PDF Only vs PDF Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PDF Only
This utility app allows users to sign, protect with passwords, and remove passwords from PDF documents. It offers essential PDF editing functionalities for everyday use.
- Sign PDF documents
- Protect PDFs with passwords
- Remove PDF passwords
- Create PDF documents
- Modify PDF documents
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PDF Only is the all‑in‑one PDF toolkit for iPhone and iPad. Everything happens on your device — your documents never leave it, and the tools work offline. Whether you need to scan a contract, sign a form, merge reports, shrink a file for email, or pull the text out of a scanned page, PDF Only has a simple, dedicated tool for it. VIEW & ORGANIZE - Built‑in PDF viewer - Merge multiple PDFs into one - Reorder, rotate and delete pages - Split a PDF into separate files CONVERT - Images → PDF - Scan documents with your camera - Convert documents to PDF - PDF → Images - PDF → Text - OCR — make scanned PDFs searchable EDIT & MARKUP - Sign PDFs with your finger or Apple Pencil - Annotate: draw, highlight, add shapes and erase — with a full color palette - Add watermarks OPTIMIZE - Compress PDFs to reduce file size SECURITY - Lock PDFs with a password - Unlock password‑protected PDFs SHARE FROM ANYWHERE - Open PDFs and images straight from Mail, Files, Photos and other apps with the share sheet. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your files are processed locally on your device. No accounts, and no uploads to a server just to edit a file. Terms of Use (EULA): https://faacil.com/terms-conditions Questions or feedback? Visit faacil.com/support
PDF Editor
This app offers robust PDF editing and compression tools, allowing you to reduce file sizes by up to 90% while preserving quality. It also provides features for annotating, filling forms, signing documents, and managing PDFs.
- Powerful PDF compression up to 90%
- Edit text, add annotations, and shapes
- Fill forms and add digital signatures
- Highlight, underline, and strikethrough text
- Split, merge, and convert documents
- Scan documents using your camera
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Edit the actual text inside your PDFs—change words, fonts, sizes, and colors, swap out images, and fix typos right on your iPhone or iPad. PDF Editor brings desktop-class editing to your pocket, then lets you annotate, sign, fill forms, and share in seconds. EDIT TEXT & IMAGES DIRECTLY • Tap any paragraph to rewrite, restyle, or delete text • Change fonts, sizes, colors, and alignment • Add, move, resize, or replace images • Fix typos and update documents without a computer ANNOTATE & MARK UP • Highlight, underline, and strikethrough • Add comments, sticky notes, shapes, and arrows • Draw freehand with your finger or Apple Pencil • Insert stamps and custom watermarks SIGN & FILL FORMS • Sign with your finger or a saved signature • Fill out interactive and flat forms • Add dates, checkmarks, and text fields ORGANIZE & CONVERT • Merge, split, reorder, rotate, and delete pages • Scan paper documents with your camera • Convert photos and images to PDF • Extract or duplicate pages SHRINK FILE SIZES • Compress large PDFs to make them easy to email and share • Pick the compression level that fits your needs Whether you're editing a contract, marking up research, or fixing a typo before a deadline, PDF Editor gives you everything you need to work with PDFs—right on your iPhone and iPad. Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://site.innovaapps.ai/policies/translatorprivacypolicy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PDF Editor at Free against PDF Only's $1.99. PDF Editor also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (66 vs 1). On update cadence, 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
PDF Editor is free to download; PDF Only costs $1.99 up front. PDF Only sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and PDF Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PDF Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Editor has 66 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PDF Only ships an update monthly, PDF Editor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Only | PDF Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (66 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 66 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Juan Camilo Marin Ochoa | Alex Gameli Heyman |
Customer experience
PDF Only
PDF Editor
In-app purchases
PDF Only
- Monthly payment$1.991 Month
- Annual payments$14.991 Year
PDF Editor
- Weekly PDF Editor3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Monthly PDF Editor$9.991 Month
- PDF one time Edit$2.99
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