Scanote vs SnapText
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Scanote
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Scanote is an OCR app that turns paper into text you can actually use. Snap a photo of any document, handwritten note, or printed page โ Scanote recognizes the text and saves it in a form you can read, copy, and organize later. โ Who It's For - You need to scan multi-page documents and keep the text organized for later - You want to snap a handout or meeting note and copy the text right away - You want to paste recognized text directly into other apps or LLMs - You want OCR that works entirely on-device โ no data sent to any server โ Key Features โ Scan Multiple Pages at Once Capture multiple pages in a single session (up to 30 pages) and read them all together. Reorder pages freely after scanning, and copy the full text across all pages at once. โ Copy and Share with Ease Copy the full recognized text, or copy page by page. Paste directly into any app, or share via the system share sheet. โ History and Albums to Stay Organized Every scan is saved to your history automatically. Use albums to group scans by project, class, or topic โ so what you need is always easy to find. โ Fully On-Device. No Internet. No Account. OCR processing and storage happen entirely on your device. Works in airplane mode. No Wi-Fi, no cloud uploads, no sign-in required. โ High-Accuracy OCR in 30 Languages Supports Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Cantonese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Arabic, and 20 more โ all processed on your device. No internet connection required, and your text never leaves your phone. Your notes. Your documents. As text, right where you need it.
SnapText
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Turn printed text into digital text in seconds. SnapText scans textbooks, notes, and documents with your camera, then lets you ask an AI tutor anything about what you just captured. โ Point and capture โ Aim at any page. A yellow frame shows what SnapText will read. Pinch to zoom, move it with two fingers. Live OCR recognizes text right inside the camera view, so you can check accuracy before saving. โ Clean results every time โ Remove noise and OCR artifacts with one tap. Use offline cleanup for privacy, or server-side cleanup for longer passages. Copy the cleaned text straight into any app. โ Ask your AI tutor โ Open a saved scan and tap "Ask AI". Get explanations, step-by-step solutions, summaries, or translations. The AI uses the full scanned text as context, so answers stay focused on what you actually captured. โ Offline OCR keeps you private โ Recognition runs entirely on your device using Apple Vision. Your camera feed never leaves your phone. Only AI chat needs a network connection. โ Everything saved, always with you โ Every saved scan stores both the original image and recognized text. Zoom into images with pinch gestures, copy text to any app, and revisit every study session in one library. โ 24 recognition languages โ English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Arabic, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Finnish, Turkish, Indonesian, Malay, Vietnamese, Thai, and Hindi. โ Made for students and professionals โ โข Study math, chemistry, biology, and history with step-by-step AI explanations โข Digitize class notes, research papers, and meeting notes โข Translate foreign textbooks as you read โข Pull quotes and citations straight into essays โข Extract receipts, labels, and handouts into searchable text Core OCR features require no sign-up. Start scanning in under 10 seconds. Terms of Service: https://shofj.com/en/apps/snap-text/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Scanote at none against SnapText's shown. SnapText's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Scanote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SnapText sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Scanote | SnapText |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | โ |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Natsuki Hibi | Sho Fujimoto |
In-app purchases
Scanote
- Unlimited Scans$4.99
SnapText
- SnapText Pro$2.991 Month









