PDF vs Mach Write
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Organize your PDF documents with a desktop application that mirrors your computer's folder structure. Access and manage these organized files on your iPad or iPhone, ensuring your documentation is portable and easily browsable.
- Reproduces desktop folder structure on mobile
- Browses and manages PDF documents
- Creates folder structures on desktop
- Converts various file formats to PDF
- Archives folder structures into compressed files
- Portable and accessible document management
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PDF-FolderMaker is the app that reproduces on iPad and iPhone the structure in folders and subfolders, as usually organized for document archives on Desktop, and browse PDF documents. The PDF-FolderMaker consists of two different applications, one PC and one for iPad or iPhone. The integration between the two softwares allows to archive the documentation in one unique structured folder and make it portable and accessible. The two softwares can be used separately as well. Desktop application - Download it free from www.accasoftware.com/en/pdf-foldermaker - Creates the structure in folders and subfolders of the documentation to organizer. - Transforms automatically the files with formats rtf, xml, txt, csv, wmf and emf in PDF files when imported by Drag&Drop in the current folder. - Saves the structure (folders and subfolders) PDF in one unique compressed file. - Reopening an archived file, it displays the saved structure with the PDF files included. iPad / iPhone application - Reproduces the structure (folders and subfolders) archived on desktop. - Browses, dispalys and manages PDF documents.
Mach Write
This app offers robust editing and viewing capabilities for RTF, TXT, and PDF files across iOS and macOS. It features iCloud synchronization, syntax highlighting for code formats, and PDF annotation tools.
- iCloud document synchronization
- RTF Read/Write support
- TXT and code format Read/Write with syntax highlighting
- PDF Creation, Viewing, and Editing
- Freehand PDF writing on iOS
- DOC and DOCX viewing on iOS
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**Please visit our website or search for "Mach Write" in the Mac App Store to download the macOS version, only $3.99!** Mach Write is a powerful new RTF, TXT, PDF (Rich Text Format, Plain Text, PDF) Editor and Viewer for iOS and macOS! Featuring full iCloud document synchronization, RTF in multiple styles, sizes, and colors; as well as PDF Viewing/Creating/Annotation; and TXT files in addition to supporting nearly 15 plain text code formats; Mach Write makes it super easy to create in many different formats while still being incredibly powerful! And the best part is Mach Write is free for iOS and only $3.99 (U.S.) on macOS! - iCloud document synchronization; Mach Write keeps all your documents up to date on all your iOS and OS X devices (iPhone, iPad, and Mac) - RTF Read/Write support; easily Create and Edit Rich Text with multiple styles, alignment, font sizes, color, shadows, line spacing, and more -- one of the most popular word processor formats widely compatible across OS X, Windows, and Linux - TXT Read/Write support; as well as HTML/JS/PHP/RB/PL/JAVA/C/H/M/CP/MM Read/Write with Syntax Highlighting support for HTML, Javascript, PHP, Ruby, Perl, Java, C, C++, Objective-C++ and more - PDF Creation, Viewing, Editing; PDF Free-hand writing on iOS -- Create Blank PDFs super easy and draw diagrams, take notes, etc. (Large PDF documents in iCloud, such as large eBooks, are not recommended) - DOC and DOCX Viewing on iOS (DOC/DOCX Read/Write support on OS X) - Export as PDF makes it easy to annotate PDF's for grading papers, making corrections, or signing documents (iOS only) - Revolutionary PDF Magnifer feature makes it super easy to take Notes and automatically save as PDF (iOS only) - Incredibly advanced, yet super easy to use!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mach Write at 46% against PDF's 0%. PDF's advantage is rating (2.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price 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
Both are free to download. Mach Write sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PDF asks for nothing beyond the download.
PDF holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of PDF's written reviews are positive against 46% of Mach Write's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PDF ships an update every 5 months, Mach Write every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mach Write | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (5 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 45.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ACCA software | Mach Software Design |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
No in-app purchases
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