Scan X vs AI Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scan X
Instantly extract text from images with high accuracy. Convert photos into editable text or high-quality PDFs in seconds. Streamline your workflow for notes, research, and documents.
- Lightning-fast OCR
- High accuracy text extraction
- Convert images to editable text
- Generate high-quality PDFs
- Simple 3-step workflow
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Scan X: Lightning-Fast Image to Text Scanner Instantly extract text from images with human-like accuracy. Convert photos into editable text or high-quality PDF in seconds. Simple, fast, and designed for productivity. Why Scan X? a. 0.3s Lightning OCR Parse documents or images in a blink. Scan and convert to text or PDF instantly. b. 99% Accuracy Engine Extract clear text even from blurry photos, screenshots, or complex layouts. c. 3-Step Magic Snap → Select → Copy or Export as PDF. Clean and effortless workflow. Perfect For Lecture Notes | Language Learning | Research | Receipts | Documents Scan, extract text, and generate PDFs — faster and simpler than ever.
AI Chat
This AI-powered chat engine offers creative assistance for story ideas, travel planning, and recipes. It prioritizes user privacy with offline capabilities and supports language translation. Requires devices compatible with Apple Intelligence.
- AI-powered chat engine
- Story idea generation
- Travel planning assistance
- Recipe suggestions
- Offline functionality
- Language translation
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AI Chat is a new AI-oriented chat engine powered by Apple Intelligence. You can ask it for story ideas, plan travel trips, get food recipes, and lots more! All data are private, with the ability to work offline without Internet. Supports language translation. Required devices that supports Apple Intelligence, eg iPhone 15 Pro and above, M1 iPad/Mac and above, and Vision Pro.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AI Chat at every 3 weeks against Scan X's every 4 months. AI Chat also leads on chart position (#197 vs unranked). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Scan X costs $0.99 and AI Chat $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Scan X against 5.0 for AI Chat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Scan X ships an update every 4 months, AI Chat every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scan X | AI Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #197 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 亮 吴 | Virtual GS |
Customer experience
Scan X
AI Chat
In-app purchases
Scan X
No in-app purchases
AI Chat
No in-app purchases
