Comparison

Photo Text Scanner OCR vs ShareDrop.org

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

Head to head
About

Photo Text Scanner OCR

Extract text from documents using your camera or photo library. Supports multiple languages for accurate recognition and includes a history function for easy document management. Ideal for business, study, and travel.

Highlights
  • Camera text capture
  • Photo library text recognition
  • Multilingual character recognition
  • Document history management
  • Digitize documents
Features
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This application dramatically streamlines document management in daily life and business. Camera capture function: Text information can be extracted from documents captured with a camera. Selection from photo library: If you have already taken photos or scanned documents, you can select them directly from your photo library for text recognition. This allows you to digitize the documents you need anytime, anywhere. Multilingual character recognition: Multiple languages are supported, including English, Japanese, Chinese, and French, allowing you to select the language of the document to be used for more accurate character recognition. It is ideal for use in global business situations, study abroad, and travel. Document management with history function: Recognized documents are saved as history in the app, making it easy to view and reuse previously scanned documents. You can keep important information close at hand at all times.

About

ShareDrop.org

Features
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ShareDrop.org transfers large files from one device to another the private way — directly, over an encrypted peer-to-peer link, with no account and nothing parked on a server. HOW IT WORKS • Open the app on both devices. One taps Send and picks files; the other scans the QR code (or types the short code). • Your files travel straight between the two devices over an encrypted WebRTC channel. • When a direct link isn't possible, an encrypted relay forwards the packets — it can't read them and keeps nothing. The app shows you which mode you're on, in real time. WHAT YOU CAN SEND • Photos and videos, straight from your photo library • Music, straight from your library • Any file — documents, audio, archives BUILT FOR PRIVACY • No account, no sign-up, no profile. • We don't store your files — there is no upload endpoint on our servers at all. • Session data expires on its own; there's nothing to look up after a transfer ends. • Your files are never collected and never used for advertising: file names, contents and checksums stay between your two devices and never reach us or anyone else. SHAREDROP PRO The free app is supported by ads. Pro removes them completely — a Pro device makes no ad requests at all, rather than just hiding them. Payment is charged to your App Store account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. WORKS WITH ANY DEVICE The other device doesn't need this app — any modern browser at https://sharedrop.org can send and receive. Move files from your iPhone to a laptop, a desktop, or another phone, without cables and without a cloud account. HONEST BY DESIGN We don't claim files "never touch a server" unconditionally. In relay mode, encrypted packets do pass through a relay — and the app tells you so. The same standard applies everywhere else: the free app shows ads, Pro removes them for real, and no claim on this page goes further than what the app actually does. Not affiliated with the earlier open-source ShareDrop or Snapdrop projects. Privacy policy: https://sharedrop.org/privacy-policy/ Terms of service: https://sharedrop.org/terms/

Screenshots

Photo Text Scanner OCR2 screens
ShareDrop.org4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShareDrop.org at none against Photo Text Scanner OCR's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Photo Text Scanner OCR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ShareDrop.org asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Text Scanner OCR ships an update monthly, ShareDrop.org every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Photo Text Scanner OCR versus ShareDrop.org: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto Text Scanner OCRShareDrop.org
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHaruki SugayaAI4U LIMITED

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Photo Text Scanner OCR

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

ShareDrop.org

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Photo Text Scanner OCR free?
Photo Text Scanner OCR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShareDrop.org free?
ShareDrop.org is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Photo Text Scanner OCR or ShareDrop.org have ads?
Both Photo Text Scanner OCR and ShareDrop.org show ads.
Which is updated more often, Photo Text Scanner OCR or ShareDrop.org?
Photo Text Scanner OCR ships an update monthly, and ShareDrop.org every 6 weeks. Most recently, Photo Text Scanner OCR was updated on October 24, 2026 and ShareDrop.org on October 24, 2026.

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