LiveScan: Scan Text & QR Codes
Copy text, translate, to PDF
Free · In‑App Purchases
Point your camera and read the world instantly. Live text, QR & barcode chips, offline translation, receipt-to-CSV and searchable PDF export, all 100% on-device.
Read the world, instantly.
LiveScan turns your camera into a live text engine. Point it at anything like a sign, a receipt, a business card, or a QR code and watch text and barcodes come alive on screen. No "take a photo, wait, crop" routine. It's instant, beautiful, and 100% private.
Everything runs on your device. There are no servers, no accounts, and no data leaving your phone ever.
LIVE TEXT & SMART CHIPS
- Highlight and grab text in real time through the viewfinder
- Tap detected links, emails, phone numbers, addresses and dates instantly
- Scan QR codes and barcodes to see actionable smart chips appear right in the camera feed
- Tap anywhere to focus, with precise manual exposure control
BUILT FOR REAL DOCUMENTS
- Smart structure detection rebuilds receipts and tables to export clean CSV
- Auto-fixes hyphenated line breaks and messy spacing for a clean read
- Captured text lands on a warm, highly readable "Paper" sheet
EXPORT ANYWHERE
- Searchable PDF to find any word later
- Formatting-preserved Markdown
- Plain text, CSV, and quick share
EVERY LANGUAGE, FREE FOR EVERYONE
- Scan menus, signs, receipts and documents in any language
- Auto-detect 15+ languages at once, included on the free plan
- Pin specific languages whenever you want extra accuracy
TRANSLATE OFFLINE
- Translate captured text on-device with no internet required
- Translation runs on your phone, so it works on a plane or abroad
SYNC ACROSS YOUR DEVICES
- Every scan saved instantly for fast offline access
- iCloud keeps your history mirrored across iPhone and iPad privately
LIVESCAN PRO
Unlock the full power of LiveScan:
- Unlimited scan history (free plan keeps your 10 most recent)
- Searchable PDF & Markdown export
- On-device offline translation
- Live barcode & QR scanning with AR smart chips
Available as Monthly, Annual, or a one-time Lifetime purchase.
PRIVACY BY DESIGN
LiveScan is built entirely on native Apple frameworks, powered by on-device text recognition (OCR). All recognition and machine learning happen on your device. There are no servers, no tracking, and no ads. Your scans are yours.
Download LiveScan and start reading the world.
Terms of Use:
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
LiveScan now speaks your language. The whole app is localized in English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Portuguese and Simplified Chinese.
The developer, Core Arc Studio LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Core Arc Studio LLC
- Size
- 3.4 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 6 more
- English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Live Scan Pro Lifetime $39.99
- LiveScan Pro Annual $19.99
- LiveScan Pro Monthly $2.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Core Arc Studio LLC