thWords OCR vs Picture 2 Text
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
thWords OCR
Capture text from images or screenshots and convert it into editable, typed text. Easily copy and paste the extracted content to your clipboard.
- Image to text conversion
- Screenshot text extraction
- Copy and paste functionality
- Typed text output
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Take a picture of some words on a page, or take a screenshot, and have the letters recognized and extracted as if they were typed. Copy / Paste the text with the clipboard.
Picture 2 Text
Extract text from images to edit, save, or listen to. This utility allows you to quickly grab text from photos for various uses.
- Extract text from images
- Edit extracted text
- Save extracted text
- Listen to extracted text
- Share extracted text
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Select a picture and get all the text from it, so you can edit it, save it, listen to it, share it ...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: thWords OCR at 5.0 against Picture 2 Text's 2.3. thWords OCR also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). Picture 2 Text's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. thWords OCR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Picture 2 Text asks for nothing beyond the download.
thWords OCR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
thWords OCR ships an update every 3 months, Picture 2 Text every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on August 5, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | thWords OCR | Picture 2 Text |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ThirdHalf.com, LLC | sebastian badea |
Customer experience
thWords OCR
Picture 2 Text
In-app purchases
thWords OCR
- 1000 OCR Requests$2.99
Picture 2 Text
No in-app purchases
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