Comparison

bunkoOCR vs Photo Text Scanner OCR

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

Head to head
About

bunkoOCR

This app uses deep learning for on-device optical character recognition. It excels at recognizing horizontal and vertical text, particularly in Japanese and English, with a focus on pocket edition books.

Highlights
  • On-device deep learning OCR
  • Recognizes horizontal and vertical text
  • Optimized for Japanese and English
  • Works with pocket edition books
  • No data sent externally
Features
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This is an Optical Character Recognition(OCR) software with deeplearing model. All computation run on the device, no data is sent outside. This app can recognize horizontal and vertical text with ruby in facing page on Bunko(pocket edition) book. This app has best performance with Japanese and English text.

About

Photo Text Scanner OCR

Extract text from documents using your camera or photo library. Supports multiple languages for accurate recognition and includes a history function for easy document management. Ideal for business, study, and travel.

Highlights
  • Camera text capture
  • Photo library text recognition
  • Multilingual character recognition
  • Document history management
  • Digitize documents
Features
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This application dramatically streamlines document management in daily life and business. Camera capture function: Text information can be extracted from documents captured with a camera. Selection from photo library: If you have already taken photos or scanned documents, you can select them directly from your photo library for text recognition. This allows you to digitize the documents you need anytime, anywhere. Multilingual character recognition: Multiple languages are supported, including English, Japanese, Chinese, and French, allowing you to select the language of the document to be used for more accurate character recognition. It is ideal for use in global business situations, study abroad, and travel. Document management with history function: Recognized documents are saved as history in the app, making it easy to view and reuse previously scanned documents. You can keep important information close at hand at all times.

Screenshots

bunkoOCR4 screens
Photo Text Scanner OCR2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: bunkoOCR at none against Photo Text Scanner OCR's shown. bunkoOCR also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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. bunkoOCR sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Photo Text Scanner OCR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

bunkoOCR ships an update every 6 days, Photo Text Scanner OCR monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
bunkoOCR versus Photo Text Scanner OCR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbunkoOCRPhoto Text Scanner OCR
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size818 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerichiro NAKAHARAHaruki Sugaya

Customer experience

bunkoOCR

Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

Photo Text Scanner OCR

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

bunkoOCR

One-time3
  • Orange juice$3.99
  • Dinner$17.99
  • A day of GPU rent$99.99
1 purchases

Photo Text Scanner OCR

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is bunkoOCR free?
bunkoOCR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photo Text Scanner OCR free?
Photo Text Scanner OCR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do bunkoOCR or Photo Text Scanner OCR have ads?
Photo Text Scanner OCR shows ads; bunkoOCR does not.
Which is updated more often, bunkoOCR or Photo Text Scanner OCR?
bunkoOCR ships an update every 6 days, and Photo Text Scanner OCR monthly. Most recently, bunkoOCR was updated on October 14, 2026 and Photo Text Scanner OCR on October 13, 2026.

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