PDF Margin Adjuster vs OrigNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PDF Margin Adjuster
Easily modify the margins of your PDF, PPT, and PPTX files. This app offers interactive tools to adjust margins precisely, from simple adjustments to advanced, side-specific controls. Save your modified documents directly to your device or cloud storage.
- Interactive margin adjustment
- Simple, advanced, and expert modes
- Adjust margins side-by-side
- Save to device or iCloud
- Share to other applications
- Supports PDF, PPT, PPTX files
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Have you experienced that a PDF file have too large/small margin? PDF Margin Adjuster allows you to adjust PDF margins interactively. How to Use === 1. Open a PDF/PPT/PPTX* file with the folder button on the lower left of the screen. You also can open a PDF/PPT/PPTX* file from another application (e.g. Safari). 2. Adjust the margin of the file. - Simple: adjust margin with the arrow buttons at the center of the screen. - Advanced: adjust margin either side separately. - Expert: adjust margin more finely and freely. 3. Save it to your own device or iCloud/ Share it to another application with the share button at the bottom of the screen. *PPT/PPTX is experimental feature, layout can be collapsed.
OrigNotes
Create, organize, and manage high-quality handwritten notes with ease. Supports handwriting, drawing, image insertion, and PDF annotation. Stay organized and productive for study, work, or daily ideas.
- Handwritten notes and drawing
- Image insertion and PDF annotation
- Organize and search documents
- Customizable note covers and paper styles
- Palm rejection and writing settings
- Variety of brushes and tools
- Cloud sync support
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OrigNotes is a powerful, free digital note-taking app built for iPad and iPhone. Whether you're taking handwritten notes, annotating PDFs, organizing ideas with mind maps, or capturing inspiration with images, audio, and video, OrigNotes gives you the tools to keep everything in one place. Write naturally with Apple Pencil, convert handwriting into editable text, search through your notes, and customize your workspace to fit the way you think and work. OrigNotes is free to use, and we're committed to keeping it that way. If you're enjoying OrigNotes, we'd greatly appreciate a 5-star review. Your support helps us continue improving the app and building new features for everyone. Have an idea or feature request? Leave us a review or contact us directly through the app. You can also check our Future Plans inside OrigNotes to see what we're working on and follow the progress of upcoming features. KEY FEATURES • Handwriting & Drawing Enjoy a natural writing experience with a variety of pens, brushes, and creative tools designed for Apple Pencil. • PDF Reading & Annotation Import PDFs to read, highlight, annotate, draw, and take notes directly on your documents. • Mind Maps Create mind maps to organize ideas, study topics, and brainstorm visually. Add topics and subtopics, drag and rearrange nodes, and customize your mind map to fit your ideas. • Handwriting to Text Turn handwritten notes into editable text for easier editing, organizing, and reuse. • Powerful Search Find information faster by searching handwritten notes and text inside PDFs. • Images, GIFs, Audio & Video Bring your notes to life with images, animated GIFs, audio, and video—all within your notebook. • Personalized Notebooks Customize covers, paper templates, and themes to create a workspace that feels like your own. • Custom Toolbar & Tool Box Arrange your favorite tools around the way you work and keep the ones you use most within easy reach. • Smooth Writing Experience Optimized handwriting, palm rejection, and Apple Pencil interactions help writing feel smooth, responsive, and natural. • Easy Organization Organize and sort your documents, bookmark important pages, and quickly get back to the content you need. • Data Protection & Backup Multiple backup options and improved data protection help keep your important notes safe. • Cloud Backup Back up your notebooks to cloud storage for easier long-term storage and management. MADE FOR THE WAY YOU TAKE NOTES From class notes and study materials to work documents, PDF annotation, brainstorming, and everyday ideas, OrigNotes gives you a flexible space to capture, organize, and develop your thoughts. Simple when you need it. Powerful when you need more. Write. Think. Create. Organize. All in OrigNotes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: OrigNotes at every 11 days against PDF Margin Adjuster's every 3 months. OrigNotes also leads on ratings volume (313 vs 45). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for PDF Margin Adjuster against 4.7 for OrigNotes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OrigNotes has 313 ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 83% and 84% positive.
PDF Margin Adjuster ships an update every 3 months, OrigNotes every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on July 14, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Margin Adjuster | OrigNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (45 ratings) | 4.7 (313 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 83.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 45 | 313 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yohei Iseki | Hangzhou Future Writing Technology Co.,LTD. |
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PDF Margin Adjuster
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases
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