LaTeX OCR vs hintview
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LaTeX OCR
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Transform handwritten or computer-printed math formulas into perfect LaTeX. Share your LaTeX code instantly. Copy to clipboard, export to your favorite TeX editor, or share directly with colleagues Terms of use: https://craft-my-world-apps.blogspot.com/p/terms-of-use-latex-ocr.html
hintview
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This app is a viewer for HINT files. HINT files are generated by HiTeX or HiLaTeX which is distributed together with TeX Live since 2022. HINT files contain TeX output in a reflowable format; this means that paragraphs and pages are adjusted on demand to the available window or screen size.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: hintview at none against LaTeX OCR's 2. LaTeX OCR's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.2). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. LaTeX OCR sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. hintview asks for nothing beyond the download.
LaTeX OCR ships an update weekly, hintview every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LaTeX OCR | hintview |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luis Andres Velasquez Cedeno | Hochschule fuer angewandte Wissenschaften Muenchen |
In-app purchases
LaTeX OCR
- Weekly$3.997 Days
- Monthly$9.991 Month
hintview
No in-app purchases
