Simple OCR App vs Private Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple OCR App
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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
Private Scanner
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Private Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple OCR App asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Simple OCR App | Private Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Daily |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hanpeng Yang | Space 64 LLC |
In-app purchases
Simple OCR App
No in-app purchases
Private Scanner
- PrivateScan Pro Unlock$7.99
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