Comparison

PDF Magic vs PDFCrab

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

Head to head
About

PDF Magic

Easily create single PDF documents from multiple images. Capture photos or select from your library, arrange them, and securely export your document for sharing or printing. Your data remains private on your device.

Highlights
  • Create PDFs from multiple images
  • Select images from library or camera
  • Rearrange image order
  • Secure on-device processing
  • Share via email, iMessage, SMS
  • Printable documents
Features
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A simple solution for creating a singe pdf document from multiple images. Whether digitising paper documents, creating proofs for work or putting together a collection of photos for family and friends, PDF Magic will help you securely create a document in just a few steps to share or print. - Quick and Easy - Simply select images from your devices library or take new ones with the camera, change the order as required then export and share. That's it! - Secure - Feel safe in the knowledge that your PDFs are created on the device. Your content and data isn't shared with any third parties until you decide it's time. - Share and Print - Your exported documents are easily shared by email, iMessage, SMS or with any other app on your device that handles pdf documents whether for work or personal use.

About

PDFCrab

Features
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PDFCrab lets you edit PDF files directly on your iPhone — no cloud, no subscriptions, no sign-in required. All processing happens locally on your device. -Forms Fill interactive PDF form fields directly in the app, then export the completed form. -Search in your PDF Search for any word or phrase across your document and replace it in place — the surrounding text keeps its layout. -Highlight text Highlight any passage of text to make it stand out. Choose the highlight color and opacity, then move or remove a highlight at any time. -Smarter text editing Related text now groups into sections, so you can select and edit a whole block at once instead of line by line. -OCR Scan a photo or PDF of a document and PDFCrab recognizes the text on-device, turning it into real, selectable, editable PDF text instead of a flat image. Review and correct recognized text, then save as separate files or merged into one PDF. -Cyrillic, Chinese, Japanese & Korean support Editing text and recognizing text via OCR now correctly handles Cyrillic and CJK scripts, not just Latin — the right font is embedded automatically based on what the text actually contains. -Edit text Tap any text in your PDF to select it, then drag it to a new position or update its content. Choose from 9 bundled fonts or keep the original. Preview font and size live before saving. -Edit images Move, resize, or remove images embedded in your PDF. Drag any corner or edge handle to resize precisely, or pick a quick percentage preset. -Page Tools Add page numbers in the position you choose, rotate any page, and switch between Standard and Letter page sizes — with a one-tap way back to the original size. -Manage Pages Browse a thumbnail grid of all pages to delete the ones you don't need — now extended with Reorder: drag pages into a new order and save when you're ready. -Export Turn any PDF into a TXT file, an audio narration, page images, a Word document, or a PowerPoint — directly on your device. -Password-protected PDFs Open, edit, and save encrypted PDFs. Add, remove, or change passwords. View encryption algorithm, key length, and per-flag permissions. Your password never leaves your device. -Annotate Draw, highlight, and add freehand annotations using Apple Pencil or your finger. -Privacy first PDFCrab never uploads your files. Everything stays on your device.

Screenshots

PDF Magic4 screens
PDFCrab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDFCrab at none against PDF Magic's 1. PDFCrab also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). PDF Magic's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PDF Magic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PDFCrab asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Magic ships an update every 3 weeks, PDFCrab every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PDF Magic versus PDFCrab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF MagicPDFCrab
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPilot XIllia Abielientsev

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PDF Magic

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

PDFCrab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF Magic free?
PDF Magic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDFCrab free?
PDFCrab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PDF Magic or PDFCrab have ads?
Neither PDF Magic nor PDFCrab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Magic or PDFCrab?
PDF Magic ships an update every 3 weeks, and PDFCrab every 9 days. Most recently, PDF Magic was updated on October 5, 2026 and PDFCrab on October 1, 2026.

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