Comparison

PDF Only vs Document scanning assistant

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Sign PDF documents
  • Protect PDFs with passwords
  • Remove PDF passwords
  • Create PDF documents
  • Modify PDF documents
Features
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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

About

Document scanning assistant

Easily scan paper documents into high-quality PDFs with intelligent boundary identification. Edit, add watermarks, and share your scanned files via email or cloud storage.

Highlights
  • Native document scanning
  • Intelligent boundary identification
  • Cropping and rotation tools
  • Color adjustment
  • Watermark addition
  • Multiple sharing options
Features
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【1】Support native document scanning function, intelligently identify boundaries; quickly scan paper documents into PDF format. 【2】Equipped with a variety of editing tools, such as cropping, rotating, adjusting color, deleting, etc. Allows you to get better quality scanned documents. 【3】Simple editing interface, no additional equipment is required, just open the APP, point the paper document at the camera and scan it automatically. The interface is simple and friendly, and the operation process is simple and easy to understand, even for first-time users. After scanning, you can easily adjust options, edit the document, and save it in PDF format for easy file management and sharing. 【4】Support adding watermarks to documents, and watermarks support multiple style adjustments. 【5】Multiple sharing options: This PDF scanner APP provides a variety of convenient sharing options. You can send scanned files directly by email, or save them to cloud storage services (such as Google Drive, Dropbox), so you can access and share files anytime, anywhere. Whether it is for personal use or office needs, it can meet your diverse needs.

Screenshots

PDF Only4 screens
Document scanning assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Document scanning assistant at Free against PDF Only's $1.99. PDF Only's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On rating, ratings volume, 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

Document scanning assistant 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 Document scanning assistant sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.0 for PDF Only against 1.0 for Document scanning assistant. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Only ships an update monthly, Document scanning assistant every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PDF Only versus Document scanning assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF OnlyDocument scanning assistant
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuan Camilo Marin Ochoa根 张

Customer experience

PDF Only

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Document scanning assistant

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PDF Only

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly payment$1.991 Month
  • Annual payments$14.991 Year
1 purchases

Document scanning assistant

One-time1
  • Premium$0.99

Questions

Is PDF Only free?
PDF Only costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Document scanning assistant free?
Document scanning assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PDF Only or Document scanning assistant?
PDF Only and Document scanning assistant are both rated 1.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do PDF Only or Document scanning assistant have ads?
Document scanning assistant shows ads; PDF Only does not.
Which is updated more often, PDF Only or Document scanning assistant?
PDF Only ships an update monthly, and Document scanning assistant every 3 months. Most recently, PDF Only was updated on October 4, 2026 and Document scanning assistant on September 30, 2026.

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