QR Scanner & PDF Maker vs Textscan OCR/PDF/email
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QR Scanner & PDF Maker
This utility app quickly scans QR codes and barcodes, generating them as needed. It also functions as a document scanner, converting scanned items into PDF files. Easily read various QR code types and create your own codes on the go.
- Fast QR code scanning
- Barcode reading
- QR code generation
- Document scanning to PDF
- Scan from images and gallery
- Supports multiple QR code formats
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QR Scanner & PDF Maker:- QR Scanner & PDF Maker is the fastest QR code scanner/bar code scanner out there. QR & Barcode Scanner is an essential QR reader, Document scanner, and PDF Maker. It is extremely easy to use, with quick scan built-in simply point QR code scanner to QR or barcode you want to scan and QR scanner will automatically start scanning and QR scan it. No need to press any buttons, take photos or adjust zoom as the barcode scanner works automatically. QR Scanner can scan and read all QR codes/barcode types including text, URL, ISBN, product, contact, calendar, email, location, Wi-Fi, and many more formats. QR Scanner app is also a QR/Bar code generator in your pocket. Using a QR generator is extremely easy to use, simply enter the data you wish on QR code and click to generate QR /Bar codes. QR Scanner app is also a document scanner. You can scan any type of document and convert it into PDF. Other functionality of QR Scanner: Create QR/Bar code, Scan QR/Bar code from the image, Scan QR/Bar from Gallery. Scan documents and make pdf. Thanks Privacy Policy - https://deepakjalwa0.blogspot.com/2025/04/privacy-policy.html Terms Of Use - https://deepakjalwa0.blogspot.com/2025/04/terms-of-use-1.html User Support / App Support https://deepakjalwa0.blogspot.com/2025/04/user-support.html
Textscan OCR/PDF/email
Easily extract and edit text from images using your device's camera or gallery. Convert images to editable text or PDF files, share via email, or have the text read aloud. Features intuitive design and fast, precise recognition.
- Scan text from images
- Edit recognized text
- Save as text or PDF
- Share via email
- Read text aloud
- Crop images
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TextScan - Fast text recognition and editing With the TextScan app you can easily scan, edit and further process text from images. Use the camera or load an image from the gallery to extract the text. You can then save the text, edit it, share it via email or have it read aloud. Features: 1. Load image: Select an image from the gallery or take a photo with the camera. 2. Crop Image: Easily crop the desired area of the image to scan only the relevant text. 3. Text Recognition (OCR): Convert the image into editable text and save the result as a text or PDF file. 4. Edit text: The recognized text can be further edited directly in the app and saved in various formats. 5. Share texts: Share the recognized text via email or other applications. 6. Read text: Have the recognized text read out to you by a selected voice. 7. Language and voice selection: Select the desired language and voice for the reading function. Advantages: • Intuitive user interface • Fast and precise text recognition • Multiple storage options (image, text, PDF) • Speech synthesis with customizable voice Download the TextScan app now and make processing text from images faster and easier!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Textscan OCR/PDF/email at none against QR Scanner & PDF Maker's shown. Textscan OCR/PDF/email also leads on update cadence (every 9 months vs every 42 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). QR Scanner & PDF Maker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for QR Scanner & PDF Maker against 5.0 for Textscan OCR/PDF/email. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
QR Scanner & PDF Maker ships an update every 42 months, Textscan OCR/PDF/email every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QR Scanner & PDF Maker | Textscan OCR/PDF/email |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 42 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Deepak Jalwa | Gerhard Lentschik |
Customer experience
QR Scanner & PDF Maker
Textscan OCR/PDF/email
In-app purchases
QR Scanner & PDF Maker
No in-app purchases
Textscan OCR/PDF/email
No in-app purchases
Questions
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