Comparison

MobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・Reader vs Docusy

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

Head to head
About

MobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・Reader

Edit, create, and secure PDF documents on your mobile device. Scan paper documents to editable PDFs, recognize text with OCR, and fill or sign forms. Convert between PDF and other formats, and protect sensitive files with passwords.

Highlights
  • Scan documents to editable PDFs
  • Recognize text with OCR
  • Edit text, images, and signatures
  • Fill and sign forms
  • Convert PDFs to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, ePub
  • Protect PDFs with passwords
  • Organize and merge PDF pages
Features
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MobiPDF is a complete mobile PDF suite that helps freelancers, remote workers, and small business owners scan, edit, sign, convert, and protect PDF files — also ideal for students and anyone needing a powerful yet simple PDF tool — all from one intuitive app on iPhone and iPad. KEY CAPABILITIES • Edit PDFs like a pro — modify text, images, and formatting directly in any PDF, and fully control your pages: rearrange, insert, delete, extract, duplicate, rotate, and merge PDFs into one • Scan paper documents to PDF with your camera — receipts, contracts, invoices, IDs, passports, and more • Convert PDFs to Word, Excel, and ePub while preserving original layout and formatting — and convert Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PNG, and JPEG files to PDF for easy sharing • Fill out and sign PDF forms and contracts on the go — draw or reuse saved electronic signatures • Recognize text from scans and images using OCR technology and share instantly • Read PDFs your way — multiple reading modes including distraction-free reading, night mode, and Read Aloud to listen to any PDF hands-free while driving, commuting, or on the go • View, highlight, annotate, and mark up PDFs — add comments, stamps, drawings, and attachments • Protect sensitive documents with passwords, encryption, and digital certificates • Store and sync via 5GB free cloud storage on MobiDrive, plus Google Drive and Dropbox USE CASES • Edit the text, images, or layout of a PDF contract or report directly on your iPhone or iPad — no desktop needed • Convert a PDF to Word to make extensive edits, then save back to PDF for sharing • Scan a paper document, recognize its text with OCR, and convert it into a fully editable PDF • Scan a paper contract, sign it on your iPhone or iPad, and send it back — without printing • Fill out a client form or invoice PDF on the go, directly from your phone • Have a PDF report, contract, or document read aloud during your commute or drive • Merge multiple PDFs into one organized proposal, report, or portfolio • Protect a sensitive business document with a password before sharing with a client • Students: scan handwritten notes or assignments and submit them as PDFs instantly • Review, annotate, and mark up PDF documents on iPad's larger screen for a near-desktop experience WHY MOBIPDF • Advanced mobile PDF editor — edit text, images, formatting, and pages directly in any PDF • Complete PDF converter — reliably convert PDFs to and from Word, Excel, PNG, and JPEG, plus PowerPoint to PDF and PDF to ePub • All-in-one solution — edit, scan, sign, convert, protect, read, and organize without switching apps • Purpose-built for iPhone and iPad — intuitive mobile-first experience • Read Aloud turns any PDF into audio — stay informed while commuting or multitasking • Advanced OCR turns any scan or image into searchable, shareable text • Electronic signatures and fillable forms — no printing or faxing needed • Simple and intuitive — accessible for all ages and experience levels • Trusted by millions of MobiSystems users worldwide PREMIUM • Full PDF editing — modify text, images, and formatting in any PDF • Full PDF conversion suite — PDF to and from Word, Excel, PNG, JPEG, plus PowerPoint to PDF and PDF to ePub • 50GB cloud storage on MobiDrive • Advanced annotation, markup tools, and night mode • Password protection and digital certificate support TL;DR MobiPDF is the go-to mobile PDF suite for freelancers, remote workers, and small business owners — offering powerful PDF editing, reliable conversion to and from all major formats, scanning, signing, and Read Aloud, all in one intuitive app optimized for iPhone and iPad. Help Centre: https://support.mobisystems.com/hc/en-us/sections/20794399449757-iOS Privacy Policy: https://mobisystems.com/en-us/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://mobisystems.com/en-us/terms-of-use

About

Docusy

Transform your device into a powerful document management tool. Scan, annotate, sign, and export professional PDFs offline. Handle everything from leases to receipts with ease.

Highlights
  • Scan documents with camera
  • Annotate and edit text with OCR
  • Draw and save multiple signatures
  • Combine multiple pages into one PDF
  • Export as PDF or image
  • Offline functionality
  • No watermarks or ads
Features
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Docusy is the iPhone scanner that edits what it reads. Tap any word in a scanned document and change it — in 17 languages. Sign, merge, search, share. Nothing leaves your device. EDIT SCANNED TEXT Scan a document and Docusy detects every word. Tap to correct, replace, or rewrite. Edits match your document's font and colour so changes look native, not pasted on. Works in every supported language, including Arabic and Persian right-to-left. READ THE DETAILS Scan a receipt, invoice, business card, or ID and Docusy pulls out the details — totals, dates, names, and numbers. Export them as CSV, or as Word and Excel documents where detected tables become real rows. Docusy tells a receipt from an invoice and sorts your library by type, so the document you need is one tap away. Add a detected date straight to your calendar. TRANSLATE ON THE PAGE Read a document in another language. Docusy translates the text into any language your device supports, right where it sits, and flips between the original and the translation with a tap. On your device, private as ever. SIGN AND SEND Draw your signature once. Place it on any PDF in seconds. Save multiple signatures for personal and business use. PROTECT WHAT MATTERS Lock Docusy with Face ID or your passcode, and export password-protected, encrypted PDFs. Your documents stay yours — stored safely on your device, by design. SCAN ANYTHING Scan paper documents with your camera, or import PDFs and photos from Files and Photos. Merge up to 6 PDFs into one in a single tap. Export as PDF, image, Word, Excel, CSV, or ZIP — print, AirDrop, email, or share with any app. BUILT INTO FILES Sign or edit any PDF straight from the iOS Files share sheet — no need to open the app first. Docusy adds "Add Signature" and "Edit as PDF" as one-tap actions wherever your documents live. SPOTLIGHT, SIRI & SHORTCUTS Find any scanned document from your home screen — Spotlight searches the text inside every scan. Open, search, or scan with Siri or a Shortcut. Build your own document automations. SEARCH EVERY DOCUMENT Find a name, a date, an address — Docusy searches the text inside every scanned PDF, instantly, offline. Pin the documents you reach for most. iPHONE, iPAD, MAC, APPLE VISION One purchase, every Apple device. A redesigned iPad and Mac layout — with a sidebar and a rethought PDF editor — makes the most of the bigger screen. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your device. No accounts. No servers. No internet required. We can't see your documents because we don't have them. NO ADS. NO WATERMARKS. Export clean PDFs. No "Made with Docusy" stamp on your scans. 17 LANGUAGES Arabic, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian. Full right-to-left layout for Arabic and Persian. Scan a receipt. Sign a tenancy agreement. Fix a typo in a form. Archive a contract. Docusy handles documents the way Apple apps should — on your device, in your language, respecting your privacy.

Screenshots

MobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・Reader4 screens
Docusy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・Reader at 4.8 against Docusy's 4.0. MobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・Reader also leads on ratings volume (7.4K vs 4) and chart position (#96 vs unranked). Docusy's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, update cadence, 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. MobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・Reader sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Docusy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・Reader has 7.4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of MobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・Reader's written reviews are positive against 100% of Docusy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・Reader ships an update monthly, Docusy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
MobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・Reader versus Docusy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・ReaderDocusy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.4K ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews82.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.4K — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#96 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size216 MB74 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperMobiSystems, Inc.WhiteLake

Customer experience

MobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・Reader

All ratings7,430 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews578 reviews
Positive82.5%
Neutral3.5%
Negative14.0%

Docusy

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

MobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・Reader

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Text editing issues
  • Image fields in forms don't work
  • Incompatible with dynamic PDFs
  • Activation issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add snap tool for cleaner documents
  • Improve font sync
  • Offer one-time purchase option
  • Develop a Mac OS version

Docusy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

MobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・Reader

Subscriptions13
  • PDF Extra Premium$7.997 Days
  • PDF Extra Premium Weekly$7.997 Days
  • PDF Extra Premium 2023 Weekly7 Days trial$7.997 Days
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  • PDF Extra Premium Weekly7 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • PDF Extra Premium2 variants$9.991 Month
  • PDF Extra Premium 2023 Weekly7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Weekly Unlimited Access7 Days trial3 variants$9.997 Days
  • PDF Extra Premium 2023 Monthly$12.991 Month
  • PDF Extra Premium Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • PDF Extra Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • PDF Extra Premium Yearly3 Days trial2 variants$49.991 Year
  • PDF Extra Premium3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly Unlimited Access3 Days trial$49.991 Year
3 purchases

Docusy

Subscriptions3
  • All access$0.997 Days
  • Docusy Pro – Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Docusy Pro – Annual$24.991 Year

Questions

Is MobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・Reader free?
MobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Docusy free?
Docusy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・Reader or Docusy?
MobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・Reader is rated higher. MobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・Reader averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.4K ratings, while Docusy averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do MobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・Reader or Docusy have ads?
Neither MobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・Reader nor Docusy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・Reader or Docusy?
MobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・Reader ships an update monthly, and Docusy every 3 weeks. Most recently, MobiPDF・PDF Text Editor・Reader was updated on October 16, 2026 and Docusy on October 10, 2026.

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