Comparison

Card Scanner vs TextPort

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

Head to head
About

Card Scanner

Effortlessly manage and track all your gift cards in one secure location. Get timely expiry alerts, sync across devices, and visualize your spending with intuitive charts. Never lose track of your card balances or let them expire again.

Highlights
  • All-in-one gift card management
  • Secure and encrypted storage
  • Expiry alerts and notifications
  • Search, sort, and filter options
  • Sync across multiple devices
  • User-friendly interface
  • Spending tracking and visualization
Features
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Giftly: Gift Card Tracker Pro is the ultimate solution for managing and tracking all your gift cards in one place. Whether you're juggling multiple cards from different stores or just want to stay on top of your card balances, Giftly has you covered. Key Features: All-in-One Gift Card Management: Easily store and organize your gift cards with essential details like card name, value, number, PIN, and expiry date. Keep track of your cards' total value at a glance. Secure & Encrypted Storage: Your card information is stored in iCloud and protected with top-notch encryption, ensuring that your card numbers and PINs are stored safely. Expiry Alerts & Notifications: Never let another gift card expire! Get notified before your cards are due to expire, so you can use them on time. Search, Sort, and Filter: Quickly find the card you need by searching, sorting, or filtering by name, value, or expiry date. Sync Across Devices: Keep your gift cards in sync across all your iOS devices automatically using iCloud, so you can access them anytime, anywhere. User-Friendly Interface: Designed with simplicity and ease of use in mind, Giftly offers a smooth and intuitive experience for managing your gift cards. Track Your Spending: Visualize your gift card usage with clear and informative charts, helping you manage your finances better. Why Choose Giftly? Giftly: Gift Card Tracker Pro is perfect for anyone looking to streamline their gift card management. From frequent shoppers to those with a few special cards, Giftly helps you stay organized, prevent card expiry, and make the most out of your gift cards. Plus, with its robust security features, you can trust that your data is safe. If you choose to purchase Giftly: Gift Card Tracker PRO, payment will be charged to your Apple account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the App Store after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication where applicable. Privacy Policy and Terms of Service: https://www.lukepearce.com.au/legal.html

About

TextPort

Easily download and export text messages from your iPhone and other messaging apps. Preserve important conversations, memories, or legal documentation in various formats like PDF and CSV.

Highlights
  • Export SMS, iMessage, WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram, and more
  • Export to PDF, CSV, or plain text
  • Desktop app for bulk export
  • Transcribe chat screenshots to data
  • No export limits
  • Step-by-step guidance
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TextPort turns any text conversation on your iPhone into a print-ready, timestamped PDF, a searchable CSV spreadsheet, or a plain text transcript. Pick a conversation and TextPort pulls it straight out of iMessage, right on your iPhone. It works with iMessage, SMS, WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram DMs, Telegram, Signal, Viber, Snapchat, WeChat, LINE, and more. No cable, no Mac, and no Apple backup needed. When you want your complete iMessage history, the companion TextPort desktop app for Mac and Windows exports full conversations from your computer. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open TextPort and tap Import 2. Choose the Messages conversation you want to export 3. Pick the date range you need, from a few days to the whole history 4. TextPort imports every message with its sender, wording, date, and time, in order. Export to PDF, CSV, or text, then print, save, or share FOR COURT AND LEGAL EVIDENCE TextPort produces clean, paginated PDFs with per-message timestamps and sender names. This is the format people file in family law, housing court, and civil disputes. People use it to prepare text messages for court, custody cases, divorce, small claims, HR complaints, and protective orders. No app makes a court-certified export; courts authenticate text messages through testimony that the export came from your own device and was not altered. The original conversation stays on your phone as a verifiable record that the export was not manipulated. TextPort leaves it untouched, so both the source and the export live on the same device, ready for lawyers, mediators, or insurance claims. THE STATE OF TEXTING AS EVIDENCE 2026 TextPort surveyed 1,081 U.S. adults about how people save, lose, and use text messages in disputes. 81% have screenshotted a text because they might need it as proof. 38% have had texts or DMs used in a legal, workplace, or other formal proceeding they were part of. 78% have deleted or lost messages they later wished they had kept. 32% of those who tried to save a full conversation found it hard or could not do it at all. The full report is free to read and cite on the TextPort website. WORKS WITH YOUR MESSAGING APPS TextPort works with messaging apps across your iPhone or iPad, including iMessage, SMS, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Instagram DMs, Telegram, Signal, Viber, Snapchat, WeChat, and LINE. WhatsApp chats export to PDF with sender names, dates, and times. You never touch WhatsApp's chat-export file, dig through a backup, or email a chat to yourself. EXPORT FORMATS • PDF: save an entire text thread as a multi-page, timestamped, print-ready document • CSV: searchable spreadsheets for Excel, Numbers, or Sheets • Plain text: transcripts you can paste anywhere MORE WAYS PEOPLE USE TEXTPORT • Save text messages on iPhone permanently and archive years of conversations • Download text messages from iPhone before switching phones or a factory reset • Save a loved one's messages as a keepsake • Print WhatsApp chats as relationship evidence for USCIS applications • Document harassment for HR or the police • Keep business conversations for compliance and record-keeping WHY TEXTPORT • Works directly on your iPhone: most exporters are desktop software, but with TextPort you import, convert, and print text messages from iPhone, no computer needed • One app to export text messages from iPhone: an iMessage exporter that also handles the other chat apps on your phone • Desktop app included: extract text messages from iPhone backups and export your full iMessage and SMS history as a text message backup on Mac and Windows • A person answers your support questions, not a bot SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS TextPort is free to download; a subscription is required to export. A subscription unlocks unlimited message exporting, all file formats including PDF export, and premium customer support. Terms of Use: https://textport.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://textport.com/privacy

Screenshots

Card Scanner4 screens
TextPort4 screens

Verdict

The call

Card Scanner and TextPort both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 60% of TextPort's written reviews are positive against 0% of Card Scanner's. TextPort also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 7). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Card Scanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days and TextPort sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Card Scanner against 4.4 for TextPort. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TextPort has 1.5K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Card Scanner's written reviews are positive against 60% of TextPort's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Card Scanner ships an update every 2 months, TextPort every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Card Scanner versus TextPort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCard ScannerTextPort
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better4.4 (1.5K ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews60.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings71.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#54 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuke PearceTSUBASA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Customer experience

Card Scanner

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

TextPort

All ratings1,478 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews329 reviews
Positive60.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative37.4%

Bugs and requests

Card Scanner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

TextPort

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incorrect message formatting
  • Inability to edit or delete messages

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved accuracy in text capture
  • Batch processing of messages
  • Free trial or better pricing

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Card Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • Giftly: Gift Card Tracker PRO3 Days trial$8.997 Days
  • Giftly: Gift Card Tracker PRO$39.991 Year
15 purchases

TextPort

Subscriptions15
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Weekly2 variants$6.997 Days
  • Monthly$6.997 Days
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  • Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Weekly2 variants$7.997 Days
  • Weekly3 variants$8.997 Days
  • Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Discounted Monthly$13.991 Month
  • Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Annual$39.991 Year
  • Annual$49.991 Year
  • Annual1 Month trial$59.991 Year
  • Annual$59.991 Year
  • Annual1 Month trial$69.991 Year
  • Annual8 variants$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Card Scanner free?
Card Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TextPort free?
TextPort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Card Scanner or TextPort?
Card Scanner is rated higher. Card Scanner averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while TextPort averages 4.4 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Card Scanner or TextPort have ads?
Neither Card Scanner nor TextPort shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Card Scanner or TextPort?
Card Scanner ships an update every 2 months, and TextPort every 2 days. Most recently, Card Scanner was updated on October 24, 2026 and TextPort on October 25, 2026.

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