Comparison

English OCR vs Simple OCR App

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Image to text conversion
  • Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
  • Supports transferred images
  • Clear character recognition
  • Precise text cropping
Features
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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.

About

Simple OCR App

Features
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Simple Picture-to-Text OCR App Turn any image into editable text in seconds. This lightweight and easy-to-use app helps you extract text from photos, screenshots, or documents with just a few taps. How to Use - Tap Upload Image to select a photo from your device. - Choose your preferred OCR Model for recognition. - Press Extract Text to process the image. - View, copy, and share the recognized text instantly. Perfect For - Digitizing printed documents - Extracting text from screenshots - Converting handwritten notes to digital text - Quickly capturing text from any photo Why You’ll Love It - Fast and accurate OCR models - Works offline (depending on model) - Simple, clean interface - Secure — your data stays on your device

Screenshots

English OCR4 screens
Simple OCR App3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: English OCR at 10.0 against Simple OCR App's 15.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
English OCR versus Simple OCR App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEnglish OCRSimple OCR App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (37 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings37 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNew Mobile Way Inc.Hanpeng Yang

In-app purchases

None

English OCR

No in-app purchases

None

Simple OCR App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is English OCR free?
English OCR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple OCR App free?
Simple OCR App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do English OCR or Simple OCR App have ads?
Neither English OCR nor Simple OCR App shows ads.

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