Comparison

Drag PDF vs DartPDF

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

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.

Highlights
  • Edit text and images
  • Fill forms and add signatures
  • Redact sensitive content
  • Rearrange and export pages
  • OCR scanned PDFs
  • Full-text search
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Drag PDF4 screens
DartPDF3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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, DartPDF every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Drag PDF versus DartPDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrag PDFDartPDF
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVictor CarrerasRailway Engineering Solutions Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Drag PDF

No in-app purchases

None

DartPDF

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drag PDF free?
Drag PDF is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DartPDF free?
DartPDF is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Drag PDF or DartPDF have ads?
Neither Drag PDF nor DartPDF shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drag PDF or DartPDF?
Drag PDF ships an update monthly, and DartPDF every 4 days. Most recently, Drag PDF was updated on October 4, 2026 and DartPDF on October 13, 2026.

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