DropCopy vs ScanText
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DropCopy
Easily share files between your Apple devices on the same Wi-Fi network. Simply launch the app on multiple devices and select files to transfer. It's designed for intuitive, quick file sharing without complex setup.
- Automatic device discovery on Wi-Fi
- Simple file selection and transfer
- Drag-and-drop to Mac menubar dropzone
- Cross-device file sharing
- Intuitive user interface
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Easily and quickly send files and folders to multiple destinations across your network by simply dragging files onto recipients in a popup window. DropCopy is simply easiest way to get things from one place to another quickly without dialogs, passwords or confirmations. Bonus: you may pass the contents of your clipboard between machines in a similarly simple fashion. "Copy on one machine; Paste on another." Need more help? Check out our FAQ at https://10base-t.com/support/#dropcopy-faq Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ScanText
Capture text from photos or PDF files and convert it into editable text. Edit, translate, share, or have the text read aloud. This utility works offline for convenient text extraction.
- Photo to text conversion
- PDF to text extraction
- Text editing
- Text translation
- Read text aloud
- Offline functionality
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Take a photo of any articles, and it will be converted to text. Scan any photos or PDF file to extract text. Continue to scan, edit, translate, share or read it out! It is that easy! No Internet connection needed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DropCopy at Free against ScanText's $0.99. DropCopy also leads on device support (4 vs 2). ScanText's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 weeks). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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
DropCopy is free to download; ScanText costs $0.99 up front. DropCopy sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. ScanText asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for DropCopy against 4.7 for ScanText. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of DropCopy's written reviews are positive against 100% of ScanText's.
DropCopy ships an update every 5 weeks, ScanText every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DropCopy | ScanText |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 221 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matia labs, inc. | Virtual GS |
Customer experience
DropCopy
ScanText
Bugs and requests
DropCopy
Reported bugs
3 issues- No local destinations shown
- Transfer fails when target Mac is asleep
- Inconsistent behavior with concurrent transfers
Requested features
4 requests- Increase file size limit
- Add desktop file transfer option
- Improve messaging/notification system
- Allow customization of hotkeys
ScanText
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DropCopy
- Secure Remote Send$0.991 Month
ScanText
No in-app purchases
