Drag PDF vs Aside
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drag PDF
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Thanks to Drag PDF you can create PDF documents completely free and privately. Adjust the size of the final PDF document by lowering the resolution of the images, change the order of the files, preview the content, rename the files, add part of the document with the camera thanks to the integrated scanner... All this and much more thanks to an open source initiative fully committed to privacy.
Aside
Consolidate all your saved content, from links and notes to photos and files, into a single, searchable library. Utilize a personal agent to process and summarize your saved materials, making information retrieval and organization effortless.
- Save links, text, photos, and files from other apps
- Personal agent for summarizing and processing saved content
- Searchable library by content type, tags, and collections
- Automatic content type recognition and tagging
- Offline access with local library
- Cross-device syncing via Arc Space
- Publish collections as shareable web pages
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The things you want to keep end up everywhere—browser tabs, screenshots, messages, and app bookmarks. Aside brings links, text, photos, and files into one library, so you can find them when you need them and put them to work. SAVE FROM OTHER APPS Use the Share Sheet to save links, text, photos, and files to Aside. LEAVE INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR PERSONAL AGENT Connect through Arc Space and leave instructions on a saved item or collection—such as turning saved desk notes into a checklist or summarizing reading guides. Your Personal Agent works with the materials you saved and sends a readable Brief back to Aside under Instructions. FIND YOUR WAY BACK Search saved items or browse by content type, tags, and collections. ORGANIZE WITH LESS WORK Aside recognizes supported content types automatically. On supported devices, optional on-device AI can help add tags and categories without sending content to a cloud AI service. START WITHOUT SIGNING IN Save and organize in the Local Library on your device. No account or sign-in required. Local Library remains available offline. CONTINUE ACROSS DEVICES Sign in with DID to sync your saved content through Arc Space, then keep browsing, organizing, and collaborating with your Personal Agent across devices. PUBLISH YOUR COLLECTIONS After signing in and connecting to Arc Space, publish a collection as a page and share its link. You choose which collections to publish.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Drag PDF at 13.0 against Aside's 17.4. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Drag PDF ships an update monthly, Aside fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drag PDF | Aside |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Victor Carreras | ArcBlock, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Drag PDF
No in-app purchases
Aside
No in-app purchases









