Comparison

Clear Magnifier vs 轻扫

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

Head to head
About

Clear Magnifier

This tool uses your device's camera to magnify small text and objects. It offers features like zoom, flashlight, freeze frame, and optical character recognition to read labels, documents, and more. Advanced tools are available with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Live camera magnification with zoom
  • Freeze frame for detailed inspection
  • OCR for text recognition and copying
  • Reading presets for various uses
  • Flashlight and screen light
  • Import and inspect photos
  • Barcode and QR code scanning
Features
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Clear Magnifier is a clean and practical magnifying glass app for reading small text, labels, menus, medicine bottles, serial numbers, documents, and everyday details. Open the app and start magnifying instantly. Use zoom, torch, freeze frame, filters, OCR, and inspection tools to see details more clearly. ◉ KEY FEATURES • Live Magnifier Use your camera as a clear digital magnifying glass with smooth zoom controls and quick zoom presets. • Freeze & Inspect Freeze the camera view, zoom in, pan around, adjust brightness, contrast, and sharpness, then save or share the result. • Reader OCR Recognize text from frozen images, imported photos, or recent captures. Copy, share, speak, or export the text. • Reading Presets Quickly switch between presets for reading, menus, medicine labels, serial numbers, jewelry, and mirror mode. • Flashlight & Screen Light Use the rear torch in low light, or screen light in mirror mode. • Import Photos Import an image from your photo library and inspect it with zoom, filters, OCR, and advanced tools. • Document Reader Enhance text in documents, labels, and printed materials to make them easier to read. • Barcode Reader Scan QR codes and barcodes from images. • Pixel Ruler Estimate distances in images using visual reference points. Designed for reference only, not precision measurement. • Inspection Notebook Save inspection records with images, notes, OCR text, color samples, tags, and export options. • Privacy Friendly Clear Magnifier works on device. Your images and recognized text are not uploaded to a server. ◉ CLEAR MAGNIFIER PRO Clear Magnifier is free to use for basic magnifying, freezing, capturing, presets, torch, and OCR reading. Clear Magnifier Pro is an optional one-time purchase that unlocks advanced tools including Document Reader, Barcode Reader, Pixel Ruler, Inspection Notebook, Compare, Custom Presets, filtered photo saving, and TXT/PDF export. No subscription. No account required. ◉ Clear Magnifier is useful for: • Reading small print • Viewing menus in low light • Checking medicine labels • Reading product labels • Inspecting serial numbers • Viewing receipts and documents • Checking small objects • Using a simple mirror mode • Capturing and saving magnified images Note: Pixel Ruler is for visual reference only and is not intended for precision measurement.

About

轻扫

Features
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轻扫是一款专业、好用、注重隐私的文档扫描仪。用摄像头拍纸、拍书、拍发票、拍合同,自动识别边缘并校正透视,瞬间生成清晰PDF;更能把整份 PDF 一键识别为可编辑的 Markdown 文字。 核心亮点 · 智能扫描,自动校正 拍摄即自动识别文档四边、校正透视变形;四角可手动精调,保证裁得干净利落。 · 多种滤镜,比原件更清晰 增强、黑白、灰阶等滤镜,让发黄、反光、低光环境下的扫描件恢复干净锐利。 · 逐页精细编辑 裁边、旋转、滤镜可逐页调整;拖拽调序、删除页面,多页文档管理井井有条。 · 多源合并 相册照片、PDF 文件都能并入同一份文档,一份资料一次性整理好。 · 文档管理 支持文件夹、置顶、复制、移动,文档再多也找得到、管得清。 · 页面尺寸归一 A4、统一宽度、原图大小三种模式,导出排版整齐统一。 · PDF 一键转 Markdown 基于设备端文字识别,整份文档导出为可编辑文字,方便二次整理、做笔记、写文档。 · 隐私优先 扫描与文字识别均在设备本地完成,你的文档不会上传到任何服务器。 免费与付费 扫描、预览、编辑完全免费;分享导出提供免费额度。永久解锁为一次性买断,无订阅,解锁不限份数的 PDF 、 Markdown 、长图 导出。 隐私政策:https://8001574.github.io/QingSaoPrivacy 服务条款:https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Clear Magnifier4 screens
轻扫3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 轻扫 at Free against Clear Magnifier's $6.99. Clear Magnifier's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

轻扫 is free to download; Clear Magnifier costs $6.99 up front. Clear Magnifier sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and 轻扫 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clear Magnifier ships an update every 5 weeks, 轻扫 monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Clear Magnifier versus 轻扫: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClear Magnifier轻扫
Price$6.99Free — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer华芳 张浩东 陈

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Clear Magnifier

One-time1
  • Clear Magnifier ProFree
1 purchases

轻扫

One-time1
  • 永久解锁高级功能$0.99

Questions

Is Clear Magnifier free?
Clear Magnifier costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is 轻扫 free?
轻扫 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Clear Magnifier or 轻扫 have ads?
Neither Clear Magnifier nor 轻扫 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clear Magnifier or 轻扫?
Clear Magnifier ships an update every 5 weeks, and 轻扫 monthly. Most recently, Clear Magnifier was updated on November 5, 2026 and 轻扫 on October 31, 2026.

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