Pdftool vs Logger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pdftool
Easily manage, read, and annotate PDF documents with intuitive tools. Highlight text or images, crop, merge, and export pages. Optimized for large collections and supports keyboard shortcuts for efficient navigation.
- Manage PDFs with tags and lists
- Crop, erase, and merge pages
- Highlight text and images
- Export PDF pages
- Batch operations
- Keyboard shortcuts support
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Designed to provide a visually pleasing and intuitive way to manage/read/highlight PDF documents on iPhone or iPad. Highlighter works for both text based and image based PDF. You can crop, erase area, merge, and export PDF pages. Crop operation is enhanced to support long document, such as those single page web content in PDF. You can zoom in and out to reposition document to make cropping large document a breeze. PDF documents can be easily shared to other apps or other compatible devices via AirDrop. ## Main Features - Manage PDF documents by Tags and Short List - Crop, Erase Area, Merge PDF pages - Export - Highlighting - Batch operations - Optimized to work with large collection of PDF documents - Keyboard shortcuts support for page navigation (when using external keyboard) ## Supported keyboard shortcuts - Cmd/alt + Left/Right arrow for previous/next page - Arrow keys to move around page - Cmd + plus/minus for zooming in/out - H for highlighter - T for thin highlighter - E for eraser - ENTER for committing changes Note: The app does not come with sample PDFs. Please add PDF files (such as via AirDrop) for them to show up in the app.
Logger
This app helps you remember more by tracking places, times, thoughts, and information. Capture notes with precise timestamps and locations, then easily recall past events and details. Organize your logs into multiple lists and export your data for safekeeping.
- Timestamped notes
- Log location and view on map
- Compact user interface
- Filter logs
- Multiple lists
- Export data as CSV
- Change themes
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Long-term memory gain! Track places, times, thoughts, and information. Capture your notes and know exactly when and where you wrote them. Recall a conversation from months ago. Track your expenses. Capture fleeting thoughts. Log random information, incidents, milestones, and daily habits. It's Logger! Logger Features: • Timestamped notes • Log your location and view it on a map • Easily identify when each log was written • View and edit logs in a compact user interface • Filter logs to find information quickly • Create multiple lists • Export data as a CSV file • Change themes Subscription terms: - The subscription auto-renews at the end of each term. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy and Terms of Use: https://applorium.com/privacy-logger
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Logger at Free against Pdftool's $1.99. Logger also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (166 vs 1). Pdftool's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On update cadence and ads 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
Logger is free to download; Pdftool costs $1.99 up front. Logger sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Pdftool asks for nothing beyond the download.
Logger holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Logger has 166 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pdftool | Logger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.6 (166 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 81.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 166 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zhiguang Han | Applorium Ltd |
Customer experience
Pdftool
Logger
Bugs and requests
Pdftool
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Logger
Reported bugs
2 issues- Date stamp on left side of data entries is centered in the middle of the text field.
- Date stamp needs to also include the time stamp (maybe as an option).
Requested features
24 requests- iCloud sync/backup
- PDF export option
- Siri support
- Add more fields with labels
- Option to see Hours/Minutes since last log
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- Option to see time between logs
- Global search functionality
- Ability to change date of entries
- Customizable themes (colors and font)
- Attach photos
- Shortcuts for logging location
- Work version for contractors
- Search logs by date/day
- Format to PDF and email
- Account-bound licensing
- 12-hour clock option
- Sort notes and/or pin to top
- Add more space between entries
- Header row with date at midnight
- Ability to change color bar gradient
- Turn off color bar column
- Font selection
- Quantitative data capture (expenses, mileage, etc.)
- Sync across multiple devices
In-app purchases
Pdftool
No in-app purchases
Logger
- Logger Premium Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Monthly subscription to Logger3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Logger Premium3 Days trial$7.991 Year
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- Yearly subscription to Logger3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Logger Premium$19.99
- Lifetime Logger Premium$29.99
