Comparison

Stream RSS vs PDF to Markdown

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

Head to head
About

Stream RSS

This app offers a streamlined way to read RSS feeds from various sources in a single, unified view. It allows users to add custom feeds, bookmark articles for later, and utilize an automatic reader mode for cleaner content. Sharing articles with friends is also integrated.

Highlights
  • Add custom RSS sources
  • Unified feed view
  • Bookmark articles
  • Automatic Safari reader mode
  • Share article links
  • Private iCloud database
Features
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Tech Geek provides you a focused environment to read your RSS articles.  - Add your own RSS sources - View all RSS articles from all channels in one view (Feeds) - Bookmark articles. - Automatic Safari reader mode for in-app channel articles (when it’s available) - Share article link with friends through iOS built-in API. - Private iCloud Database that stores the bookmarks and additional feed sources you add in the app.

About

PDF to Markdown

This app converts any PDF into editable Markdown, preserving structure, lists, tables, and images. It uses on-device OCR for scanned documents and offers side-by-side review and export options. Your data remains private as nothing is sent to the cloud.

Highlights
  • Convert PDFs to Markdown
  • On-device OCR for scanned PDFs
  • Preserves headings, lists, tables, links, and images
  • Side-by-side review of original and Markdown
  • Extracts and exports images
  • Works offline on iPhone and iPad
  • Exports to Files or share
Features
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PDF Lift turns any PDF into clean, editable Markdown, right on your iPhone or iPad, completely offline. Open a PDF and get back well-structured Markdown in seconds, with headings, lists, tables, links, and images all preserved. It works on ordinary text PDFs and on scanned or photographed documents alike. Parse image-only pages, so you can pull text out of a scan without sending anything to the cloud. Review the result side by side with the original, make any tweaks, and export. Whether you're lifting quotes from a research paper, turning a scanned handout into notes, or getting a document into your favorite Markdown editor, PDF Lift does the tedious formatting for you. Nothing ever leaves your device. Features - Convert any PDF to Markdown, with headings, lists, links, and structure preserved - On-device OCR for scanned and image-only PDFs - Side-by-side review: original PDF · Markdown source · live preview - Full-screen review mode for distraction-free reading and editing - Tables reconstructed as Markdown, including bordered and grid tables - Images extracted and exported right alongside your Markdown - Export your Markdown and share it or save to Files - Previous Conversions: every conversion is saved on your device so you can reopen it anytime - Open password-protected PDFs - Import options: choose whether to extract images or limit the page range - Scan Document: scan paper documents with your camera and convert them to Markdown, entirely on your device - Works on both iPhone and iPad Also handles - Blockquotes, inline code, and code blocks - Emoji baked into PDFs as images, recovered back into real text - Words split across line breaks, automatically rejoined - Bare links turned into clickable Markdown links Private by design Every conversion runs on your device using Apple's on-device frameworks. There are no accounts, no cloud upload, and no data collection, so your documents stay yours. Free & Pro Pro removes the per-document page limit, so you can convert entire PDFs of any length. Choose a monthly or yearly plan with Family Sharing, or buy Lifetime once and keep it forever on every device you own. By downloading this app, you agree to Apple's Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Stream RSS4 screens
PDF to Markdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stream RSS at none against PDF to Markdown's 3. Stream RSS also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). PDF to Markdown's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PDF to Markdown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Stream RSS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Stream RSS against 5.0 for PDF to Markdown. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stream RSS ships an update every 3 weeks, PDF to Markdown every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Stream RSS versus PDF to Markdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStream RSSPDF to Markdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShunzhe MaZain Aaban

Customer experience

Stream RSS

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PDF to Markdown

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stream RSS

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

PDF to Markdown

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro$29.99

Questions

Is Stream RSS free?
Stream RSS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF to Markdown free?
PDF to Markdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stream RSS or PDF to Markdown?
Stream RSS and PDF to Markdown are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Stream RSS or PDF to Markdown have ads?
Neither Stream RSS nor PDF to Markdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stream RSS or PDF to Markdown?
Stream RSS ships an update every 3 weeks, and PDF to Markdown every 5 days. Most recently, Stream RSS was updated on November 2, 2026 and PDF to Markdown on October 28, 2026.

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