Xchart vs HanFlow PDF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Xchart
Quickly create various chart types with an intuitive interface. Features AI-powered analysis for instant insights and allows easy export of charts as images. Supports dark mode for comfortable use.
- Multiple chart types (Bar, Line, Pie, etc.)
- Intuitive chart creation interface
- AI-powered chart analysis and suggestions
- Export charts as images
- Dark mode support
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Your Quick Assistant for Creating Charts • Supports Multiple Chart Types Bar, Line, Curve, Pie, Donut, Radar, Pyramid • Simple and Intuitive Interface Create charts anytime, anywhere with ease • AI-Powered Chart Analysis Get instant insights and suggestions from AI • Export Charts as Images Easily share chart images with friends or clients • Dark Mode Support Reduce eye strain with dark mode
HanFlow PDF
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HanFlow PDF — a fast, ad-free PDF reader with a document scanner Clean and quick, with only the features you need. No ads. The interface follows your device language. ■ Document scanning · Auto-capture — hold steady over a page and it captures by itself · Book mode — one shot of an open book becomes two separate pages · Shoot at an angle; the edges are found and the perspective corrected · Five looks: document, black & white, photo and more · Photos you already took go through the same process into one PDF ■ Free features · Reading: pinch zoom, immersive mode, single-page or continuous scroll · Page thumbnails, in-document search with highlighting · Light / sepia / dark background — easier on the eyes · Annotation: highlighter, pen, text notes, eraser (4 colours, 3 widths) · Page bookmarks, favourites, sort by recent/name/size and grid view ■ Premium features (unlocked with an in-app subscription) · Text recognition (OCR) — pull text out of scans, or make a searchable PDF · Save a new PDF with your annotations · Merge PDFs — combine several files in the order you choose · Page editing — rotate, delete, reorder, extract selected pages · PDF ↔ images, text extraction, rotate all, page numbers, watermark, compress · Share / export ※ One licence works with the HanFlow PDF desktop program as well ■ Private by design · No ads · Documents are never collected or transmitted, and nothing is shared with third parties for advertising or analytics · Scans and PDFs are processed on your device — nothing is uploaded · "Open with HanFlow PDF" from Files, mail and messengers Scan what is on paper, and read your PDFs the light way. ■ Subscriptions and terms · Auto-renewable subscription. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Prices are shown on the purchase screen in the app. · Manage or cancel: Settings ▸ your Apple ID ▸ Subscriptions · Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ · Privacy Policy: https://hanflowpdf.com/app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HanFlow PDF at every 4 days against Xchart's every 10 days. Xchart's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Xchart sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and HanFlow PDF sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Xchart ships an update every 10 days, HanFlow PDF every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Xchart | HanFlow PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jon Kao | Quantum Materials Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Xchart
- No watermark.$0.99
- With color picker.$0.99
- Sponsor 1.99$1.99
HanFlow PDF
- Mobile Monthly$0.991 Month
- Mobile Yearly$8.001 Year
- All in One Yearly$29.991 Year









