ScreenHound vs CroReader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScreenHound
Instantly extract text from screenshots or camera photos and translate it. This app offers on-device OCR and offline translation for fast, private processing. It's ideal for studying, research, and understanding multilingual content.
- Screenshot to text (OCR)
- Camera capture to translate
- Offline translation
- Inline highlight for verification
- Works with Shortcuts
- Auto-load latest screenshot
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ScreenHound turns screenshots or camera photos into selectable text and instant translation. Powered by on‑device OCR and offline translation, it’s fast, private, and ready when you are. Core features * Screenshot to text (OCR) — copy and share in one tap * Camera capture to translate — point, shoot, and understand * Inline highlight for easy verification * Translate all recognized text with one tap (offline supported) * Auto‑load the latest screenshot or pick from Photos * Works with Shortcuts (Back Tap/Control Center) Fast and private On‑device processing with optional offline translation keeps your content private and responsive, even without a network. Great for Study notes, documents, posters, slides, app screens, web pages, and multilingual reading or research. Get started 1.Open the app to auto‑load your latest screenshot. 2.Or select a photo from your library. 3.Or use the camera to capture text. 4.Tap highlighted text to copy, then translate all with one tap. Supported languages for translation: 1.English 2.Chinese (Simplified) 3.Chinese (Traditional) 4.Japanese 5.Korean 6.Spanish 7.French 8.German 9.Italian 10.Portuguese 11.Russian 12.Arabic 13.Indonesian 14.Turkish 15.Vietnamese 16.Thai 17.Hindi
CroReader
A minimalist local eBook reader for iPhone that offers a distraction-free reading experience. Import your books in various formats and customize your reading layout with adjustable fonts, themes, and spacing. Enjoy realistic page-turning animations for a comfortable, immersive session.
- Supports TXT, MOBI, EPUB formats
- Customizable background themes
- Multiple reading fonts (custom import)
- Adjustable font size, line spacing, margins
- Immersive reading mode
- Realistic page-turning animation
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CroReader is a local eBook reading app designed for iPhone, allowing you to immerse yourself in the world of words without any online distractions. No sign-up required, no internet needed — just import your books and start reading. * Supports importing mainstream eBook formats such as TXT, MOBI, and EPUB, making it easy to manage your local library. * A variety of carefully designed background themes * Multiple reading fonts available, with support for importing custom fonts * Freely adjust font size, line spacing, and page margins to create the most comfortable reading layout * Tap the screen to enter immersive mode, hiding navigation and toolbars; only time, battery, and reading progress remain visible in the status bar to minimize visual distractions * Realistic page-turning animation that recreates the feel of reading a physical book
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ScreenHound at Free against CroReader's $1.99. ScreenHound also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 55%). CroReader's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
ScreenHound is free to download; CroReader costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ScreenHound ships an update every 3 months, CroReader every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScreenHound | CroReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 54.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 一文 陈 | 健 陆 |
Customer experience
ScreenHound
CroReader
In-app purchases
ScreenHound
No in-app purchases
CroReader
No in-app purchases
