Comparison

Tear vs DocProtect

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

Head to head
About

Tear

Easily design classic street-style posters with tear-off tabs for phone numbers. Perfect for promoting services, events, or items for sale. Create and share printable ads in seconds.

Highlights
  • Create tear-off posters
  • Design for various needs
  • Printable ad format
  • Quick and easy to use
  • Shareable designs
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Tear-Off Poster Maker lets you quickly create classic street-style posters with tear-off phone number tabs. You’ve seen them on poles, walls and notice boards everywhere β€” now you can design your own in seconds. Offering guitar lessons, renting a room, selling an item, promoting a local service, looking for help, or announcing an event? Create a clean, printable poster that matches your needs, export it as a PDF, and save previous posters so you can edit or reuse them anytime.

About

DocProtect

Features
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DocProtect protects your ID documents before you share them. Add custom watermarks and redact sensitive data (ID numbers, account numbers, addresses…) directly from your iPhone or iPad. Everything is processed on your device: no servers, no accounts, no sign-up. β–Έ 4 watermark styles Subtle, diagonal, full and waves, with custom text that automatically includes the date and recipient. β–Έ Redaction tools Brush, rectangle and eraser with 4 sizes. Precisely hide ID numbers, account numbers, addresses or any sensitive data. β–Έ 100% offline and private Everything is processed on your device. No servers, no analytics: your document never leaves your iPhone. β–Έ Apple Pencil Native pressure sensitivity: stroke thickness adapts to how hard you press. β–Έ Built-in camera Take the photo from the app itself. It's processed in memory and never saved to your camera roll. β–Έ iPhone and iPad Universal app with adaptive layout: sidebar and Split View on iPad. Personal plan (free): β€’ Watermark with date and recipient β€’ 4 styles + full redaction tools β€’ Camera, gallery and file import (including PDF) β€’ Black & white and resize β€’ 5 exports per day β€’ "Document protected with DocProtect" seal Perfect for safely sending copies of your ID, passport or any document to banks, real estate agencies, offices or any procedure. Total privacy: 100% local processing, no analytics and no accounts. Requires iOS 17 or later.

Screenshots

Tear4 screens
DocProtect3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DocProtect at none against Tear's 7. DocProtect also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Tear sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. DocProtect asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tear ships an update every 6 months, DocProtect daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Tear versus DocProtect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTearDocProtect
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.117.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size28 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorent PottevinColor Vivo Internet, SL

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Tear

One-time7
  • Remove banner ads$0.49
  • Remove app watermark$0.49
  • Add QR Code$0.49
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  • Unlock other templates$0.49
  • Support developer$0.99
  • Legend Tip$1.99
  • Fully unlock app$2.49
None

DocProtect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tear free?
Tear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DocProtect free?
DocProtect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tear or DocProtect have ads?
Neither Tear nor DocProtect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tear or DocProtect?
Tear ships an update every 6 months, and DocProtect daily. Most recently, Tear was updated on November 3, 2026 and DocProtect on October 31, 2026.

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