Comparison

SaveThings vs PDF Scanner

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

Head to head
About

SaveThings

Securely store your IDs, passwords, and notes directly on your device using biometric authentication. Dictate notes with on-device speech recognition in multiple languages and organize them with categories for easy searching and sharing.

Highlights
  • Biometric ID/Password security
  • On-device voice note-taking
  • Multi-language speech recognition
  • Note categorization
  • Secure sharing
  • Easy search and organization
Features
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Details : - Save your ID/Password and Notes securely only in your device (FaceID/TouchID) - Write note with your voice (On-Device Speech Recognition) **supporting languages : English (United States, Canada, Great Britain, India), Spanish (United States, Mexico, Spain), Italian, Brazilian, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese) - Save notes with categories and share them on your desire - Easy to navigate, organize and search

About

PDF Scanner

Easily create, edit, and organize PDF documents from photos and scanned pages. Merge, split, compress, and protect your files with passwords. Convert PDFs to JPG images and share your work seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Create PDFs from photos
  • Scan paper documents
  • Edit and organize PDF pages
  • Convert PDF to JPG
  • Merge, split, and compress PDFs
  • Password protect PDFs
Features
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Turn photos, scans, and documents into professional PDF files with an all-in-one PDF scanner, editor, converter, and document toolkit for iPhone and iPad. Create PDFs from images, scan paper documents, annotate and sign PDFs, merge or split files, organize pages, add page numbers, compress documents, convert PDF pages to images, and protect important files—all without switching between multiple apps. CREATE PDF FROM PHOTOS Convert photos and images into PDF documents in seconds. Select multiple JPG, JPEG, or PNG images and combine them into one PDF. Reorder pages before exporting and customize page size, orientation, margins, and image fit for the result you need. SCAN DOCUMENTS TO PDF Turn your iPhone or iPad into a convenient document scanner. Scan paper documents, receipts, notes, forms, contracts, letters, and other pages using your camera. Automatically crop and enhance scans, apply document filters, arrange pages, and save them as PDF files. ANNOTATE PDF DOCUMENTS Review and mark up PDF files directly in the app. Highlight important content, draw on pages, add text, and use annotation tools and shapes to make notes or mark changes without creating a new document from scratch. SIGN PDF FILES Add signatures directly to PDF documents. Choose a PDF, create or import your signature, position it where needed, and save the signed document for sharing or storage. MERGE PDF FILES Combine multiple PDF documents into a single file. Choose the PDFs you need, arrange them in the correct order, and create one organized document for work, school, forms, reports, or personal records. SPLIT PDF DOCUMENTS Split large PDF files into smaller documents. Select individual pages or page ranges and extract only the pages you need into separate PDF files. ORGANIZE PDF PAGES Take control of every page in your document. Reorder PDF pages with drag and drop, rotate pages, crop unwanted areas, or delete pages you no longer need. ADD PAGE NUMBERS Add clean page numbering to PDF documents. Choose the number format, starting number, font size, and page-number position, including top or bottom placement. PDF TO JPG & IMAGE CONVERTER Convert PDF pages into high-quality JPG images. Export all pages or select a specific page range, adjust image quality, and save the resulting images for easy sharing and reuse. COMPRESS PDF FILES Reduce PDF file size when you need smaller documents for sharing or storage. Preview the estimated output size and choose the compression option that works best for your document. ADD TEXT & WATERMARKS Personalize PDF pages with text and watermarks. Add labels, notes, ownership marks, or other information directly to your documents. PASSWORD PROTECT & UNLOCK PDFs Keep important PDF documents protected. Add password protection to secure a PDF, or unlock a protected PDF when you know the correct password. MANAGE YOUR PDF FILES Keep your documents organized in one place. Quickly find recent files, search your documents, browse PDFs and images, mark favorites, and access the files you use most. PREVIEW, SAVE & SHARE Preview your finished PDF before exporting. Choose a filename and save location, store documents in Files, or share PDFs and images with other apps directly from your iPhone or iPad. ONE PDF TOOLKIT FOR EVERYDAY DOCUMENTS Whether you need to scan a document, create a PDF from photos, edit PDF pages, sign a form, annotate a file, merge documents, split pages, compress a PDF, convert PDF to JPG, reorder pages, or protect a document with a password, everything is available in one PDF toolkit. Download PDF Scanner and handle everyday PDF and document tasks from one place. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SaveThings4 screens
PDF Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PDF Scanner at weekly against SaveThings's every 72 months. SaveThings's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 16.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SaveThings against 5.0 for PDF Scanner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SaveThings has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SaveThings ships an update every 72 months, PDF Scanner weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SaveThings versus PDF Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSaveThingsPDF Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 72 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.2 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB160 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDongwoo PaePayal Amreliya

Customer experience

SaveThings

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PDF Scanner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SaveThings

No in-app purchases

None

PDF Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SaveThings free?
SaveThings is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF Scanner free?
PDF Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SaveThings or PDF Scanner?
SaveThings and PDF Scanner are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do SaveThings or PDF Scanner have ads?
Neither SaveThings nor PDF Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SaveThings or PDF Scanner?
SaveThings ships an update every 72 months, and PDF Scanner weekly. Most recently, SaveThings was updated on October 20, 2026 and PDF Scanner on October 28, 2026.

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