Comparison

bunkoOCR vs Tripod Scan

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

Tripod Scan

Features
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Tripod Scanは、三脚に置いたiPhoneを自動ブックスキャナーに変えるアプリです。 使い方はシンプル。本を開いて、ページをめくるだけ。めくりを検知して自動でシャッターが切れ、見開きは左右のページに分割、傾きも補正されます。スキャンが終わったらPDFに書き出すだけ。日本語OCRを内蔵しているので、できあがったPDFは本文をそのまま検索できます。 ■ 主な機能 ・めくり検知の自動シャッター — ボタンを押す必要はありません ・音シャッター — 指を鳴らす、机を叩く音でも撮影できます ・見開きの自動分割と傾き補正 ・同じページを二重に撮っても自動で整理 ・日本語対応OCRで「検索できるPDF」を作成 ・綴じ方向(縦書き/横書き)に合わせたページ順 ■ プライバシー すべての処理は端末内で完結します。画像も文字データも外部に送信されません。アカウント登録も不要です。 ■ ご用意いただくもの iPhoneを固定できる三脚またはスタンド。真上から本を見下ろせる形が最適です。 ※書籍のスキャンは、著作権法で認められた私的使用の範囲で行ってください。

Screenshots

bunkoOCR4 screens
Tripod Scan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: bunkoOCR at 3 against Tripod Scan's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. bunkoOCR sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Tripod Scan 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, Tripod Scan weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
bunkoOCR versus Tripod Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbunkoOCRTripod Scan
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size818 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerichiro NAKAHARAID INC.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

bunkoOCR

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

Tripod Scan

One-time1
  • すべての機能を解除$5.99

Questions

Is bunkoOCR free?
bunkoOCR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tripod Scan free?
Tripod Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do bunkoOCR or Tripod Scan have ads?
Neither bunkoOCR nor Tripod Scan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, bunkoOCR or Tripod Scan?
bunkoOCR ships an update every 6 days, and Tripod Scan weekly. Most recently, bunkoOCR was updated on October 14, 2026 and Tripod Scan on October 16, 2026.

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