Text Parser Pro vs Ghost Auth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text Parser Pro
This utility app quickly cleans up text from various sources. It allows you to paste or scan text, including from photos using OCR, and apply powerful transformations before copying it back.
- Fast text editing
- Text cleanup
- Paste text
- Scan text
- OCR from photos
- QR code scanning
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Text Parser is a fast, focused text editor designed for one thing: cleaning up text quickly. Paste or scan text from anywhere, clean it up with powerful transforms, and copy it back; all in seconds. Use your camera to extract text from photos, documents, and QR codes with OCR.
Ghost Auth
Securely manage your two-factor authentication codes locally on your device. Encrypts all data with AES-256 and stores it in your OS keychain, ensuring no sensitive information is uploaded to external servers. Offers biometric unlock, PIN protection, and encrypted iCloud synchronization for added convenience and security.
- AES-256 encrypted local storage
- Biometric and PIN unlock
- Encrypted iCloud synchronization
- TOTP code generation for any service
- QR code scanning and manual entry
- Import from other authenticator apps
- Browser extension support
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Ghost Auth keeps your one-time passwords on your device — encrypted with AES-256, stored in your OS keychain, never uploaded. No servers to trust. No sign-up. Just your codes. Security: - AES-256 encrypted local storage - PIN lock with recovery codes - Biometric unlock - Backup & restore with password protection - Encrypted synchronization with iCloud Features: - TOTP codes for any service (Google, GitHub, Discord, etc.) - QR code scanning and manual entry - Import from Google Authenticator and other apps - Device-to-device sync - Browser extension for Chrome and Firefox - 77 languages Privacy: - No account, no cloud, no tracking - Completely offline - Open-source
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Ghost Auth at none against Text Parser Pro's shown. Ghost Auth also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Text Parser Pro against 5.0 for Ghost Auth. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Text Parser Pro ships an update fortnightly, Ghost Auth every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Parser Pro | Ghost Auth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenny Truong | Kestrel AS |
In-app purchases
Text Parser Pro
No in-app purchases
Ghost Auth
No in-app purchases
