Comparison

JBL ArrayLink vs PDFloki

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

Head to head
About

JBL ArrayLink

This app facilitates the real-time transfer of audio system design data from desktop software to a mobile device. It provides an easy-to-understand interface for deploying audio systems, including rigging and location details, without requiring an internet connection.

Highlights
  • QR code data transfer
  • Real-time offline data sync
  • Array mechanical information display
  • Built-in inclinometer
  • Built-in noise generator
  • Project library
  • Share groups and arrays
Features
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ArrayLink is the mobile companion app for JBL Venue Synthesis, giving system technicians instant access to the mechanical information needed to safely and accurately deploy JBL VTX, VRX, and SRX900 Audio systems in the field. Open Venue Synthesis project files directly or import projects by scanning QR codes generated from Venue Synthesis. ArrayLink organizes every System Group, array, and deployment detail into an intuitive interface designed for real-world deployment workflows. Key Features: • Open Venue Synthesis project files directly on your mobile device • Share complete projects using the new .al project format • Import deployment data by scanning QR codes, even without an internet connection • View rigging, positioning, spacing, and deployment information for every array • Organize projects with folders and built-in project management tools • Built-in inclinometer and tone generator for system verification • Supports JBL VTX, VRX, and SRX900 Audio systems Designed for system engineers, technicians, and production crews, ArrayLink brings critical deployment information from Venue Synthesis directly to the worksite, helping crews deploy JBL Tour Audio systems faster and with greater confidence.

About

PDFloki

Features
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PDFloki is a privacy-first PDF toolkit for iPhone and iPad. Keep your PDF library tidy by syncing titles to filenames, compress and merge documents, make scans searchable with on-device OCR, redact, watermark, sign and fill forms — all on your device, never in the cloud. TITLES & METADATA • Title Manager — see which PDF titles match their filenames and fix them one by one or all at once, with a preview • Batch Edit — set author, subject, keywords and creator across many files • Find & Replace (regex supported), Batch Rename with tokens, bulk date correction OPTIMIZE & SECURE • Compress — six quality levels or a target size; see the estimated saving before you run it • Password — protect PDFs (with printing/copying permissions) or unlock ones you own • Redact — permanently remove sensitive text with black boxes • Flatten — burn annotations and form fields into the page • Electronic signature — draw, type or upload, and place it on any page PAGES & CONTENT • Page Manager — reorder, rotate, duplicate, delete and extract pages • Merge, Split, Crop, Normalize page size • Watermarks and stamps, headers and footers, page backgrounds • Fill PDF forms TEXT & EXPORT • Convert photos, text, Markdown, RTF and HTML to PDF • OCR with Apple Vision — 20+ languages, invisible text layer, original look preserved • Area OCR — recognize just the region you draw • Extract text; export pages as PNG, JPEG or TIFF; export metadata as CSV or JSON • Statistics, metadata validation, PDF/A compliance check, annotation summary, duplicate finder, full-text search across your library PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs locally with Apple's native frameworks. No account, no uploads, no tracking. Your PDFs live in PDFloki's folder in the Files app, where you can add and remove them directly. FREE AND PRO The core tools — titles and metadata, merge, split, search, duplicate finder — are free forever. Every Pro tool is free to try for 7 days; after that PDFloki Pro is a single one-time purchase, no subscription. Works on iPhone and iPad, and on the Mac with the same tools — one Pro purchase unlocks all of them.

Screenshots

JBL ArrayLink4 screens
PDFloki4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JBL ArrayLink at none against PDFloki's 1. PDFloki's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PDFloki sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. JBL ArrayLink asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JBL ArrayLink ships an update every 5 months, PDFloki every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
JBL ArrayLink versus PDFloki: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJBL ArrayLinkPDFloki
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB15 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperHarman Professional, Inc.Andre Vidal

In-app purchases

None

JBL ArrayLink

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PDFloki

One-time1
  • PDFloki Pro$17.99

Questions

Is JBL ArrayLink free?
JBL ArrayLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDFloki free?
PDFloki is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do JBL ArrayLink or PDFloki have ads?
Neither JBL ArrayLink nor PDFloki shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JBL ArrayLink or PDFloki?
JBL ArrayLink ships an update every 5 months, and PDFloki every 10 days. Most recently, JBL ArrayLink was updated on September 30, 2026 and PDFloki on October 4, 2026.

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