Comparison

Papyr vs BatchOCR

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

Head to head
About

Papyr

Features
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Papyr is a document scanner built around one idea: your documents are yours. No accounts. No cloud uploads. No tracking. No ads. No subscriptions. Everything stays on your iPhone and iPad. Start free with up to 10 documents, 5 pages each, and OCR text preview. Upgrade once to Papyr Pro ($9.99 lifetime) for full text access, search, unlimited documents, and more. โ€” SCAN ANYTHING โ€” โ€ข Auto edge detection finds your document instantly โ€ข Manual crop with 4-corner precision adjustment โ€ข Multi-page documents with up to 20 pages per scan โ€ข Works with receipts, contracts, notes, IDs, whiteboards, and more โ€” FIND TEXT IN ANY SCAN โ€” โ€ข On-device OCR extracts text from every scan automatically โ€ข Preview extracted text on any scan โ€” unlock full text with Pro โ€ข Search across all your documents by keyword (Pro) โ€ข Copy text directly from scanned pages (Pro) โ€ข Works in multiple languages โ€” ORGANIZE YOUR WAY โ€” โ€ข Name, rename, and reorder documents and pages โ€ข Grid or list view โ€” your choice โ€ข Drag to rearrange pages within a document โ€ข Delete or re-scan individual pages โ€ข Color-coded folders to group your scans (Pro) โ€” EXPORT & SHARE โ€” โ€ข One-tap PDF export for any document โ€ข Share via AirDrop, Mail, Messages, or any app โ€ข Save to Files for full control โ€ข Password-protect PDFs before sharing (Pro) โ€ข No watermarks โ€” ever โ€” BUILT FOR PRIVACY โ€” โ€ข Zero third-party SDKs or analytics โ€ข Zero network requests โ€” works completely offline โ€ข All processing happens on your device โ€ข No account required โ€” just open and scan โ€ข Apple's "Data Not Collected" privacy label โ€” BUILT WITH CARE โ€” โ€ข Native Swift/SwiftUI โ€” fast, smooth, and feels like it belongs on your iPhone โ€ข Supports Light Mode, Dark Mode, and System โ€ข VoiceOver accessible โ€ข Works on iPhone and iPad โ€” PAPYR PRO ($9.99 ONE-TIME) โ€” โ€ข Full OCR text extraction + copy โ€ข Search across all documents by text โ€ข Unlimited documents and 20-page scans โ€ข Folders, batch scanning, photo import โ€ข Password-protected PDF export Other scanners charge $4.99/month. Papyr Pro is one payment โ€” yours forever. Try Papyr free โ€” scan your first documents and see how a scanner should work.

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BatchOCR

Features
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Get the text from several photos together, ready to copy into a note or share. BatchOCR turns printed Japanese and English text into editable results on your iPhone. FROM PHOTOS TO ONE TEXT RESULT 1. Choose multiple photos in the order you want to read them. 2. Adjust the recognition area for each photo when needed. 3. Extract the text and review or edit each image's result. 4. View the combined text, copy it all, or share it with another app. Each photo's text stays in selection order in the combined result, with image-number headings to help you check it against the originals. Copy an individual result when you only need one part. Useful for gathering printed instructions, reference pages, or other text spread across several photos without copying each result separately. BEFORE YOU CLOSE Results are not saved automatically. Copy or share the text you want to keep before closing OCR Results, resetting, or quitting the app. The combined-text view is for reading and copying; make corrections in each image's result before combining. RECOGNITION AND PRIVACY Recognition runs on your iPhone. Selected images and recognized text are not uploaded to a developer-operated server. No account or login is required. If a selected photo is stored in iCloud, iOS may download it according to your Apple settings. Designed for clear printed Japanese and English text. Results depend on image quality, orientation, font, layout, and language. Check the recognized text before using it. ADS AND OPTIONAL PURCHASE BatchOCR is free to download. Users without the optional Remove Ads purchase may see a Google AdMob banner on the Home and OCR Results screens. Remove Ads is a one-time, non-consumable purchase; there is no subscription. Restore Purchases is available in Settings. Google Mobile Ads and its consent component may process advertising, device, diagnostic, and consent information as described in the privacy policy. Ads and purchase services may use a network connection. Privacy policy: https://reishabu.tokyo/batchocr-privacy-policy/ Support: https://reishabu.tokyo/batchocr-support/

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Papyr at none against BatchOCR's shown. BatchOCR's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Papyr sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BatchOCR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Papyr ships an update every 2 months, BatchOCR every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Papyr versus BatchOCR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPapyrBatchOCR
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMontrell CruseTomokazu Shinozaki

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Papyr

One-time1
  • Papyr Pro$9.99
1 purchases

BatchOCR

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Papyr free?
Papyr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BatchOCR free?
BatchOCR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Papyr or BatchOCR have ads?
BatchOCR shows ads; Papyr does not.
Which is updated more often, Papyr or BatchOCR?
Papyr ships an update every 2 months, and BatchOCR every 2 weeks. Most recently, Papyr was updated on October 31, 2026 and BatchOCR on October 29, 2026.

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