Comparison

Steel vs PDFConverter:Local PDF Export

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Steel

Features
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Created by a senior structural engineer. 10+ years building intuitive tools from real-world experience. Quick check of section data of various types of steel and section steel combination, including section steel model, section size, section area, theoretical weight and section characteristics, which comply with the current Chinese national standards. Application characteristics: 1. the interface design is simple and intuitive, the function is clear and easy to use. No network traffic consumption; 2. the input adapts to the characteristics of the mobile phone in a variety of ways: stepper, segment selector, roller selector... Convenient and fast; 3. the most commonly used section steel is selected. The use of rollers is convenient, fast, interesting and has a first-class feel; 4. the data are collected from the current national standards and specifications, timely, accurate and detailed; 5. the detailed size of the section is marked in situ in the attached drawing, which is clear at a glance; 6. each type of profile steel has a user-defined page to facilitate the query of non-standard profile steel; 7. special numeric keypad, convenient and fast input; 8. native application, small installation size, does not occupy valuable storage space of mobile phone. If you have any questions or suggestions, please put forward them in the Appstore comments or use the following contact information. Weibo: @结构设计App Email: lrtjqn@icloud.com Official website: https://www.luckybianbian.top

About

PDFConverter:Local PDF Export

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Local PDF Export is a privacy-focused document tool for iPhone. You can choose a PDF from the Files app or use Apple’s built-in document scanner to create a PDF on device. The app processes files locally and helps you export document content in a more usable format for viewing, sharing, and follow-up editing. Features: • Import PDF files from the Files app • Scan paper documents into PDF using the system scanner • Export document content as a .docx file • Preserve page visuals and include editable extracted text when available • Share exported files with the iOS share sheet • No sign-up required • No server upload during document processing Privacy: All document processing is performed on device. Your files are not uploaded to a remote server by the app. Notes: For complex layouts, scanned pages, tables, or image-heavy PDFs, exported documents may combine page previews with editable text instead of reproducing the exact original layout.

Screenshots

Steel4 screens
PDFConverter:Local PDF Export3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDFConverter:Local PDF Export at none against Steel's 1. PDFConverter:Local PDF Export also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Steel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PDFConverter:Local PDF Export asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 5 level
Steel versus PDFConverter:Local PDF Export: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteelPDFConverter:Local PDF Export
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer疆 边军 邱

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Steel

One-time1
  • 完整版$3.99
None

PDFConverter:Local PDF Export

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steel free?
Steel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDFConverter:Local PDF Export free?
PDFConverter:Local PDF Export is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Steel or PDFConverter:Local PDF Export have ads?
Steel shows ads; PDFConverter:Local PDF Export does not.

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