Comparison

Scanry vs BatchOCR

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

Head to head
About

Scanry

Features
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Scan paperwork, receipts and notes into clean PDFs, right on your iPhone or iPad. Scanning, editing and Standard PDF export are free, with no ads and no forced watermarks. SCAN IN SECONDS • Automatic edge detection and perspective correction • Document, Photo and ID Card modes: capture each side of an ID card, then place both sides on a single page • Import from Photos or Files: PDF, JPEG, PNG, HEIC and TIFF EDIT WITHOUT LOSING THE ORIGINAL • Four-corner crop with a magnifier, plus seven filters • Rotate, duplicate, reorder and select pages in batches • Your original capture stays in the saved document, so you can adjust the crop any time ARRANGE AND EXPORT YOUR WAY • Combine 2–4 pages onto a single A4 sheet • Export a PDF with Auto, A3, A4, A5 or Letter page size • Export a whole document as JPEG images • Name your file before you share it • Add a watermark (text or your own image) and page numbers, and save your favorite styles as templates (Pro) • Password-protect your PDF (Pro) MORE CONTROL WITH SCANRY PRO • Compression Studio: set quality and resolution, compare before and after, and preview the estimated size. Final size is calculated when you export • Original-resolution and custom-compressed PDFs • Searchable PDFs using on-device OCR • Extract all text to .txt or .rtf • Merge, split, markup and saved signatures ALWAYS FREE • Select, search and copy text inside an open document • Folders and tags; search by document name, folder or tag • App Lock with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your documents are processed on your device. No account is required, and Scanry never uploads your documents. You choose where to save or share exported files. There is no third-party analytics SDK. CHOOSE HOW TO GO PRO Pay once with Lifetime, or subscribe for 1 month (with a 3-day free trial if you're eligible), 3 months or 1 year. Every plan unlocks the same Pro features on iPhone and iPad. Your local price is shown before you buy, and Restore Purchases is available in Settings and on the upgrade screen. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel them any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nguyenducdung.github.io/app-privacy-site/scanry/privacy.html The interface is available in 15 languages. Questions or feedback: nguyenducdung1803@gmail.com

About

BatchOCR

Features
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Get the text from several photos together, ready to copy into a note or share. BatchOCR turns printed Japanese and English text into editable results on your iPhone. FROM PHOTOS TO ONE TEXT RESULT 1. Choose multiple photos in the order you want to read them. 2. Adjust the recognition area for each photo when needed. 3. Extract the text and review or edit each image's result. 4. View the combined text, copy it all, or share it with another app. Each photo's text stays in selection order in the combined result, with image-number headings to help you check it against the originals. Copy an individual result when you only need one part. Useful for gathering printed instructions, reference pages, or other text spread across several photos without copying each result separately. BEFORE YOU CLOSE Results are not saved automatically. Copy or share the text you want to keep before closing OCR Results, resetting, or quitting the app. The combined-text view is for reading and copying; make corrections in each image's result before combining. RECOGNITION AND PRIVACY Recognition runs on your iPhone. Selected images and recognized text are not uploaded to a developer-operated server. No account or login is required. If a selected photo is stored in iCloud, iOS may download it according to your Apple settings. Designed for clear printed Japanese and English text. Results depend on image quality, orientation, font, layout, and language. Check the recognized text before using it. ADS AND OPTIONAL PURCHASE BatchOCR is free to download. Users without the optional Remove Ads purchase may see a Google AdMob banner on the Home and OCR Results screens. Remove Ads is a one-time, non-consumable purchase; there is no subscription. Restore Purchases is available in Settings. Google Mobile Ads and its consent component may process advertising, device, diagnostic, and consent information as described in the privacy policy. Ads and purchase services may use a network connection. Privacy policy: https://reishabu.tokyo/batchocr-privacy-policy/ Support: https://reishabu.tokyo/batchocr-support/

Screenshots

Scanry4 screens
BatchOCR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Scanry at none against BatchOCR's shown. On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Scanry sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and BatchOCR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scanry ships an update every 3 weeks, BatchOCR every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Scanry versus BatchOCR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanryBatchOCR
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNGUYEN DUC DUNGTomokazu Shinozaki

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Scanry

Subscriptions3
  • Scanry Pro Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Scanry Pro 3 Monthly$4.993 Months
  • Scanry Pro Yearly$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Scanry Lifetime$14.99
1 purchases

BatchOCR

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Scanry free?
Scanry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BatchOCR free?
BatchOCR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Scanry or BatchOCR have ads?
BatchOCR shows ads; Scanry does not.
Which is updated more often, Scanry or BatchOCR?
Scanry ships an update every 3 weeks, and BatchOCR every 2 weeks. Most recently, Scanry was updated on November 5, 2026 and BatchOCR on October 29, 2026.

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