Comparison

Ace Receipt Maker vs PDF Tools

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

Head to head
About

Ace Receipt Maker

Instantly generate and send professional PDF receipts to clients. Customize with your logo, signature, and detailed payment information. Track all your financial records on the go without any signup or ads.

Highlights
  • Create and send receipts instantly
  • No signup or login required
  • Unlimited receipts with no ads or watermarks
  • Share receipts via email, text, and more
  • Track and store receipts for organization
  • Personalize with logo and signature
  • Customize receipt fields and payment details
Features
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Receipt Maker Pro is a world-renowned business utility app that allows business owners, consultants, contractors, and freelancers to create and send professional PDF receipts to customers within seconds. NO SIGNUP and NO LOGIN is required, so you can start creating receipts immediately! Our receipts have NO ADS and NO WATERMARKS and you can create an UNLIMITED number of receipts! Create, send, and track receipts ON THE GO via your phone and keep your finances organized. Send a receipt ON THE SPOT before you leave the customer! You can share via email, text, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, print, and more! With Receipt Maker Pro, you can add as much or as little detail as you need. You can choose to included customized logo, signature, payment information, discounts, shipping details, and more! --- Features: * Create and Send receipts within seconds * NO SIGNUP and NO LOGIN required * Share UNLIMITED receipts with NO ADS and NO WATERMARKS * Send to customers ON THE GO via email, text, whatsapp, messenger, print, and more * Track and store your receipts in one place so you can organize your finances and file for taxes easily * Upload a company logo to personalize your receipts * Include personal signature * Customize receipt fields including receipt date, payment mode, item name, item description, quantity, rate, item discount, shipping, tax, overall discount, etc. * Add payment details (bank transfer, check payable, paypal email) * Select your region preference to customize your currency and date format * Preview via PDF while the receipt is being created * Mark a receipt as “Draft” if still a work in progress * Create, track, and store your client list --- Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/17124454 Terms and Conditions: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/17124454

About

PDF Tools

Easily organize, edit, and secure your PDF documents. Add or remove passwords, reorder or delete pages, convert images to PDF, and merge or split files. Sign and annotate documents, then share them instantly.

Highlights
  • Add/remove PDF passwords
  • Reorder and delete pages
  • Convert images to PDF
  • Export PDF pages to images
  • Sign and annotate PDFs
  • Merge and split PDF documents
  • Import/export from cloud services
Features
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PDF Tools: Sign & Edit PDF app helps you organize your documents easily and quickly. You can sign and annotate your PDF document and share it with anyone in seconds. The app offers all the editing features that you might be looking for. It simplifies your day-to-day tasks and boosts your productivity. Add Password: You can add a password to your PDF document. You can also apply print and copy restrictions to it. There are two types of passwords you can use to protect the PDF file. 1) User Password: It will lock the PDF file. So the content can only be viewed after supplying a valid password to unlock it. 2) Admin Password: It will allow you to put print and copy restrictions. Remove Password: You can remove the password from any PDF file. Please note that you must supply the existing password to unlock it. Reorder & Delete Pages: The app allows you to reorder the pages via drag and drop using thumbnails. You can also delete unwanted pages. Image to PDF: You can import multiple images and convert them to a PDF document with desired page size (i.e. A4 or Letter) and orientation (i.e. Portrait or Landscape). PDF to Images: Each page of your PDF document can be exported to an image and saved to Photo Library on your device. Signature and Annotations: You can sign a PDF document and send it straight away for review to the group. The app also allows you to add annotations and markups to any page. Merge PDFs: Multiple PDF documents can be merged easily. All you need to do is import and select the documents you want to merge. Split PDF Document: You can also split a single PDF document into multiple documents. Just specify the page range and your document will be split accordingly. Import: The app allows you to import PDF documents from your device, email, WhatsApp, or any app that supports PDFs. Export: Once you're done with editing, you can export or share the PDF document to Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, Email, SMS, or any other compatible app installed on your device. Upgrade to the premium version and use all the features without any restrictions. The premium version subscription terms are specified below: - You can purchase a monthly subscription ($1.99/month) or an annual subscription ($19.99/year). - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - For more information on how to cancel a subscription, please review - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 - Privacy policy: http://www.svgapps.com/privacy-policy - Terms of use: http://www.svgapps.com/terms

Screenshots

Ace Receipt Maker4 screens
PDF Tools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PDF Tools at 100% against Ace Receipt Maker's 72%. PDF Tools also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Ace Receipt Maker's advantage is ratings volume (460 vs 11). 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. Ace Receipt Maker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and PDF Tools sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PDF Tools holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ace Receipt Maker has 460 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Ace Receipt Maker's written reviews are positive against 100% of PDF Tools's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ace Receipt Maker ships an update every 11 months, PDF Tools every 16 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ace Receipt Maker versus PDF Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAce Receipt MakerPDF Tools
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (460 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings460 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 11 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSPK Studios LLCSVG Apps

Customer experience

Ace Receipt Maker

All ratings454 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative16.7%

PDF Tools

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Ace Receipt Maker

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • No options for logging into old accounts
  • No reply from support regarding account issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to save items
  • Option to make saving customers optional
  • Clearer communication about subscription limits/free usage

PDF Tools

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Ace Receipt Maker

Subscriptions4
  • The Receipt Scanner3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Receipt Scanner3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Ace Receipt Maker3 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • Receipt Tracker3 Days trial$69.991 Year
2 purchases

PDF Tools

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Ace Receipt Maker free?
Ace Receipt Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Tools free?
PDF Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ace Receipt Maker or PDF Tools?
PDF Tools is rated higher. Ace Receipt Maker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 460 ratings, while PDF Tools averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Ace Receipt Maker or PDF Tools have ads?
Neither Ace Receipt Maker nor PDF Tools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ace Receipt Maker or PDF Tools?
Ace Receipt Maker ships an update every 11 months, and PDF Tools every 16 months. Most recently, Ace Receipt Maker was updated on November 3, 2026 and PDF Tools on November 3, 2026.

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