OCR vs Locinote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
OCR
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Text Recognition Introducing LightScan, a text scanning software that translates images into text. With a powerful image reader and fast text extraction capabilities, you will be able to precisely capture the text you want from images. Convert photos to text, then copy, save, share, or translate Our image-to-text scanning app is user-friendly and a versatile OCR converter. Use the OCR camera to text feature to extract text from images and translate it. The text scanner can convert pictures to text, allowing you to copy, save, or share the text. The image-to-text converter app also enables offline text retrieval from pictures using the text scanner. Text Extraction Unlike most free image-to-text apps, our OCR to text is designed with the latest OCR text scanning technology that can recognize text under various lighting conditions. This text grabber supports scanning documents, books, PNG, and JPG images with your phone. Scan Multiple Photos & Convert Photo Text Files Our OCR scanner app image to text can scan multiple photos and convert them into text files. Compared to most OCR photo scanner apps, our text extractor can automatically detect the edges of an image and offers text cropping or cutting from the image. Image-to-Text Converter Supports All Languages The image-to-text app now supports text recognition in all languages, such as English, Spanish, German, French, Russian, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, and many more. Features of the Photo to Text Scanner App: - Scan with the text scanner from the camera or image. - The image-to-text converter supports offline translation for all languages. - Capture images and scan the text within them. - Copy, share, and save text extracted from images. - Extract text with the highest precision by cropping the image to select specific areas. - Convert handwritten text into digital text. - Supports offline scanning of photos and documents. How to Use the Text Recognition App: - Install the image-to-text app. - Click "Camera" to capture a photo or select "Gallery". - Crop, rotate, flip to select the desired part of the image. - The app will then scan the text in the image. - Copy, share, save, translate, switch to plain text. - Our image-to-text app offers offline translation. - The image-to-text converter pro version supports all languages. Install the free text recognition app and enjoy unlimited conversions of images to text! About subscribing members Β·Payment will be charged to your iTunes account for confirmation. Β·Users can cancel your subscription at any time in Subscription Management. Β·If you need to cancel automatic subscription, please cancel the automatic subscription renewal function at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Β·If the subscription is not canceled, the account will be charged the renewal fee within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. After the deduction is successful, the subscription period will be automatically extended by one cycle. Β·If the membership does not take effect after payment, please click the restore purchase button above. Β·For first-time purchasers, please go to the App Store to bind WeChat Pay, Alipay or UnionPay cards. Β·Member status is bound to the account used for payment. You can send an email to any question you have` knight0zh@gmail.com consulting service Terms of Use: https://scantext.haoye.tech/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://scantext.haoye.tech/privacy.html
Locinote
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Locinote is a fast, private note app β and the escape hatch for the one you're leaving. MOVE YOUR WHOLE LIBRARY IN ONE TAP Coming from Evernote, Bear, or UpNote? Locinote imports your notes directly β formatting, checklists, tables, tags, timestamps, images, and PDF attachments included. Evernote (.enex), Bear (.bear2bk), and Markdown exports all work. Large accounts stream in without freezing, and re-running an import never creates duplicates. FIND ANYTHING β EVEN INSIDE PHOTOS Search covers titles, note text, and tags. With Pro, on-device OCR reads the text inside your images and PDFs, so a photo of a receipt, a whiteboard, or a scanned letter becomes searchable. Photos are never uploaded to a server to be read β OCR runs entirely on your device. SCAN DOCUMENTS Point your camera at a page. Locinote finds the edges, straightens the page, and saves a crisp PDF into your note β searchable like everything else. YOUR NOTES ARE YOURS Export is a promise, not a feature: on every plan, free forever, you can download your entire library as ENEX, Markdown, or HTML. You can leave any time and take everything with you. No lock-in, ever. WORKS OFFLINE Locinote is local-first. Notes open and edit instantly with no connection, then sync securely across your devices when you're back online. NO AI. JUST NOTES. Your notes aren't training data and they aren't a chat window. Locinote does one thing: keeps your notes fast, private, and organized. EVERYTHING ELSE β’ Notebooks and colored tags to organize your way β’ Pin, sort, and filter to keep the important stuff on top β’ Reminders on any note with local notifications β’ Email-to-note (Pro): forward any email to your private Locinote address and it becomes a note β’ Sync across all your devices β phone, tablet, and desktop β’ Sign in with Apple, Google, or email β’ Delete your account and all data anytime, right from Settings FREE AND PRO Free: 100 notes and 100 MB of storage, with full editing, sync, import β and always full export. Locinote Pro unlocks unlimited notes and storage, OCR search, the document scanner, and email-to-note: β’ Pro Monthly β $1.99/month (auto-renews, cancel anytime in your App Store settings) β’ Pro Lifetime β $34.99 one-time purchase, no subscription Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings β Apple Account β Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://locinote.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://locinote.com/terms Questions? We answer every email: support@locinote.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Locinote at none against OCR's 3. OCR's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. OCR sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Locinote asks for nothing beyond the download.
OCR ships an update daily, Locinote weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OCR | Locinote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily β better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 β better | 15.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ζ΅© εΌ | David Nester |
In-app purchases
OCR
- Monthly Member$0.991 Month
- Annual Member$4.991 Year
- Permanent Member$9.99
Locinote
No in-app purchases









