Comparison

OCR Text Scanner vs Live Screen Subs

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

Head to head
About

OCR Text Scanner

Easily convert text from images and your camera into digital format. Edit, copy, share, and save scanned text, with an option to export to PDF for premium users. Access a history of all your recognized texts.

Highlights
  • Scan text from camera
  • Convert local images to text
  • Copy and edit scanned text
  • Share recognized text
  • Convert to PDF (Premium)
  • History of scanned texts
Features
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OCR Text Scanner is an OCR reader (Optical Character Recognition) that allows you to scan text from the physical world with your device's camera, extract text, and convert it to digital format quickly and easily. Features: - Image to text: scan any text with the camera to extract text and get its digital representation - Photo to text: scan local images on your device to convert any picture to text - Copy, edit, and share all the texts you have scanned - Convert text scanned with the OCR reader to a PDF file - Review any text previously recognized with the OCR scanner in the History section > How does this application work? To start text scanning, all you have to do is open the application, which by default will open with the camera scanner ready to scan text. From there you just have to point at the text you want to scan and press the “Scan” button. The app will show you a preview of the captured image, at this point you can choose to scan only a fraction of the taken image if you don't want to scan it all. The application will then proceed to perform text recognition and show you the recognized characters, allowing you to go from image to text quickly and easily. > Can I convert an existing picture to text? Of course! To do a photo to text conversion, go to the image scanning section and press the button to choose an image. A selector will open where you can choose which pre-existing image from your device you want to scan. From this point the process is exactly the same as when scanning with the camera: you will be shown a preview of the image where you can choose to scan it all or just a fraction, then the text recognition will start and you will be shown the recognized characters. > What can I do with scanned texts? After using the text scanner function to recognize text, it will be displayed on the screen. Here you can edit the recognized text to make any corrections you deem appropriate. You can then copy that text to use it in any other application on your device, as well as share it with other people or applications through the sharing option. Additionally, users who have subscribed to the Premium membership can also automatically convert scanned text into a PDF file. > Is there any type of record of the scanned texts? Yes. All texts that have been scanned with the text reader function, regardless of whether they were scanned with your device's camera or by image file recognition, are stored in the History section. Go to this section to see all these texts and click on any of them to see their details, copy it, share it, or export it to a file in PDF format. Here you can also delete texts that you no longer want to keep. > Which characters are supported? The app supports text recognition for Latin, Chinese, Devanagari, Japanese, and Korean characters. Select the character detection mode that matches the text in your image before scanning, so the image scanner can recognise the right type of writing. In short, OCR Text Scanner is your trusted OCR scanner to extract text from any picture you capture with your camera or any image you already have. It lets you perform all the appropriate actions on your scans and gives you the power of digitisation within your mobile device. Download now to start digitising text!

About

Live Screen Subs

This utility app captures on-screen text from various applications and websites, displaying real-time translations in a floating window. It supports a wide range of sources, including social media and documents, without saving any data.

Highlights
  • Reads on-screen text
  • Real-time translation
  • Floating translation window
  • Supports YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, web posts, PDFs
  • No data saving
Features
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Live Screen Subs reads any on-screen text and shows a translation in a small window. (YouTube comments, TikTok, Instagram, web posts, PDF files, and more) • Tap Start and allow screen broadcast • Switch to the app you want to read • A small window floats on top with the translation The screen is used only to read text. Nothing is saved.

Screenshots

OCR Text Scanner4 screens
Live Screen Subs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Live Screen Subs at none against OCR Text Scanner's shown. OCR Text Scanner's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. OCR Text Scanner sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Live Screen Subs sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
OCR Text Scanner versus Live Screen Subs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOCR Text ScannerLive Screen Subs
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDavid Serrano CanalesJongmin Park

Customer experience

OCR Text Scanner

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Live Screen Subs

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

OCR Text Scanner

Subscriptions7
  • Premium$2.991 Month
  • Premium$3.991 Month
  • Premium$5.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Premium7 Days trial$8.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$17.991 Year
  • Premium14 Days trial$37.991 Year
One-time3
  • Premium$17.99
  • Premium Lifetime$24.99
  • Premium$34.99
1 purchases

Live Screen Subs

One-time1
  • Lifetime membership$9.99

Questions

Is OCR Text Scanner free?
OCR Text Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Live Screen Subs free?
Live Screen Subs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OCR Text Scanner or Live Screen Subs have ads?
OCR Text Scanner shows ads; Live Screen Subs does not.

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