IRIScan to Text vs PulseCath
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IRIScan to Text
Transform your iPhone or iPad into a powerful scanner. Convert paper documents and images into editable text files, compatible with various text editors and cloud storage services. Easily share your scanned content via multiple platforms.
- Scan documents with native camera
- Convert to editable text (.txt)
- Import from camera, library, cloud
- Automatic image enhancement
- Export to SMS, email, social media
- Text recognition in 130+ languages
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IRIScan to Text turns your iPhone & iPad into a scanner! Scan paper documents using the native camera of your iDevice and convert them into fully editable text files (.txt) compatible with any text editor (SMS, Notes, Facebook, Twitter, Evernote, etc.). IRIScan to Text also connects with I.R.I.S.’ Wi-Fi mobile scanners to process documents from your iDevice ** BENEFITS ** - Never miss any information: scan documents on the go, wherever and whenever you are! - Scan any type of documents: paper documents, magazine articles, pictures, sticky notes, business cards, invoices, contracts, etc. You name it! - Never retype text again: your documents will be converted into editable text format you can easily edit in any text editor (Notes, Facebook, Twitter, SMS, Evernote, etc.). - Archive your files in Dropbox, Box or Google Drive to access them from another device or computer. - Share your texts by SMS, email, Facebook, Notes, Twitter, Evernote, etc.) or open them with any third-party application ** FEATURES ** - Scan paper documents, books, magazines,… Using the native camera of your iPhone or iPad. - Convert your documents to editable text files (OCR technology included). - Import documents from your camera, photo library, IRIScan Wi-Fi scanners, Dropbox, Box or Google Drive. - Automatic image enhancement - Export your files into SMS, email, Facebook, Twitter, Dropbox, Box or Google Drive. - Compatible with IRIScan Wi-Fi mobile scanners. - Text recognition in 130+ languages - Compatible with any text editor (Notes, Facebook, Twitter, SMS, Evernote, etc.). ** VIDEO DEMONSTRATION ** Go to www.irislink.com/ios ** IN APP PURCHASES ** - Convert documents into searchable PDF files (.PDF) - Convert documents into editable Word files (.DOCX) ** SUPPORTED DEVICES ** - Universelle Anwendung (iPhone, iPad) - iPhone 6, 6S, iPhone 7, 7 Plus + iPhone 8, 8 Plus - iPod touch der 5. Generation - iPad 4, iPad 4, iPad Air, iPad Pro ** SUPPORTED OCR LANGUAGES ** Afaan Oromo, Afrikaans, Albanian, Asturian, Aymara, Azeri (Latin), Balinese, Basque, Bemba, Bikol, Bislama, Bosnian (Cyrillic), Bosnian (Latin), Brazilian, Breton, Bulgarian, Bulgarian-English, Byelorussian, Byelorussian-English, Catalan, Cebuano, Chamorro, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Corsican, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (UK), English (USA), Esperanto, Estonian, Faroese, Farsi, Fijian, Finnish, French, Frisian, Friulian, Galician, Ganda, German, German (Switzerland), Greek, Greek-English, Greenlandic, Haitian Creole, Hani, Hebrew, Hiligaynon, Hungarian, Icelandic, Ido, Ilocano, Indonesian, Interlingua, Irish (Gaelic), Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kapampangan, Kazakh, Kicongo, Kinyarwanda, Korean, Kurdish, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luba, Luxemburg, Macedonian, Macedonian-English, Madurese, Malagasy, Malay, Manx (Gaelic), Maori, Mayan, Mexican, Minangkabau, Moldovan, Mongolian (Cyrillic), Nahuatl, Norwegian, Numeric, Nyanja, Nynorsk, Occitan, Papiamento, Pidgin English (Nigeria), Polish, Portuguese, Quechua, Rhaeto-Roman, Romanian, Run di, Russian, Russian-English, Samoan, Sardinian, Scottish (Gaelic), Serbian, Serbian (Latin), Serbian-English, Shona, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Sotho, Spanish, Sundanese, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tahitian, Tatar (Latin), Tetum, Tok Pisin, Tonga, Tswana, Turkish, Turkmen (Latin), Ukrainian, Ukrainian-English, Uzbek, Waray, Welsh, Wolof, Xhosa, Zapotec, Zulu. ** SUPPORTED I.R.I.S.’ DEVICES ** - IRIScan Anywhere Wifi (www.irislink.com/iriscananywhere) - IRIScan Pro Wifi (www.irislink.com/iriscanprowifi) ** ABOUT US ** - Website: www.irislink.com/ios - Facebook: www.facebook.com/irisocr - Google+: www.google.com/irislinkocr - Support: www.irislink.com/support
PulseCath
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PulseCath® is focused on developing ground-breaking technologies designed to assist the life sustaining pumping functions of the failing heart.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PulseCath at Free against IRIScan to Text's $0.99. PulseCath also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and update cadence (daily vs every 5 months). IRIScan to Text's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On ads 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
PulseCath is free to download; IRIScan to Text costs $0.99 up front. IRIScan to Text sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. PulseCath asks for nothing beyond the download.
IRIScan to Text ships an update every 5 months, PulseCath daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IRIScan to Text | PulseCath |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.4 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 17.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 149 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | I.R.I.S. s.a. | MEDonline International b.v. |
In-app purchases
IRIScan to Text
- Latin alphabet and Greek languages$0.99
- Cyrillic alphabets languages$0.99
- Asian languages$0.99
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- Hebrew Language$0.99
- DOCX export format$0.99
- PDF Format$0.99
- Export PDF Image files$0.99
PulseCath
No in-app purchases
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