Comparison

PDF Protector vs Protect PDF

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

Head to head
About

PDF Protector

Secure your PDF documents with robust password protection and encryption. This tool allows you to restrict printing, copying, and content extraction, while also enabling decryption of protected files. Protect sensitive information quickly and reliably.

Highlights
  • Encrypt PDF files with password protection
  • Restrict printing and copying
  • Decrypt protected PDFs
  • Create reusable security profiles
  • Protect multiple files at once
  • Fast and intuitive interface
Features
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Protect your PDF documents with ease. PDF Protector is a simple and powerful tool for encrypting and decrypting PDF files. Secure your documents with industry-standard password protection to prevent unauthorized access. Set an open password and optionally restrict printing, copying, or content extraction to keep sensitive information safe. If you know the correct password, PDF Protector can also remove existing security settings and decrypt your PDF files. Features * Secure PDF files with industry-leading 256-bit AES encryption * Set an open password to secure your documents * Restrict printing, copying, and content extraction * Decrypt protected PDFs and remove password protection * Create reusable security profiles * Protect one or multiple PDF files at once * Fast, intuitive, and easy to use * Compatible with standard PDF readers Whether you’re protecting business documents, personal records, contracts, or confidential files, PDF Protector helps you secure your PDFs quickly and reliably.

About

Protect PDF

Features
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Protect PDF is a simple PDF security app for locking, unlocking and changing PDF passwords directly on your iPhone. Import a PDF from Files, choose the action you need and export the processed document when you are done. Your files are handled locally on your device, with no account and no upload flow. What you can do: • Protect a PDF with an opening password • Unlock a protected PDF when you know the current password • Change an existing PDF password • Generate a strong password and copy it to the clipboard • Allow or block printing and text copying when protecting a file • Save, share or export the processed PDF • Review your recent processed files in the local history Built for private documents: Protect PDF is designed for invoices, forms, contracts, study notes, work documents and any PDF you want to share more safely. The workflow is intentionally focused: import, choose protect, unlock or change password, then save or share. All PDF tools are available in the app. An optional one-time purchase removes ads. Protect PDF does not replace legal or enterprise document management systems. Always keep your password somewhere safe, because a protected PDF cannot be opened without the correct password.

Screenshots

PDF Protector4 screens
Protect PDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

PDF Protector and Protect PDF are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. PDF Protector sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Protect PDF sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PDF Protector versus Protect PDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF ProtectorProtect PDF
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel WittAntonio Gonzalez de la aleja german

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PDF Protector

One-time3
  • Full Version for iPhone & iPad$4.99
  • Full Version for Mac$9.99
  • Full Version for All Devices$12.99
1 purchases

Protect PDF

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is PDF Protector free?
PDF Protector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Protect PDF free?
Protect PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PDF Protector or Protect PDF have ads?
Neither PDF Protector nor Protect PDF shows ads.

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