Comparison

AVStreamer vs xTract

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

Head to head
About

AVStreamer

Control your PC or Mac remotely with high-quality video streaming, including audio and webcam support. Enjoy games, movies, and TV shows from your computer on your device. Effortlessly manage multiple computers through a central hub.

Highlights
  • Desktop streaming and remote control
  • Multimedia streaming with playback speed control
  • Webcam and TV tuner streaming
  • Picture-in-Picture mode
  • Dual monitor support
  • Customizable gestures and keyboard
Features
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Remotely control your PC or MAC anytime, anywhere. Video streaming up to 30 frame per second with audio, enjoy games, movie and TV shows from your PC or MAC. WebCam is also supported. Easily manage your computers with AVStreamer HUB Server on single account that it will automatically search your PC or MAC without configuring network settings. [ Main Feature ] * Desktop Streaming and Remote Control * Multimedia Streaming with playback speed control * Camera / TV Tuner Streaming ( PC ) [ Additional Feature ] * Zoom and Scaling Screen * Gesture Customizing * Custom Keyboard Customizing * Track Pad Mode * Video Playback Speed Control / Rate Control * Support Dual Monitor [ Special Feature : Built-in Multimedia Player ] * Supports PIP ( Picture in Picture ) mode to display desktop streaming screen and multimedia streaming screen simultaneously. Built-in Multimedia player support Camera, TV Tuner and video files that OS supports. For more detail of supporting media formats and device, please visit our website. [ Requirements and Restrictions ] * AVStreamer Server must be downloaded and installed on PC or MAC from our website (http://eplayworks.com) * Windows XP SP2 or above, Vista, Windows 7 32 bit/64bit * Core 2 Duo processor or higher is recommended. * Mac SnowLeopard and Lion, Mountain Lion * Any network firewall may block the connection if you don't allow "AVStreamer Server" manually.

About

xTract

Effortlessly convert images and documents into editable text using advanced OCR technology. Extract text from photos or directly via the camera, with support for over 45 languages and handwriting recognition. Includes a text-to-speech feature to read extracted content aloud.

Highlights
  • Scan text directly using camera
  • Extract text from gallery images
  • Select specific text areas for scanning
  • Read scanned text aloud (text-to-speech)
  • Recognize handwriting and machine-printed text
  • Supports over 45 languages for OCR and text-to-speech
  • Copy extracted text to clipboard
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Optical Character Recognition (OCR) enables you to detect text within your images, along with automatic language identification .xTract supports a broad set of languages In our daily office and work life, we often feel the need of Image to Text Converter App, and that’s because netroz brought you its xTract OCR Scanner app for iOS users. This app can be helpful whenever you need to convert picture to text, and it can save your typing efforts to the great extent. Do you have an assignment where you have lots of books and papers with text that you have to write? Don’t waste time on writing instead use this xTract OCR Scanner app and convert an image to text. Yes, you read it right! You can convert the image to text without typing. All you need to do is to do is to download this xTract OCR Scanner app, and then you can use this app as a text reader from the images and pictures. This Image to Text Converter app also has an additional feature, i.e., Speech Engine and that means you can not only extract text from the image rather you can also ask the app to read the text in the image. In other words, this OCR Scanner app is Image to Text to Speech converter app. you can recognize human handwriting in addition to machine-printed text. You can convert the pic to text which is saved in your media library, or you can use this text reader directly using the camera. Open the xTract OCR Scanner app, open the camera and select the text area and then this app will convert the image to word or text. The Features that make xTract OCR Scanner unique are: • Directly scan using Camera • Select Images from the Gallery • Allows you to select the specific area in an image to scan text • Read the scanned text from image • Copy text to the clipboard to use wherever you want • . keep track of what you scan • Multi-language support - OCR images in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and more with support for over 45 different languages (text to speech playback available for most languages as well). • Use the Intelligent Select Area option that allows you to select an area of an image that has both text and graphics and intelligently extract the text. Subscription Information: • Title of publication or service: xTract OCR Premium • Subscription include not limit to scan images and there is no ads. • Price of subscription, and price per unit if appropriate: $1.99/Month, $15.49/year (Save 40%) • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • 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, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of your current subscription, and you can cancel a subscription during the active period. You can manage your subscription at any time, either by viewing your account in iTunes from your Mac or PC, or Account Settings on your device after purchase. Privacy Policy : https://www.netroz.com/privacy.html Terms of Used : https://www.netroz.com/terms-and-conditions.html ------------------------------- We're always excited to hear from you. If you have any feedback, questions, or concerns, please email us at: info@netroz.com -------------------------------

Screenshots

AVStreamer4 screens
xTract4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: xTract at Free against AVStreamer's $2.99. xTract also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.4). AVStreamer's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 33%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ratings volume, 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

xTract is free to download; AVStreamer costs $2.99 up front. xTract sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. AVStreamer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

xTract holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of AVStreamer's written reviews are positive against 33% of xTract's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AVStreamer ships an update every 4 weeks, xTract every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
AVStreamer versus xTract: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAVStreamerxTract
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.4 (13 ratings)3.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEPLAYWORKSnetroz

Customer experience

AVStreamer

All ratings13 ratings
Positive53.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative30.8%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%

xTract

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

AVStreamer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

xTract

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Scans Monthly$2.491 Month
  • Unlimited Scans Yearly$15.491 Year

Questions

Is AVStreamer free?
AVStreamer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is xTract free?
xTract is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AVStreamer or xTract?
xTract is rated higher. AVStreamer averages 3.4 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while xTract averages 3.7 from 6 ratings.
Do AVStreamer or xTract have ads?
xTract shows ads; AVStreamer does not.
Which is updated more often, AVStreamer or xTract?
AVStreamer ships an update every 4 weeks, and xTract every 2 months. Most recently, AVStreamer was updated on November 6, 2026 and xTract on November 2, 2026.

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