Comparison

Simple OCR App vs Private Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Simple OCR App

Features
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Simple Picture-to-Text OCR App Turn any image into editable text in seconds. This lightweight and easy-to-use app helps you extract text from photos, screenshots, or documents with just a few taps. How to Use - Tap Upload Image to select a photo from your device. - Choose your preferred OCR Model for recognition. - Press Extract Text to process the image. - View, copy, and share the recognized text instantly. Perfect For - Digitizing printed documents - Extracting text from screenshots - Converting handwritten notes to digital text - Quickly capturing text from any photo Why You’ll Love It - Fast and accurate OCR models - Works offline (depending on model) - Simple, clean interface - Secure — your data stays on your device

About

Private Scanner

Features
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Private Scanner helps you scan paper documents, run OCR on-device, and keep everything local to your iPhone or iPad. Built for privacy-first workflows: • No account required • No cloud sync required • No ads • No backend dependency Use Private Scanner to: • Scan receipts, invoices, notes, classroom handouts, and general documents • Extract text with offline OCR • Build a searchable local document library • Export to PDF and plain text • Export CSV for supported structured documents • Keep your files on-device Pro unlock adds: • Unlimited OCR • Structured extraction for supported document types • CSV export Private Scanner is designed to feel fast, dependable, and practical — a serious utility for everyday document capture without sending your data to the cloud.

Screenshots

Simple OCR App3 screens
Private Scanner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple OCR App at none against Private Scanner's 1. Private Scanner's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads 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. Private Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple OCR App asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Simple OCR App versus Private Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple OCR AppPrivate Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHanpeng YangSpace 64 LLC

In-app purchases

None

Simple OCR App

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Private Scanner

One-time1
  • PrivateScan Pro Unlock$7.99

Questions

Is Simple OCR App free?
Simple OCR App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Private Scanner free?
Private Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple OCR App or Private Scanner have ads?
Neither Simple OCR App nor Private Scanner shows ads.

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