SmoothOCR vs LinkMemo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmoothOCR
This application converts camera-captured text into editable digital text. It supports continuous scanning, multi-page management, and multilingual recognition, including Japanese vertical writing. Output options include text files, PDFs, and iCloud synchronization.
- Continuous text scanning
- Multi-page management
- Text editing
- TXT and PDF file export
- iCloud data synchronization
- Multilingual support
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This is an app that can convert characters shown on the camera into text. Features ・Continuous scanning is possible for the time being ・Can manage multiple pages at once ・Simple UI ·Multilingual ・Supports Japanese vertical writing Supported functions ・Text edit ・txt file output ・PDF file output ・Data synchronization between devices using iCloud Terms of service： https://note.com/wakaba_dev/n/nf2c276e954bc Tutorial： https://note.com/wakaba_dev/n/nc1cf9dd8b1a9
LinkMemo
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LinkMemo is the simplest read-it-later app for reading and text-to-speech with customized view. Core Features: - Strip away all clutter and save the content of web pages. - Offline Support: Download the full text of articles for offline reading and text-to-speech. - Multi Theme: Light, Sepia, Night, Dark, and more. - Customized view: Customize the font, text size, and line height.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LinkMemo at Free against SmoothOCR's $3.99. LinkMemo also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
LinkMemo is free to download; SmoothOCR costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SmoothOCR ships an update fortnightly, LinkMemo every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmoothOCR | LinkMemo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shinya Saito | Yugo Ogura |
In-app purchases
SmoothOCR
No in-app purchases
LinkMemo
No in-app purchases
