Text Scanner AI vs Scan Text
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Scan text from images
- Extract text from photos
- AI-powered OCR
- Fast and accurate scanning
- Auto-detect languages
- 100+ languages supported
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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/
Scan Text
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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)
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Verdict
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
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.
| Parameter | Text Scanner AI | Scan Text |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (579 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 579 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EVOLLY 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
Text Scanner AI
- Monthly Premium Subscription$3.991 Month
- Yearly Premium Subscription3 Days trial$16.491 Year
- Premium Lifetime$34.99
Scan Text
- Remove all ads$2.99
Questions
Is Text Scanner AI free?
Is Scan Text free?
Do Text Scanner AI or Scan Text have ads?
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