Comparison

Text vs PulzeMark

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

PulzeMark

Features
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PulzeMark measures how fast your iPhone and iPad really are: CPU, storage, and on-device AI, all in one app. Every result is scored and compared against a live, anonymous, crowdsourced leaderboard, so you can see exactly where your device stands. ON-DEVICE AI BENCHMARK Download a free, open-source language model and run it entirely on your device. PulzeMark measures how many tokens per second your iPhone or iPad generates, plus prompt throughput and time to first token. No cloud, no account. Two engines, each with its own leaderboard: Apple-native MLX for peak performance, and GGUF (llama.cpp) with cross-platform leaderboards, where identical models put every device on the same board. Compare your device against others running the same model at the same output length. CPU AND REAL-WORLD TESTS Single-core and multi-core CPU, plus real workloads: integer and floating point math, cryptography, compression, photo processing, and UI layout. Scores share one unified scale across platforms, so equal numbers mean equal performance. You get a clear score and a live timeline of CPU usage and thermal state during the run. STORAGE SPEED Sequential and random read and write, with configurable file size, block size, and passes. See your real disk throughput in MB/s. COMPARE EVERYTHING Results are crowdsourced anonymously. Compare your device per category and per AI model, browse every device ever benchmarked, and explore the full cross-platform leaderboard on the web. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No sign-in, no tracking, no personal data. Submissions are anonymous: just the device model, scores, and raw metrics. FEATURES - CPU single-core and multi-core benchmarks - Real-world tests: photo processing and UI layout - Storage read and write, sequential and random - On-device LLM benchmark in tokens per second - Two AI engines: Apple-native MLX and cross-platform GGUF (llama.cpp) - Manage downloaded models and their storage from Settings - Live CPU and thermal monitoring during runs - Crowdsourced, anonymous leaderboards - Per-model AI comparison across devices - Shareable result cards - Works on iPhone and iPad Benchmark your device, then see how it stacks up against the world.

Screenshots

Text1 screens
PulzeMark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PulzeMark at none against Text's shown. PulzeMark also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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, PulzeMark weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Text versus PulzeMark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextPulzeMark
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS17.7.2 โ€” better18.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size35 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHideaki UchikoshiFLORIN CRISTIAN NEMES

In-app purchases

None

Text

No in-app purchases

None

PulzeMark

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text free?
Text is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PulzeMark free?
PulzeMark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Text or PulzeMark have ads?
Text shows ads; PulzeMark does not.
Which is updated more often, Text or PulzeMark?
Text ships an update fortnightly, and PulzeMark weekly. Most recently, Text was updated on November 14, 2026 and PulzeMark on November 13, 2026.

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