Comparison

Tally Light vs RubiMask

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

Head to head
About

Tally Light

Features
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You can use your smartphone as a tally light. Connect to server then go! * (IMPORTANT!) You must install server program on your desktop PC to control the app. * Download the server program from MIRO lab (https://mirolab.kr/solution-tallylight.html). * Some capabilities cannot be functional on specific iOS version.

About

RubiMask

Features
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【PDF & Photo to Text, Audio, Translation】OCR, translate, and read aloud — all in ONE app! Load scanned books, PDFs, or photos → OCR text extraction → translate → listen with text-to-speech or export audio files. Everything in one app. For vertical Japanese books, RubiMask auto-masks ruby (furigana) before OCR, so small phonetic characters never scramble your text — a unique feature for Japanese book digitization. PROBLEM SOLVED "OCR scrambles my Japanese text because furigana mixes with main characters..." "Scanned books have terrible text recognition accuracy..." "I want to listen to my books as audio..." "I need to translate a printed document I photographed..." KEY FEATURES 【Multilingual OCR】 - Specialized recognition for vertical Japanese text - Supports English, Chinese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, and many more - Choose the recognition language per document - Edit recognized text directly in-app - Real-time character change tracking - Automatically removes running headers and page numbers, recognizing body text only 【Auto Ruby Masking】(unique for vertical Japanese) - Automatically detects text columns in vertical Japanese - Calculates column spacing to mask only ruby areas - Robust on gray-paper scans and irregular layouts - Fully adjustable column width and pitch, tap-to-edit masks 【Enhanced Photo Import】 - Auto perspective correction for documents photographed at an angle - Rotate photos 90° left or right - Recognizes high-resolution photos (12MP+) at full quality 【Translation】 - Translate recognized text with one tap (iOS 17.4+) - Great for language learning and reading foreign documents 【Text to Speech】 - Listen to recognized text with natural voices - Export audio files (M4A) — turn books into audiobooks! - Adjustable speed and voice 【Multiple Export Formats】 - Text file (.txt) - Audio file (M4A) - PNG images (ZIP compression available) - Masked PDF output - Save directly to Photos - Export options: insert page breaks or join lines into sentences 【Convenience Features】 - App interface available in 35 languages - Sample PDFs in your language to try every feature - Margin masking (remove page numbers, headers) - Manual mask editing (drag & drop) - Undo/redo for mask editing - Project save/load for pause & resume - Pinch-to-zoom for precise adjustments PERFECT FOR - Digitizing paper books and rare editions - Extracting text from novels and documents - Preparing source text for translation - Creating furigana-free versions for Japanese learners - Converting books to audiobook format - Creating accessible text for screen readers - Reading printed foreign-language documents PREMIUM FEATURES - Remove all ads - Unlimited pages (free: 100 pages) - Unlimited project saves (free: 3 projects) - PDF export - Audio export (M4A) Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://keik.co.jp/rubimask/privacy-en.html

Screenshots

Tally Light3 screens
RubiMask4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tally Light at none against RubiMask's 3. Tally Light also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. RubiMask sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Tally Light asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Tally Light versus RubiMask: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTally LightRubiMask
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 4 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMIRO Corp.KeiK LLC

In-app purchases

None

Tally Light

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

RubiMask

Subscriptions2
  • RubiMask Premium$2.991 Month
  • RubiMask Premium7 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • RubiMask Premium$19.99

Questions

Is Tally Light free?
Tally Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RubiMask free?
RubiMask is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tally Light or RubiMask have ads?
RubiMask shows ads; Tally Light does not.

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