Comparison

Textwirl vs Narrus

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

Head to head
About

Textwirl

Features
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This app converts vertically written text in books into horizontal text. Itโ€™s suitable for reading novels, manga, and textbooks. It also supports translation and text-to-speech, and can be used as an OCR tool.

About

Narrus

Features
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Narrus is a local AI-powered reader that gives you a complete reading experience. It can translate any eBook into any language you want. Narrus also supports audio transcription, helping you save time and read faster. All AI processing happens directly on your device โ€” no data is sent anywhere, so your privacy is fully protected. We also support a plain text mode for PDF files, making it easier to read and understand academic papers or research articles. With Narrus, language will never stop you from exploring new ideas and cutting-edge studies.

Screenshots

Textwirl3 screens
Narrus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Narrus at none against Textwirl's shown. Textwirl's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Textwirl versus Narrus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextwirlNarrus
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Monthly
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB290 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSatsuki WakasugiAtomGradient

In-app purchases

None

Textwirl

No in-app purchases

None

Narrus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Textwirl free?
Textwirl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Narrus free?
Narrus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Textwirl or Narrus have ads?
Textwirl shows ads; Narrus does not.

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