Comparison

Unscribble Handwriting to Text vs Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Unscribble Handwriting to Text

Features
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Unscribble turns handwriting into editable text, even the messy kind other apps give up on. Point your camera at any handwritten page: notes, journals, letters, whiteboards, recipes. Unscribble converts it to clean, editable text in seconds, entirely on your iPhone, free, with no scan limits. WHY UNSCRIBBLE β€’ Reads messy handwriting: AI mode deciphers cursive, old letters, and scrawl that standard OCR can't β€’ Unlimited free scanning: on-device recognition never hits a paywall β€’ Export is always free: copy, share, or save as PDF without paying. Ever. β€’ Private by design: free scans never leave your iPhone; AI pages are processed privately and never stored BUILT FOR FIXING, NOT JUST SCANNING β€’ Tap any line to see exactly where it sits on the original page β€’ Low-confidence words are flagged, so you only proofread what needs it β€’ "Did you mean…" alternatives are one tap away β€’ Clean-up tools: fix spacing, join lines into paragraphs, on-device smart polish β€’ Turn a handwritten list into a tappable checklist WHO IT'S FOR Students digitizing lecture notes Β· writers transcribing notebooks Β· families preserving old letters Β· anyone with a journal, planner, or box of notes to bring into the digital world. FREE VS PRO Free: unlimited on-device scanning, editing, and export, plus free AI pages to try. Pro unlocks unlimited AI mode for cursive and messy writing: $3.99/month, $19.99/year with a 7-day free trial, or $49.99 once for lifetime access. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Lifetime access is a one-time purchase and does not renew. PRIVACY No account, no sign-up. Free scans are processed entirely on your device. AI pages are sent securely for transcription only and never stored. We couldn't read your notes if we wanted to. TERMS Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://goldbits.net/apps/unscribble/privacy

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Scanner

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Scanner turns paper into clean PDFs with your phone camera. Point it at a page, and Scanner finds the edges, straightens the page and takes the picture when you hold still. SCAN β€’ Live edge detection outlines the page as you aim. β€’ Automatic capture when the page is found and the phone is steady, or tap to scan yourself. β€’ One page at a time, or many pages in a row. β€’ Flash and light for dim rooms. β€’ Import photos of documents you already took. NEVER LOSE A PAGE Each page is saved the moment it is taken. If a call comes in or the app closes during a long scan, the pages you took are still there. CLEAN PAGES β€’ Tilted photos come out square with perspective correction. β€’ The Clean filter removes shadows and whitens the paper. β€’ Gray and black-and-white filters for crisp text. β€’ Drag the corners to adjust a page, rotate it, or apply a filter to every page at once. EXPORT AS PDF, JPG OR TEXT β€’ PDFs with searchable, copyable text. β€’ Small, medium or original file size. β€’ Page size: same as the scan, A4 or Letter. β€’ Text recognition reads the words on your pages so you can copy or share them. β€’ Share to mail, messages and other apps, or save to Files. ORGANIZE β€’ Drag pages to reorder them, delete pages or add more. β€’ Rename documents and search by name or by the text inside. PRIVATE Scanning, cleaning and text recognition all happen on your phone. Nothing is uploaded, and no account is needed. FREE WITH ADS, OR PREMIUM Scanner is free with ads, and there are no ads on the camera screen. Scanner Premium removes all ads. Choose a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Privacy Policy: https://dsm0829.github.io/scanner-privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Unscribble Handwriting to Text4 screens
Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Unscribble Handwriting to Text at none against Scanner's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Unscribble Handwriting to Text sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Scanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Unscribble Handwriting to Text versus Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnscribble Handwriting to TextScanner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Weekly
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.016.4 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGold Bits LLCYOU SEUNGMIN

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Unscribble Handwriting to Text

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99
2 purchases

Scanner

Subscriptions1
  • Scanner Premium Monthly$0.491 Month
One-time1
  • Scanner Premium Lifetime$5.99

Questions

Is Unscribble Handwriting to Text free?
Unscribble Handwriting to Text is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scanner free?
Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Unscribble Handwriting to Text or Scanner have ads?
Scanner shows ads; Unscribble Handwriting to Text does not.

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