Comparison

SnapText vs Minds

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

Head to head
About

SnapText

Features
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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. β€” Point and capture β€” 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. β€” Clean results every time β€” 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. β€” Ask your AI tutor β€” 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. β€” Offline OCR keeps you private β€” Recognition runs entirely on your device using Apple Vision. Your camera feed never leaves your phone. Only AI chat needs a network connection. β€” Everything saved, always with you β€” 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. β€” 24 recognition languages β€” 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. β€” Made for students and professionals β€” β€’ Study math, chemistry, biology, and history with step-by-step AI explanations β€’ Digitize class notes, research papers, and meeting notes β€’ Translate foreign textbooks as you read β€’ Pull quotes and citations straight into essays β€’ 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

About

Minds

Features
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Speak it, snap it, or type it. Capture ideas by text, voice, or photo (OCR), and organize them into a clean mind map. Minds is a simple, lightweight, and completely free mind map app. β–  Three ways to capture β€” effortless Beyond the keyboard, jot ideas by voice or pull text from a photo with OCR. Get thoughts down without breaking your flow. β–  Clear and organized Nodes are auto-arranged into a tidy tree. Color-code, zoom/pan, and collapse subtrees to keep even large maps clean. β–  Search and export Tag items (with colors) and search across all your maps. Export to Markdown to move your work into other tools. β–  AI for a quick first draft (optional) If you like, generate a starter map from a conversation with AI β€” handy for brainstorming and planning drafts. ・Completely free ・Data stays on your device; iCloud sync is optional ・Works on iPhone, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro ・Great for organizing thoughts, brainstorming, meeting notes, and study Turn what's in your head into a map β€” just by speaking or snapping. *The optional AI generation feature requires your own API key for the AI service you use (Claude / OpenAI). The app itself and its core features are free and need no setup.

Screenshots

SnapText4 screens
Minds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minds at none against SnapText's 1. SnapText's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. SnapText sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Minds asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
SnapText versus Minds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnapTextMinds
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 2 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size61 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSho FujimotoJun Tsuda

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SnapText

Subscriptions1
  • SnapText Pro$2.991 Month
None

Minds

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SnapText free?
SnapText is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minds free?
Minds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SnapText or Minds have ads?
Both SnapText and Minds show ads.

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