Comparison

Nitro PDF Pro vs NextStep AI

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

Head to head
About

Nitro PDF Pro

Edit, read, sign, and secure PDF documents on your iOS device. This powerful yet lightweight app allows for on-the-go productivity with features like text editing, annotation, form filling, and cloud syncing.

Highlights
  • Edit PDF text
  • Annotate and highlight PDFs
  • Fill and save PDF forms
  • Sign and share PDF documents
  • Password protect PDFs
  • Sync with cloud storage
  • Merge and organize PDFs
Features
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Ready to do more with PDFs on iPad & iPhone? Edit, read, sign and sync PDFs in the cloud with the powerful, lightweight Nitro PDF Pro app designed for iPad & iPhone users. Packed with features to help you stay productive on the go, Nitro PDF Pro for iPad & iPhone lets you edit, sign, share and manage your documents wherever you are - all in a secure and user-friendly interface. Get started for free with a 14-day trial today. “Superior PDF handling, & economical” “Nitro PDF Pro has become an essential tool in my daily business operations! It makes everything from document preparation to communication much easier for me.” “If you are looking for a workhorse app to handle your PDFs made by responsive developers, look no further...” -> With Nitro PDF Pro you can: EDIT PDFs ON THE GO * Easily edit PDF text wherever you are, on any iOS device * Make notes and add comments to PDFs for quick, on-the-go reference * Add images or mark-up PDFs with drawings, with stylus support for iPad ANNOTATE & HIGHLIGHT PDFs * Add annotations to PDF text and documents * Highlight text to stay organized and keep track of important information FILL & SAVE PDF FORMS * Fill and save PDF forms for fast & easy productivity * Keep your PDF forms secure with password protection SIGN & SHARE PDF DOCUMENTS * Sign & share PDF documents in a snap * Save text, signatures and images in your Library for easy re-use * Keep documents synced with the cloud for on-the-go signatures PROTECT, SECURE & SYNC PDFs * Password protect PDFs to keep your data and confidential information secure * Set the level of document encryption as required * Sync with the cloud to back up PDFs on iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, or Microsoft OneNote MERGE, EXPORT & ORGANIZE PDFs * Merge multiple documents into one PDF in just a few clicks for easy organization * Import, export & organize PDFs in folders for fast access and easy on-the-go editing * Duplicate, add, delete or rearrange pages for simple, custom document creation ADDITIONAL AMAZING PDF EDITOR FEATURES * Duplicate, add, delete, rotate and rearrange pages * Enable easier PDF reading with dark mode, search and zoom * Email & Airdrop your documents, with PDF flattening for maximum compatibility * View two documents simultaneously with multiple windows (iPadOS) * Bluetooth pressure-sensitive stylus support - automatically works with Apple Pencil * Support for Adonit Jot Touch and Jot Script styluses Still exploring PDF editors for iOS? No pressure! Give Nitro PDF Pro iOS a try for free with a 14-day trial and see how you like its features and functions. We think you’ll love the value we pack into our easy-to-use PDF iOS app. Questions and issues regarding our PDF app? We're here to help! Connect with Nitro through our Community Forum: https://community.gonitro.com/ NITRO POLICY https://www.gonitro.com/legal/privacy-policy https://www.gonitro.com/legal/terms-of-service

About

NextStep AI

This app helps you understand complex documents like bills, contracts, and letters. It breaks down important information, suggests next steps, and can even find free food offers on receipts. It supports multiple languages and keeps your data private on your device.

Highlights
  • Summarizes documents into simple terms
  • Identifies key facts and deadlines
  • Provides actionable next steps
  • Extracts free food offers from receipts
  • Compares two documents side-by-side
  • Supports twelve languages
  • Keeps documents private on device
Features
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Bills, fines, letters from the council, insurance small print, a contract nobody explained. NextStep AI reads it and tells you plainly what it is, what actually matters in it, and what to do next. SEND IT ANY WAY YOU LIKE Photograph a letter, pick a PDF, share a screenshot, or paste text straight in. No account, no email, no sign-in — it works the second you open it. MORE THAN A SUMMARY • What this is, in one sentence anyone can follow • The facts that matter — amounts, dates, reference numbers, deadlines • A path to done: the steps in order, not one vague suggestion • Other ways to handle it, where a real choice exists • Big, plain buttons that open the right place, dial the right number, or copy the right code FREE FOOD HIDING ON YOUR RECEIPTS McDonald's, Burger King, Subway, Starbucks, KFC, Taco Bell and many more print a survey code on the receipt that's worth a free item. NextStep finds it, reads the code exactly as printed, tells you how long it lasts, and opens the official survey site. Only addresses it recognises are ever opened, and nothing is invented: if the receipt isn't offering anything, it says so. TWO DOCUMENTS, SIDE BY SIDE Two quotes for the same job, a revised bill, a second letter worded a little differently. Put them side by side and NextStep reports only what changed. IT SHOWS ITS WORKING Tap any part of the result to see the exact words on the page it was read from, highlighted. Nothing is claimed without showing you where it came from. IS THIS REAL? Every document is judged — genuine, promotion, advert, or suspicious — with the evidence on show. Anything that looks like a scam has its printed links and phone numbers stripped of taps, so a bad link can't be opened by accident. TWELVE LANGUAGES, WRITTEN BY HAND English, 简体中文, हिन्दी, Español, Français, Deutsch, Русский, Português, Italiano, Română, Azərbaycan and Nederlands. Pick one and the whole app speaks it — every heading, button and result. DEADLINES THAT DON'T SLIP Anything with a date can go straight into a reminder, so a deadline buried in paragraph nine doesn't quietly pass. YOUR DOCUMENTS STAY YOURS What you send is read and the result comes straight back. It isn't kept on a server, isn't used to train anything, and isn't shared with advertisers or data brokers. Everything saved lives on your phone, and deleting it deletes it for good. FREE, AND PRO Free gives you eight documents a month, three pages each, the full reading and every action button. Pro removes the limits and adds comparing two documents, a deadline calendar, and taking a document apart piece by piece. NextStep AI explains and suggests. It is not a lawyer, doctor, accountant or insurer, it never acts on your behalf, and the decision is always yours. Check anything that matters against the document itself. Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: $4.99 a month with the first week free, or $29.99 a year. Prices are shown in your own currency before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase and renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your phone's Settings. Terms of Use: https://xyuxbjhefiopsmmbfzfhx-web-nextstep.rork.live/terms Privacy Policy: https://xyuxbjhefiopsmmbfzfhx-web-nextstep.rork.live/privacy

Screenshots

Nitro PDF Pro4 screens
NextStep AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NextStep AI at 100% against Nitro PDF Pro's 13%. NextStep AI also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). Nitro PDF Pro's advantage is ratings volume (161 vs 2). On price, ads, 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. Nitro PDF Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year and NextStep AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NextStep AI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nitro PDF Pro has 161 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Nitro PDF Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of NextStep AI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nitro PDF Pro ships an update every 2 months, NextStep AI every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Nitro PDF Pro versus NextStep AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNitro PDF ProNextStep AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (161 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings161 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNitro Software, Inc.Francisco Sanchez Jr.

Customer experience

Nitro PDF Pro

All ratings157 ratings
Positive70.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative24.8%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative81.3%

NextStep AI

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

Bugs and requests

Nitro PDF Pro

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • Cannot reorder PDF files
  • Crashes when opening PDFs from websites/email
  • Does not save markups or documents
  • Difficulty creating new folders
  • Cannot rotate pages
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  • Cannot markup/draw on PDFs with editing disabled
  • Does not save documents after editing
  • Cannot rotate PDFs
  • Program freezes up
  • Fails to save after deleting pages
  • App crashes after update
  • Editing is lost prior to crash
  • Crashes every time to edit a PDF
  • Cannot handle deleting pages
  • Crashes when opening fillable PDFs
  • Crashes when typing in fields
  • No Apple Pencil support
  • Stylus link gives 404 error
  • Bugs like suddenly not being able to draw

Requested features

10 requests
  • Keyboard support (Cmd + F for search)
  • Ability to cancel search with Esc
  • OCR and conversion to text documents on tablets
  • User manual for iPad app
  • Support for Apple Pencil
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  • Ability to create table of contents
  • Ability to create fillable forms
  • Ability to rearrange pages
  • Ability to add to library
  • More intuitive interface

NextStep AI

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Nitro PDF Pro

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Subscription14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Nitro PDF Pro for iOS$9.99
2 purchases

NextStep AI

Subscriptions2
  • NextStep Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • NextStep Pro Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Nitro PDF Pro free?
Nitro PDF Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NextStep AI free?
NextStep AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nitro PDF Pro or NextStep AI?
NextStep AI is rated higher. Nitro PDF Pro averages 3.9 out of 5 from 161 ratings, while NextStep AI averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Nitro PDF Pro or NextStep AI have ads?
Neither Nitro PDF Pro nor NextStep AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nitro PDF Pro or NextStep AI?
Nitro PDF Pro ships an update every 2 months, and NextStep AI every 6 days. Most recently, Nitro PDF Pro was updated on October 25, 2026 and NextStep AI on October 16, 2026.

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