Best Ocr Buddy Apps

250+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

2.9 avg rating

20 free apps

Updated September 2026

From beginner-friendly picks to power-user tools, our ocr buddy list covers 250+ iPhone apps updated through September 2026. Compare ratings, prices, and screenshots in one place.

Compare top Ocr Buddy Apps (September 2026)

#	App	Price	Rating	Ads	In-App Purchases	Updated
1	OCR Buddy	Free	4.9★ (36)	No	No	May 2026
2	DocuOCR Scanner-Image to text	Free	4.4★ (19)	Yes	No	Sep 2026
3	Scan Text - OCR	Free	—	Yes	Yes	May 2026
4	ScanBox OCR: Text Scanner	Free	—	No	No	Aug 2026
5	OCR Studio	Free	—	No	No	May 2026
6	Sheaf: Offline OCR & Documents	Free	1.0★ (1)	No	Yes	Sep 2026
7	I Spy Text: Live OCR Search	Free	—	No	Yes	Aug 2026
8	Aspose.OCR-Scan Image to Text	Free	1.0★ (1)	No	No	May 2026

Top Picks for Ocr Buddy

#1

OCR Buddy by Russ Blatt

Editor's Choice

4.9(36 ratings)

Free

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This app helps obstacle course racers find and plan their race calendar. It features a comprehensive database of events from major international brands to local races, providing direct links for participation.

#2

DocuOCR Scanner-Image to text by 珍珍项

Smart Document OCR

Strong Contender

4.4(19 ratings)

FreeAds

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Instantly transform printed or handwritten documents into editable digital text with high accuracy. This tool is ideal for digitizing notes, receipts, and forms, offering a fast, secure, and offline OCR solution for both work and study.

#3

Scan Text - OCR by 启铮石

Scan text from camera/pictures

Worth Considering

0.0(0 ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

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More Ocr Buddy apps to explore

ScanBox OCR: Text Scanner

ScanBox OCR: Text Scanner

ScanBox OCR: Text Scanner

Your Missing iPhone Feature.

ID recognition technologies

Sheaf: Offline OCR & Documents

Sheaf: Offline OCR & Documents

Sheaf: Offline OCR & Documents

Scan, Organize, Tag & Remind

This app offers offline document scanning, OCR, and organization with reminders. It allows importing various file types, searching text, and managing records using categories and tags, all while prioritizing local data processing for privacy.

Offline OCR in 12 languagesImport PDFs, Word, Excel, TXTFull-text search

📊 Productivity

I Spy Text: Live OCR Search

Realtime Text Scanner & Finder

Aspose.OCR-Scan Image to Text

Aspose.OCR-Scan Image to Text

Aspose.OCR-Scan Image to Text

Convert photos to text

Instantly extract text from any image using your smartphone camera. Supports over 48 languages and various writing scripts, offering high recognition accuracy. Save, share, or copy extracted text for immediate use.

Extract text from imagesSupports 48+ languagesUse smartphone camera as scanner

OCR : Ectract Text From Image

OCR : Ectract Text From Image

OCR : Ectract Text From Image

Resize Photo & Compress Images

This app converts images to text, creates PDFs from images, and allows for image compression and resizing. It also converts PDFs to images, offering a comprehensive suite of utility functions for image and document manipulation.

Extract text from imagesConvert images to PDFCompress image size

OCR and Translation

Convert images into editable text using optical character recognition. Translate recognized text into different languages. Edit, save, and share your extracted content.

Image to editable text conversionMulti-language text recognitionText translation

📊 Productivity

by Web Lite Solutions Corp.

This app uses optical character recognition to convert images and scanned PDFs into editable text or searchable PDF documents. It supports numerous languages and offers a simple interface for file selection or direct capture. OCR processing is handled efficiently on a remote server.

Image to editable text conversionScanned PDF to editable textScanned PDF to searchable PDF

📊 Productivity

Scanner Buddy: Scanner & OCR

Scanner Buddy: Scanner & OCR

Scanner Buddy: Scanner & OCR

Secure Document Scanner OCR

Light Offline Text Scan

📊 Productivity

Scanner – Scan PDF, ID & Docs

Scanner – Scan PDF, ID & Docs

Scanner – Scan PDF, ID & Docs

Edit, Sign, Convert Documents

Transform paper documents into high-quality PDFs directly from your smartphone. This mobile scanner offers advanced image processing and OCR technology to enhance document clarity and enable easy sharing. Save time and storage space with efficient document management.

High resolution scansOCR technologyMultiple page PDF support

free with in-app purchases

BookScan: Digitize & OCR Docs

BookScan: Digitize & OCR Docs

BookScan: Digitize & OCR Docs

Books & Notes to AI Knowledge

📊 Productivity

SnapText OCR: Image to Text AI

SnapText OCR: Image to Text AI

SnapText OCR: Image to Text AI

Scan & Extract Editable Text

📊 Productivity

xTract - OCR scanner & reader

xTract - OCR scanner & reader

xTract - OCR scanner & reader

Image to text converter & read

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.

Scan text directly using cameraExtract text from gallery imagesSelect specific text areas for scanning

📊 Productivity

free with in-app purchases

OCR Text Scanner : IMG to TEXT

OCR Text Scanner : IMG to TEXT

OCR Text Scanner : IMG to TEXT

Image to Text - Text Scanner

📊 Productivity

Best OCR - How to scan PDF with Image Recognition

Best OCR - How to scan PDF with Image Recognition

Best OCR - How to scan PDF with Image Recognition

by Nattapon Kittisuphat

Easily capture documents and business cards, detect borders, and crop images. This tool offers OCR capabilities to extract text and allows sharing to social media or saving photos. Designed for increased productivity, it features a clean interface and supports iOS devices.

Document captureBorder detectionImage cropping

by Chun Yeen Mok

Convert images into editable digital text using optical character recognition. Easily share or copy the extracted text to other applications. Supports over 60 languages for broad usability.

Offline OCR engineConvert image to textCopy and share text

FAQ about Ocr Buddy

What are the best ocr buddy apps for iPhone?

OCR Buddy tops our ocr buddy apps ranking as of September 2026, with a 4.9-star average from 36 App Store ratings, and it's free to download.

Are there free ocr buddy apps for iPhone?

Yes — 20 of the top ocr buddy apps we rank are free to download, including OCR Buddy and DocuOCR Scanner-Image to text.

Does OCR Buddy have ads or in-app purchases?

OCR Buddy has no ads and has no in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of September 2026.

How many ocr buddy apps are on the App Store?

We track 250+ ocr buddy apps on the iOS App Store as of September 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.

What does OCR Buddy do?

OCR Buddy is a mobile application designed specifically for obstacle course racers. It allows users to discover and plan their race calendar by providing access to a comprehensive database of events.

What kind of races can I find on OCR Buddy?

The app features an extensive and ever-growing database that includes events from international race brands as well as local obstacle races. This ensures a wide variety of options for racers of all levels.