Comparison

iLovePDF vs PDF Editor Docs files scanner

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

Head to head
About

iLovePDF

This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for managing PDF documents on mobile devices. It allows users to scan, convert, edit, annotate, sign, compress, merge, split, and protect PDFs with various customization options. Cloud integration and e-signing capabilities enhance productivity for work and study.

Highlights
  • Scan documents to PDF
  • Convert JPG/Office to PDF
  • Edit and annotate PDFs
  • Fill and e-sign forms
  • Compress and merge PDFs
  • Extract images from PDF
  • Protect PDFs with passwords
Features
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Read, convert, annotate and sign PDF in just a few seconds with this handy document scanner and editor. Boost your productivity with every tool you need to work on the go. PHONE SCANNER • iPhone and iPad Scanner: Snap a photo of anything and save it to PDF. Multipage PDF option available. • Text recognition (OCR):Turn any scanned text or image into PDF with high accuracy. PDF CONVERTER • JPG to PDF: Take a picture of a document and save it to PDF. • MS Office Converter: Convert office documents to PDF files. Turn your PDF files into editable Office formats such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint. • Extract images from PDF: Extract images from your PDF document with high quality. Convert your own images to single or multiple PDF files. PDF EDITOR • Annotate PDF: Simply highlight the relevant text in your PDF. Add notes and annotations to PDF document, leave comments, draw or insert images to PDF. Choose your format of annotation. • Fill and sign forms: Quickly fill out a PDF form typing text and e-sign it using your finger. • PDF Reader: View, edit and modify PDF files stored in the Cloud or on your device whenever you need. OPTIMIZE, ORGANIZE AND PROTECT DOCUMENTS • Compress PDF: Reduce the filesize of your document while keeping visual quality. • Merge PDF: Combine multiple documents into a single PDF file. • Split PDF: Split PDF pages or extract pages to multiple PDF documents with high quality. • Rotate PDF: Rotate specific PDF pages and adjust their fit within your document. • PDF Protection: Remove or add PDF passwords. • Add page numbers to PDF: Customize your PDF files. Choose position, typography, and size of your page numbers. • Watermark PDF: Choose an image or a text and add it to your PDF document. Select position, transparency or typography for the best result. Connect to your Google Drive and Dropbox account to select and share documents from the Cloud. Upgrade to Premium and enjoy all the benefits with this all-in-one versatile PDF editor. iLovePDF Premium is available for purchase via an auto-renewable subscription as follows: • Annual or Monthly subscription available. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. • Subscriptions may be managed and discontinued by the user. Account Settings after purchase: • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during an active subscription period. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. Terms of use: https://www.ilovepdf.com/help/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.ilovepdf.com/help/privacy

About

PDF Editor Docs files scanner

Edit, sign, and create PDF documents with a comprehensive suite of tools. Annotate, add images, protect with passwords, and share your files easily. Offers a free trial for its subscription plans.

Highlights
  • Sign and save signatures
  • Add notes and annotations
  • Draw and paint on PDFs
  • Edit text, underline, and cross out
  • Apply stamps
  • Bookmark pages
  • Add photos and images
  • Create new PDF documents
  • Password protect files
Features
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PDF Editor - Sign PDF, Create PDF & Edit PDF Sign, edit, read, create, draw, protect and modify any PDF file PDF Editor - Sign PDF, Create PDF & Edit PDF is a document editor that allows you to edit PDF. It is also a PDF Reader to read PDF. Choose the PDF to edit and modify your PDF in a thousand ways: draw, write on PDF, paint, password, PDF reader, bookmarks, notes, signatures and much more thanks to the best free PDF editor for smartphones. PDF Editor - Sign PDF, Create PDF and Edit PDF has the following characteristics: - Sign PDF: You can add and save your signature to edit and sign your PDF. Leave your signature in your PDF writer. Write your signature and save it to be able to sign future PDFs with a single click. - Notes: Add notes to your PDF files, PDF Editor has a document and note editor to annotate the most important parts of your edited PDF file. - Paint and draw lines and shapes: Use the pencil to draw lines in the PDF, select the color and edit the PDF drawing lines and shapes. Point out annotations, draw arrows, make squares, write on PDF as if it were a word file or an image. - Text editor: Built-in text editor to underline or cross out the text of your PDF. Edit PDF by writing text and then you can highlight, underline or cross out the words you want. - Stamps: Post stamps with the most important messages. Draft stamp, confidential stamp, personal stamp ... Add stamp with the date and time. Perfect to review PDF. - Bookmark: You can put bookmark in your PDF documents to mark where you were reading your PDF or editing your PDF. Very useful to read PDF books. Easy and simple PDF reader. - Photos and images: Add photos and images to your PDF, you can choose the photo from the gallery or take pictures with the camera to add the image to the PDF with the size and shape you want. - Create PDF: Create your PDF document, choose paper size, folio color and if you have guide lines, you can generate PDF and edit PDF documents to your liking thanks to the powerful pdf writer. - Password: Protect PDF documents is easy and fast with this application because you can put a password to the documents to block PDF and that can only be unlocked with the password that you put. - Share your files with other tools and applications: Share the documents you have converted with any other messaging application, mail or social network. Complete your work with PDF Manager or PDF Converter and finish completing the application with the best tools. Subscription information: - Length of Subscription: 1 month ( 7 day free trial) or 1 year. - Price: $2.99 per month billed monthly. $24.99 per year billed yearly. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy: http://www.ticktalksoft.com/policy/ Terms of use: https://www.ticktalksoft.com/terms_of_use

Screenshots

iLovePDF4 screens
PDF Editor Docs files scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iLovePDF at 4.8 against PDF Editor Docs files scanner's 4.1. iLovePDF also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 40%) and ratings volume (52K vs 18). PDF Editor Docs files scanner's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. iLovePDF sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per month and PDF Editor Docs files scanner sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iLovePDF holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iLovePDF has 52K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of iLovePDF's written reviews are positive against 40% of PDF Editor Docs files scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iLovePDF versus PDF Editor Docs files scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriLovePDFPDF Editor Docs files scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (52K ratings) — better4.1 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews77.5% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings52K — better18
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size261 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiLovePDFOFFIWIZ, S.L.

Customer experience

iLovePDF

All ratings52,401 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews1,832 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative18.8%

PDF Editor Docs files scanner

All ratings18 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Bugs and requests

iLovePDF

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when processing large files
  • Lost annotations and highlights
  • Incorrect text output from OCR
  • Inability to print zoomed PDFs

Requested features

5 requests
  • More PDF editing tools
  • Improved OCR accuracy
  • Ability to save custom stamps
  • Native file integration on iOS
  • Smoother pen/annotation tools

PDF Editor Docs files scanner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

iLovePDF

Subscriptions4
  • iLovePDF Premium Monthly$5.491 Month
  • iLovePDF Premium Monthly3 Days trial$5.491 Month
  • iLovePDF Premium Yearly7 Days trial$44.991 Year
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  • iLovePDF Premium7 Days trial$44.991 Year
10 purchases

PDF Editor Docs files scanner

Subscriptions10
  • Weekly subscription.$1.997 Days
  • Monthly subscription.$4.491 Month
  • Unlimited Access$4.991 Month
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  • Unlimited Access$5.991 Month
  • PDF Editor Pro - Weekly7 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Unlimited Access$29.996 Months
  • PDF editor: create and modify3 Days trial$36.991 Year
  • Yearly (3 days free trial)3 Days trial$45.991 Year
  • Unlimited Access7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is iLovePDF free?
iLovePDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Editor Docs files scanner free?
PDF Editor Docs files scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iLovePDF or PDF Editor Docs files scanner?
iLovePDF is rated higher. iLovePDF averages 4.8 out of 5 from 52K ratings, while PDF Editor Docs files scanner averages 4.1 from 18 ratings.
Do iLovePDF or PDF Editor Docs files scanner have ads?
Neither iLovePDF nor PDF Editor Docs files scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iLovePDF or PDF Editor Docs files scanner?
iLovePDF ships an update every 3 weeks, and PDF Editor Docs files scanner every 3 weeks. Most recently, iLovePDF was updated on November 10, 2026 and PDF Editor Docs files scanner on November 3, 2026.

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