Word Scan vs ART Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Word Scan
This utility app uses optical character recognition to extract text from images captured by your device's camera or from your photo library. It currently supports English, Arabic, and Japanese, with more languages planned for future updates. Designed for iPhone and iPod devices running iOS 8.0 or later.
- Mobile OCR
- Text recognition from images
- Supports camera and photo library
- Multiple language support
- Future language updates planned
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Word Scan is Mobile OCR that support multiple language. OCR (optical character recognition) is the recognition of printed or written text characters. The source is an image, it can be from camera or photo library. Currently supported language is : - English - Arabic - Japanese Others language soon will be supported in the next version. This application support all iPhone/iPod device with minimum version of iOS 8.0
ART Remote
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With this app you have the possibility to control your device at one finger touch via the new ART Remote application of your smartphone. Just integrate your HQAM-Smart modul right into your device and connect it with your smart device. ART Remote allow you to easily open or close your garage door or home lighting from anywhere with your smartphone or tablet with a range up to 20 meters. For ART Remote smartphone control you need the newest smart modul, the HQAM-Smart.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Word Scan at every 2 months against ART Remote's every 34 months. Word Scan also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Word Scan ships an update every 2 months, ART Remote every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Word Scan | ART Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 34 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Noval Agung Prayogo | Dickert Electronic GmbH |
In-app purchases
Word Scan
No in-app purchases
ART Remote
No in-app purchases
