English OCR vs Line
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
English OCR
This app uses optical character recognition (OCR) to convert images of text into editable digital text. For best results, ensure images are well-lit, cropped precisely to the text, and clear of blur or distortion. You can also process images transferred from other devices.
- Image to text conversion
- Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
- Supports transferred images
- Clear character recognition
- Precise text cropping
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Please be aware current OCR technology need your help to get magic result. The magic is predestined when you take pictures: - Pictures should be taken in bright environment. Normally if your iphone flashed (in auto mode) it means not bright enough (even with flash); - Pictures should be cropped to exact rectangle just include target texts, OCR engine will take everything inside as text to recognize; - Pictures should be clear to identify characters, usually shaking or dark environment is the reason of ghosting image; - Avoiding deep fold document, OCR engine will take everything inside cropped rectangle as text to recognize; - You also can transfer pictures from other devices (scanner, computer, digital camera, etc.) to your device, then use this app to recognize. - The only difference with Pro version (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/english-ocr-pro/id562211141?mt=8) is advertising. Thank you for choosing our product and help you enjoy.
Line
Transform any photo or graphic into a line drawing with this efficient tool. Ideal for artists, it offers easy tracing, direct printing, and cloud saving. Now free for all users, it supports multiple images and layers for complex artwork.
- Image to line drawing conversion
- Supports multiple images
- Layer support
- Adjustable line levels
- Tracing mode with disabled touches
- Light table functionality
- Print and cloud save options
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Line-ize will take any photo, image, or graphic and convert it to a line drawing. It's lightweight so you can get your art transferred to lines easily and quickly. It allows for easy tracing, send directly to a printer, or save/upload to the cloud. *** NOW FREE FOR EVERYONE *** Created by tattoo/piercing industry professionals for industry professionals. *** Ideal for tattooists, comic book artists, marketing and graphic artists and more! *** -- FEATURES -- - Now supporting iPhones!! - Supports multiple images at once - Layers support for combining artwork together - 5 levels of adjustments to get the lines exactly how you need - Disables touches for easy tracing with a pencil or pen right on your iPad - Right or Left handed artists feature - Acts as a light table too! - Portrait and landscape
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: English OCR at 4.4 against Line's 3.4. English OCR also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (52% vs 33%). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Line sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. English OCR asks for nothing beyond the download.
English OCR holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of English OCR's written reviews are positive against 33% of Line's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | English OCR | Line |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (37 ratings) — better | 3.4 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.2% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | New Mobile Way Inc. | kevin green |
Customer experience
English OCR
Line
In-app purchases
English OCR
No in-app purchases
Line
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