Jottre vs PDFOne
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jottre
A minimalist handwriting app designed for iPad with Apple Pencil. It allows users to write notes and convert them into various file formats. Seamlessly sync your notes across iPad, iPhone, and Mac.
- Minimalist handwriting interface
- Apple Pencil support
- iCloud synchronization
- Export to PDF, JPG, PNG
- Dark/light mode support
- SplitView and Multi-Window support
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Jottre is a simple canvas for handwritten notes and sketches. Write freely with Apple Pencil on iPad, or use your finger on iPhone. Notes sync automatically across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud. When you're ready to share, export as PDF, JPG, or PNG.
PDFOne
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**PDFOne makes working with PDFs simple on iPhone.** Open a document, organize its pages with intuitive gestures, add new content, fill in your PDF, and place your signature — all within a clean interface designed to keep the document at the center of your work. Whether you need to fix a few pages or reorganize a larger document, PDFOne gives you the essential tools without unnecessary complexity. **ORGANIZE YOUR PAGES** View your document as a Grid, Carousel, or List and choose the layout that works best for you. You can: • reorder pages with drag and drop; • select multiple pages; • create and manage page stacks; • duplicate or delete pages; • replace pages while keeping control of your document; • extract and reorganize content when needed. **ADD NEW CONTENT** Insert additional PDFs exactly where you need them, or create new pages from: • PDF documents; • images from your Photos library; • blank pages. **FILL IN PDFs** Add text directly to a PDF page, position it where it belongs, and adjust its size before applying it to the document. Perfect for forms, administrative documents, and PDFs that need additional information. **ADD YOUR SIGNATURE** Import a signature and keep it in your signature library so it is ready whenever you need it. Add multiple signatures, move them around the page, resize them, or remove them before applying your changes to the PDF. **SAVE AND SHARE** Save your changes, create a separate copy, or share the finished PDF using the familiar sharing tools built into iOS and iPadOS. **DESIGNED TO STAY SIMPLE** PDFOne is built as a native Apple app, with familiar controls, direct interactions, light and dark appearances, and an interface that keeps the focus on your document. No unnecessarily complicated tools. Just what you need to organize, fill, sign, and manage your PDFs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Jottre at Free against PDFOne's $3.99. Jottre also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). PDFOne's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On 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
Jottre is free to download; PDFOne costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Jottre ships an update every 3 weeks, PDFOne every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jottre | PDFOne |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | A Lorani | ANTONIO PADALINO |
In-app purchases
Jottre
No in-app purchases
PDFOne
No in-app purchases








