Comparison

Private Browser vs PDF Scanner & Doc Maker

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

Head to head
About

Private Browser

Securely browse the web with enhanced privacy features. This app offers password and biometric protection, ensuring no browsing data is saved. Enjoy faster, fullscreen browsing with easy navigation and integrated video playback.

Highlights
  • Password protected app entry
  • Biometric unlock (Touch ID/Face ID)
  • No data or history saved
  • Faster browsing speeds
  • Fullscreen browsing mode
  • Integrated video playback
Features
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Private Browser allows you to securely browse the web on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. It makes mobile browsing faster, easier and smarter. Features: • Password Protected App Entry. • Pin Code. • Touch-ID Support. • Face Unlock Support. • Absolutely no data is saved. When you exit the app, all data and history is removed. Everything that goes on in the browser is removed when you hit Home, Exit, or Close. • Faster Browsing Load instantly and get to what you want in a snap. • Fullscreen Browsing An interface can disappear for fullscreen browsing. • Video Plays Play videos directly from the browser • Easy Navigation Navigate with a simple, streamlined browser. • And much, much more! Disclaimer: This application is the sole creation and responsibility of the developer. This application is not endorsed by or affiliated with any of the apps displayed inside the app. Payment & Renewal Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID account settings. For more details on managing subscriptions, visit: https://support.apple.com/en-us/118428 Terms of Use (EULA): https://sites.google.com/view/sbtermsofservice/home Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/privacypolicysb/home Thank you for choosing us.

About

PDF Scanner & Doc Maker

Scan, edit, and sign documents directly from your phone. This app offers OCR text recognition, PDF reading with book mode, and various conversion tools. It prioritizes privacy by processing everything on your device and works offline.

Highlights
  • Camera scanning with auto edge detection
  • OCR text recognition
  • PDF reader with book mode
  • Handwritten signature signing
  • PDF conversion to Word and text
  • Offline processing and privacy
Features
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PDF Scanner is the free all-in-one app to scan documents, read books, edit PDF files and sign contracts — straight from your phone. No subscription, no watermark, and it works offline. SCANNING • Camera scanning with automatic edge detection and deskew • Multi-page scanning for books, contracts and ID cards • Instant export to PDF or Word OCR TEXT RECOGNITION • Arabic, English and French • Turn images into editable, copyable text • Make scanned files searchable while they keep their exact look PDF READER FOR BOOKS • Full-screen book mode with horizontal page turning • Right-to-left paging for Arabic books • Remembers the last page you read in every book • Night mode, pinch to zoom, text search, read aloud EDIT AND SIGN • Sign documents with your own handwritten signature • Add text anywhere on the page • Highlight, draw freehand, and white out private information A COMPLETE FREE PDF TOOLKIT • Merge, split and compress • Convert: images to PDF, PDF to images, PDF to Word, PDF to text • Organise pages: reorder, rotate, duplicate, delete, insert • Crop, resize, page numbers, headers and footers • Watermark, background, and password protection PRIVACY • Everything is processed on your device — your documents never leave your phone • Lock the app with Face ID • Works entirely offline

Screenshots

Private Browser4 screens
PDF Scanner & Doc Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Private Browser at 100% against PDF Scanner & Doc Maker's 50%. Private Browser also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 1). PDF Scanner & Doc Maker's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Private Browser sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and PDF Scanner & Doc Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PDF Scanner & Doc Maker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Private Browser has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Private Browser's written reviews are positive against 50% of PDF Scanner & Doc Maker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Private Browser versus PDF Scanner & Doc Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrivate BrowserPDF Scanner & Doc Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB9 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSachin BhadaniyaDivine Barbany

Customer experience

Private Browser

All ratings10 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PDF Scanner & Doc Maker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Private Browser

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Package$6.991 Month
  • Annual Package$49.991 Year
1 purchases

PDF Scanner & Doc Maker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Private Browser free?
Private Browser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Scanner & Doc Maker free?
PDF Scanner & Doc Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Private Browser or PDF Scanner & Doc Maker?
PDF Scanner & Doc Maker is rated higher. Private Browser averages 3.5 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while PDF Scanner & Doc Maker averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Private Browser or PDF Scanner & Doc Maker have ads?
Private Browser shows ads; PDF Scanner & Doc Maker does not.

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