Comparison

Simple OCR App vs PDF Pro AI Editor

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

PDF Pro AI Editor

Features
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PDF Pro AI gives you 28 practical PDF tools in a private, iOS-native workspace. Open a document from Files, Mail, Safari, or another app, make the changes you need, and save a new copy while the original stays unchanged. EDIT AND REVIEW • Read, search, print, share, and listen to PDFs • Fill compatible AcroForm fields • Add text, signatures, highlights, opaque covers, stamps, and watermarks • Move, resize, edit, or delete app-created document blocks • Ask questions about extractable PDF text on device CREATE AND ORGANIZE • Scan paper documents with Apple's document scanner • Turn selected photos into a PDF • Merge PDFs and extract, rotate, delete, reorder, or number pages • Export rendered pages as PNG images CONVERT AND ENHANCE • Export extractable text as a Word-compatible RTF document • Recognize page text on device and export it as TXT • Enhance scanned pages into a clearer grayscale PDF copy COMPRESS AND PROTECT • Compress one PDF or a batch of PDFs into measured new copies • Choose high-quality, balanced, or small-file output • Protect a compatible PDF copy with a new password • Unlock a compatible PDF using its known password PRIVATE DOCUMENT ASSISTANT Ask questions or summarize extractable PDF text without uploading the document. Eligible devices can use Apple's on-device language model. Other supported devices use a clearly labeled local extractive result with source excerpts. BUILT FOR YOUR CONTROL • No account • No subscription or feature paywall • No advertising or tracking • No app-initiated document upload • Files, camera, photos, printing, and sharing are used only when you choose them Compatibility varies for malformed PDFs, XFA or JavaScript forms, certificate signatures, uncommon encryption, image-only search, and third-party PDF features. Word-compatible export contains extractable text rather than recreating the original layout. OCR and assistant results should be checked before relying on important details.

Screenshots

Simple OCR App3 screens
PDF Pro AI Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Simple OCR App at none against PDF Pro AI Editor's shown. Simple OCR App also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Simple OCR App versus PDF Pro AI Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple OCR AppPDF Pro AI Editor
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHanpeng YangMathArena

In-app purchases

None

Simple OCR App

No in-app purchases

None

PDF Pro AI Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple OCR App free?
Simple OCR App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF Pro AI Editor free?
PDF Pro AI Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple OCR App or PDF Pro AI Editor have ads?
PDF Pro AI Editor shows ads; Simple OCR App does not.

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