Comparison

Text vs ScanBox OCR

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

Head to head
About

Text

Features
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Detect regions of visible text in images.

About

ScanBox OCR

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Point. Frame. Done. Text Scanner turns your iPhone camera into an instant OCR tool - extract text from anything in seconds, in 13 languages. Scan signs, menus, receipts, documents, labels, handwritten notes, or whiteboards. Frame exactly what you want with the resizable scan box, tap Capture, and the text is ready to copy or share instantly. SCAN IN 13 LANGUAGES Switch between English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Japanese, and Korean โ€” right from Settings. HOW IT WORKS โ€ข Aim your camera at any text โ€ข Drag or resize the scan box to frame exactly what you need โ€ข Tap Capture โ€” result appears instantly โ€ข Copy, share, or scan again BUILT FOR PRIVACY Everything runs on-device using Apple's Vision framework. No photos saved. No data transmitted. No account required - ever. SCAN HISTORY Every capture saved locally on your device. Reference it later, swipe to delete, or clear all at once. Your history never leaves your phone. NO BLOAT โ€ข No account or sign-in โ€ข No internet connection required โ€ข No ads or tracking โ€ข No third-party SDKs

Screenshots

Text1 screens
ScanBox OCR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ScanBox OCR at none against Text's shown. ScanBox OCR also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.7.2). Text's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text ships an update fortnightly, ScanBox OCR monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Text versus ScanBox OCR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextScanBox OCR
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly โ€” betterMonthly
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.7.215.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size35 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHideaki UchikoshiNeha Rathore

In-app purchases

None

Text

No in-app purchases

None

ScanBox OCR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text free?
Text is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScanBox OCR free?
ScanBox OCR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Text or ScanBox OCR have ads?
Text shows ads; ScanBox OCR does not.
Which is updated more often, Text or ScanBox OCR?
Text ships an update fortnightly, and ScanBox OCR monthly. Most recently, Text was updated on September 30, 2026 and ScanBox OCR on September 10, 2026.

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