Off Lens vs Side Search

OffLens is a fully offline OCR app built on Apple’s VisionKit. Capture or pick photos, draw a precise crop, and recognize text in multiple languages without sending any data to servers. Your images and text stay on your device. Key features: · Offline by design: No uploads, no tracking, no ads. · Precise crop first: Drag corners or edges to target exactly what you need. · Multi-language OCR: Recognize text across many languages; auto-detect supported. · Proofread with highlights: See bounding boxes over the original image to verify accuracy. · Editable results: Review recognized text in a clean editor and copy with one tap. · History on-device: Keep up to 100 entries locally; view, edit, or delete anytime. · Camera and gallery: Snap a photo or import from your library; optional save-back after cropping. · Share and export: Copy lines or full results; share with friends. · Privacy-first: No analytics, no remote processing—everything runs locally. How it works: 1. Choose Photo or Camera, then draw the crop box. 2. OffLens runs VisionKit OCR offline and overlays highlights for quick review. 3. Edit text if needed, then copy or share. Why OffLens: · Great for receipts, documents, slides, whiteboards, books, and multilingual content. · Works anywhere—even without a network. · Fast, accurate recognition powered by VisionKit. Need help? Contact: shungyy8@gmail.com.

Quickly launch your preferred AI assistant or search engine as a voice assistant from the Side Button or Action Button. ### Launch from Side Button ### On iPhone in Japan, you can assign Side Search to the Side Button. You can start your favorite assistant by pressing and holding the Side Button. ### Assistants ### --- URL Based Assistant You can turn various AI assistants and search engines into assistants by setting a custom URL. --- Apple Foundation Models You can converse with privacy-focused models on devices that support Apple Intelligence. --- Claude API You can ask Claude to perform web searches or ask questions using your own API key. --- Google Gemini API You can converse with Gemini and ask it to perform web searches using your own API Key. --- Side Bridge For advanced users, you can use any assistant by creating an endpoint called Side Bridge.