Drag PDF vs DartPDF
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.
DartPDF
Edit, annotate, and sign PDF documents directly on your device. This app allows you to fill forms, redact sensitive information, rearrange pages, and even edit text and images within PDFs. All changes are saved locally, ensuring your data remains private.
- Edit text and images
- Fill forms and add signatures
- Redact sensitive content
- Rearrange and export pages
- OCR scanned PDFs
- Full-text search
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DartPDF is a PDF editor that runs entirely on your device. Open any PDF to mark it up, fill in forms, sign it, redact content, rearrange pages, or edit the text and images on the page. Changes save back to the original file. Nothing is uploaded. There's no account, no sync, and no ads. Features: • Highlight, underline, strikethrough, and freehand ink • Shapes, arrows, text boxes, notes, and stamps • Edit existing text and add images • Redaction that removes the covered text and images from the file, not just from view • Fill form fields (text, checkboxes, radio buttons, dropdowns), or add your own • Drawn signatures placed anywhere, plus certificate-backed PAdES digital signatures • OCR scanned PDFs so text can be selected and searched • Reorder, delete, and export pages to a new file • Full-text search, text selection, and links • Compare two versions side by side • Open password-protected files Runs on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Opens PDFs from the Files app, share sheets, or drag-and-drop. Light and dark themes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DartPDF at every 4 days against Drag PDF's monthly. Drag PDF's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Drag PDF ships an update monthly, DartPDF every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drag PDF | DartPDF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Victor Carreras | Railway Engineering Solutions Pty Ltd |
In-app purchases
Drag PDF
No in-app purchases
DartPDF
No in-app purchases









