Noteback vs Book Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Noteback
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Noteback is a private journal for everything worth keeping: quotes from books, lines you hear, ideas on the go. Capture something in seconds, and Noteback sends it back to you later, at a time you choose or at a surprise moment. A morning spark, an evening reflection: your inspiration returns when you need it. FEATURES ⢠Scan text from a book page or a screen: take a photo, highlight the exact passage you want, and save it as a quote. The text is read on your phone, nothing is uploaded. ⢠Write in seconds, no folders, no friction. Add an author and a source if you like. ⢠Import the quotes you already have: Kindle highlights, CSV files or plain text, with a preview before anything is saved. ⢠Reminders: your entries come back as notifications, every day or only the days you pick. ⢠Share any entry as a clean square image. ⢠Search your whole Collection by word, author or tag. ⢠Light and dark mode, in English and French. FREE AND UNLIMITED ⢠Free: your first 20 entries, with one scheduled reminder and the text scanner. ⢠Unlimited: a single one-time purchase, no subscription. Unlimited entries, unlimited reminders, and import. Your notes stay private. Sign in with email, Google or Apple. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://api.thawtback.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://thawtback-production.up.railway.app/terms
Book Scanner
Transform printed books into digital text with this app. It recognizes words on pages, organizes them into chapters, and allows for on-device reading with adjustable text and themes. Features include search, notes, and iCloud sync.
- On-device text recognition
- Automatic header/footer removal
- Adjustable reader themes and text size
- Full book search functionality
- Highlighting and note-taking
- iCloud sync across devices
- PDF export with highlights
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Book Scanner turns the pages of a printed book into text you can read on your phone. Point the camera at a page: the words are recognized on the device and added to a book in your library. Pages flow together into chapters, so what you scanned reads like an e-book, not a stack of photos. SCAN THE WAY YOU READ ⢠A guide frame shows what will be captured; text and image capture on the same screen ⢠Recognition runs on the device; nothing is uploaded ⢠Headers, footers and page numbers are removed; paragraphs that continue on the next page are joined ⢠Choose the recognition language per book ⢠Photograph the cover and the title is picked up from it ⢠The screen stays on while you scan READ, DON'T SQUINT ⢠Page-turn reader with adjustable text size, serif or sans-serif type, line spacing, and light, sepia and dark themes ⢠Search the whole book: every match with its chapter and context, marked on the page ⢠Text follows your Dynamic Type setting ⢠Two-page spread on iPad ⢠Your place in every book is remembered KEEP EVERYTHING TOGETHER ⢠Library with list and grid views, search by title and author, sort by recently added or recently read ⢠Reading progress on every book ⢠iCloud sync between your iPhone and iPad (optional) ⢠Highlight sentences and add notes; find them again in the book's index ⢠See any book as a PDF, highlights included BOOK SCANNER PRO Pro unlocks unlimited OCR with no page limit, Auto Scan that adds pages as you turn them, PDF export with your highlights, and editing of recognized text. Available as a yearly or monthly subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase; one purchase covers iPhone and iPad. PRIVACY Your scans stay on your device and, if you turn on sync, in your own iCloud. Book Scanner has no accounts, no ads and no tracking. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account; manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://layerz.app/bookscanner/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Book Scanner at 3 against Noteback's 1. Noteback's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Noteback sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Book Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Noteback ships an update every 6 days, Book Scanner every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Noteback | Book Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | ā | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 3 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | ā | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac ā better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 ā better | 18.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ROMAIN PIGNOUX - BERTANDEA | Layerz Corp. |
In-app purchases
Noteback
- Unlimited$4.99
Book Scanner
- Book Scanner Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
- Book Scanner Pro (Yearly)$19.991 Year
- Book Scanner Pro (Lifetime)$39.99
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