Comparison

PDF Editor vs PDF Only

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

Head to head
About

PDF Editor

Easily edit, merge, and convert PDF files with a comprehensive set of tools. Modify text and images, add annotations, and secure your documents with password protection and digital signatures.

Highlights
  • Edit PDF text and images
  • Merge and split PDF files
  • Convert PDFs to Word, Excel, PPT
  • Annotate documents
  • Password protection and digital signatures
  • Real-time collaboration
Features
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Are you tired of working with static PDF files that cannot be easily edited or customized? Look no further than our PDF editor, which features an extensive set of powerful and intuitive tools to help you manage and manipulate your documents with ease. This app makes it easy to edit PDF files, acting as a powerful document editor and efficient PDF merger. You can quickly edit PDF content, combine files using the built-in PDF merger, and manage your work with a full-featured document editor. Whether you need to edit PDF pages, merge multiple files with the PDF merger, or format text using the document editor, this app has you covered. Here are some of the key features that make our PDF editor stand out: 1) Text Editing: With our PDF editor, you can easily modify text within your PDF documents, including font type, size, and color. You can also add, delete, and move text blocks within your documents. 2) Image Editing: The PDF editor also lets you manipulate images within your PDF files, allowing you to resize, crop, and rotate images, as well as adjust brightness, contrast, and color balance. 3) Annotation: With our PDF editor, you can add comments, highlight text, and create custom stamps to help you annotate and mark up your documents as needed. 4) Merge and Split: Our PDF editor also includes tools for merging multiple PDF files into a single document, as well as splitting larger files into smaller ones. 5) Convert and Export: You can also convert your PDF documents to other file formats, such as Word, Excel, and PPT, making it easy to work with your content across a variety of platforms. 6) Security: Our PDF editor also includes robust security features, including password protection and digital signature capabilities, to help you keep your documents safe and secure. 7) Collaboration: With our PDF editor, you can easily share documents with others and collaborate in real time, allowing multiple users to work on the same document simultaneously. PDF editor is designed to be both powerful and easy to use, with a sleek and intuitive interface that makes it easy to navigate and access all of the tools and features you need to create and manage your PDF documents. So whether you're a business professional, student, or freelancer, our PDF editor is the perfect tool to help you work more efficiently and effectively with your documents. Privacy Policy: https://zipoapps.com/pdfexpertios/privacy Terms: https://zipoapps.com/pdfexpertios/terms/

About

PDF Only

This utility app allows users to sign, protect with passwords, and remove passwords from PDF documents. It offers essential PDF editing functionalities for everyday use.

Highlights
  • Sign PDF documents
  • Protect PDFs with passwords
  • Remove PDF passwords
  • Create PDF documents
  • Modify PDF documents
Features
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PDF Only is the all‑in‑one PDF toolkit for iPhone and iPad. Everything happens on your device — your documents never leave it, and the tools work offline. Whether you need to scan a contract, sign a form, merge reports, shrink a file for email, or pull the text out of a scanned page, PDF Only has a simple, dedicated tool for it. VIEW & ORGANIZE - Built‑in PDF viewer - Merge multiple PDFs into one - Reorder, rotate and delete pages - Split a PDF into separate files CONVERT - Images → PDF - Scan documents with your camera - Convert documents to PDF - PDF → Images - PDF → Text - OCR — make scanned PDFs searchable EDIT & MARKUP - Sign PDFs with your finger or Apple Pencil - Annotate: draw, highlight, add shapes and erase — with a full color palette - Add watermarks OPTIMIZE - Compress PDFs to reduce file size SECURITY - Lock PDFs with a password - Unlock password‑protected PDFs SHARE FROM ANYWHERE - Open PDFs and images straight from Mail, Files, Photos and other apps with the share sheet. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your files are processed locally on your device. No accounts, and no uploads to a server just to edit a file. Terms of Use (EULA): https://faacil.com/terms-conditions Questions or feedback? Visit faacil.com/support

Screenshots

PDF Editor4 screens
PDF Only4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PDF Editor at Free against PDF Only's $1.99. PDF Editor also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (189 vs 1). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PDF Editor is free to download; PDF Only costs $1.99 up front. PDF Editor sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and PDF Only sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PDF Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Editor has 189 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Editor ships an update every 2 months, PDF Only monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PDF Editor versus PDF Only: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF EditorPDF Only
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.3 (189 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews43.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings189 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZipoAppsJuan Camilo Marin Ochoa

Customer experience

PDF Editor

All ratings189 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive43.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative52.3%

PDF Only

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

16 purchases

PDF Editor

Subscriptions15
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$2.997 Days
Show 12 more
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Remove Ads & Sign + Compress3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Remove Ads & Sign + Compress3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$8.997 Days
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial2 variants$19.991 Year
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads + Sign & Compress$19.99
2 purchases

PDF Only

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly payment$1.991 Month
  • Annual payments$14.991 Year

Questions

Is PDF Editor free?
PDF Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Only free?
PDF Only costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PDF Editor or PDF Only?
PDF Editor is rated higher. PDF Editor averages 4.3 out of 5 from 189 ratings, while PDF Only averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PDF Editor or PDF Only have ads?
Neither PDF Editor nor PDF Only shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Editor or PDF Only?
PDF Editor ships an update every 2 months, and PDF Only monthly. Most recently, PDF Editor was updated on October 24, 2026 and PDF Only on October 20, 2026.

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