ScanBox vs TwizyPowerBox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
ScanBox
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Scan only the text you want, frame it with a resizable scan box, tap once, and copy it. No wall of text to clean up. Works on camera, photos and screenshots, entirely on your iPhone. ScanBox gives you a scan box you can drag and resize. Put it over a price, a serial number, a single paragraph or a QR code, tap once, and just that is ready to use. WHAT'S NEW IN 1.3 β’ QR codes and barcodes: ScanBox reads codes inside the scan box, from the camera and from photos. Each code gets a Copy button, and web links get a tap-to-Open button β’ Search your history, ignoring case and accents β’ Tap phone numbers, links, addresses and dates in your results to call, open, map or add them β’ Edit captured text before you copy it; your edits are saved to history β’ Read aloud with the on-device system voice β’ Share sheet: choose "ScanBox" from Photos, Files or Safari images to read the text and copy it all, without opening the app. Scans from the share sheet are not saved to history β’ Shortcuts: the "Extract Text from Image" action (iOS 16 or later) β’ A simpler 3-step first-run guide TWO WAYS TO SCAN Camera: point at a menu, label, receipt, book page, sign or QR code. Move and resize the scan box to frame exactly what you need. Pinch to zoom from 1x to 6x and switch on the torch in dim light. Photos: import any picture or screenshot from your library. The same scan box appears over the image (it starts on the whole image) so you can narrow it to one line before you capture. WHY SCANBOX β’ Scan box: drag, resize and capture only what is inside it β’ Image to text from Photos and screenshots β’ QR code and barcode reading β’ Live camera scanning with torch and pinch-to-zoom (1x to 6x) β’ 13 OCR languages: English (US/UK), French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Russian and Ukrainian (these four need iOS 16 or later) β’ Optional auto-copy: turn it on in Settings to send text to your clipboard the moment it is read β’ Fast Mode for quick, everyday scans β’ Copy or share the result to Messages, Mail, Notes or any app β’ Local scan history with search, swipe to delete and Clear All β’ Haptics you can switch off β’ Tiny download - no bloat PRIVATE BY DESIGN ScanBox collects nothing. There is no account, no ads, no tracking, no analytics, no third-party SDKs and no network requests. Text is recognised on your device with Apple's Vision framework, and read aloud with the on-device system voice. Photos and camera frames are never saved or uploaded, and your history stays in the app's private storage on your iPhone. It works in airplane mode. GREAT FOR Receipts, menus, product labels, ingredient lists, serial numbers, price tags, business cards, street signs, whiteboards, book passages, neatly handwritten notes, QR codes, barcodes, and text inside screenshots - anything you would otherwise retype by hand. Free. No subscription. No sign-in.
TwizyPowerBox
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TwizyPowerBox is a client for the PowerBox tuning dongle that plugs into the OBD port of a Renault Twizy. The hardware is sold separately and is required β without it, the app has nothing to talk to. TESTED CONFIGURATION The app has been tested with PowerBox BT V1.0 running firmware v1.66. LIVE DATA Motor speed and torque, current, energy used, state of charge and state of health, motor and battery temperature. Readings expire when the box stops sending them instead of lingering on screen, so what you see is what the car said a moment ago, not a number left over from earlier. THE BATTERY IN DETAIL All fourteen cell voltages, seven bank temperatures and the pack voltage β plus the spread between the strongest and weakest cell, which says more about the state of the pack than any single figure. HOW IT DRIVES Switch between ECO, Normal and Sport, or leave it to the PowerBoxβs Auto mode, which steps the profile down as the motor warms and back up as it cools. Turn regeneration on and off. Set how much of it you get when you lift off and when you use the brake. TUNING Apply any level the box offers β Light, Medium, Max Power, the T80 to T45 conversion, or back to the factory setting. The app follows the box through the whole procedure, shows its progress while it works, and tells you when to cycle the ignition. Tuning reprograms the car's controller and is performed at your own risk. Park the car, leave the ignition on, and leave the PowerBox plugged in until it finishes. CONSOLE Every line the box sends and every command the app sends, with filters, single-shot queries and a field for raw bytes. The whole session exports as a text file. PRIVACY Nothing is collected and nothing leaves your phone. The app talks to the dongle over Bluetooth and to nothing else. It remembers only which box to reconnect to, any names you give your boxes, and whether to keep the screen awake. Twizy is a trademark of Renault. PowerBox is made and sold by its own manufacturer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TwizyPowerBox at weekly against ScanBox's every 4 months. ScanBox's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ScanBox ships an update every 4 months, TwizyPowerBox weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScanBox | TwizyPowerBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neha Rathore | St. |
In-app purchases
ScanBox
No in-app purchases
TwizyPowerBox
No in-app purchases









