Save2PDF vs Fairy PDF Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Save2PDF
Easily create professional PDFs directly on your iPad from various file formats like Word, Excel, Photos, and web pages. Merge multiple documents or select specific pages to build custom PDFs. Seamlessly integrate with other apps for quick conversion.
- Convert Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Photos, Web Pages, and more to PDF
- Merge multiple files into a single PDF
- Select specific pages from files for new PDFs
- Import files from other apps via 'Open in...'
- Email and print PDFs directly from the app
- Supports iCloud integration
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Create professional, great looking PDFs simply and easily right on your iPad without having to go near a computer! Save2PDF will convert most file formats into a PDF including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Photos, Web Pages, Contacts and many more formats. What the Press Say: Macworld: "Save2PDF is a superb app that provides a fairly unique function" iAppSin: "Save2PDF is a practical app dedicated to converting and merging PDF files" iPad.net: "It is definitely a must-have app for professionals who use their iPad for business purposes" TouchMyApps: "There’s currently nothing like it at the App Store and iDevice users who’ve always wanted to create their own PDF files should definitely check it out." Save2PDF also enables easy merging of several documents into a single PDF, even if the files are completely different formats (i.e. create a single PDF by combining a document with a spreadsheet, or a Pages document with a Word file). It is also just as easy to merge multiple PDFs into a single PDF file. One of the other powerful features of Save2PDF is the ability to select a few pages from a file (i.e. a document or PDF) and a few from one or multiple other files - creating a new PDF containing only the pages required from those files. The PDF creation, arrangement and preview screen is intuitive and easy to use. Rearranging document order, selecting page ranges and adding further documents is all contained within one single area; there is no complicated file structure or hierarchy to learn! Save2PDF can easily be used in conjunction with other apps like Pages, Numbers or Keynote, simply use Open in.....Save2PDF to transfer any file from another app and convert it into a PDF - all done in only 2 steps! Providing the other app supports Open in... file sharing, transferring documents into Save2PDF is easy. FULL PDF CONVERTER • Convert common file formats into a PDF right on your iPad without using a computer • View/Convert/Merge Microsoft Office files, iWork files, Photos, PDFs, Contacts, Web Pages, Email attachments as well as many more file formats • Create a single PDF from multiple files even if they are a different format (i.e. merge a Word file with a Pages document etc) • Email and print finished PDF directly from within Save2PDF MERGE or APPEND PDF FILES • Merge multiple PDF files together • Add a page to an existing PDF file (i.e. a cover letter or fax cover) • Quickly and easily add further appendices to an existing PDF document CREATE PDFs FROM OTHER APPS • Import files from other apps using the Open in... file sharing to transfer into Save2PDF & convert into a PDF • Works with any app that has the Open in file Sharing built in (i.e. Mail attachments, Pages, Numbers or Keynote & many more) • Transfer documents and files from a computer into Save2PDF either via iTunes or by mounting the iPad as a disk or using the free file transfer software, WePrint FULL CLOUD SERVICES SUPPORT • Fully integrated with iCloud, CloudMe, Dropbox, GoogleDocs, Box.net, WebDAV • Convert documents & files in the cloud to PDF without downloading them first • Move or Print documents on your iPad from your Cloud account FULLY FUNCTIONAL PRINTING • Print to ALL printers (Network/WiFi/USB/Bluetooth) via your Mac or PC or direct to most WiFi printers without additional software. Also print to Apple AirPrint printers • Print from Pages, Numbers or Keynote extremely quickly & easily without the need for an AirPrint printer using Open in • USB & Bluetooth printers can be used with free print server software (Windows & Mac) • Print remotely via 3G/4G/EDGE WEB PAGE PRINTING • Browse and print web pages to ALL printers • Convert web pages to PDF documents for sharing • Store passwords and clear history/cache • Multiple tabs for splitting up browsing QUICK HELP - if you need it
Fairy PDF Reader
This app offers a comprehensive PDF reading experience on iOS devices, mimicking desktop functionality. It includes advanced features like keyboard support, smart zoom, dark mode, and translation saving to enhance document interaction and learning.
- Full keyboard support
- Smart zoom & lock
- Dark mode with color inversion
- Table of contents search
- Translate & save words
- Import from cloud services & zip files
- Organize files in folders
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Fairy PDF Reader is a PDF reader that’s aims to provide you with the best reading experience on your iOS device. I created it for myself at first, and then continued to add features to it to make it more useful. It features full keyboard support for almost anything, including turning pages, opening & closing documents, finding stuff on the PDF document, importing PDF files and more. It tries to imitate the desktop PDF reading experience on your iPad or iPhone for you to take it anywhere you go. Fairy PDF Reader has many other nifty features:- - It remembers the last book you opened, and allows you to continue reading it whenever you want. If the app was closed for whatever reason, the next time you open it, it will reopen the last PDF document where you stopped. This is quite useful in case you own an old iOS device with a low amount of memory. - Zoom & Lock feature:- A lot of PDF books tend to have large margins. The zoom & lock feature makes it easier to zoom in & take advantage of your iPad or iPhone screen real-estate. Once the zoom level is locked, you won’t be able to zoom in or out again until you unlock it again. Fairy PDF Reader will remember the last zoom setting you did separately for each book in your library, and it remembers it for both portrait & landscape modes separately. Other PDF readers allow you to zoom in to view your documents, but they make to harder to turn pages or maintain the page's position on the screen. - Dark Mode support, with the ability to invert the PDF colors to further relief your eyes. - Shows the PDF book table of content, with a search box to find the part you are looking for - The PDF Documents list is sorted based on the last book you opened, making it easier to open one of the last few books you read - Supports importing files from Zip files. If there are multiple PDF files inside the Zip, Fairy PDF Reader will import all of them. - Import PDF files from common cloud services. Like Dropbox or OneDrive. - Stores all the words you translated:- With the Translate & Save feature, any word you translate will be stored automatically, you can view these words and copy them for revision at any time you want to. This can quite helpful to expand your vocabulary or learning new languages. - Share PDF files from other applications:- You can export any PDF file you open in Safari or other apps & they will be directly imported to Fairy PDF Reader. - Find text in the documents you’re currently reading. - Organize files in folders, and copy or move them between them. - Search for books in the current folder. Fairy PDF Reader has a convenient text matching that makes this easier. - Smart tap detection:- Touching the lower part of the page won’t turn the page, this was added so you won’t turn the page by mistake while reading. The same goes to showing the options bar, you can easily hide it by tapping anywhere on the screen, but you need to tap on the upper part of the screen to show it, so you will unlikely show it by mistake. Unselecting text is also easy, just tap anywhere on the screen, and the selection will be gone. Generally speaking, taps & gestures are designed so that they won't interfere with one another, or interfere with you while you're focused on your book. - Go to any page quickly using the pages navigator, you can either type the page number you want or move the slider, or you can simply tap on the left or right arrows to go to the next or previous page. - Scroll To Top disabled:- While in landscape mode, you can't go to the beginning of the PDF document by tapping on the title bar, which is a common feature in iOS. This was done since it's easy to trigger that feature by mistake. The "Go To Page" dialog is there to help you get to the beginning of the book if you like. You can also read the full documentation of the app on my website:- https://Tech-Fairy.com/fairy-pdf-reader-user-manual-how-to-use-fairy-pdf-reader-to-get-the-best-pdf-reading-experience/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fairy PDF Reader at 5.0 against Save2PDF's 4.2. Fairy PDF Reader also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). Save2PDF's advantage is ratings volume (64 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Save2PDF costs $4.99 and Fairy PDF Reader $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fairy PDF Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Save2PDF has 64 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Save2PDF's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fairy PDF Reader's.
Save2PDF ships an update every 4 months, Fairy PDF Reader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Save2PDF | Fairy PDF Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (64 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EuroSmartz Ltd | Mohannad Daghistany |
Customer experience
Save2PDF
Fairy PDF Reader
Bugs and requests
Save2PDF
Reported bugs
4 issues- Compatibility issues with iOS updates
- Memory errors and data loss
- Inconsistent PDF formatting
- Unreliable cloud sync and sharing
Requested features
5 requests- Improved integration with other apps
- Ability to annotate and edit PDFs
- Support for more file formats
- Wireless printing functionality
- Streamlined file management
Fairy PDF Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Save2PDF
No in-app purchases
Fairy PDF Reader
No in-app purchases
Questions
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