thWords OCR vs OCRScanner
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.
OCRScanner
This utility app uses advanced machine learning for high-quality text recognition from images. It allows unlimited free text extraction, image cropping, and smart formatting of scanned text. It also supports photos from your album and offline translation.
- Unlimited free text recognition
- Extract text from images
- Crop image before OCR
- Smart text formatting
- Support album photos
- Offline translation
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OCRScanner use machine learning text recognition technology to recognize text on pictures with high quality! Main features: • Recognize text unlimited times for free • Extract any Text/Words on Image. • Crop image before OCR. • Smart formatting of scanned text • Support photos of your album • Support offline translation
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Verdict
thWords OCR and OCRScanner both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of OCRScanner's written reviews are positive against 0% of thWords OCR's. OCRScanner also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. OCRScanner asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for thWords OCR against 5.0 for OCRScanner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of thWords OCR's written reviews are positive against 100% of OCRScanner's.
thWords OCR ships an update every 3 months, OCRScanner every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.
| Parameter | thWords OCR | OCRScanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ThirdHalf.com, LLC | HIROMOTO TSUJI |
Customer experience
thWords OCR
OCRScanner
In-app purchases
thWords OCR
- 1000 OCR Requests$2.99
OCRScanner
No in-app purchases
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