Session vs PDFClub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Session
Track your progress towards mastering skills by logging dedicated practice time. Manually log sessions or use the automatic timer to record your efforts. Start making measurable progress on your goals today.
- Create custom activities
- Manual session logging
- Automatic timer
- Track progress towards goals
- Skill mastery tracking
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ty for 5+ years of Session! but it's time to start a new arc. search timespent on the app store to see what's next. —cal --- "The secret to getting ahead is getting started." ―Mark Twain They say it takes 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to master a skill, but who's counting? Now, you can with Session. Create an activity, and log sessions manually or with the automatic timer. Whether it's for 10 hours, 100, 10,000 or more – start making progress towards your goals today.
PDFClub
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PDFClub is a PDF reader and toolbox that keeps every PDF job in one place. Open a document, mark it up, sign it and reorganise it without switching apps. READ AND ANNOTATE • Fast, fluid PDF reader with smooth scrolling, zoom and text selection • Highlight, underline and strike through • Freehand drawing and notes • Page thumbnails for quick navigation SIGN • Draw your signature, save it, drop it onto any document • Saved signatures stay on your device EDIT AND CONVERT • Merge and split PDFs • Extract, reorder, rotate and delete pages • Fit 2, 4, 9 or 16 pages onto one sheet • Create PDFs from photos • Export PDF pages as images • Scan paper documents straight into a PDF • Compress to reduce file size • Add watermarks YOUR DOCUMENTS STAY WITH YOU PDFClub never uploads your documents. Files you open, your annotations and your signatures are stored only on your device. No account is required — we do not ask for your name, e-mail or phone number. PDFCLUB PRO The core features are free. Split, extract pages, compress, scan, sign, watermark, pages per sheet and image export unlock with PDFClub Pro, available as a weekly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS • PDFClub Pro Weekly — 1 week, auto-renewing subscription • PDFClub Pro Yearly — 1 year, auto-renewing subscription, with a 3-day free trial • PDFClub Pro Lifetime — a one-time purchase, not a subscription Current prices are shown on the purchase screen inside the app, in your local currency. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account on confirmation of purchase. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://denthallclub.github.io/pdfclub-legal/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://denthallclub.github.io/pdfclub-legal/terms/ Questions and feedback: denthallclub@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Session at none against PDFClub's 3. Session also leads on iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.0). PDFClub's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). 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
Both are free to download. PDFClub sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Session asks for nothing beyond the download.
Session ships an update every 4 months, PDFClub every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Session | PDFClub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (937 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 937 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Glasshouse Studio, LLC | OGUZHAN ARSLAN |
Bugs and requests
Session
Reported bugs
3 issues- Timer inconsistencies when exiting the app
- Inability to add time manually (only minutes, not hours)
- App crashes when trying to add a session manually
Requested features
6 requests- Add delete and rename session functions
- Implement activity editing (color, icon, name, description)
- Provide activity reordering capability
- Include activity time tracking by day/week/month/year
- Add Pomodoro timer functionality
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- Integrate music playback or nature sounds
PDFClub
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Session
No in-app purchases
PDFClub
- Weekly Pro$4.997 Days
- Yearly Pro3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Life Time Pro$79.99









