Textscan OCR/PDF/email vs Note by Chat & Send Files
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Note by Chat & Send Files
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Most note apps are bloated. They make simple things complicated. We made SelfChatNote to do the opposite. — THINK IN STREAMS — Your mind doesn't work in folders and documents. It flows. SelfChatNote works the same way – just write what's on your mind, like texting yourself. Pin the important stuff. Archive what's done. Drag to rearrange. That's it. — TODOS WITHOUT ANOTHER APP — Why do you need a separate app for tasks? You don't. Write your todos alongside your thoughts. Flip to Todo View when you need to see everything. Check things off. Move on with your life. — SEND FILE QUICK — Sometimes dropping doesn't work. Sometimes you're on different networks. Sometimes your PC doesn't even support it. We get it. Send File Quick lets you move files between your desktop and phone without the headache. Scan a code, pick a file, done. No cables. No cloud uploads. No waiting for devices to "discover" each other. — MARKDOWN, IF YOU WANT — We support it. But we won't force it on you. Just type normally if that's your thing. — THE POINT — No clutter. No complexity. Just you and your thoughts, organized the way they naturally flow. Terms of Use: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Note by Chat & Send Files at 15.1 against Textscan OCR/PDF/email's 26.0. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Textscan OCR/PDF/email ships an update every 9 months, Note by Chat & Send Files every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Textscan OCR/PDF/email | Note by Chat & Send Files |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Gerhard Lentschik | Shotdoor |
In-app purchases
Textscan OCR/PDF/email
No in-app purchases
Note by Chat & Send Files
No in-app purchases
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