Comparison

PDFelement vs iPDF

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

Head to head
About

PDFelement

This application offers comprehensive PDF management, including advanced editing, AI-powered summarization and translation, and efficient scanning with OCR. It helps organize, convert, and secure documents for work, study, and personal use.

Highlights
  • AI Chat with PDF
  • Scan and OCR
  • PDF to Office Conversion
  • Edit PDF like Word
  • Password Protection
  • Compress PDF
Features
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PDFelement is optimized for the latest Liquid Glass experience, with a more refined interface, clearer navigation, and smoother interactions for your PDF workflow. AI PDF Editor, PDF Reader, PDF Scanner, PDF Converter, PDF Signer. One app for work, study, and everyday life. Customize Your Toolbar Arrange your PDF tools the way you work. Reorder, show, or hide toolbar items to keep your favorite actions within easy reach and create a cleaner, faster, and more efficient workspace. AI PDF • Chat with PDF: Ask questions and get instant, accurate answers from your PDFs. • AI Summarize PDF: Turn lengthy contracts, reports, and documents into concise key points. • AI Translate: Translate selected text instantly across 60+ languages. • Generate Mind Map: Transform PDF content into clear visual mind maps. • AI Record: Record, transcribe, and convert voice notes into editable text for efficient note-taking. Edit PDF Like Word • Edit PDF: Edit PDF text, images, links, and watermarks with ease. • Font Editing: Keep the original font, erase content, and adjust font size, spacing, and formatting effortlessly. Professional PDF Reader • Liquid Mode: Optimize PDFs for comfortable reading on any screen. • Bookmarks: Save and jump to important pages instantly. • Read Aloud: Listen to PDFs with your preferred voice and playback speed. Scan & OCR • PDF Scanner: Scan receipts, invoices, contracts, IDs, and certificates into high-quality PDFs. • OCR: Extract editable text from scanned documents and images. • Multi-Page Scan: Combine multiple scans into a single PDF. PDF Converter • PDF to Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Images: Convert PDFs into editable Office files or JPG, PNG, and more. • Create PDF: Convert Microsoft Office documents and images into PDFs. Annotate PDF • Markup & Notes: Highlight, underline, draw, and add sticky notes. • Comments: Review documents with professional commenting tools. • Measure: Measure distance, perimeter, and area directly inside PDFs. Create PDF • Blank PDF: Start with customizable paper templates. • Image to PDF: Create PDFs from photos or camera scans. Manage PDF • Compress PDF: Reduce file size while maintaining quality. • Merge PDF: Combine multiple PDFs into one document. • Organize Pages: Add, delete, rotate, extract, split, and rearrange PDF pages. Fill & Sign • Fill PDF Forms: Complete interactive PDF forms quickly and accurately. • E-Sign PDF: Add typed or handwritten signatures. • Custom Stamps: Create reusable stamps with text, drawings, or images. Store & Share PDF • PDFelement Cloud: Access your PDFs anytime, anywhere across your devices. • Protect PDF: Secure sensitive files with passwords and encryption. • Share PDF: Share documents via links, email, AirDrop, or social apps. PDF Templates • Professional Templates: Browse resumes, invoices, planners, contracts, invitations, and more. • Easy Customization: Personalize colors, fonts, and layouts in seconds. • Business & Education Ready: Create polished documents for work, school, and everyday use. MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account upon confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.wondershare.com/company/terms_conditions.html Privacy Policy: https://www.wondershare.com/privacy.html

About

iPDF

Edit and organize PDF documents with tools for cropping, adding text and images, drawing, and applying filters. Secure your files with password protection. Ideal for managing digital documents on the go.

Highlights
  • Crop, move, and delete pages
  • Add images and text with custom fonts
  • Draw and highlight with brush and eraser tools
  • Apply filters to improve scan quality
  • Password protect documents
  • Save as PDF or image
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iPDF is a convenient app for reading and editing PDF documents. We’ve added everything you need to work with your files: 1. Crop, move, delete Change the structure of any document. Move pages, insert blank sheets and get rid of unwanted parts in a few taps. To crop a document, just pick the corresponding tool and select a part that you want to remain. The other, unnecessary part will simply disappear. If you need to join several photos in one file, iPDF is also a great choice. 2. Add images and texts With iPDF, you can manage digital copies of your documents. Sign and seal documents. Upload images from the phone gallery, resize to fit and place them wherever you need in the document. To add a caption, simply select an area on a page. Then adjust the settings: font, size, color - all of that you can pick manually. 3. Draw on pages Design sketches, add colored illustrations and highlight crucial information with the Brush tool. Adjust its color, size and opacity in a tap. If something went wrong, use Eraser to quickly correct any mistakes. 4. Apply filters iPDF offers a built-in collection of filters to improve the quality of scanned documents. Now you don’t need to mess with color or light adjustments, apply a ready-made filter to remove spots, fix color cast and much more. 5. Protect your documents Set a password to cover up the contents of your documents or protect them from editing by other people. Even if you don’t have experience in editing PDF files, you will still get a hang of the app. The interface is pretty simple, so you can make all the necessary adjustments and save your file (as a PDF or image) in a couple of minutes! Terms of use: https://ams-apps.net/oferta.php Privacy policy: https://ams-apps.net/privacy-policy.php

Screenshots

PDFelement4 screens
iPDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: iPDF at none against PDFelement's shown. iPDF also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 76%). PDFelement's advantage is ratings volume (7.6K vs 3). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. PDFelement sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and iPDF sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. 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 — 4.6 for PDFelement against 4.7 for iPDF. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDFelement has 7.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of PDFelement's written reviews are positive against 100% of iPDF's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PDFelement versus iPDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDFelementiPDF
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7.6K ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.6K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size199 MB15 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperWondershare Technology Group Co.,LTDEIMS SOFTVER

Customer experience

PDFelement

All ratings7,578 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews840 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative20.4%

iPDF

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

PDFelement

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues and inability to restore purchases
  • Corrupted scanned files or loss of progress
  • Inconsistent behavior when editing PDF text
  • Compatibility problems with older devices or OS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add dark mode option
  • Improve cloud integration and file management
  • Enhance OCR accuracy and capabilities
  • Introduce multi-tab support for better workflow
  • Add more customization options for toolbars and UI

iPDF

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

18 purchases

PDFelement

Subscriptions16
  • Monthly Subscription (AI)$3.991 Month
  • PDF Editor& Converter& Scanner$6.991 Month
  • PDF Editor & Scanner Pro(iOS)$6.991 Month
Show 13 more
  • Weekly Subscription (iOS)$6.997 Days
  • Quarterly Subscription (iOS)$9.993 Months
  • Weekly Subscription (iOS)7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription (iOS)$9.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription (All)$19.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription (iOS)$24.991 Year
  • PDF Editor & Scanner Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription (iOS)2 variants$29.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription (iOS)3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Quarterly Subscription (All)$39.993 Months
  • Annual Subscription (iOS+Win)$99.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription (iOS+Mac)$99.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription (All)$109.991 Year
One-time2
  • PDF Editor & Scanner Pro$39.99
  • iOS$39.99
2 purchases

iPDF

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium subscription$5.991 Month
  • Annual Premium subscription$19.491 Year

Questions

Is PDFelement free?
PDFelement is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iPDF free?
iPDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PDFelement or iPDF?
iPDF is rated higher. PDFelement averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while iPDF averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do PDFelement or iPDF have ads?
PDFelement shows ads; iPDF does not.

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