Units Converter for Engineers vs PDF OCR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Units Converter for Engineers
This tool allows professionals and students to convert units and currencies using dimensional analysis. It supports a vast number of unit combinations and includes physical constants. Currency rates are updated monthly.
- Free-form unit conversion via dimensional analysis
- Supports over 300 single units
- Supports over 165 currencies with automatic updates
- Includes dozens of physical constants
- Identifies unit mismatches
- Glossary of available units
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Units Converter is a free-form units conversion tool designed for professionals and students of science and engineering. This is the only Units and Currency conversion app you will ever need. It is based on fundamental principle of dimensional analysis which allows you to enter your unit in any form (instead of picking from a predefined list). This method therefore supports any number of combinations. For example: It can effortlessly convert Energy in ton-TNT (tTNT) to kg-km^2/hr^2. If there is a units mismatch, it will identify missing units. Plus dozens of physical constants such as speed of sound, speed of light, gravitation constant, etc. are built-in and can be retrieved by entering their symbol. Supports over 300 single units and over 165 currencies. Currency rates are automatically updated about once a month. Includes prices of gold (XAU), silver (XAG), platinum (XPT), etc. Help notes provide a detailed glossary of all units available. In free version, first text field is locked to a value of 1 and cannot be edited. Purchase 'Unlock all features' on the App Store to enable editing. Check it out.
PDF OCR
This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for managing PDF files. It allows you to extract text using OCR, convert PDFs to images, secure documents with passwords, and merge or split files. It also enables creating PDFs from images and converting webpages into PDF format, all while ensuring your data remains private through offline processing.
- Extract text with OCR
- Convert PDF to images
- Secure PDFs with passwords
- Merge or split PDFs
- Create PDFs from images
- Convert webpages to PDF
- Compress file size
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PDF OCR turns your iPhone and iPad into a complete PDF workspace: scan paper into searchable PDFs, read and mark up any PDF, and fix files with a full set of tools. Everything runs on your device. SCAN TO PDF • Point the camera at a page; edges are found and the page is straightened for you • Scan many pages in one go, then reorder, rotate or remove them • Text is recognized automatically, so scans are searchable and selectable • Reads QR codes and puts both sides of an ID card on one page READ AND MARK UP • Pen, highlighter, text highlight, underline and strikethrough • Notes, shapes, arrows, stamps and your saved signature • Select anything you added to move or resize it • Reorder, rotate, insert and delete pages • Search, contents and bookmarks, night mode and read aloud ALL YOUR PDF TOOLS • Recognize text (OCR) in scanned PDFs • Make files smaller • Merge PDFs and images, split by pages, ranges or every N pages • Convert PDF to images, text and RTF, and web pages to PDF • Add or remove passwords and permissions PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your documents never leave your device. Scanning, text recognition and summaries run on the device, with no account. PDF OCR PRO Pro adds OCR without page limits, advanced split, redaction that removes content for good, watermarks and page numbers, Face ID lock, smart file names for scans, on-device summaries and translation, and Shortcuts actions. Choose monthly, yearly (with a 7-day free trial) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://layerz.app/pdfocr/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PDF OCR at 100% against Units Converter for Engineers's 50%. PDF OCR also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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. Units Converter for Engineers sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. PDF OCR asks for nothing beyond the download.
PDF OCR holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Units Converter for Engineers's written reviews are positive against 100% of PDF OCR's.
Units Converter for Engineers ships an update every 5 weeks, PDF OCR every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Units Converter for Engineers | PDF OCR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Lucy Enterprises | Layerz Corp. |
Customer experience
Units Converter for Engineers
PDF OCR
In-app purchases
Units Converter for Engineers
- Unlock all features$0.99
- Remove ads$1.99
PDF OCR
No in-app purchases
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