Comparison

Scanner vs Hinge Counter

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

Head to head
About

Scanner

Features
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Text Scanner: Extracting Text from Images Save time and effort with Text Scanner, the best tool for extracting text from images. Text Scanner allows you to easily capture and copy text from photos, pictures, and images without the need for retyping. Key Features: Extract texts and words from images Convert voice to text Import images from Photo Library or Camera Organize your scans into folders Save history in local storage Copy text to clipboard Share scanned text and images with anyone Translate text into other languages Read text out loud Edit text within the app Terms and Conditions: https://sites.google.com/view/text-scanner-app-tc/home Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/text-scanner-app-pp/home

About

Hinge Counter

Track your foldable phone's daily openings with this app. View your total openings, daily averages, and historical charts. Customizable widgets display your saved totals on your home or lock screen.

Highlights
  • Daily opening totals
  • All-time opening records
  • 7-, 30-, and 90-day history charts
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Data export (CSV)
  • Backup and restore functionality
  • Offline use
Features
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Keep a personal record of your foldable phone openings, with daily totals, clear history charts and widgets. HOW COUNTING WORKS The foreground sensor records a complete close-to-open movement while Hinge Counter is active on an iPhone Duo running iOS 27.1 or later. On iOS 27.2 or later, you can select Shortcuts in Settings and create one opening-only automation with the Record Opening action. Each successful action run adds one Shortcuts entry, including when you run it by hand. Choose one counting method at a time. Earlier folds and missed runs cannot be recovered. This is not a 24/7 counter or a device-lifetime measurement. YOUR OPENINGS, AT A GLANCE See today's recorded openings, your all-time recorded total and a daily average. Sensor observations, Shortcuts entries and manual entries appear separately. SEE YOUR HISTORY Explore 7-, 30- and 90-day charts, or choose All to browse every saved date. Older history does not expire. Longer spans use monthly or yearly chart totals, with daily records still available. The daily average includes zero-count days and today, beginning when your record was created. WIDGETS FOR YOUR SAVED TOTALS Choose all-time, today, this week or this month widgets on your Home Screen or Lock Screen. Weeks follow your device’s first-day-of-week preference; months use local calendar dates. Widgets are snapshots: they do not monitor the hinge, and refresh timing is controlled by iOS. KEEP CONTROL OF YOUR DATA Use the counter without an account or internet connection. There are no ads, tracking or third-party analytics SDKs. Export daily history as CSV, back up your record as JSON, restore a backup or erase your saved counts. Device backups and files you choose to export remain under your control. AN UNSAVED DEMO Try simulated hinge openings in a separate demo that never changes your saved totals. Manual entry is available only in development builds; any manual entries in restored history remain clearly labeled. Devices without a supported hinge can try the unsaved demo. Designed with dark mode, adjustable text sizes and an adaptive interface. Counts describe activity recorded by this app, not hardware health, remaining hinge life, warranty status or folds before installation. No hinge durability rating is assumed. Independent software; not affiliated with or endorsed by Apple. iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc.

Screenshots

Scanner4 screens
Hinge Counter1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hinge Counter at none against Scanner's 2. Hinge Counter also leads on ads (none vs shown). Scanner's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence 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. Scanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Hinge Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scanner ships an update weekly, Hinge Counter every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Scanner versus Hinge Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScannerHinge Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLadkunvar AhirwarWEB3 FZCO

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan3 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

Hinge Counter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scanner free?
Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hinge Counter free?
Hinge Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scanner or Hinge Counter have ads?
Scanner shows ads; Hinge Counter does not.
Which is updated more often, Scanner or Hinge Counter?
Scanner ships an update weekly, and Hinge Counter every 6 days. Most recently, Scanner was updated on November 8, 2026 and Hinge Counter on November 10, 2026.

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