Comparison

SwiftScan AI Document Scanner vs Text Scanner OCR + Translate

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

Head to head
About

SwiftScan AI Document Scanner

This app transforms your mobile device into a powerful scanner, capturing high-quality PDFs and JPGs with a single tap. It leverages AI for advanced features like document summarization, translation, and text extraction. Easily manage, edit, sign, and share your scanned documents via email, fax, or cloud storage.

Highlights
  • High-quality PDF/JPG scanning
  • AI document summarization and translation
  • OCR text extraction
  • Send documents as fax
  • Cloud storage integration
  • QR code scanning
  • Edit, sign, and annotate documents
Features
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SwiftScan AI is the best mobile scanner app for documents and QR codes. Create free, high-quality PDF or JPG scans with just one tap. Use smart AI Tools to translate scans into other languages, or to summarize into brief overviews or generate longer reports. Send files via email or as a fax. Save files to iCloud Drive, Box, Dropbox, Evernote and other cloud services. SwiftScan AI packs all the power of a desktop scanner into one tiny scanner app! SwiftScan AI Features – Scan, sign, edit, save & send, summarize, translate, fax, and more! - Scan premium quality PDFs or JPGs with 200 dpi and higher - Advanced AI Tools to summarize your documents for quick comprehension, or even translate documents to another language - OCR: AI-powered OCR can extract the text of your scans to search, copy, and lookup to find things fast - Fax: send your documents as a fax right from SwiftScan - Cloud integration: save files to iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive and other cloud services - Scan QR codes: URLs, Contacts, Phone Numbers - Home Screen Widget: Shortcut widget provides instant access to scan, search, or view recent documents - Lightning fast: automatic edge detection and scanning - Scan single & multi-page documents - Enhance your scans: apply color, grayscale or black & white filters with automatic optimization - Add text, comments, annotations, or draw on documents - Insert e-signature, redact text, add pages - WebDAV and FTP, sFTP and FTPs - Edit documents: Move, rotate, add or delete pages - Encryption: PDF password protection - Passcode protection with Touch/Face ID support - Beautiful themes: select your preferred look and feel - Smart file naming based on tags you select, like dates, keywords, and more - One-tap email and print workflows Scan PRIVACY SAFE SwiftScan AI values your privacy. We will never store or save your documents, or use them for any purpose. All document-related activity happens on your device, or with the cloud backup provider you choose. Scan HIGH-QUALITY SwiftScan AI uses the most advanced scanning technology. Scans start at 200 dpi, premium quality comparable to desktop scanners. Various color modes, auto-optimization and blur-reduction help you to get the most out of your scans. Scan QUICKLY SwiftScan AI is lightning fast and incredibly easy. Hold your iPhone over any document, receipt, whiteboard, notebook, or QR code to scan and save it as a PDF or JPG quickly. The edges of the document are automatically identified so that only the document itself is scanned. It captures the best possible image in the perfect moment. Scan ANYTHING SwiftScan AI works with any type of document, from paper documents to business cards, QR codes, barcodes, notes- even whiteboards or post-its. It saves the documents that are important for you and gets rid of paper clutter. --- CONTACT & SUPPORT --- Learn more: https://maplemedia.io/ Get in touch: support@swiftscanapp.com --- LEGAL --- Terms of Service: https://maplemedia.io/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://maplemedia.io/privacy/ Subscription Terms: Payment for subscriptions will be charged to your Apple 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 within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. 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 will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication.

About

Text Scanner OCR + Translate

Transform your phone into a powerful scanner to extract text from images and documents. Edit, translate, and share your scanned content instantly. Works offline and supports multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Instant text detection from camera
  • Scan text from local images
  • Offline functioning
  • Multi-language support
  • Language detection and translation
  • Edit and share scanned text
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No need to type in anymore! OCR by Thareja helps you turn your smartphone into an image or document scanner using the OCR technology. Our OCR app cuts down on the amount that needs to be typed and is a great tool to transfer text from physical sources directly to a digital document so you can edit it, share it and store it on your device. So scan, recognise and convert printed documents and images into editable text that can be shared and translated too. Major Features: * Instant and quick detection and extraction of texts from camera. * Get the specific area on the camera image scanned to extract the text. * Scan the text from existing local images from the phone's gallery. * Offline functioning without internet and network connection. * Multi language support for English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian and 21 more languages. * Get the OCR scans organised inside a folder in the device gallery. * Language detection and translation with Google Translate. * Edit the scanned text * Share the scanned text through local sharing apps in devices like WhatsApp, Email, SMS, Airdrop, etc. * Sort the list of scanned images or documents by the latest and oldest record. * Search on the list of scanned images.

Screenshots

SwiftScan AI Document Scanner4 screens
Text Scanner OCR + Translate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SwiftScan AI Document Scanner at 4.8 against Text Scanner OCR + Translate's 4.1. SwiftScan AI Document Scanner also leads on ratings volume (19K vs 16). Text Scanner OCR + Translate's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. SwiftScan AI Document Scanner sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Text Scanner OCR + Translate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SwiftScan AI Document Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SwiftScan AI Document Scanner has 19K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of SwiftScan AI Document Scanner's written reviews are positive against 70% of Text Scanner OCR + Translate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SwiftScan AI Document Scanner ships an update every 5 weeks, Text Scanner OCR + Translate every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SwiftScan AI Document Scanner versus Text Scanner OCR + Translate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwiftScan AI Document ScannerText Scanner OCR + Translate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (19K ratings) — better4.1 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews74.0% of reviews — better70.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19K — better16
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size498 MB15 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMaple Media Apps, LLCThareja Inc.

Customer experience

SwiftScan AI Document Scanner

All ratings18,942 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews2,072 reviews
Positive74.0%
Neutral4.7%
Negative21.3%

Text Scanner OCR + Translate

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

SwiftScan AI Document Scanner

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Scans and documents disappearing or becoming inaccessible
  • Subscription restoration issues and double charging
  • Inconsistent behavior with cloud storage integrations
  • Camera and scanning functionality becoming unreliable

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to combine multiple documents into a single file
  • Improved OCR accuracy and text extraction
  • Option to disable subscription upsell prompts
  • Grandfathering of existing paid users' features
  • Better support for older devices and iOS versions

Text Scanner OCR + Translate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

SwiftScan AI Document Scanner

Subscriptions5
  • SwiftScan VIP Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • SwiftScan Plus Monthly$7.991 Month
  • SwiftScan Plus Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • SwiftScan VIP Annual$34.991 Year
  • SwiftScan Plus Annual3 Days trial2 variants$59.991 Year
One-time4
  • Credits to Fax from iPhone$1.99
  • SwiftScan Pro 40$3.99
  • SwiftScan Pro-Full Scanner App$6.99
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  • SwiftScan VIP-Full Scanner App$8.99
1 purchases

Text Scanner OCR + Translate

One-time1
  • OCR By Thareja Lifetime VIP$9.99

Questions

Is SwiftScan AI Document Scanner free?
SwiftScan AI Document Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text Scanner OCR + Translate free?
Text Scanner OCR + Translate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SwiftScan AI Document Scanner or Text Scanner OCR + Translate?
SwiftScan AI Document Scanner is rated higher. SwiftScan AI Document Scanner averages 4.8 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while Text Scanner OCR + Translate averages 4.1 from 16 ratings.
Do SwiftScan AI Document Scanner or Text Scanner OCR + Translate have ads?
Both SwiftScan AI Document Scanner and Text Scanner OCR + Translate show ads.
Which is updated more often, SwiftScan AI Document Scanner or Text Scanner OCR + Translate?
SwiftScan AI Document Scanner ships an update every 5 weeks, and Text Scanner OCR + Translate every 3 days. Most recently, SwiftScan AI Document Scanner was updated on October 27, 2026 and Text Scanner OCR + Translate on October 24, 2026.

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