MergePDF! vs Bamba PDF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MergePDF!
Combine PDFs, photos, scans, and Office documents into a single PDF. Features include editing, text extraction, and scanning. Pro tools offer advanced features like compression, signing, and AI summaries, all processed on-device for privacy.
- Merge PDFs, photos, scans, and Office files
- Edit pages: reorder, delete, extract
- Extract text from PDFs and images
- Scan documents with automatic edge detection
- On-device AI for summaries and translation (Pro)
- Compress, split, and sign PDFs (Pro)
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Merge PDFs, photos, scans and Office files into one clean PDF, right on your iPhone or iPad. Nothing is uploaded: your files never leave your device. MERGE • PDFs, photos, scans, Word, Excel and PowerPoint files • Drag to reorder, rotate, crop and adjust image quality • Edit pages: reorder, delete, extract • Extract the text from any PDF or image SCAN • Scan paper documents with automatic edge detection FREE • Page numbers • My documents: save and reload your merge lists • History of everything you merged • Share extension: send files to MergePDF from any app • Smart names for merged PDFs (Apple Intelligence) • iCloud sync MERGEPDF PRO, ONE PURCHASE • Summaries, questions, key info and translation with on-device AI • Compress PDFs • Split and extract pages • Sign, annotate and fill forms • Password protect or unlock • Watermark, header and footer • 2 or 4 pages per sheet • Searchable scans (text recognition) • Siri and Shortcuts • No ads Try each Pro tool 3 times for free. Pay once and it's yours, shared with your family. No subscription. AI features need a device with Apple Intelligence. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Merging, compression, text recognition and Office conversion all run on your device, even offline. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://www.decodr.tech/apps/mergepdf/privacy MergePDF! runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac. One purchase covers all three.
Bamba PDF
Transform your iPhone into a private document scanner and PDF editor. Scan, sign, merge, and compress documents directly on your device without cloud uploads. Features include automatic edge detection, text recognition, and password protection.
- Private document scanning
- Automatic edge detection
- Scan multiple pages into one PDF
- Searchable text recognition
- PDF signing and form filling
- PDF compression and password protection
- Merge and organize PDFs
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Bamba PDF turns your iPhone into a fast, private document scanner and PDF editor. No account and no cloud upload: your documents stay on your device. SCAN IN SECONDS • Automatic edge detection and perspective correction • Scan many pages into one PDF • Every scan is searchable: find and copy any text • Choose Small, Standard or High and see the exact file size before you save SMART NAMES (PRO) Scans name themselves, like "Invoice – Home Depot – Oct 2026", using Apple's on-device intelligence on supported devices. SIGN & FILL (PRO) Draw your signature once, then add it, along with text, dates and checkmarks, to any PDF. Fill in PDF forms and save them. SHRINK, LOCK AND ORGANIZE • Compress big PDFs for email and keep them searchable (Pro) • Protect private documents with a password (Pro) • Merge PDFs in any order • Turn photos into PDFs • Reorder, rotate and delete pages • Search file names and the text inside every document • Your documents also appear in the Files app PRIVATE BY DESIGN Text recognition, smart names and compression run entirely on your device. Nothing is uploaded. Works with Siri and Shortcuts: just say "Scan with Bamba PDF". BAMBA PDF PRO Pro unlocks smart names, sign & fill, compression, password protection and searchable imported PDFs, and removes ads. Try each Pro tool free 3 times. A No Ads plan is also available. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bambapdf.altasofttech.com/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bamba PDF at 100% against MergePDF!'s 50%. Bamba PDF also leads on ads (none vs shown). MergePDF!'s advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 20 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. MergePDF! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bamba PDF sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MergePDF! ships an update every 10 days, Bamba PDF every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MergePDF! | Bamba PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (123 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 123 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guang Hui YANG | Sabino Diaz |
Customer experience
MergePDF!
Bamba PDF
In-app purchases
MergePDF!
- MergePDF Pro (lifetime)$9.99
Bamba PDF
- Premium - No Ads$1.991 Month
- Bamba PDF Pro – Monthly$4.991 Month
- Bamba PDF Pro – Yearly$29.991 Year









