250+ iOS apps curated and reviewed
Live Text Scanner is the household name in live text scanner, but it's far from the only option. We track 250+ alternatives and competitors on iOS — many free, many higher-rated than you'd expect.
| # | App | Price | Rating | Ads | In-App Purchases | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Free | — | No | Yes | Jul 2026 |
| 2 |  | Free | 4.2★ (18) | No | Yes | Aug 2026 |
| 3 |  | Free | 5.0★ (1) | No | Yes | May 2026 |
| 4 |  | Free | — | No | No | Jul 2026 |
| 5 |  | Free | — | No | Yes | May 2026 |
| 6 |  | Free | — | No | No | May 2026 |
| 7 |  | Free | — | No | Yes | May 2026 |
| 8 |  | Free | — | No | No | May 2026 |
This app transforms your phone into a portable scanner and PDF editor. Easily scan documents, extract and edit text with over 150 fonts, add signatures, and organize everything into unlimited folders. It works offline for secure, private document management.
Instantly scan barcodes, QR codes, and text directly from your camera. It can identify and segregate various content types like URLs, phone numbers, and addresses, allowing for multiple scans simultaneously and in-app editing.
Easily scan, sign, and edit documents with this app. Convert scans to text, organize files, and share them as PDFs or JPEGs. Offers multipage scanning and secure password-protected folders.
Transform your phone into a high-clarity scanner for documents, IDs, and QR codes. Extract text from images, convert text and URLs to PDFs, and preserve important details with fast, accurate processing.
This app uses AI to quickly scan two pages of a book at once, automatically correcting distortion and cleaning margins. It performs on-device OCR to create searchable, ultra-light PDFs and can convert scanned text into audiobooks.