Comparison

LipiScan Lite vs Abu Sayed

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

Head to head
About

LipiScan Lite

Features
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LipiScan Lite is a smart and simple Bangla document scanning app that lets you scan printed text using your phone camera and extract editable Bangla text with high accuracy. Key Features: Real-time OCR: Scan Bangla printed documents using your camera and extract clean, editable Bangla text. Edit Text: Edit OCR results directly within the app for accuracy and personalisation. Save Locally: Save scanned images and their corresponding text in your device’s internal storage. Manage Scans: View, rename, edit, or delete your saved scans at any time. Secure Sign-in: Sign in using your Google or Apple account. Only your name and email are used for registration. Privacy Focused: We don’t collect any sensitive user data beyond what's necessary for sign-in. LipiScan Lite makes Bangla document digitisation effortless — whether you're archiving, translating, or editing printed text.

About

Abu Sayed

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Write Bangla naturally—and keep your words on your device. Abu Sayed is a privacy-first Bangla keyboard for iPhone and iPad. Normal keyboard typing works fully offline. Your keystrokes, suggestions, learned words and typing statistics are not sent to any server. There are no ads, behavioral tracking or third-party analytics SDKs. TYPE YOUR WAY • Phonetic transliteration, Probhat and National (Jatiya) layouts • More than half a million bundled Bangla words • Offline suggestions, autocorrect and next-word prediction • On-device learning that adapts to the words and candidates you choose • Interface in Bangla and English • Themes, key sizing, number row and text shortcuts • Typing tutorial and Banglish converter PRIVACY YOU CAN VERIFY • Basic typing works without Full Access • Full Access is optional. It enables local sharing between the app and keyboard, plus the clipboard panel you open yourself • No automatic cloud sync for learned words, clipboard history or typing statistics • Learning is disabled whenever a password, one-time-code, username, email, credit-card, URL, phone or numeric field is detected • Learned data can be viewed, exported or deleted from Settings • Privacy Proof explains the keyboard’s boundaries in the app VOICE TYPING IS SEPARATE The keyboard extension does not use the microphone. Voice Typing is an optional feature in the main app. It asks for microphone and speech-recognition permission. When on-device Bangla recognition is unavailable, Apple’s speech service may process the audio. Abu Sayed operates no voice server. Named in memory of Shaheed Abu Sayed, this keyboard honors the courage to express yourself in Bangla without giving up your privacy.

Screenshots

LipiScan Lite4 screens
Abu Sayed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Abu Sayed at weekly against LipiScan Lite's monthly. LipiScan Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LipiScan Lite ships an update monthly, Abu Sayed weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
LipiScan Lite versus Abu Sayed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLipiScan LiteAbu Sayed
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApsis Solutions LimitedMd Golam Kibria Asif

In-app purchases

None

LipiScan Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Abu Sayed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LipiScan Lite free?
LipiScan Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Abu Sayed free?
Abu Sayed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LipiScan Lite or Abu Sayed have ads?
Neither LipiScan Lite nor Abu Sayed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LipiScan Lite or Abu Sayed?
LipiScan Lite ships an update monthly, and Abu Sayed weekly. Most recently, LipiScan Lite was updated on October 25, 2026 and Abu Sayed on October 24, 2026.

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