Sensors vs Text Scanner * (OCR)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sensors
Access all your device's built-in sensor data in one place. View readings for acceleration, compass, pressure, location, and more. It also retrieves location names and elevation from external databases and local weather information.
- View all device sensor values
- Supports acceleration, compass, pressure, location
- Retrieves location name and elevation
- Fetches local outdoor temperature and air pressure
- Switch between imperial and metric units
- Option to hide unavailable sensors
- Supports iPad multitasking
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See the values of the built in device sensors all together in one app. Supports (if available) acceleration, heading (compass), pressure, position, altitude and speed. In addition it gets the current location name and the elevation from the GeoNames database and the local outdoor temperature and air pressure from World Weather Online via the internet. More features: - switch between imperial and metric units - optionally hide non available sensors - support for the iPad multitasking (split view..)
Text Scanner * (OCR)
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OCR-Text Scanner is app to recognize any text from an image with 98% to 100% accuracy. Gave support for 92 languages. Here OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology is used to recognize text on image. Contact me if your language is missing to support. Features of Text Scanner: * Extract any Text/Words On Image. * Multi image scan - text extraction in background. * Recognize text from image supports 92 languages. * Copy - Text on Screen, using screenshot image * Crop image before OCR. * Edit & Share OCR result. * Get translations in over 100 languages. * Recent Scan history. * Organize scans inside folder. * Sort scans by date descending or ascending order. * Share extension to share image to extract text. * Multiple column selection on text of image. Please send mail if you find any bugs , issues or want any feature
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Text Scanner * (OCR) at Free against Sensors's $1.99. Text Scanner * (OCR) also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 21 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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
Text Scanner * (OCR) is free to download; Sensors costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sensors ships an update every 21 months, Text Scanner * (OCR) every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sensors | Text Scanner * (OCR) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piet Jonas | Duc Huy Tran |
In-app purchases
Sensors
No in-app purchases
Text Scanner * (OCR)
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Sensors free?
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