Comparison

Chapters vs xTract

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

Head to head
About

Chapters

This app allows users to create and edit ePub ebook files. It supports viewing, formatting text, and saving changes. Features like iCloud sync, autosave, and unlimited undo enhance the editing experience.

Highlights
  • Create and edit ePub files
  • View documents in vertical scroll
  • Edit and format text
  • Save changes to files
  • iCloud Drive sync
  • Autosaving
  • Unlimited undo/redo
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Chapters can create new ePub documents and open existing ePub files for editing. ePub is the most widely adopted file format for ebooks. ePub files reflow their content for comfortable reading on screen of any size from smartphones to desktops. Each document's content zipped into a single file for maximum portability. It is an open and vendor-independent file format based on popular web standards, such as HTML and CSS. With Chapters, you can ▪ Open existing files and create new ePub documents ▪ View an entire document in vertical scroll view ▪ Pinch to zoom and smart zoom with double-tap ▪ Edit and format document’s text ▪ Save your changes back to the file ▪ Use Table of Contents to jump ahead (on Mac only at the moment) ▪ Print and export to PDF (on Mac only at the moment) ▪ Add cover image and modify metadata (on Mac only at the moment) Chapters also supports ▪ iCloud Drive for keeping documents in sync on all your devices ▪ Autosaving automatically saves changes in background while you are editing ▪ Unlimited undo and redo as you edit ▪ Browsing previous changes and restoring them ▪ Resume your work right where you left off once app launches ▪ Side by side multitasking with another app in full screen split view on Mac and iPad ▪ Sharing documents with others via Messages, Mail and AirDrop If you encounter a bug or app crashing, please contact app’s support at chapters@shaw.ca Thank you!

About

xTract

Effortlessly convert images and documents into editable text using advanced OCR technology. Extract text from photos or directly via the camera, with support for over 45 languages and handwriting recognition. Includes a text-to-speech feature to read extracted content aloud.

Highlights
  • Scan text directly using camera
  • Extract text from gallery images
  • Select specific text areas for scanning
  • Read scanned text aloud (text-to-speech)
  • Recognize handwriting and machine-printed text
  • Supports over 45 languages for OCR and text-to-speech
  • Copy extracted text to clipboard
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Optical Character Recognition (OCR) enables you to detect text within your images, along with automatic language identification .xTract supports a broad set of languages In our daily office and work life, we often feel the need of Image to Text Converter App, and that’s because netroz brought you its xTract OCR Scanner app for iOS users. This app can be helpful whenever you need to convert picture to text, and it can save your typing efforts to the great extent. Do you have an assignment where you have lots of books and papers with text that you have to write? Don’t waste time on writing instead use this xTract OCR Scanner app and convert an image to text. Yes, you read it right! You can convert the image to text without typing. All you need to do is to do is to download this xTract OCR Scanner app, and then you can use this app as a text reader from the images and pictures. This Image to Text Converter app also has an additional feature, i.e., Speech Engine and that means you can not only extract text from the image rather you can also ask the app to read the text in the image. In other words, this OCR Scanner app is Image to Text to Speech converter app. you can recognize human handwriting in addition to machine-printed text. You can convert the pic to text which is saved in your media library, or you can use this text reader directly using the camera. Open the xTract OCR Scanner app, open the camera and select the text area and then this app will convert the image to word or text. The Features that make xTract OCR Scanner unique are: • Directly scan using Camera • Select Images from the Gallery • Allows you to select the specific area in an image to scan text • Read the scanned text from image • Copy text to the clipboard to use wherever you want • . keep track of what you scan • Multi-language support - OCR images in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and more with support for over 45 different languages (text to speech playback available for most languages as well). • Use the Intelligent Select Area option that allows you to select an area of an image that has both text and graphics and intelligently extract the text. Subscription Information: • Title of publication or service: xTract OCR Premium • Subscription include not limit to scan images and there is no ads. • Price of subscription, and price per unit if appropriate: $1.99/Month, $15.49/year (Save 40%) • 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 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, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of your current subscription, and you can cancel a subscription during the active period. You can manage your subscription at any time, either by viewing your account in iTunes from your Mac or PC, or Account Settings on your device after purchase. Privacy Policy : https://www.netroz.com/privacy.html Terms of Used : https://www.netroz.com/terms-and-conditions.html ------------------------------- We're always excited to hear from you. If you have any feedback, questions, or concerns, please email us at: info@netroz.com -------------------------------

Screenshots

Chapters2 screens
xTract4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: xTract at Free against Chapters's $9.99. xTract also leads on rating (3.7 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Chapters's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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

xTract is free to download; Chapters costs $9.99 up front. xTract sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Chapters asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

xTract holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: xTract has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 33% and 33% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chapters ships an update every 7 months, xTract every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Chapters versus xTract: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChaptersxTract
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)3.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTwo-Byte Software Inc.netroz

Customer experience

Chapters

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

xTract

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Chapters

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

xTract

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Scans Monthly$2.491 Month
  • Unlimited Scans Yearly$15.491 Year

Questions

Is Chapters free?
Chapters costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is xTract free?
xTract is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chapters or xTract?
xTract is rated higher. Chapters averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while xTract averages 3.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Chapters or xTract have ads?
xTract shows ads; Chapters does not.
Which is updated more often, Chapters or xTract?
Chapters ships an update every 7 months, and xTract every 2 months. Most recently, Chapters was updated on October 2, 2026 and xTract on October 6, 2026.

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