Comparison

Rar Sharp vs Copy Text On Screen

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

Head to head
About

Rar Sharp

This app efficiently extracts various compressed file formats with a user-friendly interface. It allows for previewing files within archives, selective decompression, and secure folder encryption. Transfer files via Wi-Fi or iTunes file sharing.

Highlights
  • Unzip password-protected RAR files
  • Preview files without extraction
  • Selective decompression
  • Wi-Fi and iTunes file transfer
  • Folder encryption
  • Supports multiple archive formats
Features
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Rar Sharp is a simple, practical decompression software, can fast, simple and efficient extracting file its easy-to-use interface, personalized settings let you easily office. Features * Supports to unzip password protected RAR files. * Click to BROWSE images and PREVIEW files inside an archive without extracting. * Supports to decompress selected certain files or parts of one given compressed file * Supports automatic encoding and select the file encoding (default auto-coding) * Supported unzip formats: rar, zip. * Built In-App Purchases supported formats:gzip, tar, cbz, cbr, gz, tgz, bz, bz2 ,tgz2 ,tbz,7z. * Supported compression formats: zip * Transferring files by wifi and iTunes file sharing * Sorting by file name、create time and file type * View, copy, move, delete, rename, email, zip Compression and unzip files/folders * Encryption folder, protect your files * Glide deleting function * Select all and Cancel all operate * Email multiple files, folder Supported * Open email attachments * Photo import Supported * Open files in other applications * Landscape mode supported Rar Sharp for OS X https://itunes.apple.com/cn/app/rar-sharp/id668609870?l=en&mt=12

About

Copy Text On Screen

Easily extract text from screenshots and images with advanced OCR technology. Copy, translate, or read aloud any text, even from social media apps. Supports over 100 languages for translation and 92 for recognition.

Highlights
  • Extract text from screenshots
  • Extract text from images
  • OCR text recognition
  • Translate text in 100+ languages
  • Read text aloud
  • Extract phone numbers, emails, URLs
  • Scan history
Features
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The default long press to copy text on a mobile screen or image does not always work. This app helps you extract text/words from a mobile screen by sharing your screenshot with the app or by selecting text from an image. With its advanced OCR technology, this app allows you to extract text and words from your mobile screen and images. The OCR recognition accuracy is between 99% and 100%, ensuring that you get the exact text you need. You can also scan and translate screenshot or image text on your device in over 100 languages. Main Features: • Copy any text on the mobile screen to your clipboard by sharing screenshot with this app. • Extract text from any image. • Extract text easily from any application including social media apps like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube and more by just share screenshot. • Extract text on image and read it aloud with text to speech. • Extracts phone number, email, URL . • Recent scans history. • Supports 92 languages for text recognition and translations in over 100 languages. • Options to automatically copy extracted text to the clipboard or save it as a .txt file for a faster workflow. How to use this app to extract Text from screen: Step 1: Take a screenshot. Step 2: Open that screenshot and share with this app. Step 3: Select the text by touch and drag on screeenshot and choose the language for OCR recognition. Step 4: Please wait while the app performs OCR (Optical Character Recognition) operation to extract the text. Step 5: Now you may copy to clipboard, share or translate the extracted text. Never struggle to copy text from your mobile screen and Image again. Get Copy Text app now and enjoy the ease of extracting text and words from your mobile screen and Images! You can take screenshots by pressing and holding the 'POWER BUTTON' and 'VOLUME UP BUTTON' at the same time for a second. Subscription Plans Unlimited Scans Monthly ------------------------- Unlimited scans No ads upto 50 scans per day. for one month period. monthly 5.99 $ Unlimited Scans Yearly ---------------------- Unlimited scans No ads upto 50 scans per day. for one year period. yearly 60.99 $. ----------------- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal as per existing plan rate within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. ----------------- Privacy Policy: https://appzys.com/ios/copytext/privacypolicy Terms of Service: https://appzys.com/ios/copytext/termsofuse

Screenshots

Rar Sharp2 screens
Copy Text On Screen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Copy Text On Screen at 4.6 against Rar Sharp's 3.3. Copy Text On Screen also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (4.8K vs 65). Rar Sharp's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Rar Sharp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Copy Text On Screen sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Copy Text On Screen holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Copy Text On Screen has 4.8K ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Rar Sharp's written reviews are positive against 70% of Copy Text On Screen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rar Sharp ships an update every 3 months, Copy Text On Screen every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rar Sharp versus Copy Text On Screen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRar SharpCopy Text On Screen
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (65 ratings)4.6 (4.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.2% of reviews69.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings654.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer锦文 游Govarthani Rajesh

Customer experience

Rar Sharp

All ratings65 ratings
Positive55.4%
Neutral9.2%
Negative35.4%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive51.2%
Neutral12.2%
Negative36.6%

Copy Text On Screen

All ratings4,767 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews174 reviews
Positive69.5%
Neutral5.2%
Negative25.3%

Bugs and requests

Rar Sharp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Copy Text On Screen

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes on some devices
  • Text extraction not working correctly in certain scenarios
  • Compatibility issues with older iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for more languages
  • Improve handwriting recognition accuracy
  • Provide a one-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Offer a premium version without ads

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rar Sharp

One-time1
  • Full Version$0.99
3 purchases

Copy Text On Screen

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Scans Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Unlimited Scans Yearly$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Extra Scans$0.99

Questions

Is Rar Sharp free?
Rar Sharp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Copy Text On Screen free?
Copy Text On Screen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rar Sharp or Copy Text On Screen?
Copy Text On Screen is rated higher. Rar Sharp averages 3.3 out of 5 from 65 ratings, while Copy Text On Screen averages 4.6 from 4.8K ratings.
Do Rar Sharp or Copy Text On Screen have ads?
Both Rar Sharp and Copy Text On Screen show ads.
Which is updated more often, Rar Sharp or Copy Text On Screen?
Rar Sharp ships an update every 3 months, and Copy Text On Screen every 2 weeks. Most recently, Rar Sharp was updated on October 21, 2026 and Copy Text On Screen on October 26, 2026.

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