Comparison

IRIScan to Text vs metItem

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

metItem

Organize and track inventory with ease, from personal collections to business stock. Features include folder organization, barcode scanning, low-stock alerts, and cross-device syncing. Collaborate with teams through web sharing.

Highlights
  • Folder and subfolder organization
  • Barcode scanning for item addition
  • Low-stock alerts
  • Cross-device syncing (iPhone, iPad, Web)
  • Team collaboration and sharing
  • Custom fields and tags
Features
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metItem brings order to your inventory — simple enough for a home closet, powerful enough for a busy warehouse. Organize everything into folders, track quantity and value, and find any item in seconds. Snap a photo, scan a barcode, set a low-stock alert, and you're done. Your own inventories sync across iPhone, iPad, and the web. ORGANIZE EVERYTHING • Folders and subfolders to group items your way • See totals at a glance: folders, items, total quantity and total value • Photos on every item — add from your library or your camera ADD ITEMS IN SECONDS • Scan a barcode to add an item — for many retail products, metItem can fill in the name and photo • Adjust quantities with a quick +/- stepper • Custom fields, tags and units to match your workflow FIND ANYTHING, FAST • Search across a folder or your entire inventory • Browse your full folder structure and jump anywhere • Switch between list and grid views; hide folders or codes for a cleaner look STAY ON TOP OF STOCK • Set a minimum level and get an in-app alert when stock runs low • Check items in and out, and move them between folders • Reports and a dashboard for the full picture WORK TOGETHER • Share an inventory with your team on the web: read-only viewers on every plan, editors from the Essential plan up • The people you share with see it in the app, under "Shared with me", and on the web • What each person can do follows their role, for example view only; roles are set on the web • Add, edit and move items and folders with no signal — changes sync when you're back online From tools and equipment to retail stock, office supplies, and collections, metItem keeps everything organized and at your fingertips. Download metItem and take control of your inventory today.

Screenshots

IRIScan to Text4 screens
metItem4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: metItem at 100% against IRIScan to Text's 18%. metItem also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 2.4). IRIScan to Text's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

metItem is free to download; IRIScan to Text costs $0.99 up front. IRIScan to Text sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and metItem sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

metItem holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IRIScan to Text has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of IRIScan to Text's written reviews are positive against 100% of metItem's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IRIScan to Text ships an update every 5 months, metItem weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
IRIScan to Text versus metItem: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIRIScan to TextmetItem
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.4 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperI.R.I.S. s.a.Hun Kim

Customer experience

IRIScan to Text

All ratings8 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.5%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive17.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative70.6%

metItem

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

IRIScan to Text

One-time7
  • 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
8 purchases

metItem

Subscriptions8
  • Starter Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Essential Monthly$49.991 Month
  • Starter Yearly$89.991 Year
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  • Ultra Monthly$149.991 Month
  • Essential Yearly$289.001 Year
  • Enterprise Monthly$299.991 Month
  • Ultra Yearly$889.001 Year
  • Enterprise Yearly$999.001 Year

Questions

Is IRIScan to Text free?
IRIScan to Text costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is metItem free?
metItem is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IRIScan to Text or metItem?
metItem is rated higher. IRIScan to Text averages 2.4 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while metItem averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do IRIScan to Text or metItem have ads?
Neither IRIScan to Text nor metItem shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IRIScan to Text or metItem?
IRIScan to Text ships an update every 5 months, and metItem weekly. Most recently, IRIScan to Text was updated on November 6, 2026 and metItem on November 5, 2026.

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