Comparison

WordOne vs PDF Editor

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

Head to head
About

WordOne

This app helps writers track their daily word count progress towards project goals. It provides detailed statistics, visual progress indicators, and social sharing options to foster dedication and discipline. Ideal for personal writing projects and goal-based challenges.

Highlights
  • Daily word count tracking
  • Project goal setting
  • Detailed statistics and progress analysis
  • Visual progress indicators and color-coding
  • Social media sharing of progress
  • History of word counts
Features
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Created by a writer for other writers, WordOne lets writers track their daily writing progress. As most successful writers have noted, becoming a successful author requires dedication and discipline. WordOne aims to provide this dedication and discipline by allowing you to set a goal for your writing project(s) and then letting you track your progress in reaching your goal by entering daily (or multiple times a day) word counts. The app calculates detailed statistics based on your entered data and provides you with useful information such as your current average words per day and the number of words a day you'd need to write in order to reach your set goal. This will allow you to plan your writing and to gain the necessary dedication and mindset necessary for writing daily by setting a word count goal that you'd need to achieve. WordOne also provides you with visual indications of progress on each of your projects. The main project listing not only provides a progress meter which is updated as you add new session word counts, but it also colour codes the items in the project listing based on how close (or far) you are from achieving your set targets. But that's not all! WordOne also lets you share your writing progress with other writers via social media so that you can encourage them by showing how much you'd achieved :) WordOne has full support for iOS 8's share extensions and will allow you to share via any supported extensions/applications. On older iOS versions, WordOne supports the standard sharing options provided by iOS itself. WordOne is also great for NaNoWriMo and other such goal-based writing challenges and contests. Note: The pro version of the app allows you to track as many projects as you want. The Lite version only allows tracking one project - if you want to track more than that, then you need to purchase the Pro version. Features: - Support for as many writing projects as you want (in the Pro version). - Color-coded projects listing to easily indicate current overall progress for each project. - Progress bar indicating percentage completed for each project. - View history for word counts on individual days and be able to see the total word count at that point as well as the session word count. - Ability to share session word counts with others via social media such as Facebook or Twitter. - Built-in feedback for bugs and feature requests.

About

PDF Editor

Edit, scan, combine, and convert documents privately on your device. This app processes all your files locally, requiring no account or cloud uploads. Work confidently with sensitive documents, even offline.

Highlights
  • Local document processing
  • Edit and organize PDFs
  • Scan paper documents
  • Convert Office files to PDF
  • Combine multiple PDFs
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Edit and create PDFs with your documents processed on your device. PDF Editor helps you edit, scan, combine, and convert documents on iPhone and iPad without sending your files to a cloud service. No account is required. Your documents stay on your device unless you choose to share or export them. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Document processing happens locally on your device • The app does not upload your documents for conversion • No account or sign-in is required EDIT AND ORGANIZE PDFS • Reorder pages with visual previews • Remove pages you no longer need • Merge multiple PDFs into one document • Import from Files or receive documents from other apps • Rename, preview, and share your finished PDFs CREATE AND CONVERT • Scan paper documents with the camera • Turn photos and text into PDFs • Convert supported Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files to PDF offline • Choose page size, orientation, image position, scale, rotation, and layers MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD A focused interface adapts to both phone and tablet, with 15 supported languages and a carefully designed right-to-left experience for Arabic. Keep sensitive documents close. Work confidently, even without an internet connection. ANNOTATE AND SIGN • Highlight or underline selectable text and choose a color • View and manage supported annotations • Draw a signature or reuse one saved on this device, then position and resize it before saving MORE WAYS TO WORK • Split PDF pages while keeping the original document • Follow the illustrated guide on first launch or revisit it in Settings • Choose system, light, or dark appearance • Transfer supported files with a computer over local Wi-Fi when you choose

Screenshots

WordOne4 screens
PDF Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PDF Editor at 100% against WordOne's 40%. PDF Editor also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 11 months). WordOne's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.0). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

WordOne is free to download; PDF Editor costs $0.99 up front. WordOne sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PDF Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WordOne holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Editor has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of WordOne's written reviews are positive against 100% of PDF Editor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WordOne ships an update every 11 months, PDF Editor every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
WordOne versus PDF Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWordOnePDF Editor
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB217 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPink Zombie Studios Inc.大鹏 张

Customer experience

WordOne

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

PDF Editor

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

WordOne

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$3.99
None

PDF Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WordOne free?
WordOne is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Editor free?
PDF Editor costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WordOne or PDF Editor?
WordOne is rated higher. WordOne averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while PDF Editor averages 4.0 from 8 ratings.
Do WordOne or PDF Editor have ads?
Neither WordOne nor PDF Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WordOne or PDF Editor?
WordOne ships an update every 11 months, and PDF Editor every 9 days. Most recently, WordOne was updated on October 27, 2026 and PDF Editor on October 24, 2026.

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