Comparison

Drag PDF vs Aside

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

Head to head
About

Drag PDF

Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Drag PDF4 screens
Aside4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drag PDF ships an update monthly, Aside fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Drag PDF versus Aside: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrag PDFAside
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVictor CarrerasArcBlock, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Drag PDF

No in-app purchases

None

Aside

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drag PDF free?
Drag PDF is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aside free?
Aside is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Drag PDF or Aside have ads?
Neither Drag PDF nor Aside shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drag PDF or Aside?
Drag PDF ships an update monthly, and Aside fortnightly. Most recently, Drag PDF was updated on November 7, 2026 and Aside on November 9, 2026.

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