# ZZZ Let's Read! > Offline OCR: English,Japanese Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6771560607](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6771560607) ## Overview - **ID:** `id6771560607` - **Platform:** Apple - **Type:** Apple app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** SMOLT STAGE, K.K. - **Category:** Utilities - **Version:** 1.0.2 - **Last updated:** 2026-08-29 - **First published:** 2026-05-25 - **Size:** 125 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-23 - **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/zzz-lets-read/id6771560607) - **Website:** [https://smolt-stage.com/home/en/](https://smolt-stage.com/home/en/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://smolt-stage.com/home/privacy/zzz-ocr-privacy-policy-en.html](https://smolt-stage.com/home/privacy/zzz-ocr-privacy-policy-en.html) ## Description An OCR app that supports Japanese (both vertical and horizontal text) and English. Features include receipt scanning with CSV export and split bill calculation. ZZZ Let's Read! — On-device OCR for Japanese (vertical, horizontal, classical, kuzushiji) and English Point your camera at a book or a receipt, and get text in an instant. Every byte of OCR runs locally on your device — captured images and recognized text never leave your phone. Ideal for privacy-conscious users and offline environments. ◆ SUPPORTED OCR LANGUAGES AND SCRIPTS ◆ This App recognizes only the following: • Japanese — vertical (tategaki) and horizontal (yokogaki) writing, modern Japanese, classical/pre-modern kanji, and kuzushiji (cursive handwriting). 7,141 characters of the NDLmoji charset. • English — basic Latin alphabet (A–Z / a–z), digits, and common punctuation. Other writing systems are NOT recognized: Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Korean (Hangul), Cyrillic, Arabic, etc. Accented Latin characters (é, ñ, ü, ç, ã, …) are also not in the OCR charset. The app interface is available in 6 languages, but the OCR engine itself supports only Japanese and English. ◆ FEATURES ◆ Document Mode — Books, Manuscripts, Classical Japanese • Powered by the National Diet Library's NDLOCR-Lite • 7,141-character NDLmoji charset including pre-modern Japanese kanji • "Detect" outlines all text regions — tap to OCR only what you need • "Read all" runs OCR on the entire page in one go • Copy or share recognized text • Pinch-to-zoom on the captured snapshot Receipt Mode — Automated Bookkeeping • Auto-extract amount and date from any receipt • Multi-currency: JPY, USD, GBP, EUR, and more • Date formats: Gregorian, Reiwa/Heisei, abbreviated wareki, English month names (e.g. 16AUG2015) • Auto-detects DD/MM vs MM/DD by device locale • Handles European decimal comma (15,65 €) correctly • Bill splitter — divides the amount by N people • Share CSV via Mail / Drive / messenger, or clear with one tap ◆ SIX INTERFACE LANGUAGES ◆ Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese. Unsupported locales fall back to English automatically. ◆ PRIVACY BY DESIGN ◆ • Fully offline OCR — no network required for recognition • Captured photos are discarded after OCR; nothing is sent to a server • Only the camera and one CSV file on internal storage are accessed • Network is used solely for ad delivery (Google AdMob) ◆ WHO IT'S FOR ◆ • Students and researchers studying classical Japanese • Writers and editors quoting from physical books • Freelancers, sole proprietors, and households tracking receipts • Travelers logging expenses across multiple countries • Anyone handling confidential documents or working offline ◆ REQUIREMENTS ◆ • iOS 13.0 or higher • ~200 MB free storage • Rear-facing camera • Internet not required for OCR (used only for ads) ◆ OPEN-SOURCE CREDITS ◆ The OCR engine in this App is built on these open-source assets, redistributed under their respective licenses. • National Diet Library NDLOCR-Lite — CC BY 4.0 • PARSeq scene-text recognition model — Apache License 2.0 • PaddlePaddle PP-OCRv4 detection model — Apache License 2.0 The native iOS port (Swift + ONNX Runtime) is the work of this App's developer. ◆ MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION (REMOVE ADS) ◆ • The "Remove Ads" monthly plan hides all ads in the app • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account • The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period • You can manage or cancel anytime in iOS Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions ◆ TERMS OF USE (EULA) ◆ This App is provided under the following End User License Agreement (EULA). Terms of Use: https://smolt-stage.com/home/privacy/zzz-ocr-terms.html ◆ PRIVACY POLICY ◆ This App handles information in accordance with its privacy policy. For details, see "About" inside the App or the link in this store listing. ## Rankings - #2,313,445 — Overall ## Similar extensions and apps - [KotenOCR](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6760045646) — 3.00 / 5 - [Japanese OCR](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6784787587) - [ClipOCR Pro](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1545329969) - [MieOCR](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6447437303) - [Scannable - Simply Recognizer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1527442271) — 4.10 / 5 - [ClipOCR2](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1183706066) — 4.60 / 5 - [KanjiCam - Kanji Camera Reader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6769941674) - [Kanji-Reader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1457506025) — 1.80 / 5 - [OCR KANJI](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1315414397) — 3.00 / 5 - [Seidoku AI: Japanese Reader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6782076871) — 5.00 / 5 - [BiangBiang Kana](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6770998277) - [MultipleOCR](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6463500373) --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6771560607)