Comparison

PDF Pro Reader Edit vs PDF PRO Scan Image & Documents

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

Head to head
About

PDF Pro Reader Edit

This app allows you to read, edit, and manage PDF files. It offers features like merging, splitting, converting PDFs to images, adding text, highlighting, and creating digital signatures. You can also import PDFs from iCloud or scan documents.

Highlights
  • Merge and split PDF files
  • Convert PDF to images
  • Add text and annotations
  • Create digital signatures
  • Encrypt and unlock PDFs
  • Scan documents to PDF
  • Import from iCloud
Features
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PDF Pro is a PDF reading and editing application that can read and edit PDF files perfectly. ** PDF Pro FEATURES ** All-in-one tool - PDF multi-file merge, custom merge order - Split PDF files, each page can be split - Convert PDF to images in batches - Image to PDF file - Encrypt PDF files - Unlock PDF files - PDF file page rotation - PDF file page removal Edit PDF - Add text content to PDF file - Mark important files by adding underline, strikethrough, background highlighting, etc. - Add rectangle, ellipse geometry - Add picture stickers selected from album to PDF file - Add custom strokes and doodles to create your own signature Import PDF File - Can import your uploaded PDF files from iCloud - Can receive PDF files shared from other apps - Support scan file to generate PDF - Support importing single or multiple pictures from album to generate PDF file - Combine multiple PDF files - Support file search, sort, copy, delete, share - Support file thumbnail and directory outline browsing - Support file content search Sign documents - Quickly use personalized handwritten electronic signatures to sign contract agreements In-app purchase instructions In-app purchases are one-time purchases that are permanent and not a subscription fee.

About

PDF PRO Scan Image & Documents

This app allows you to scan documents, convert images and files to PDF, and edit existing PDFs. It features AI-powered interpretation for summarizing and extracting information, plus an AI chat for interacting with your documents. Files are processed locally for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • AI-powered PDF interpretation
  • AI chat for document interaction
  • Scan documents to PDF
  • Convert images and files to PDF
  • Edit PDF files
  • Password protection for PDFs
  • Local file processing for privacy
Features
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PDF Pro turns your iPhone into a scanner, a converter and a PDF editor — and keeps the work on your device. SCAN ANYTHING Point the camera at a page. PDF Pro finds the edges, straightens the paper, cleans it up and shoots when your hand settles. Multiple pages, one document, ready to send. CONVERT WITHOUT UPLOADING Photos, Word, Pages, PowerPoint, Keynote, Excel, Numbers, PNG, JPEG, HEIF and HEIC become PDFs on your phone. No upload, no waiting. EDIT THE DOCUMENT, NOT A COPY Add or delete pages, reorder them, rotate the whole file, fill in form fields, place your signature. Long documents open straight away and stay smooth while you scroll. PASSPORT PHOTOS, IN YOUR COUNTRY'S MEASUREMENTS Passport, ID card or driving licence: the app finds the face, measures the head and crops to the rules of the country you pick — 35 × 45 mm in Europe, square in the United States. It tells you what is wrong before you go and print, and lays out a 10 × 15 cm sheet with six copies. There is a tool that removes the background from a photo too. Both are included in the subscription. And if a photo is too heavy to send, you can make it smaller — many at once, and that one is free. FIND ANY DOCUMENT AGAIN Organize the archive with folders and tags, and search inside the text of your PDFs — not just their file names. Everything syncs across your devices through your own iCloud account. ASK YOUR DOCUMENT Get the short version of a long report, or the one answer you were looking for, without reading forty pages. A TOOLBOX, NOT A MENU Merge, split, compress with a preset that says what it costs, protect with a password, redact what should not be read, compare two versions, read a document aloud. ON IPAD AND ON MAC, TOO A layout made for the larger screen, and on the Mac a real window: sidebar, document list and page side by side, a File menu with keyboard shortcuts, and drag and drop. It is a Universal Purchase, so one subscription covers your iPhone, your iPad and your Mac. Plus a Home Screen widget and Shortcuts support, so scanning or converting can be one tap or one phrase to Siri. PRIVACY BY DEFAULT Scanning, conversion and editing happen on your device: your documents are not uploaded to do them. Two features do use a secure online service, and only when you ask for them — asking questions about a document, and the few conversions an iPhone cannot do on its own. Available in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish. PDF PRO SUBSCRIPTION A subscription unlocks sharing, exporting and printing your documents, with no limit on how many. Weekly and yearly plans are available; the yearly plan starts with a free trial. There is also a 24-hour pass: a one-time purchase that does not renew. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the same price unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription or turn off auto-renewal in your account settings after purchase. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Terms of use: https://www.balzo.eu/terms-conditions Privacy policy: https://www.balzo.eu/privacy-policy

Screenshots

PDF Pro Reader Edit4 screens
PDF PRO Scan Image & Documents4 screens

Verdict

The call

PDF Pro Reader Edit and PDF PRO Scan Image & Documents both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of PDF PRO Scan Image & Documents's written reviews are positive against 75% of PDF Pro Reader Edit's. PDF PRO Scan Image & Documents also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks) and ratings volume (15 vs 4). PDF Pro Reader Edit's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 Pro Reader Edit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PDF PRO Scan Image & Documents sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PDF Pro Reader Edit against 5.0 for PDF PRO Scan Image & Documents. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 15 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of PDF Pro Reader Edit's written reviews are positive against 100% of PDF PRO Scan Image & Documents's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Pro Reader Edit ships an update every 4 weeks, PDF PRO Scan Image & Documents every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PDF Pro Reader Edit versus PDF PRO Scan Image & Documents: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF Pro Reader EditPDF PRO Scan Image & Documents
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings415 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer崴 杨Balzo srl

Customer experience

PDF Pro Reader Edit

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

PDF PRO Scan Image & Documents

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PDF Pro Reader Edit

One-time1
  • Upgrade to PRO$1.99
6 purchases

PDF PRO Scan Image & Documents

Subscriptions6
  • Settimanale con settimana di prova7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Unlimited access$1.997 Days
  • Unlimited access$6.991 Month
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  • Unlimited access7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Unlimited access$17.991 Year
  • Unlimited Access7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is PDF Pro Reader Edit free?
PDF Pro Reader Edit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF PRO Scan Image & Documents free?
PDF PRO Scan Image & Documents is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PDF Pro Reader Edit or PDF PRO Scan Image & Documents?
PDF Pro Reader Edit and PDF PRO Scan Image & Documents are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 15 ratings respectively.
Do PDF Pro Reader Edit or PDF PRO Scan Image & Documents have ads?
Neither PDF Pro Reader Edit nor PDF PRO Scan Image & Documents shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Pro Reader Edit or PDF PRO Scan Image & Documents?
PDF Pro Reader Edit ships an update every 4 weeks, and PDF PRO Scan Image & Documents every 5 days. Most recently, PDF Pro Reader Edit was updated on September 15, 2026 and PDF PRO Scan Image & Documents on September 28, 2026.

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