Comparison

FineReader vs OCR Scanner

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

Head to head
About

FineReader

Transform your mobile device into a powerful scanner for documents and books. Extract text from images with advanced OCR technology, create editable digital copies, and share them easily. Organize and annotate your scanned files with intelligent features.

Highlights
  • Scan documents and books
  • Offline and online OCR
  • Extract text to TXT
  • Save as PDF and JPEG
  • Share to cloud storage
  • Annotate PDFs
  • Automatic document classification
Features
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ABBYY FineReader PDF - the first smart AI-powered scanner that turns your mobile device into an all-purpose tool to quickly capture docs and books, create electronic copies in PDF and JPEG, and extract texts from scans for further editing and sharing. FineReader PDF - the top mobile scanner for iPhone or iPad from ABBYY, a Digital Intelligence company. *** Ranked #1 Business application in 98 countries *** *** Winner of SUPERSTAR Award in the "Document Capture" category in the Mobile Star Awards *** Use FineReader PDF to scan paper documents, books, agreements, receipts, magazine articles, notes, recipes, charts, tables, slides, whiteboards, or even billboards on the street and get perfect digital copies. KEY FEATURES • PDF & JPEG. Scan any text and save scans to JPEG images or cross-platform PDF documents. • OFFLINE OCR. Quickly extract text from scans into TXT format on your device without an internet connection. • ONLINE OCR. Recognize text (OCR) on scans in 183 languages (including Latin, Cyrillic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean alphabets) and choose from among 4 output formats. • SHARE & EXPORT. Send results by email, to FineReader PDF for Windows, save in cloud storages - iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, Yandex.Disk, Evernote, OneDrive for Business, and more. • LIVE TEXT. Make phone calls, send emails, follow the links, and more from scanned docs. • ABBYY NEURAL NETWORK. The smart gallery will automatically classify documents into 7 types: A4, books, business cards, handwritten, IDs, other docs, and receipts. • SEARCH TEXT ON PHOTOS. Type the text from a photo into a Search field in the gallery. FineReader PDF will find photos that have this text. • AR RULER. Define doc size in AR. It will be useful for non-standard documents and further printing them out in proper proportions. • SIRI SHORTCUTS. Open scans with Siri and set the flow of actions with scans using Shortcuts app. • ANNOTATE SCANS. Discover a set of easy-to-use tools to modify your PDFs: add your signature or a text box, use a highlighter, write with a pen, or conceal content with the redaction tool. • 3D TOUCH & SPOTLIGHT SEARCH SUPPORT. • PASSWORD ON PDF. Add a password for the image-only PDF files while exporting and sending via email. • MULTIPAGE DOCS. Create, edit, and enhance separate images or large multi-page documents without any additional selection on the viewfinder. • AUTO-CAPTURE AND FILTERS. Excellent visual quality with auto-capture of page boundaries and advanced image filters, which process scans in color, greyscale, or black-and-white versions. • BUILT-IN FILE STORAGE. Save scans inside the app with tags and search capabilities. • Transfer docs to your Mac or PC using Home Sharing. • AIRPRINT. Print out scans directly from your iPhone or iPad. Read us: abbyy.com/blog/mobile Facebook.com/ABBYYsoft Twitter @ABBYY_Software YouTube.com/ABBYYvideos Do you like FineReader PDF? Please leave a review!

About

OCR Scanner

This app allows you to extract text from images without an internet connection. It supports nine languages and saves your scan history for easy access. The interface is designed for simplicity and ease of use.

Highlights
  • Offline text extraction
  • Supports nine languages
  • Saves scan history
  • Easy to use interface
Features
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OCR text scanner is a text extraction application, which can recognize nine languages offline. Very easy to use. If you have any problems, please contact the developer. - Scan the picture and extract the text offline. - Save the scan record.

Screenshots

FineReader4 screens
OCR Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OCR Scanner at none against FineReader's 10. OCR Scanner also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). FineReader's advantage is ratings volume (19K vs 3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. FineReader sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. OCR Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OCR Scanner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FineReader has 19K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of FineReader's written reviews are positive against 100% of OCR Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FineReader ships an update monthly, OCR Scanner every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
FineReader versus OCR Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFineReaderOCR Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (19K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19K — better3
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB219 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperABBYY USA Software House Inc晋鹏 高

Customer experience

FineReader

All ratings19,332 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews444 reviews
Positive70.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative23.4%

OCR Scanner

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

FineReader

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes when switching between apps
  • Unreliable auto-capture feature
  • Issues with sending scans via email

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to edit scanned documents
  • Support for multi-page PDF scanning
  • Improved edge detection for curved documents
  • Offline OCR processing option

OCR Scanner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

FineReader

Subscriptions9
  • [ARCHIVE]Entry Premium monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Scan PDF and documents7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • [ARCHIVE]Basic Premium monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
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  • ARCHIVE-Advanced Premium month7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • PDF Scanner + OCR7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • FineScanner Premium monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • PDF Scanner$9.991 Year
  • Photo Scanning app14 Days trial$20.991 Year
  • FineScanner Premium yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • [ARCHIVE] No Ads$5.99
None

OCR Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FineReader free?
FineReader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OCR Scanner free?
OCR Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FineReader or OCR Scanner?
OCR Scanner is rated higher. FineReader averages 4.7 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while OCR Scanner averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do FineReader or OCR Scanner have ads?
Neither FineReader nor OCR Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FineReader or OCR Scanner?
FineReader ships an update monthly, and OCR Scanner every 4 months. Most recently, FineReader was updated on September 25, 2026 and OCR Scanner on June 7, 2026.

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