Comparison

Text Scanner AI vs Scan Text

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

Head to head
About

Text Scanner AI

Transform your phone into a powerful text scanner. Extract text from images, photos, and pictures quickly and accurately using advanced AI-powered OCR technology. Supports auto-detection and scanning of over 100 languages.

Highlights
  • Scan text from images
  • Extract text from photos
  • AI-powered OCR
  • Fast and accurate scanning
  • Auto-detect languages
  • 100+ languages supported
Features
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Turn your phone into a Text Scanner - Scan/extract text from images/photos/pictures by using phone's camera. - Scanning is fast & accurate. - Most advanced OCR technology. - Auto detect languages of the text. - 100+ languages supported. Upgrade to Premium version to completely remove the ads. You can upgrade to Premium version with onetime payment or buying subscription options: - a yearly subscription (which comes with a 3-day free trial). - a monthly subscription – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. – Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. – Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy: https://evolly.app/privacy-policy/ Terms: https://evolly.app/terms-of-service/

About

Scan Text

Features
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Scan text from camera / pictures, and copy to clipboard for other apps to use. Image data will not be sent to the server through the internet, and text extraction and recognition will run locally on the device. Supported languages: Auto detect (requires iOS 16), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese (requires iOS 16), Korean (requires iOS 16), Spanish, Portuguese, Russian (requires iOS 16), Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian (requires iOS 16)

Screenshots

Text Scanner AI4 screens
Scan Text3 screens

Verdict

The call

Text Scanner AI and Scan Text are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Text Scanner AI sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Scan Text sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Text Scanner AI versus Scan Text: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText Scanner AIScan Text
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (579 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings579 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEVOLLY HK LIMITED启铮 石

Bugs and requests

Text Scanner AI

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Inconsistent handwriting recognition accuracy
  • Spacing insertion/exclusion errors
  • Asterisk (*) symbol recognition failure
  • Word omission in OCR conversion
  • Confusion between similar letters (t's and l's)
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  • Comma and period confusion
  • Capitalization errors
  • Inability to recognize struck-through words
  • Inconsistent recognition of identical words

Requested features

6 requests
  • Black and white conversion before OCR processing
  • Spell-check and word suggestions in editing mode
  • Spell-checker integration for misspelled words
  • Image sharing support from Safari long-press
  • Text and music addition to photos
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  • Commonly appearing word comparison for corrections

Scan Text

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Text Scanner AI

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium Subscription3 Days trial$16.491 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$34.99
1 purchases

Scan Text

One-time1
  • Remove all ads$2.99

Questions

Is Text Scanner AI free?
Text Scanner AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scan Text free?
Scan Text is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Text Scanner AI or Scan Text have ads?
Both Text Scanner AI and Scan Text show ads.

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