circled.me vs SnapText
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
circled.me
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The circled.me project aims to help people host their own server for video calls, photos and albums, be able to share them, chat and more. Currently available features include: - Video Calls + browser support - Photo/Video Backup - Face detection and tagging - Shared Albums - with another user or to anyone using a secret link - Chats - invite any number of people - Filter Photos by person, year, season, location, etc - Photo Moments - Manual uploads - Video compression You need to have an access or invitation to connect to a circled.me community server to be able to use this app.
SnapText
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Turn any image into editable text with SnapText. SnapText makes OCR simple. Capture a photo, scan a document, or choose an image from your Photos and extract the text in seconds. WHY SNAPTEXT? ⢠Extract text from photos, screenshots, documents, and camera captures ⢠Edit extracted text instantly ⢠Copy or share text anywhere ⢠Scan multiple pages and documents ⢠Search your saved scans ⢠Detect useful information such as links, emails, and phone numbers ⢠Export your text for easy reuse ⢠Clean up formatting and remove unwanted line breaks ⢠Dark Mode and accessibility support ⢠Works offline for core OCR features PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your text recognition happens on your device using Apple's Vision framework. No account or authentication is required. SnapText does not use third-party analytics, tracking, advertising SDKs, or external OCR/AI services. Your images and extracted text stay on your device unless you explicitly choose to share or export them. Simple. Private. Useful. Open SnapText, capture an image, extract the text, and start editing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: circled.me at 3 against SnapText's ā. circled.me also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | circled.me | SnapText |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | ā |
| Ads | No | ā |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better | ā |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikolay Dimitrov | Muhammad Shahid Khan |
In-app purchases
circled.me
No in-app purchases
SnapText
No in-app purchases









