LightPDF vs 7expire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LightPDF
This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for managing PDF documents on your mobile device. It leverages AI to summarize, chat with, and convert PDFs, along with scanning capabilities, text extraction, and editing features. It also includes an ID photo maker and watermark removal.
- AI Chat with PDFs
- Phone Scanner to PDF
- PDF to Word/JPG/Excel Converter
- OCR Text Extraction
- PDF Editing and Annotation
- ID Photo Maker
- Watermark Removal
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LightPDF, AI-powered, is a must-have PDF toolkit for your mobile device. You can use it to summarize and chat with PDFs and other documents, and quickly get the key information from the files! And it takes advantage of AI to help you easily scan paperwork to PDFs, extract texts and remove specific objects. It can be your PDF converter, editor, reader, on-the-go mobile scanner, cloud-based PDF storage, and ID photo maker. Try LightPDF to convert, OCR, scan, edit, read, annotate, comment, compress, and merge PDFs easily and quickly to get a high-quality result. And its sharing and collaborating feature can help you communicate smoothly with your colleagues on the same PDF document, and improve your teamwork productivity. What LightPDF can do: Smart AI Chat Assistant for PDFs - Ask questions to the chatbot about your file and it will answer you with cited sources - Quickly output results in markdown and table formats - Chat with PDFs, scans, Excel, Word, PPT, and ePub documents Intelligent Phone Scanner - Take photos of your papers, cards, books, and more to turn them into PDF format. Work as your pocket PDF scanner - Extract and copy texts from paper works - Remove handwriting from the test paper - Advanced filter features for better scanning result Powerful PDF Converter with OCR - Convert PDF to Word, JPG, PNG, Excel, PPT, and TXT, as well as turn Word, PPT, Excel, JPG, PNG, and CAD formats to PDF - Equipped with OCR technology to recognize and turn PDF scans and photos into docx, xlsx, pptx, pdf, and txt formats - Convert multiple documents at the same time and quickly get your work done Cloud-based PDF Editor & Reader - Edit, sign, and add images to a PDF file - Highlight, draw markups, and insert notes into PDF - Reduce PDF file size with a few touches - Combine multiple PDF documents into one - Read PDFs, add bookmarks, search and annotate - Print PDFs directly from your devices - Auto-sync PDFs in order to work with PDFs on the go. No more worry about losing data Handy ID Photo Maker - Create ID and passport photos with ease. It allows you to remove the background, change the background color, and produce a new photo with the selected size - Unblur the photo to enhance its quality and make it clear Image Watermark Removal - AI automatically recognizes and removes watermarks from images, eliminating the need for manual smudging like in Photoshop. It is particularly effective for large logos and full-screen watermarks, enhancing learning efficiency. New Way for Teamwork - Share files via links with your team and invite multiple people to view, edit, highlight, sign, and add comments on the same PDF at the same time - Set permissions to keep PDF security under control - Upload the file to the cloud, and access it on any device - Star files as favorites to quickly find and open them Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. After purchase, please manage your subscriptions in the App Store Account Settings. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you need any help or have suggestions on LightPDF, please feel free to contact us. We can't keep making progress without your voice. Email: support@lightpdf.com Customer Service Center: https://lightpdf.com/contact FAQ: https://lightpdf.com/faqs/lightpdf-editor-faq Privacy Policy:https://lightpdf.com/privacy Terms of Service:https://lightpdf.com/terms
7expire
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7Expire is a free, private, simple, and offline app that helps you keep track of important items, documents, memberships, and events before they expire. Instead of searching through a normal calendar, the app immediately shows you a clear list of everything you are tracking, including how many days are remaining. Items are automatically organized into Expired, Expiring Soon, and Valid, so you can quickly know what needs your attention. You can use the app for car registration, car insurance, National ID, passport, driving license, medicine, contracts, subscriptions, memberships, warranties, and even important events such as weddings, appointments, birthdays, or deadlines. Add photos, write details, search quickly, archive items you do not need right now, and keep everything organized in one easy place. 7Expire works offline and does not connect to any server. Your items stay on your phone. The app is free and does not collect your data. Key Features: - Track expiry dates for documents, items, memberships, subscriptions, contracts, medicine, warranties, and events - See all your tracked items immediately in one clear list - Automatically shows how many days are remaining - Items are categorized into Expired, Expiring Soon, and Valid - Add photos to each item for faster access and better organization - Add details and notes for each item - Fast search to find any item quickly - Archive items you do not currently need but still want to keep - Easy and fast item creation - Custom “Expiring Soon” period for each item - Useful for items where you may want a reminder multiple months before expiry - Export all items as a backup - Import items again when needed - Works offline - No account required - No server connection - No data collection - Your information stays on your phone - 100% Free to use Why This App Is Different From a Normal Calendar: A normal calendar is useful for appointments, but it is not made specifically for tracking expiry dates. With a calendar, you usually need to search for old entries or remember where you added them. 7Expire shows all your important expiry items immediately in one organized list. The app also shows how many days are remaining, separates items into Expired, Expiring Soon, and Valid, and lets you attach photos and details to each item. You can also customize when an item becomes “Expiring Soon.” For example, a passport may need attention 6 months before expiry. You can set it to 180 days, and the app will move it to Expiring Soon at the right time. 7Expire is faster, clearer, and easier for managing important expiry dates than a normal calendar.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 7expire at none against LightPDF's 13. LightPDF's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. LightPDF sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $13.99 per 7 days. 7expire asks for nothing beyond the download.
LightPDF ships an update every 2 weeks, 7expire every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LightPDF | 7expire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (52 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wangxu Technology Co., Ltd | Ahmed Alhashmi |
Bugs and requests
LightPDF
Reported bugs
5 issues- App requests more money after payment
- Paid subscription not unlocking features
- Trial period charged despite cancellation
- Scans cut off PDF to 3 pages or under
- Performance issues
Requested features
3 requests- iPad support
- Edit text in the exact same font
- More advanced editing features
7expire
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LightPDF
- LightPDF Weekly Subscription$13.997 Days
- LightPDF Monthly Subscription2 variants$19.991 Month
- LightPDF Yearly Subscription$47.991 Year
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- LightPDF Annual Subscription$49.991 Year
- LightPDF Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- iOS LightPDF - 1 Week$9.99
- 買一年送一年$79.99
- 1年購入で1年おまけ$84.99
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- 2 zum Preis von 1$99.99
- 3-Year Subscription$99.99
- Mac LightPDF Lifetime Plan$109.99
- Buy 3 yrs Get 3 yrs Free$149.99
7expire
No in-app purchases









