Comparison

TextKeep vs Text Records

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

Head to head
About

TextKeep

This tool extracts text from chat screenshots, stitching them into a single document. It supports various export formats like PDF and CSV, ideal for legal evidence, personal archives, or business records.

Highlights
  • AI-driven text extraction from screenshots
  • Auto-stitching of overlapping screenshots
  • Export to PDF, CSV, TXT, and JPG
  • Universal compatibility with messaging apps
  • Secure data processing
  • Printable conversation export
Features
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TextKeep is the ultimate tool for saving and exporting chat history from any messaging app. Whether you need to print text messages for legal evidence, archive sentimental memories, or backup business conversations, TextKeep makes it simple. POWERFUL AI-DRIVEN EXPORT Unlike basic screenshot tools, TextKeep uses advanced AI (OCR) to "read" your screenshots. This allows us to detect chat bubbles, timestamps with high accuracy, turning static images into editable, searchable text. - KEY FEATURES Auto-Stitch Screenshots: Import multiple overlapping screenshots, and TextKeep will magically stitch them into one long, seamless conversation view. Export to PDF: Create a clean, professional PDF document of your chat—perfect for printing, sharing with lawyers, or archiving. Export to Excel (CSV): Need the raw data? Extract the text into a spreadsheet format with separate columns for date, time and message. Text & JPG Backup: Save the plain text file (.txt) or the long stitched image (.jpg) directly to your device. Universal Compatibility: Works with WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, Messenger, Signal, Instagram DMs, and any other chat interface. Secure Processing: Your data is processed securely on our encrypted servers to ensure the highest quality screenshot stitching and text extraction, then deleted immediately after export. - PERFECT FOR Legal Cases: Prepare court-admissible PDFs of text messages for divorce, custody, or small claims disputes. Memory Books: Save relationships, funny group chats, or conversations with loved ones in a printable format. Business Records: Archive client communications and order details. - HOW IT WORKS Take screenshots of your conversation or let the app do it for you. Import them into TextKeep. Our AI automatically orders and stitches them. Choose your format (PDF, CSV, TXT, or Image) and save! You can also print the original conversation or the processed version. - SUBSCRIPTION Weekly (weekly renewal) | Annual (annual renewal) Auto-renews unless cancelled 24 hours before period ends. Manage in App Store Account Settings. - USEFUL LINKS TextKeep uses secure, encrypted transmission for processing. See our Privacy Policy for more details: https://novasoftapps.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/32380464491805 Terms and Conditions: https://novasoftapps.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/32380791084445 End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - CONTACT & SUPPORT Have a feature request or need help? support@novasoft.ro https://textexport.app

About

Text Records

Easily convert your chat conversations into organized, printable records. Export messages as PDFs, spreadsheets, or plain text files for documentation and sharing. All processing happens directly on your device for maximum privacy.

Highlights
  • Export chats as PDF, CSV, or TXT
  • Supports iMessage, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, Telegram, LINE
  • Organized message numbering and date/time stamps
  • Privacy-focused, on-device processing
  • Add names, redactions, and notes
  • Password protection for PDFs
Features
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Text Records turns a chat into a clean, printable record: every message with its date, time and sender, in order and numbered. Make a PDF to print or share, a spreadsheet to sort, or plain text anyone can open. Everything happens on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded, and there is no account. People use it to keep records for custody and co-parenting, landlord and repair disputes, work complaints, insurance claims and family history. An export supports your own records and testimony. Courts and tribunals decide what they accept. IMPORT FROM EACH APP'S OWN EXPORT • Messages: iMessage, SMS and RCS conversations, through a Shortcut that uses the Messages actions Apple added in iOS 26 (iOS 26 required for this import) • WhatsApp: the chat export file, with or without media • Instagram and Messenger: Meta's data download, plus Messenger's "Download message storage data" for end-to-end encrypted chats • Telegram: the JSON chat export from Telegram Desktop • LINE: the .txt file from Export chat history Text Records reads only these exports. It does not read screenshots or screen recordings, so apps that offer no chat export are not supported. CHECK EVERY MESSAGE Review the whole chat before you export. Choose which participant is you, so messages never swap sides. Imported messages are never changed. Names, redactions and notes you add sit in a separate layer, and every export lists them. Deleted, edited and missing items are marked, not hidden. EXPORT WHAT YOU NEED • PDF with a cover page, numbered messages, day separators and page numbers • Spreadsheet (CSV) with one row per message • Plain text (TXT) • A full bundle with the original media files • A check file listing every file with its SHA-256 fingerprint, so anyone can see if a file changed (free checker at textrecords.app) • An optional password for the PDF PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Processed on your iPhone. No servers receive your chats. • No account and no third-party analytics • Locked with Face ID or your passcode, and hidden from screenshots (you can change this in Settings) WHAT IT CANNOT DO Text Records exports what your phone and each app's export contain. It cannot get back messages that were deleted, and it cannot add times or details the source does not have. Text Records makes copies you keep. It doesn't restore messages to a phone. FREE TO TRY, PRICES UP FRONT Importing, reviewing and previewing are free. The preview covers the first 100 messages and is marked PREVIEW. Full exports need one of these: • 30-Day Export Pass: one payment, doesn't renew. Every export for 30 days. • Annual Export Plan: renews yearly until you cancel. Every export while it is active. • Lifetime Export Unlock: one payment. Every export, for good. The app shows each plan's price, in your local currency, before you buy. The Annual Export Plan is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. It renews automatically each year unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for the renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel it in Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions. The 30-Day Export Pass and Lifetime Export Unlock are one-time purchases and never renew. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://textrecords.app/privacy/ Support: https://textrecords.app/support/

Screenshots

TextKeep4 screens
Text Records4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TextKeep at 56% against Text Records's 0%. TextKeep also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (307 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. TextKeep sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days and Text Records sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TextKeep holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TextKeep has 307 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of TextKeep's written reviews are positive against 0% of Text Records's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TextKeep versus Text Records: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextKeepText Records
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (307 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews56.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings307 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert NeaguIancredible Ltd

Customer experience

TextKeep

All ratings307 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral2.6%
Negative13.4%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive56.1%
Neutral1.8%
Negative42.1%

Text Records

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TextKeep

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly$8.997 Days
  • Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Annual$59.991 Year
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  • Annual Promo1 Month trial$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Text Records

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Export Plan$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • 30-Day Export Pass$9.99
  • Lifetime Export Unlock$49.99

Questions

Is TextKeep free?
TextKeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text Records free?
Text Records is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TextKeep or Text Records?
TextKeep is rated higher. TextKeep averages 4.3 out of 5 from 307 ratings, while Text Records averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TextKeep or Text Records have ads?
Neither TextKeep nor Text Records shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TextKeep or Text Records?
TextKeep ships an update every 5 days, and Text Records every 5 days. Most recently, TextKeep was updated on November 13, 2026 and Text Records on November 7, 2026.

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