Comparison

pdf vs MetaMoJi Share

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

Head to head
About

pdf

Manage and annotate PDF files on your iPad with fast page turning and intuitive finger-writing. Easily import, organize, and share your notes with friends. Offers a seamless reading and editing experience.

Highlights
  • Fast page turning and content scanning
  • Intuitive finger-writing with zoom-in
  • Easy PDF import via Dropbox, Email, or iTunes
  • Organized bookshelves with search
  • Variety of pens, highlighters, and text notes
  • Export annotated PDFs via email
Features
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Utilize pdf-notes to manage all the pdf files on your iPad. Fast display, quick page-turning even a thousand pages, useful finger-writing and email your notes to your friends. Differentiation-1. While turning pages of paperbooks fast, you can glance over the pages. While turning pages of pdf-notes fast, you can still run over the contents. Speedy page turning and scanning the contents with pdf-notes or paperbooks. Differentiation-2. There are many pdf readers allow you to annotate; but do you know which app allows you can write any notes in a second? If you are using pdf-notes, you may experience very fast and intuitive finger-writing like: zoom-in and note by double-tap or; writing with one finger, page-turning with two fingers, pen-changing with three fingers. - Easy importing PDF files through (DropBox, Email or Safari's) "Open In..." or iTunes - Categorized multiple bookshelves(booklists) with powerful search - Displaying pages as optimized size 1024x768 of iPad - Portrait and landscape view - Pinch zoom and crop page-margins - Fast loading and Speedy page-turning - Finger-writing with a variety of pens, highlighters and text notes - Easy "zoom-in and note" on a magnified screen by a double tap - One-step page-turning using 2 fingers on editing mode - One-step pen-changing or undo/redo using 3 fingers on editing mode - Exporting annotated PDF files to Email - External display and screen brightness controls - AirPrint and multi-tasking Misunderstandings about pdf-notes: - Not only pdf-notes but every app recently updated is removed from the open-in menu because iOS5 or formers currently show only 10 apps in open-in menu. - iPad/iphone Mail/iBooks can't display PDF annotations so that please open it in the other pdf apps. - please visit the support site for more information http://bit.ly/f6D31P Blog http://pdf-notes.com Email musebook@musebook.com Twitter http://twitter.com/musebook4u YouTube http://youtu.be/4AyRyFq9yxg NOTE: All content contained herein is subject to change without notice.

About

MetaMoJi Share

Facilitate real-time group collaboration on interactive whiteboards. Share notes, sketch ideas, and record audio for comprehensive meeting minutes. Ideal for live online meetings and educational settings.

Highlights
  • Real-time co-editing
  • Interactive whiteboard
  • Audio recording for meeting minutes
  • Note sharing and distribution
  • Import photos and graphics
  • Take Chair feature for participation
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MetaMoJi Share allows groups to co-edit a document together in real time over an interactive whiteboard. MetaMoJi Share is a group collaboration tool for dozens of participants to share notes and to visually express their ideas in live interactive meetings online. New audio recording features ensure an accurate record of meeting minutes and offer an added boost to group productivity. A handy chat feature makes it easy for sidebar conversations to take place without interrupting the meeting presenter. MetaMoJi Share allows meeting owners to distribute a “Share Note” to start a meeting. Anyone with the free version can open and participate in limitless Share sessions, but must upgrade to the paid version after conducting or leading more than 10 meetings in the trial version. Meeting participants can write comments, sketch drawings or import photos and graphics to illustrate their ideas. Group presentation in MetaMoJi Share is lively and interactive: participants can even “Take Chair” to jump into the discussion when they are inspired to contribute their idea. With MetaMoJi Share, group productivity can be enhanced and ideas can more easily be expressed. Auto synchronization features within the in-app cloud storage (MetaMoJi Cloud and the new Media Server for voice recording) will always ensure there is an accurate record of group interaction. With MetaMoJi Share, meeting participants can discuss without paper, using their tablets or phones to write comments, remarks or corrections on a note together. In a school setting, MetaMoJi Share is a very effective tool for teachers to distribute lesson plans and oversee homework with their students. While the students work with the material, the teachers can confirm their work and give them any feedback in real time. MetaMoJi Share is based on MetaMoJi’s award-winning note taking app “MetaMoJi Note”. MetaMoJi Note is a personal productivity tool for PDF annotation, note taking and & vector graphic sketching on any platform. MetaMoJi Share is a group productivity app to enhance conference calls with highly visual notes, sketches, and group compositions. You can combine handwritten or typed notes with photos and graphics on various paper styles, add sketches and drawings and audio recording to maintain a detailed record of all interaction. Audio editing features include indexing audio segments to associated pages or group of objects within a document. When you purchase access to “Gold Service”, you will be an owner and able to create and distribute share notes to participants. You can choose an appropriate volume option according to your desired amount of meetings per month or per year. Premium Features Gold Service Allows you to make advanced use of the MetaMoJi Cloud and the app itself. It includes: - The Share Service which allows you to organize meetings [*1] - The Shared Drive capability allows co-editing of documents - Auto sync intervals to ensure your notes are always backed up - Additional storage for the MetaMoJi Cloud - Unlimited access to optional inks, premium items, papers and note styles - Customizing the navigation bar [*1] The app includes “1GB per month” during the validity of the Gold Service subscription. A traffic extension plan to increase the number of meetings or additional bandwidth is available for additional purchase. We’d love to hear your feedback and feature requests. Email us at: support_anytime@metamoji.com or join our community at http://shareanytime.uservoice.com/

Screenshots

MetaMoJi Share4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: pdf at 4.4 against MetaMoJi Share's 1.0. pdf also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (72% vs 38%). MetaMoJi Share's advantage is price ($7.99 vs $9.99) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads 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

pdf costs $9.99 and MetaMoJi Share $7.99 up front. MetaMoJi Share sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. pdf asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

pdf holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: pdf has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of pdf's written reviews are positive against 38% of MetaMoJi Share's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

pdf ships an update every 2 weeks, MetaMoJi Share every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
pdf versus MetaMoJi Share: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterpdfMetaMoJi Share
Price$9.99$7.99 — better
Rating4.4 (28 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews71.5% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAMuseTec Co., Ltd.MetaMoJi Corporation

Customer experience

pdf

All ratings27 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral7.4%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews288 reviews
Positive71.5%
Neutral9.7%
Negative18.8%

MetaMoJi Share

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

None

pdf

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

MetaMoJi Share

One-time10
  • MetaMoJi Gold Service (1 month)$4.99
  • Extension Share Service Traffic 10GB (this month only)$14.99
  • MetaMoJi Gold Service (12 months)$29.99
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  • Extension Share Service Traffic 10GB (6 months)$89.99
  • Extension Share Service Traffic 10GB (7 months)$99.99
  • Extension Share Service Traffic 10GB (8 months)$109.99
  • Extension Share Service Traffic 10GB (9 months)$119.99
  • Extension Share Service Traffic 10GB (10 months)$129.99
  • Extension Share Service Traffic 10GB (11 months)$139.99
  • Extension Share Service Traffic 10GB (12 months)$149.99

Questions

Is pdf free?
pdf costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MetaMoJi Share free?
MetaMoJi Share costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, pdf or MetaMoJi Share?
pdf is rated higher. pdf averages 4.4 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while MetaMoJi Share averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do pdf or MetaMoJi Share have ads?
Neither pdf nor MetaMoJi Share shows ads.
Which is updated more often, pdf or MetaMoJi Share?
pdf ships an update every 2 weeks, and MetaMoJi Share every 2 months. Most recently, pdf was updated on November 6, 2026 and MetaMoJi Share on November 1, 2026.

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