RarExtractor vs Hei OCR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RarExtractor
Easily extract RAR and ZIP files from various sources like email and Safari. Manage your files with multi-level folders, and perform common operations like renaming, copying, and deleting. View a wide range of document and media formats directly within the app.
- Extract RAR, ZIP, CBR files
- Supports password protected and multi-volume RAR
- Multi-level folder management
- File operations: rename, copy, cut, paste, delete
- View multiple file formats
- Search and sort files
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Features: 1. You can open the RAR, Zip, CBR files from mail, safari or some other apps that support open-in feature, and extract it(Supports extracting password protected RAR file, multi-volume RAR files); Also allows other apps to open local files (Just tap and hold the file’s icon, then the “Open-in” menu will appear). 2. Multi-level folder supported, you can create folders & subfolders in “RarExtractor”, conveniently manage your files. 3. Supports rename, copy, cut, paste, delete, mail features 4. Search feature supported for finding out the files you want. 5. Supports viewing a large number of file formats (doc, docx, xls, xlsx, pdf, ppt, pptx, mp3, mp4 etc.). 6. Supports print feature. 7. Supports file sorting feature.
Hei OCR
This utility app uses advanced OCR technology to extract text from images and documents. It allows for easy editing, copying, and organization of extracted text, supporting multiple languages and offering smart previews for interactive content like links and phone numbers.
- High-quality OCR technology
- Edit and copy extracted text
- Automatic paragraphing
- Support camera and album images
- Merge and copy text from multiple pictures
- Smart preview with interactive links/numbers
- 10 languages supported
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A brand new OCR(Optical Character Recognition) software that extracts text from any picture for daily use. Very useful for converting paper documents to e-format, making reading notes for people who love reading physical books, or just simply extract information in the screenshots your friends shared with you. Major features： 1. High quality OCR technology. 2. Shoot first, then "focus". After the scanning, you can chose to view the whole text or select certain paragraph to edit or copy. 3. Automatically paragraphing, no more useless line breaks. 4. Press to Compare feature: even though the OCR results of this app are good enough in most cases, you may still need a way to adjust the content easily. 5. Support images taken from camera or chosen from your album. And also History for your content. 6. Merge & Copy: combine the text of multiple pictures into one article. 7. Smart Preview: Highlight addresses, links, phone numbers and time events automatically in the text preview screen. You can even interact directly with them, like make a call to the number in a screenshots with out recall your memory. 8. Search in History: quickly find your documents with a keyword. 9. 10 languages supported: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, English, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Russian.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RarExtractor at 4.8 against Hei OCR's 3.7. Hei OCR's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 49%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
RarExtractor costs $0.99 and Hei OCR $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RarExtractor holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of RarExtractor's written reviews are positive against 91% of Hei OCR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
RarExtractor ships an update every 6 weeks, Hei OCR every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | RarExtractor | Hei OCR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.5% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 冠兰 姜 | Can Sun |
Customer experience
RarExtractor
Hei OCR
In-app purchases
RarExtractor
No in-app purchases
Hei OCR
No in-app purchases
