PeekAI vs OCR Copy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PeekAI
Instantly get AI-powered explanations for on-screen text from your computer directly on your mobile device. Seamlessly capture text without interrupting your workflow, perfect for coding or understanding complex documents.
- Capture on-screen text from PC/Mac
- Instant AI explanations
- Cross-device real-time connection
- Secure text transmission
- In-app credit system
- iPad support
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PeekAI works with its companion Mac and Windows apps to give you instant answers from on-screen text. With a single tap on your iPhone or iPad, you can capture text from your Mac or Windows PC, send it to your device, and receive fast, AI-powered explanations or solutions—without interrupting your workflow. How it works: • Install PeekAI on both your mobile device and Mac/Windows app. • Tap Capture in the mobile app. • The desktop app recognizes and streams text securely to your device. • AI processes the text and returns helpful answers instantly. Key Features: • Capture any text from your Mac or Windows PC with one tap. • Real-time cross-device connection. • Log-in support for syncing your usage. • Credit-based processing available for users without an API token or in restricted regions. • New users receive free starter credits. • Optional in-app credits for extended usage. • iPad version included. • Your API token (if provided) is stored securely on-device. • No screenshots or images are saved—only processed text is transmitted. Why PeekAI? • Quickly get explanations for coding problems, error messages, or documents. • Stay in your workflow—no switching apps or copy-pasting. • Private, efficient AI assistance directly on your mobile device. PeekAI requires the mobile app and either the Mac or Windows app to function. Download the companion apps: • Mac: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/peekai-viewer/id6752370272 • Windows: https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/9P849H9J6HMF
OCR Copy
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Point at a document and let the camera capture it automatically. Keep scanning page after page; combined results are copied as soon as they are read. Save a searchable PDF to Files and choose where it goes. Join line breaks from books and printouts so text copies as flowing sentences. Lines that may be misread can be softly highlighted—tap one to fix it. Scans go into history before reading even starts, so nothing is lost if it stops. Combine pages into one document or keep each page separate. Open separate results to copy each page. With Pro, select up to 100 photos at once. AI Suggestions explains when there are no lines to correct, Apple Intelligence is off or preparing, or the language is unsupported. The feature stays hidden on unsupported devices. Correct perspective and tilt, or adjust the corners yourself. Create the PDF from your current reading result, with your approved text corrections included. PDFs cannot be exported again from History. On the wide display of iPhone Duo and wider iPads, you can review the document and recognized text side by side. On supported iPhone models, on-device AI suggests text corrections. Compare them with the original: only suggestions you review and apply are used. Changes to numbers or amounts need individual review. AI requires a supported OS, device and language, with Apple Intelligence ready to use. Copy text, edit individual lines, keep text in History and copy it again later. Read text from the share menu or Shortcuts, and export detected tables to CSV on iOS 26 or later. Images and text are processed on your device. No account, ads or tracking. Free and OCR Copy Pro: - Free: read text 5 times a day. One photo with text, one page captured with the document camera, one copy from Scan Live, or one shared image counts as one read. Pages beyond your remaining reads for the day are not read. Copying, keeping text in history and CSV export never count, and the count starts over at midnight - If you used OCR Copy before version 1.5, reading stays unlimited - OCR Copy Pro removes the daily limit in the app, the share sheet and Shortcuts. Yearly (with a 1-week free trial) or monthly Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Please use other people’s books and writing only as copyright law allows where you live. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://zec-inc.jp/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: OCR Copy at every 2 days against PeekAI's every 2 months. 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. PeekAI sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and OCR Copy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PeekAI ships an update every 2 months, OCR Copy every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PeekAI | OCR Copy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HsuanCheng Lai | ZEC Inc. |
In-app purchases
PeekAI
- 50 Credits$4.99
OCR Copy
- Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year









