Comparison

Camera 4 HalfTone vs Text OCR Search

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

Head to head
About

Camera 4 HalfTone

Create unique HalfTone images with various effects and adjustments. Transform your photos into stylish art with adjustable dot sizes and blending ratios. Supports color and monochrome, with options for superimposing and transparency.

Highlights
  • HalfTone scaling
  • Inverted and Rotating HalfTone
  • Color and Monochrome options
  • Superimposing to original image
  • Adjustable transparency
  • Image selection from album/camera
  • Supports 960x640 size mode
Features
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- For Instagram and creating banners, The "Camera 4 HalfTone" is the application to create HalfTone images. It should be noted further, if you use this app, you can put your photo on some rare effects motivated by HalfToning. In addition, from the common images such as newsprints to the well-designed images such as advertising often seen in the streets, you can create images of various kinds. You can try adjusting the size of dots or the ratio of blending on various photographs. May be your pictures will be transformed into some stylish arts. Also we bet some fun experiences are waiting for you!! = FEATURES = - HalfTone scaling - Inverted HalfTone - Rotating HalfTone - Color and Monochrome HalfTone - Superimposing to the original image - Changing the transparency - Supports image selection from the album and shoot camera - Supports 960x640 size mode (which can be useful for creating wallpapers) ** NOTE ** - This app supports iOS7 higher. Earlier versions are not compatible. - The maximum resolution is 960x640 if images are saved. = INFORMATION = Sample images created with this app can be found on Flicker. Please refer if you're interested. http://www.flickr.com/photos/darjjeelling/

About

Text OCR Search

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TV news and program captions, newspaper and magazine articles, billboards and advertisements you see on the street, URLs, phone numbers, store names, names... Have you ever taken a photo with your smartphone and wanted to search it online right away? That's when this app comes in handy. Use your smartphone camera to take a picture of any text that catches your eye. "Text recognition" allows you to search the internet in one go. There is no need for the troublesome work of starting up your smartphone's browser and typing in characters one by one. You can also use photos and images saved in your camera roll. Recognized text is also copied to the clipboard at the same time, so you can paste the text into other apps such as the Notes app.

Screenshots

Camera 4 HalfTone4 screens
Text OCR Search2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Text OCR Search at every 9 months against Camera 4 HalfTone's every 20 months. Text OCR Search also leads on chart position (#191 vs unranked). Camera 4 HalfTone's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Camera 4 HalfTone costs $0.99 and Text OCR Search $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Camera 4 HalfTone ships an update every 20 months, Text OCR Search every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and July 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Camera 4 HalfTone versus Text OCR Search: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamera 4 HalfToneText OCR Search
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 9 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank—#191 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperdarjjeellingMasanori Katsuta

In-app purchases

None

Camera 4 HalfTone

No in-app purchases

None

Text OCR Search

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Camera 4 HalfTone free?
Camera 4 HalfTone costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Text OCR Search free?
Text OCR Search costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Camera 4 HalfTone or Text OCR Search have ads?
Neither Camera 4 HalfTone nor Text OCR Search shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Camera 4 HalfTone or Text OCR Search?
Camera 4 HalfTone ships an update every 20 months, and Text OCR Search every 9 months. Most recently, Camera 4 HalfTone was updated on September 19, 2026 and Text OCR Search on July 28, 2026.

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