Copy text (and paste it elsewhere) → Perfect for a paperless organization. And everything happens offline, no data is collected. As input, you can use: • existing PDF files (even non-searchable ones) • existing images/photos • scan documents with your device's camera Mix all these together and create splendid PDF files. Apply color/size filters to customize your files: • Color / Grayscal / Black & White • Choose the resolution of the images • Choose the quality of the images → Instant preview of the output file size Also extract to text: • Save the extracted text to a .txt file • or immediately copy the extracted text to paste it elsewhere Many options available: • Automatic file naming: configure a pattern with dates/time/text to generate the filename automatically on document creation • Cloud upload: iCloud Drive/WebDAV/Dropbox/OneDrive/Google Drive/NAS/SMB/NextCloud/pCloud/Email/paperless-ngx and more... • Export Favorites: configure multiple destinations with specific settings (OCR/image/file format/...) that can be accessed quickly when exporting. • Widgets (home screen & lock screen) & Siri Shortcuts: they can be used to trigger a scan. Moreover, they can be associated with an Export Favorite to trigger an export automatically to the associated favorite. • PDF physical size: choose the PDF print size: A4, A3, US LETTER,... BULK OCR: • The Bulk OCR functionality allows you to quickly convert many documents/images to searchable PDF(s) in one batch NO DATA COLLECTION: • Everything works offline, on your device • No data is collected, your privacy is respected I hope you enjoy the app made with love & care by an independant developer! Jonathan ----- The app is entirely free to use with no restrictions on the functionalities. A watermark might be added on the created PDF, but this can be removed by purchasing a pro access (via a one-time purchase or a subscription, your choice). The privacy policy and terms of use can be found here: https://www.isolid.be/textify/privacy.php

About

Roonmatrix

Features
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Control your own LED matrix hardware, which can display a wide range of informations: Music played from Roon, Apple Music or Spotify, weather data, RSS feeds, custom text messages, and more. The RoonMatrix is a free maker project, and describes step by step how to build your own LED matrix display hardware. And with this app you can configure your hardware extensively, and specify from which sources the text to display is composed. With the app you can send text messages directly to your device, control the display speed, brightness and much more. The app is designed to control the following devices: Roonmatrix, a free Maker project: a device with an big LED matrix to displaying the music currently playing as a scrolling ticker, to selecting the zone, and to controlling the playback mode. Coverplayer, a free maker project: a small device with a square color LCD display to showing the album cover, selecting the zone, controlling the playback mode, and searching the music libraries.

Screenshots

Image to text°4 screens
Roonmatrix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Roonmatrix at none against Image to text°'s 4. Roonmatrix also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Image to text° sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Roonmatrix asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Image to text° ships an update every 3 months, Roonmatrix every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Image to text° versus Roonmatrix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImage to text°Roonmatrix
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (33 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiSolid appsStephan Wilhelm

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Image to text°

Subscriptions3
  • Textify PRO$3.997 Days
  • Textify PRO$7.991 Month
  • Textify PRO3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Textify PRO$39.99
None

Roonmatrix

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Image to text° free?
Image to text° is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Roonmatrix free?
Roonmatrix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Image to text° or Roonmatrix have ads?
Neither Image to text° nor Roonmatrix shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Image to text° or Roonmatrix?
Image to text° ships an update every 3 months, and Roonmatrix every 2 weeks. Most recently, Image to text° was updated on September 10, 2026 and Roonmatrix on September 14, 2026.

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