Comparison

PDF Factory Plus vs FloatWatch

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

Head to head
About

PDF Factory Plus

This app offers a comprehensive suite of local PDF processing tools, ensuring your files remain secure and private. It provides intuitive features for editing, converting, merging, and protecting PDF documents without requiring an internet connection or account creation.

Highlights
  • Local PDF processing for enhanced security
  • Password protection and decryption
  • Page deletion and extraction
  • Merge multiple PDFs
  • Image and XPS to PDF conversion
  • PDF repair and linearization
  • PDF to scanned file conversion
Features
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PDF Dream Factory processes your files locally, eliminating the need for server uploads and providing the highest level of file security. The application comprehensively addresses all your PDF processing requirements, offering fast, lightweight, and intuitive operations. **User-Friendly Design**: All functions are crafted for simplicity. You can start using the app efficiently without referring to any help guides. **Instant Access**: Begin immediately—no account creation is required. Complete tasks within seconds. **Multilingual Support**: Available in English, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German. **Top-Tier Security**: Conduct all operations offline. With local-only processing, your files stay secure, never leaving your device. With PDF Dream Factory, handling PDF files has never been easier. Here’s a breakdown of its powerful features: - **Encryption**: Protect sensitive data by password-locking PDF files. - **Decryption**: Remove restrictions on copying, printing, and editing, enabling seamless content management. - **Page Deletion**: Effortlessly remove unwanted pages from PDF documents. - **Page Extraction**: Select and save specific pages, ideal for targeted printing tasks. - **File Merging**: Combine pages from multiple PDFs into a single, unified document. - **Image-to-PDF Conversion**: Transform one or more images into PDF format for simplified management, printing, and sharing. - **XPS-to-PDF Conversion**: Accurately convert XPS files to PDF with 100% fidelity. - **PDF Repair**: Our advanced algorithm addresses various corruption issues, ensuring repaired files are compatible with all PDF readers. - **PDF Linearization**: Optimize PDFs for faster online viewing. Linearized files load page by page, offering a smoother experience compared to traditional PDFs, which require full download before display. - **PDF-to-Scanned File Conversion**: Convert PDFs into high-definition scanned copies, safeguarding your content from unauthorized copying and tampering. Elevate your PDF experience—download PDF Dream Factory today!

About

FloatWatch

Monitor stock prices in real-time over any application with customizable alerts for price changes and trends. Manage your watchlist with intuitive gestures and track custom data sources like cryptocurrencies.

Highlights
  • Floating ticker over any app
  • Real-time stock market data
  • Customizable price change alerts
  • Continuous trend detection alerts
  • Dynamic Island integration
  • Customizable data source support
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FloatWatch — 实时行情浮于任何应用之上,支持异动提醒。 纯净无广告,花里胡哨的不要,好用的留下。宝子们有啥真实需求,评论区甩过来,真听真改。 无论你在聊天、办公还是看剧,悬浮窗始终显示自选股价格,一眼即达。价格异动时自动声音与闪烁提醒,不再错过任何行情。 【核心功能】 - 悬浮窗盯盘 - 悬浮窗浮于所有应用上方,最多同时监控 10 只股票。支持时钟模式,可显示毫秒精度。深色/浅色模式自动适配,跨应用持续看盘。 - 悬浮窗买卖盘显示:买一卖一实时挂单,便于快速锚定成交价 - 智能提醒 - 涨跌阈值提醒:价格变动超过设定阈值(0.5%~3%),单声单闪提醒 - 价格提醒:涨破、跌破、涨跌幅均可预设,触发即通知 - 连续涨跌提醒:检测连续上涨/下跌趋势,双声双闪与阈值提醒区分 - 灵敏度三档可调:保守、均衡、灵敏,由你掌控 - 方向可选:仅涨、仅跌、或双向提醒 - 实时行情 港股、A 股实时数据,刷新频率可配置(5s、10s、30s、60s)。 - 灵动岛(纯本地应用受iOS限制,容易出现挂起及吞流情况,只能当辅助功能使用) iPhone 灵动岛实时显示股票价格,紧凑视图支持切换涨跌百分比或当前股价。 - 自选股管理 搜索添加股票,左滑删除、右滑悬浮、长按置顶、拖拽排序,操作直观。 - 自定义数据源 支持添加任意 API 数据源,追踪加密货币、汇率等自定义数据。 【为什么选择 FloatWatch】 - 极简无广告,专注实时盯盘 - 多场景覆盖:悬浮窗 + 灵动岛 + 小组件 - 异动即提醒,灵敏度随心调节 - 隐私安全:无账号、无追踪、不收集个人数据 下载 FloatWatch,开启你的实时看盘之旅!

Screenshots

PDF Factory Plus4 screens
FloatWatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FloatWatch at 71% against PDF Factory Plus's 25%. FloatWatch also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 26 months). PDF Factory Plus's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PDF Factory Plus is free to download; FloatWatch costs $4.99 up front. PDF Factory Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FloatWatch asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Factory Plus ships an update every 26 months, FloatWatch every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PDF Factory Plus versus FloatWatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF Factory PlusFloatWatch
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.4 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer路 张玮 王

Customer experience

PDF Factory Plus

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative25.0%

FloatWatch

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PDF Factory Plus

One-time1
  • PDF Factory PlusFree
None

FloatWatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF Factory Plus free?
PDF Factory Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FloatWatch free?
FloatWatch costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do PDF Factory Plus or FloatWatch have ads?
Neither PDF Factory Plus nor FloatWatch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Factory Plus or FloatWatch?
PDF Factory Plus ships an update every 26 months, and FloatWatch every 10 days. Most recently, PDF Factory Plus was updated on October 24, 2026 and FloatWatch on October 29, 2026.

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