Live Text Scanner vs ZetaScan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Live Text Scanner
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Live Text Scanner turns anything you can point your camera at into editable digital text—in seconds. Whether it is a whiteboard after a meeting, a handwritten note, a storefront sign, or a printed receipt, Live Text Scanner recognizes text live on screen. Tap a highlighted block to capture it, or use Capture All to grab everything in the frame at once. Review and correct the text before you save, copy, or share. WHY LIVE TEXT SCANNER • Live camera scanning with instant text highlights • Works with printed text, signs, labels, and clear handwriting • Capture All mode for whiteboards and full pages (Pro) • Edit recognized text before saving—OCR is never final without your review • Save scans locally with labels and timestamps • Copy or share to Notes, Mail, Messages, and more • No account, no ads, no cloud upload—fully on-device • Works offline after install (StoreKit only for optional Pro upgrade) FREE TO START Get 30 free scans to try the app. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited scans, Capture All, and unlimited saved history. PERFECT FOR • Students capturing whiteboard notes • Professionals digitizing meeting notes and documents • Travelers reading signs and menus • Anyone who wants to copy text without retyping PRIVACY FIRST Live Text Scanner processes text on your device. We do not collect personal data, run analytics SDKs, or require login. Camera access is used only for live text scanning. Support: support@la-or.co.th Developed by LA-OR CO.,LTD.
ZetaScan
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Scan any document to a clean PDF in seconds — free, offline, and completely private. No ads. No subscriptions. No account. Nothing leaves your iPhone. ZetaScan turns your iPhone or iPad into a fast PDF scanner and a locked personal vault. Scan, read, edit, sign and organize — all on device. Text recognition runs locally, so your documents are never uploaded, never analyzed, never sold. SCAN ANYTHING • Multi-page scanning with automatic edge detection • Presets for documents, IDs / passports, and whiteboards • Batch mode — retake, delete and reorder before you save • Import from Photos, Files, or the Share Sheet ON-DEVICE OCR • Text recognition runs automatically after every scan • Full-text search across your whole library • Smart file names suggested from the recognized text • Copy text straight out of a scan PDF TOOLS • Merge, split, extract, rotate and reorder pages • Compress to shrink file size • Markup with highlight, pen, text and crop • Turn photos and JPGs into a single PDF SIGN & FILL • Fill forms and e-sign by drawing or typing • Save reusable signatures • Password-protect a PDF before you share it • Share, print or export whenever you're ready PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything stored locally in your vault • App Lock with Face ID, Touch ID or passcode • Individual folder locks for sensitive documents • Fully usable with no network connection WHY PEOPLE SWITCH Most scanner apps put the basics behind a subscription and upload your pages to a server to process them. ZetaScan does neither. The scanner, the OCR, the PDF tools and the vault are free, and they run on your device. Download free. Scan privately. Keep everything in your vault. Support: https://jamshidbek.notion.site/ZetaScan-Contact-3a3a2927150380f492fed522df250700 Privacy Policy: https://jamshidbek.notion.site/ZetaScan-Privacy-Policy-3a3a29271503809eb4a6c23ef00117bd Terms of Use: https://jamshidbek.notion.site/ZetaScan-Terms-of-Use-3a3a292715038066bdfdd71963dce164
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Verdict
Live Text Scanner and ZetaScan are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Live Text Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ZetaScan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Live Text Scanner | ZetaScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Prinya Pongdontri | Jamshidbek Toshpulatov |
In-app purchases
Live Text Scanner
- Pro Unlock$0.99
ZetaScan
- ZetaScan Pro$7.99


