thWords OCR vs MLZ
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.
MLZ
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The Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum is a cooperation between Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, and the Technical University of Munich. Its mission is to exploit the scientific use of neutrons and positrons for research and innovation. Our MLZ-App is your tool to enjoy our events and conferences: Find them at a glance, get information on all talks and create your agenda! The most important functions: • Overview of all current and future events and conferences • Select your event • Table of talks • Get details on each talk • Add a talk to your agenda
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MLZ at none against thWords OCR's 1. MLZ also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads 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. MLZ asks for nothing beyond the download.
thWords OCR ships an update every 3 months, MLZ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | thWords OCR | MLZ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ThirdHalf.com, LLC | NEON Software Solutions GmbH |
In-app purchases
thWords OCR
- 1000 OCR Requests$2.99
MLZ
No in-app purchases
