Comparison

Capts vs Extract Text from Video

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

Head to head
About

Capts

Features
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Extract text from photos, screenshots, and PDFs, then organize long captures and document conversions in one place. [Photo OCR] Extract text from photos, screenshots, receipts, signs, and document images. Process multiple images at once. [Organized Text] Keep the original OCR and view a readable organized version next to it. Copy either result when you need it. [Saved Records] Store processed images and OCR results as history. Reopen source OCR, organized text, and detected links later. [PDF Tools] Extract PDF pages as images, or combine multiple images into one PDF. Continue from PDF work into photo OCR flows. [Scroll Capture] Turn a screen recording of a scrolling page into one long stitched image. Save long pages, chats, and lists cleanly. [Links and Codes] Detect URLs, emails, phone numbers, QR codes, and barcodes inside images. Open or copy useful information quickly. Use Capts for receipts, lecture notes, work documents, web page captures, and anything you need to read again or copy later.

About

Extract Text from Video

This app extracts text from videos, turning screen recordings or any video with visible text into a clean Markdown document. It efficiently processes only changed frames, recognizes text on your device, and joins overlapping lines for a continuous result. All processing happens locally for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Extracts text from video frames
  • Recognizes Czech and English text
  • Joins overlapping lines from scrolling screens
  • Outputs clean Markdown format
  • On-device processing for privacy
  • Share extension for easy import
Features
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Turn a screen recording or any video containing visible text into a clean Markdown document. Extract Text from Video: OCR reads only useful changed frames, recognizes the text on your device, and joins overlapping lines from scrolling screens into one continuous result. USE IT FOR • Scrolling social media lists and profiles • Tutorials, presentations, and recorded demos • Long pages captured as screen recordings • Any video containing text you want to reuse FAST, FOCUSED OCR Trim the video to the section you need and crop to the text area. The app automatically skips unchanged frames, recognizes Czech and English text, removes repeated screen elements, and stitches scrolling overlap. CLEAN MARKDOWN Review formatted Markdown alongside the original OCR result. Copy everything, select individual lines, share the result, or save a .md file. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Video decoding, frame selection, OCR, and Markdown formatting run on your iPhone or iPad. Your videos and recognized text are not uploaded to the developer. Optional usage analytics never include videos, recognized text, or filenames and can be disabled at any time. The optional "Ask ChatGPT" button sends your scanned text to ChatGPT (OpenAI) only after you review a clear notice and confirm. Nothing is ever sent automatically. ON-DEVICE POLISH On supported devices, Apple’s on-device language model can optionally improve Markdown structure without rewriting the recognized text. SHARE EXTENSION Send a video to the app directly from another app’s share sheet, then trim, crop, scan, and export.

Screenshots

Capts2 screens
Extract Text from Video4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Capts at none against Extract Text from Video's 1. Capts also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). Extract Text from Video's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Extract Text from Video sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Capts asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Capts ships an update weekly, Extract Text from Video every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Capts versus Extract Text from Video: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaptsExtract Text from Video
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeryoungmo songJIRI CHOMAT

In-app purchases

None

Capts

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Extract Text from Video

One-time1
  • Lifetime Full Version$20.00

Questions

Is Capts free?
Capts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Extract Text from Video free?
Extract Text from Video is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Capts or Extract Text from Video have ads?
Capts shows ads; Extract Text from Video does not.
Which is updated more often, Capts or Extract Text from Video?
Capts ships an update weekly, and Extract Text from Video every 2 weeks. Most recently, Capts was updated on October 7, 2026 and Extract Text from Video on October 31, 2026.

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