PDF Extractor vs Screenshot Search
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
PDF Extractor
Extract text, tables, and images from PDFs securely on your device. Offers on-device OCR for scanned documents and rebuilds content as editable Markdown. Includes project management for revisited extractions.
- On-device OCR for scanned PDFs
- Extracts text, tables, and images
- Rebuilds content as Markdown
- Supports password-protected PDFs
- Project management for revisited imports
- Batch ZIP export
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Pull the text, tables and images out of any PDF โ entirely on your device. Nothing is uploaded, so private documents stay private. PDFExtract reads a PDF's own text layer when it has one, and falls back to on-device OCR when it doesn't. Either way it rebuilds what it finds as clean Markdown you can paste straight into your notes, docs or knowledge base. Every import becomes a project you can reopen, review and run again with different settings. WHAT IT DOES - Import standard and password-protected PDFs - Extract the text layer from selectable PDFs - On-device OCR for scanned and image-only pages - Rebuild detected tables as real Markdown tables - Pull embedded images out of pages at their original resolution - Preview the original PDF, the extracted images and the rendered Markdown - Copy Markdown, share it as a file, or export a whole project as a ZIP - Tune OCR: recognition level, render resolution up to 600 DPI, recognition languages, automatic language detection and language correction - Choose the Markdown output style, page headings and document title - Keep every import as a project you can revisit and re-extract WHAT'S FREE - Text, Markdown and OCR for the first 5 pages of a document - The first 10 extracted images of a project - Every OCR and Markdown setting - Copy the Markdown or share it as a file PDFEXTRACT PRO UNLOCKS - Every page of a document, however long it runs - Every extracted image, unblurred and shareable - Tables rebuilt as Markdown tables instead of run-together lines - Batch ZIP export of the Markdown and all extracted images SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS PDFExtract Pro is available as a monthly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. - Monthly: auto-renews every month - Yearly: auto-renews every year - Lifetime: a single payment, never renews Prices are shown in the app and vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the period ending. You can manage or cancel a subscription any time in your Apple Account settings. PRIVACY PDF parsing, OCR, layout analysis and table recognition all run locally on your device. Your documents are never uploaded to a server. Privacy Policy: https://www.mzjpg.com/policy/pdfextract Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Screenshot Search
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Find the screenshot you need in seconds. CaptureMind turns your screenshot graveyard into a searchable inbox. It indexes screenshots from your photo library, extracts text with on-device OCR, and helps you recover receipts, links, chats, notes, code snippets, and saved ideas before they disappear into clutter. Built for people who screenshot everything: - Students saving slides, notes, and study material - Builders saving UI references, code, and research - Busy users saving receipts, tickets, confirmations, and chats What you can do with CaptureMind: - Search screenshot text fast - Find saved links, receipts, chats, and notes from one search bar - Auto-tag screenshots into useful groups like receipt, code, chat, link, and doc - Save important screenshots into collections - Favorite screenshots you want to keep close - Copy text and share details without digging through Photos Why it feels different: - Focused on screenshots, not your entire photo library - Designed for retrieval, not just storage - Private by default with on-device processing How it works: 1. Allow access to your screenshots 2. CaptureMind indexes screenshot text on device 3. Search, organize, and recover what you saved If your camera roll is full of screenshots you meant to come back to, CaptureMind helps you find them and use them. Subscription options: CaptureMind Pro Yearly: $19.99 CaptureMind Pro Lifetime: $29.99 Term of Use: https://phanithny.com/apps/capturemind/term-of-use.html Privacy: https://phanithny.com/apps/capturemind/privacy-policy.html Support: phanith.ny@icloud.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Screenshot Search at none against PDF Extractor's shown. Screenshot Search also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 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
Both are free to download. PDF Extractor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Screenshot Search sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PDF Extractor ships an update every 5 months, Screenshot Search every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Extractor | Screenshot Search |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks โ better |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dajiale | Phanith Ny |
In-app purchases
PDF Extractor
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly$19.991 Year
- PDFExtract Pro โ Lifetime$49.99
Screenshot Search
- CaptureMind Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
- CaptureMind Pro Lifetime$24.99
Questions
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