Synology Drive vs DocMan PDF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Synology Drive
Access and manage files stored on your Synology NAS from your mobile device. This app allows you to view various file types, including office documents, and offers convenient file management features like syncing, searching, and sharing on the go.
- Access Synology NAS files on the go
- View documents, spreadsheets, and slides
- Sync files
- Search files
- Share files
- Move and label files
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**To use this app and enjoy its features, you must own Synology NAS and install the latest Synology Drive Server.** Synology Drive iOS mobile app allows you to easily access and manage files in your Synology Drive on the go. In addition to common file types, such as documents, images, videos, and music, the app's user-friendly in-app viewer can open Synology Office documents, spreadsheets, and slides. Convenient management features, such as syncing, searching, sharing, moving, and applying labels to files, are all available in the app, allowing users to complete tasks efficiently anytime, anywhere.
DocMan PDF
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DocMan turns your iPhone into a private workspace for everyday documents. Try every feature free for the first 3 days. After that, unlock DocMan forever with one payment—no subscription. Scan paper pages, import PDFs or images, reorder pages, split a file into two documents, merge multiple documents, annotate pages, run OCR and export the result when you are done. Everything runs locally on your device. There are no ads, no accounts, no subscriptions and no server-side document processing. What you can do with DocMan: - Scan documents with the iPhone camera - Import PDF, TIFF, images, TXT and RTF files - Reorder, rotate, duplicate and delete pages - Split a multi-page document from any page - Merge multiple documents into one file - Annotate pages with Apple Pencil or touch - Run OCR in English and Czech - Search recognized text - Export PDF, searchable PDF, TIFF, JPG, PNG, TXT and DOCX - Protect exported PDFs with a password - Receive files from Files, Photos, Mail and other apps DocMan is built for people who want a straightforward document tool without a subscription. Pay once and use it whenever you need to clean up a scan, prepare a PDF, save recognized text or send a document from your iPhone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DocMan PDF at monthly against Synology Drive's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Synology Drive ships an update every 3 months, DocMan PDF monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Synology Drive | DocMan PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 279 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Synology Inc. | Martin Cizkovsky |
Bugs and requests
Synology Drive
Reported bugs
5 issues- Unable to log in with 2FA
- Sync tasks get stuck or fail
- Folders not showing content
- Incompatibility with latest iOS versions
- Duplicated files and folders after sync
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for offline folder sync
- Improve integration with iOS Files app
- Implement document editing capabilities
- Add option to customize file/folder naming
- Enhance audio/video playback features
DocMan PDF
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Synology Drive
No in-app purchases
DocMan PDF
No in-app purchases









