MakePDF vs DocNavy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MakePDF
Easily combine various document and image types into a single PDF. This tool supports a wide range of file formats and offers smart features for quick merging and organization. It operates entirely on-device for enhanced privacy.
- Merge various file types into PDF
- Supports text, code, HTML, images
- Integrates with macOS native apps
- SmartPath for auto-sorting and naming
- Multiple window and keyboard shortcuts
- Automation with Shortcuts
- On-device processing for privacy
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MakePDF allows you to merge multiple files into a single PDF quickly by selecting or dropping documents and images. MakePDF supports a wide variety of files: • Any plain text file. • Source code files (MakePDF will render them with line numbers!). • HTML files. • Images and photos. • Word and Pages documents (supported on macOS). • PowerPoint and Keynote presentations (supported on macOS). • Excel and Numbers spreadsheets (supported on macOS). • And of course, PDFs. On macOS, MakePDF uses Apple Events to automate the native apps for each file format to ensure the best quality in the final PDF. MakePDF is designed to create PDFs quickly: when you select a folder, it automatically sorts the files alphabetically and uses SmartPath technology to suggest the output file name and save location. MakePDF also includes advanced features like multiple window support, keyboard shortcuts, and automation with Shortcuts. MakePDF supports macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. Notes: • On macOS, MakePDF can automate the following native apps to achieve the best PDF quality: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, and Preview. Privacy by Design: MakePDF works completely on-device and never stores or sends any information outside of the protected app sandbox.
DocNavy
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Turn PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and 10 more formats into clean Markdown — entirely on your iPhone, iPad or Mac. Your documents never leave the device. No server, no account, no upload. WHAT IT CONVERTS • PDF, DOC, DOCX, RTF, ODT, EPUB • XLS, XLSX, XLSB, ODS, CSV • PPT, PPTX, ODP WHAT SURVIVES THE CONVERSION Tables, merged cells, footnotes, headings, bold and italic, nested lists, math formulas as LaTeX, embedded images written out next to the Markdown, and — when you convert a whole folder — the folder structure itself. SCANNED PAGES, HANDLED PROPERLY Pages with no text layer go through on-device OCR. The language is detected automatically, so a Japanese invoice and an English contract in the same batch both come out right. Nothing is sent anywhere to make that happen. HONEST ABOUT QUALITY Every conversion comes with a per-page report: how many pages were read directly, how many needed OCR, how many failed, and why. Most converters hand you a file and hope you do not check. DocNavy tells you what it actually managed to read. BUILT FOR MARKDOWN PEOPLE Made for Obsidian, Logseq, Bear and plain-text vaults. Preview the result, read the raw Markdown side by side, then save the .md file wherever you keep your notes. PRIVACY YOU CAN VERIFY DocNavy makes no network requests at all. You do not have to take our word for it: turn on Settings › Privacy & Security › App Privacy Report, use the app for a few days, and the domain list for DocNavy will stay empty. The App Store privacy label says Data Not Collected because that is literally what happens. FREE AND PRO The free tier is the whole app: all 14 formats, on-device OCR, whole-folder conversion, zip export and the full diagnostics report — every page of every file, however long. One limit applies: 5 documents a day. Pro removes it and adds one convenience: folders you grant are re-checked when the app opens, so files added to them later convert on their own. No watermark, no upsell. Pro comes two ways: a monthly subscription with a 3-day free trial, or a one-time purchase that never renews. Either way it is a Universal Purchase, so buying on iPhone unlocks iPad and Mac too. Privacy Policy: https://docnavy.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://docnavy.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DocNavy at Free against MakePDF's $5.99. DocNavy also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). MakePDF's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, 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
DocNavy is free to download; MakePDF costs $5.99 up front. DocNavy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. MakePDF asks for nothing beyond the download.
MakePDF ships an update every 4 months, DocNavy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MakePDF | DocNavy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pedro Jose Pereira Vieito | Thi Thanh Van Do |
In-app purchases
MakePDF
No in-app purchases
DocNavy
- DocNavy Pro - Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- DocNavy Pro - Lifetime$19.99









