iShia Note vs UPDF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iShia Note
This app facilitates research in Islamic Sciences by providing access to key texts and advanced search functionalities. It supports multiple languages and allows users to organize, archive, and publish their research.
- Access to Holy Quran, Tafseer, Nahjul Balagha, Hadith sources
- Comprehensive and advanced search functionality
- Copy text and references to workspace
- Insert free text into articles
- Full article management
- Synchronize research with server
- Publish or unpublish research
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An attractive app to ease the process of preparing researches in Islamic Sciences. Arabic and Farsi languages are supported and English will follow. Targets Islamic researchers and can be used by individuals as well, preparing and publishing researches usefull for both specialized and general audience. Designed for Apple iPad 2 + supporting Arabic & Farsi. Sources Include: The Holy Quran, Tafseer and Transaltion in Farsi Nahjul Balagha, Commentary and Translation in English & Farsi Shia Main Tradition Sources: Vasael al Shia, Mosadarak and The 4 Books Sunni Main Tradition Sources: The 6 Sihaahs Rijal: Mojam Rijal al Hadith. Dictionary Comperehensive and Advance Search in sources. Copy complete text from sources, partial text or the reference to workspace or article Ability to insert free text anywhere in the article Full article management Synchronizing with the server in order to archive or publish articles برنامج يوفر للباحث أداة سهلة الإستخدام تساعده في البحث والتحقيق في علوم أهل البيت عليهم السلام. يدعم البرنامج اللغات العربية والفارسية والإنجليزية. يخاطب البرنامج الباحثين المتخصصين والأساتذة والخطباء والطلبة والطلاب وكل من يهتم بالعلوم الإسلامية دراسة وبحثاً وتحقيقاً. مصمّم لأجهزة الآي بد 2 وصاعداً، داعماً اللغة العربية والفارسية. تحتوى المصادر على: - القرآن الكريم وتفسيره وترجمته الى الفارسية. - نهج البلاغة وشرحه وترجمته الى الفارسية والإنجليزية. - أحاديث الشيعة: وسائل الشيعة ومستدركه، الكتب الحديثية الأربعة. - أحاديث العامة: الصحاح الستة. - الرجال: معجم رجال الحديث. - القاموس. امكانية البحث المفصل في نصوص وأقسام المصادر. امكانية نقل النص الكامل او بعضه او الإشارة المصدرية من المصدر الى لوحة التحقيق. إمكانية إضافة وادخال النصوص بشكل حر في أي مكان بين النصوص المقتبسة من المصادر. إيجاد، تحديث، أرشفة وحذف التحقيق. تزامن التحقيقات الموجودة على الجهاز مع الحساب الخاص على سرفير "مشروع الشيعة" ليتسنى مطالعتها مع على موقع "مشروع الشيعة". إمكانية نشر أو إلغاء نشر التحقيق لأعضاء برنامج مصادر الشيعة أو للعموم على مواقع "مشروع الشيعة" على الإنترنت. برنامه اى پيشرفته و سرشار از امكانات جهت تسهل تحقيق و پژوهش براى متخصصين، پژوهشگران، خطبا و سخنرانان و نيز طلاب حوزه هاى علميه ونيز عموم كاربران. اين برنامه زبان هاى فارسى، عربى و انگليسى را پشتيبانى مى نمايد. براى دستگاه هاى آي پد 2 به بالا طراحى شده به زبان هاى فارسى و عربى. حاوى منابع زير: - قرآن كريم به همراه تفسير وترجمه به زبان فارسى. - نهج البلاغة وشرح وترجمه به فارسى و انگليسى. - أحاديث شيعه: وسائل الشيعة ومستدرك الوسائل، كتب اربعه حديث. - أحاديث عامة: صحاح سته. - الرجال: معجم رجال الحديث. - قاموس. امكان جستجوى پيشرفته در متون و منابع مختلف. امكان انتقال متن كامل يك آيتم، بخشى از متن يا فقط ارجاع به آن در صفحه تحقيق. امكان ثبت نوشته محقق در هر مكان در تحقيق. امكان جابجائى و چينش آيتم هاى تحقيق به صورت آزاد. تحقيق جديد، ويرايش، آرشيو و حذف تحقيق. همسان سازى تحقيقات دستگاه در فضاى اختصاصى بر روى سرور "پروژه شيعه". امكان نشر تحقيق و عدم نشر آن در هر زمان.
UPDF
This app is a powerful PDF editor for mobile devices, offering AI-powered features for summarizing, translating, and chatting with documents. It allows users to read, edit, annotate, convert, and sign PDFs, as well as scan paper documents into editable files. Manage all your PDF files and protect them with security features.
- AI-powered summarization and translation
- Edit text, images, and watermarks in PDFs
- Annotate with various markup tools
- Convert PDFs to Word, Excel, and PPT
- Scan documents to editable PDFs
- Sign and fill PDF forms
- Organize and protect PDF files
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UPDF for iOS is an AI-powered PDF editor for iPhone and iPad. Read, edit, annotate, convert, sign, and AI chat with your PDFs — all from your iOS device. Summarize lengthy documents, translate full PDFs, scan paper to PDF, and manage all your files in one place. Amazing features of UPDF for iOS: Edit PDF - Edit text in PDF (change color, font style, font size) - Edit images in PDF (rotate, extract, replace, and crop images) - Edit watermark in PDF (add, edit, delete and favor watermark) - Edit links in PDF (add, edit, copy, and delete) AI Assistant - Summarize, translate, explain, and rephrase lengthy PDFs in minutes. - Engage in a chat with UPDF AI and ask it any questions you have. - Summarize or translate PDF by pages. - Export conversations to Markdown or TXT files. - NEW AI Bookmark Agent: Auto-generate bookmarks and get instant section summaries for any PDF. - NEW AI Semantic Search: Search your PDF by meaning, not just exact words. - NEW AI Editing Suite: Rewrite, refine tone, or correct grammar directly. Read PDF - Flexible reading: vertical and horizontal scrolling, single page or two-page view - Dark mode to protect your eyes - Add and manage bookmarks with AI Bookmark Agent's help - Search text in PDF - Present PDF as a slideshow - Text-to-speech support Annotate PDF - Annotate PDFs using markup tools: pencil, highlight, underline, strikethrough, squiggly line - Add text boxes, text comments, callouts, sticky notes - Add shapes, stamps, and stickers to PDFs - Free-hand drawing on PDF pages OCR PDF - Convert scanned documents and images into searchable and editable PDFs - Recognize text in 38 languages Scan to PDF - Scan physical documents to PDF with your camera - Scan ID cards onto one page - Crop, rotate, and filter scanned images Convert PDF - Convert PDF to Word, Excel, PPT, and images Organize PDF Pages - Insert, replace, extract, split, rotate, remove, and reorder pages in PDFs - Merge multiple PDFs into one file - Copy, paste, and share specific pages in a PDF Sign PDF & Fill PDF Form - Create handwritten signatures - Import and add image signatures - Fill PDF form and add e-signatures - Save signatures to cloud for cross-platform use Create PDF - Create PDF with blank, lined, dotted, grid, and graph papers - Combine multiple files/images into one PDF Protect PDF - Password-protect PDFs to restrict opening, editing, and printing - Add or remove watermarks - Add digital signatures Manage Files - Upload, create, rename, move, copy, duplicate, and organize files or folders - Unzip files by simply tapping .zip files - Search for files - Supports two-finger multiple selections and operations - Move files or folders to trash, and find deleted items in the trash - Protect PDF files with a password or unlock protected PDF files - Compress one or multiple files into a zip file Security Space - Protect your privacy by moving files or folders to Security Space - Enable Face ID & Passcode to access your Security Space Import File - Import files from Photos albums - Import files from the Files App - Transfer files from a computer over the same Wi-Fi View files in All Formats - Browse dozens of different file formats including PDFs, Office documents (.doc, .docx, .ppt, .pptx, .xls, .xlsx), Pages, Keynotes, and Numbers with a single app - Open other formats such as text, HTML, XML, Web Archive, Images (JPG, JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, SVG, BMP), video, audio *** Pro Features of In-App Purchase *** - Use UPDF across all platforms including desktops and mobiles - Free Users will get 1 GB of Cloud Storage; Paid users will get 10 GB of Cloud Storage for free - Advanced PDF features such as Convert PDF with OCR, batch process, etc. are available on the desktop - Unlimited use of Scan to PDF (Free trial only scans up to 5 pages) - Unlimited use of Security Space (Trial version stores up to 10 items) - Secure App with passcode/TouchID/FaceID Need help? Email us at support@superace.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iShia Note at none against UPDF's 13. iShia Note also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 84%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). UPDF's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (699 vs 7). On price, rating, 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. UPDF sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. iShia Note asks for nothing beyond the download.
UPDF holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UPDF has 699 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of iShia Note's written reviews are positive against 84% of UPDF's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iShia Note ships an update every 21 months, UPDF fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iShia Note | UPDF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 4.6 (699 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 84.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 699 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 195 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seyed Mohsen Hosseini-Milani | Superace Software Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
iShia Note
UPDF
Bugs and requests
iShia Note
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
UPDF
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to edit text directly in PDF files
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between devices
- Occasional loss of editing progress when app is minimized
Requested features
5 requests- Add password protection for PDF files
- Improve file organization and folder management
- Implement keyboard shortcuts for power users
- Expand OCR capabilities and text extraction
- Allow custom signature and stamp imports
In-app purchases
iShia Note
No in-app purchases
UPDF
- Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
- UPDF AI Unlimited$15.001 Month
- UPDF AI Standard$15.001 Month
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- UPDF Pro + AI Unlimited$18.991 Month
- Quarterly Subscription$19.003 Months
- Annual Subscription$49.991 Year
- UPDF AI Standard$69.001 Year
- UPDF AI Unlimited$79.001 Year
- UPDF Pro + AI Standard$98.991 Year
- UPDF Pro + AI Unlimited$118.991 Year
- Perpetual License$79.99
- Perpetual License$128.99
- UPDF & AI Add-on for iOS$148.99
