Comparison

Simple PDF Editor vs PDFlow

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

Head to head
About

Simple PDF Editor

Easily edit PDF documents by deleting, rotating, sorting, extracting, or combining pages. Secure your files with password protection and unlock them. The free version lets you preview edits before purchasing tools or the professional version for full access.

Highlights
  • Delete PDF pages
  • Rotate PDF pages
  • Sort PDF pages
  • Extract PDF pages
  • Combine PDF pages
  • Password protect PDFs
  • Unlock password-protected PDFs
Features
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This app is an app that allows you to easily edit PDF documents. You can easily delete, rotate, sort, extract, and combine pages of PDF documents with simple operations. You can also password protect PDF documents and unlock them. In the free version, you can even check the result of editing the PDF. If you want to save the edited file, please consider purchasing each editing tool in the app or purchasing the professional version that can use all the tools. ---------------------- Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: https://akikibai-labolatory.jimdofree.com/privacy-policy-log-apps/

About

PDFlow

This app offers a suite of 9 tools to manage PDF files directly on your device. It allows you to merge, split, compress, reorder, remove, rotate, unlock, protect, and convert PDFs to images without needing an account or internet connection.

Highlights
  • Merge multiple PDFs
  • Split PDFs into ranges or specific pages
  • Compress PDF file size
  • Reorder pages via thumbnail grid
  • Remove pages individually or in bulk
  • Rotate pages within the file
  • Unlock password-protected PDFs
  • Protect PDFs with AES encryption
  • Convert PDF pages to images (JPG/PNG)
Features
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PDFlow gives your iPhone and iPad 9 PDF tools in one clean app. Merge, split, compress, reorder, remove pages, rotate, unlock, protect, and convert to images — every file is processed on your device, and no account is required to use the tools. BUY ONCE. OWN IT FOREVER. PDFlow Pro is a one-time purchase of $19.99. One payment, full access, no renewal. Prefer to spend less up front? One month costs $2.99 and does not auto-renew. Try every tool first with the free trial. WHAT PDFLOW DOES MERGE — Combine several PDFs into one document. Import from Files, Google Drive, email attachments, or any app. Drag to reorder before merging. SPLIT — Pull out a page range or a set of specific pages from any PDF. Visual thumbnail grid, several output files in one session. COMPRESS — Reduce PDF file size at three levels: Small, Medium, High. The estimated output size is shown before you export, so you know what you are getting. REORDER — A full thumbnail grid. Drag any page to any position and fix a scrambled document in seconds. REMOVE PAGES — Tap to select one page or many, then delete them all in a single action. ROTATE — Rotate pages into the file itself, not just the view, so the fix survives when you send the PDF on. Right, left, or 180°. UNLOCK — Remove password protection from a PDF you own. Nothing is uploaded, nothing leaves your device. PROTECT — Add AES password encryption to any PDF, including files that came from iCloud Drive or Google Drive. TO IMAGES — Convert every page of a PDF to JPG or PNG. All pages at once. Save to Photos or Files, or export the set as a ZIP. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Every tool runs entirely on your iPhone or iPad. Your files are never uploaded to a server, and the tools keep working with no connection at all. Google Drive sign-in exists only as an optional import source — one way in among several, never a requirement. CLEAN INTERFACE One tool per screen. No buried menus, no upsell in the middle of a task, no ads. Open the app, do the job, done. WORKS WITH · Files (iCloud Drive, On My iPhone) · Google Drive · Email attachments · Any app that supports the iOS Share Sheet PRICING · Free trial — try all 9 tools · PDFlow One Month: $2.99 — 30 days, no auto-renewal · PDFlow Lifetime: $19.99 — buy once, own forever Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase.

Screenshots

Simple PDF Editor4 screens
PDFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

Simple PDF Editor and PDFlow both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of PDFlow's written reviews are positive against 8% of Simple PDF Editor's. PDFlow also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). Simple PDF Editor's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Simple PDF Editor sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and PDFlow sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Simple PDF Editor against 4.5 for PDFlow. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple PDF Editor has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 8% of Simple PDF Editor's written reviews are positive against 100% of PDFlow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple PDF Editor ships an update every 2 weeks, PDFlow weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Simple PDF Editor versus PDFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple PDF EditorPDFlow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (16 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews8.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKei SuefujiTrivialware

Customer experience

Simple PDF Editor

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive8.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative75.0%

PDFlow

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Simple PDF Editor

One-time8
  • Delete Pages$4.99
  • Rotate Pages$4.99
  • Sort Pages$4.99
Show 5 more
  • Unlock Password$4.99
  • Extract Pages$4.99
  • Password Protect$4.99
  • Combine PDF$4.99
  • Pro (All Tools)$19.99
2 purchases

PDFlow

One-time2
  • PDFlow One Month$2.99
  • PDFlow Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Simple PDF Editor free?
Simple PDF Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDFlow free?
PDFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple PDF Editor or PDFlow?
Simple PDF Editor is rated higher. Simple PDF Editor averages 4.6 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while PDFlow averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Simple PDF Editor or PDFlow have ads?
Simple PDF Editor shows ads; PDFlow does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple PDF Editor or PDFlow?
Simple PDF Editor ships an update every 2 weeks, and PDFlow weekly. Most recently, Simple PDF Editor was updated on October 10, 2026 and PDFlow on October 15, 2026.

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