Comparison

Perfect OCR vs CamScanner + | OCR Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Perfect OCR

Scan and convert documents into editable text with high accuracy. This app offers advanced image processing for clear scans, supports multiple languages for OCR, and allows easy sharing of documents as PDFs or text files. All processing is done offline for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • High-accuracy OCR for documents
  • Advanced image processing for clear scans
  • Email documents as PDF with text or image
  • Offline processing for data privacy
  • Multi-language OCR support
  • Automatic document edge detection
  • SureScan mode for jitter-free images
Features
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Perfect OCR gives you both a general purpose OCR app and a document scanner. Now you can scan and OCR your letter-size or A4 documents with an accuracy of 90% or more, edit, copy and store the recognized text, and e-mail your documents as PDF files with text, SINGLE page image, or both together! NOTE: To ensure the advertised results it is important that you follow the OCR TIPS below (or in the app's help). Perfect OCR scans your documents using advanced image-processing algorithms to eliminate uneven lighting and shadows and improve contrast. The result is the clearest and most readable scans possible from the iPhone's camera. Perfect OCR also offers SureScan, our proprietary scanning mode that delivers sharper images with less jitter or smear. Our unique "Email to myself" feature lets you send documents to a predefined address, or even upload them to an online storage service like Evernote or Box.net, with a single tap. Uploading documents to online services via email is fast, secure, and can be done even if you're temporarily off line. Refer to app help for details. All processing happens on your iPhone, and the confidentiality of your data is never compromised. There is also no subscription fee, and no Internet access is needed to scan documents or run OCR. PERFECT OCR FEATURES: • Letter-size or A4 page OCR with accuracy of 95% for model 3GS, 98% for iPhone 4, and up to 90% for 3G • OCR languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Russian, Polish, Hungarian, Czech and Ukrainian. • Email multipage PDFs with text, SINGLE page image, or both • Automatic document edge detection and perspective correction • Multipage text recognition with accuracy indicator • Text editing and copy-to-clipboard operations • Built-in OCR text archive with file sharing via iTunes • "Email to myself" feature • Email text and image files (.TXT + .JPG), or save image to library • Searchable PDFs with document images (single page) • Preserves simple text formatting • Option to auto-remove line breaks • SureScan mode for jitter-free scans • Simple yet powerful user interface • Instant brightness, rotation, and color controls • Compact attachments with adjustable size IMPORTANT TIPS FOR OCR: • Make sure your document is flat and well lit. Hold your iPhone still while shooting. • Always scan documents using "SureScan 3x" mode. • Glossy paper may not work well (avoid glare). • When scanning books keep the pages as flat as possible and your iPhone parallel to the surface. • Perfect OCR cannot recognize handwritten, very large text or spreadsheets correctly. • Make sure to select the right language for OCR in app settings. We're constantly improving Perfect OCR, and we value our customers' opinions and feedback. Please contact us at support@turboscanapp.com. If you have a problem with our software, please contact us before submitting a comment to the app store. We can solve most of the problems, but we cannot respond to comments.

About

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner

Transform your phone into a powerful scanner for documents, receipts, and notes. Optimize scan quality, extract text with OCR, and share files easily via email, cloud, or fax. Secure your documents with passcodes and sync them across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Mobile scanner for documents
  • Optimize scan quality
  • Extract text with OCR
  • Share PDF/JPEG files
  • Print via AirPrint
  • Fax documents
  • Secure important docs
Features
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Scan docs into clear & sharp image/PDF, to email, fax, print or save to cloud. * Over 200,000 new registrations per day * App Store Best of 2014 * CamScanner, 50 Best iPhone Apps, 2013 Edition – TIME ----Paid App Features---- * All features that the free version has * Recognize and extract texts from a single page * Larger cloud space of 400M (200M for free version) * Export PDFs without watermark "Scanned by CamScanner" * Ad-free Features: *Mobile Scanner Use your phone camera to scan receipts, notes, invoices, whiteboard discussions, business cards, certificates, etc. *Optimize Scan Quality Smart cropping and auto enhancing make the texts and graphics look clear and sharp. *Extract Texts from Image OCR (optical character recognition) feature extracts texts from single page for further editing or sharing. (Paid app only) *Share PDF/JPEG Files Easily share documents in PDF or JPEG format with others via social media, email attachment or sending the doc link. *AirPrint & Fax Documents Instantly print out docs in CamScanner with nearby printer via AirPrint; directly fax docs to over 30 countries from the app. *Collaboration Invite friends or colleagues to view and comment on your scans in a group. (Registrants only) *Advanced Editing Making annotations or adding customized watermark on docs are made available for you. *Secure Important Docs Set passcode for viewing important docs; meanwhile, when sending doc link, you can set password to protect it. *Sync across Platforms Sign up to sync documents on the go. Just sign in to any smartphone, tablet or computer (visit CamScanner website) you own and you can view, edit and share any document. Premium Subscription Service: 1. Edit OCR results and notes of the doc, exporting as .txt file 2. Create Doc Collage for multiple pages 3. + 10G cloud space 4. + 40 extra collaborators 5. Send doc link with password protection and expiration date 6. Auto upload docs to Box, Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote, One Drive and etc. 7. Batch download PDF files through web application of CS 8. Import PDF to Camscanner for editing 9. Scan academic questions to make practice tests for study 10. High Standard ID Scan and More... Payment models for Premium subscription: • Monthly Subscription: $4.99 per month, • Yearly Subscription: $35.99 for 1st year and $49.99/year starting from the next year, • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. • 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 will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. For Terms of Use, please visit https://www.camscanner.com/app/service?language=en-us For Privacy Policy, please visit https://www.camscanner.com/app/privacy?language=en-us CamScanner users scan and manage * Bill, Invoice, Contract, Tax Roll, Business Card… * Whiteboard, Memo, Script, Letter… * Blackboard, Note, PPT, Book, Article… * Credential, Certificate, Identity Documents… 3rd Party Cloud Storage Services Supported: -Box, Google Drive, Evernote, Dropbox, OneDrive We’d love to hear your feedback: isupport@intsig.com Follow us on Twitter: @CamScanner Like us on Facebook: CamScanner Follow us on Google+: CamScanner Check out other INTSIG’s products: CamCard - Business Card Reader CamDictionary - Snap Translator

Screenshots

Perfect OCR4 screens
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Perfect OCR at none against CamScanner + | OCR Scanner's 10. Perfect OCR also leads on ads (none vs shown). CamScanner + | OCR Scanner's advantage is ratings volume (17K vs 118) and review sentiment (83% vs 65%). On price, update cadence and device support 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

Perfect OCR costs $0.99 and CamScanner + | OCR Scanner $0.99 up front. CamScanner + | OCR Scanner sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Perfect OCR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CamScanner + | OCR Scanner has 17K ratings behind it against 118, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Perfect OCR's written reviews are positive against 83% of CamScanner + | OCR Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Perfect OCR ships an update every 2 months, CamScanner + | OCR Scanner every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Perfect OCR versus CamScanner + | OCR Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPerfect OCRCamScanner + | OCR Scanner
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating4.7 (118 ratings)4.9 (17K ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.5% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11817K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#16 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB228 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiksoft Inc.Linguan Data

Customer experience

Perfect OCR

All ratings118 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews409 reviews
Positive64.5%
Neutral8.1%
Negative27.4%

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner

All ratings17,235 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews1,801 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative13.9%

User reviews

Perfect OCR

From 118 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Accurate OCR
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 📤 Useful for scanning and emailing documents
  • 🔍 Good for capturing text from books and documents
  • 💡 Helpful for students and professionals

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and low memory issues on older devices
  • 🔍 Struggles with handwriting, low quality images, and complex layouts
  • 🔍 Limited language support
  • 🔍 Occasional errors in OCR output

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner

From 17K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Convenient scanning
  • 🚀 Efficient document management
  • 👍 Great for receipts and documents
  • 🚀 Reliable and stable

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Privacy concerns
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🔒 Forced account creation
  • 💰 Nickel-and-diming for features

Bugs and requests

Perfect OCR

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on iOS 4 devices
  • Issues with image capture and orientation
  • Inconsistent OCR performance

Requested features

5 requests
  • Support for more languages
  • Improved OCR accuracy
  • Ability to process multiple pages at once
  • Integration with cloud storage and productivity apps
  • Spell check and editing tools

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Sync issues leading to lost documents
  • Unreliable faxing and emailing
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • Inconsistent scanning quality

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved cloud storage integration
  • Easier document organization
  • Better OCR and text recognition
  • Ability to edit/annotate scanned documents
  • Automatic backup and restore functionality

In-app purchases

None

Perfect OCR

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

CamScanner + | OCR Scanner

Subscriptions3
  • CamScanner Premium$4.991 Month
  • CamScanner Premium1 Year trial3 variants$49.991 Year
  • CamScanner Premium3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time4
  • One-page Fax$0.99
  • 600 cp + One chance to Draw$0.99
  • 3000 C-Points$4.99
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  • Ten-page Fax$8.99

Questions

Is Perfect OCR free?
Perfect OCR costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CamScanner + | OCR Scanner free?
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Perfect OCR or CamScanner + | OCR Scanner?
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner is rated higher. Perfect OCR averages 4.7 out of 5 from 118 ratings, while CamScanner + | OCR Scanner averages 4.9 from 17K ratings.
Do Perfect OCR or CamScanner + | OCR Scanner have ads?
CamScanner + | OCR Scanner shows ads; Perfect OCR does not.
Which is updated more often, Perfect OCR or CamScanner + | OCR Scanner?
Perfect OCR ships an update every 2 months, and CamScanner + | OCR Scanner every 3 months. Most recently, Perfect OCR was updated on October 11, 2026 and CamScanner + | OCR Scanner on October 13, 2026.

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