Scan Text vs Textscan OCR/PDF/email
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scan Text
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Turn images into editable text in seconds. • Scan documents using camera or photos • High-accuracy OCR recognition • Select, copy, and edit text easily • No scan limits Privacy Policy: https://toolxu.cn/scan-text/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use:https://toolxu.cn/scan-text/terms-of-use.html
Textscan OCR/PDF/email
Easily extract and edit text from images using your device's camera or gallery. Convert images to editable text or PDF files, share via email, or have the text read aloud. Features intuitive design and fast, precise recognition.
- Scan text from images
- Edit recognized text
- Save as text or PDF
- Share via email
- Read text aloud
- Crop images
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TextScan - Fast text recognition and editing With the TextScan app you can easily scan, edit and further process text from images. Use the camera or load an image from the gallery to extract the text. You can then save the text, edit it, share it via email or have it read aloud. Features: 1. Load image: Select an image from the gallery or take a photo with the camera. 2. Crop Image: Easily crop the desired area of the image to scan only the relevant text. 3. Text Recognition (OCR): Convert the image into editable text and save the result as a text or PDF file. 4. Edit text: The recognized text can be further edited directly in the app and saved in various formats. 5. Share texts: Share the recognized text via email or other applications. 6. Read text: Have the recognized text read out to you by a selected voice. 7. Language and voice selection: Select the desired language and voice for the reading function. Advantages: • Intuitive user interface • Fast and precise text recognition • Multiple storage options (image, text, PDF) • Speech synthesis with customizable voice Download the TextScan app now and make processing text from images faster and easier!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Scan Text at fortnightly against Textscan OCR/PDF/email's every 9 months. Scan Text also leads on iOS requirement (17 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scan Text ships an update fortnightly, Textscan OCR/PDF/email every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scan Text | Textscan OCR/PDF/email |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 志勇 徐 | Gerhard Lentschik |
In-app purchases
Scan Text
No in-app purchases
Textscan OCR/PDF/email
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Scan Text free?
Is Textscan OCR/PDF/email free?
Do Scan Text or Textscan OCR/PDF/email have ads?
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