Comparison

Power PDF vs Split PDF Files

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

Head to head
About

Power PDF

Create, modify, and secure PDF documents on your mobile device. Convert various file types and photos to PDF, scan documents with your camera, and manage files with a built-in file manager. View, annotate, and search within PDF documents with ease.

Highlights
  • Create PDFs from DOC, XLS, PPT, TXT, and photos
  • Scan to PDF using camera
  • Combine, split, delete, and reorder PDF pages
  • Add password protection to PDFs
  • View, search, and annotate PDFs
  • File management: rename, delete, move, create folders
  • Import files from Camera Roll, Email, and other apps
Features
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Power PDF is a powerful tool to create, secure and view PDF documents on iPad/iPhone. Power PDF lets you create PDF documents on your iPhone/iPad with ease. It supports: - Create PDF documents from many file types, including: DOC, XLS, PPT, TXT, RTF, XML, HTML and all text files. - Convert photos to a PDF document. - Scan to a PDF document using your Camera. Power PDF lets you modify PDF documents on your iPhone/iPad with ease. It supports: - Combine PDF documents. - Split a PDF document into two or more documents. - Delete pages in a PDF document. - Re-arrange pages in a PDF document. - Add password protection to a PDF document. Power PDF lets you view PDF documents with ease. It supports: - View PDF documents in thumbnail or full screen modes. - Extract text from a PDF document. - Add bookmarks on a PDF document. - Search within a PDF document. - Fast Navigate within a PDF document. - Zooms in/Zooms out on a PDF document. - Annotate in a PDF document. Power PDF also has a File Manager, which supports the following features: - Import files from your Camera Roll, Email or another App through “Open In”. - Manage Files including: rename, delete, move, create folder and sort. - Search file name in Local Files and Camera Roll. - Open many document types, including: DOC, EXCEL, PPT, TXT, image files, and audio files. With its simple interfaces, Power PDF provides the easiest way to manage PDF documents on iPhone and iPad. If you have more questions, please visit: http://www.comcsoft.com/Portfolio/our_apps/PowerPDF/PowerPDF_overview.php.

About

Split PDF Files

Easily extract specific pages from PDF documents to create new, smaller files. This tool offers high-quality PDF splitting with options to view, share, and rename your extracted files. Unlock unlimited splitting and advanced features with a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • Extract pages from PDF
  • Split PDF files
  • High-quality file output
  • View extracted files
  • Share PDF files
  • Rename files
Features
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Split Files PDF. Extract Pages From PDF. easy use and height quality file pdf. you can after spilt pdf and subscribe ( view pdf file, share file pdf, rename). - - - - - - - - - - - Premium unlimited subscription : - With Premium unlimited subscription, you have access to all features (Unlimited PDF Spilt , share file , rename files). - Premium unlimited subscription is billed weekly or monthly or annually at the rate corresponding to selected plan . - Payment will be charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Subscription may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s account settings after purchase. - Terms of Use https://sites.google.com/view/pdfsplitter-file - Privacy Policy https://sites.google.com/view/dev-abdullah-apps Fell free to contact us : dev.abadi2015@gmail.com Your problem or suggestions are important to us!

Screenshots

Power PDF4 screens
Split PDF Files3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Power PDF at 65% against Split PDF Files's 23%. Power PDF also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (1K vs 95). Split PDF Files's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Power PDF sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Split PDF Files sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Power PDF holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Power PDF has 1K ratings behind it against 95, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Power PDF's written reviews are positive against 23% of Split PDF Files's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Power PDF versus Split PDF Files: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPower PDFSplit PDF Files
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1K ratings) — better4.3 (95 ratings)
Positive reviews65.0% of reviews — better22.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1K — better95
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperComcSoft CorporationAbdullah Albalawi

Customer experience

Power PDF

All ratings1,006 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews266 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral6.4%
Negative28.6%

Split PDF Files

All ratings95 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral8.4%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive22.9%
Neutral8.6%
Negative68.6%

Bugs and requests

Power PDF

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Landscape-only mode
  • Text recognition produces gibberish
  • Inability to undo annotations
  • Issues with converting photos to PDF

Requested features

4 requests
  • Auto-rotate PDF pages to fit screen
  • Batch conversion of photos to PDF
  • Integration with cloud storage services like Dropbox
  • Ability to edit and annotate PDF files

Split PDF Files

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Power PDF

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99
3 purchases

Split PDF Files

Subscriptions3
  • weekly Subscription$0.997 Days
  • monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • yearly Subscription$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Power PDF free?
Power PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Split PDF Files free?
Split PDF Files is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Power PDF or Split PDF Files?
Power PDF is rated higher. Power PDF averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Split PDF Files averages 4.3 from 95 ratings.
Do Power PDF or Split PDF Files have ads?
Power PDF shows ads; Split PDF Files does not.
Which is updated more often, Power PDF or Split PDF Files?
Power PDF ships an update every 3 months, and Split PDF Files every 3 months. Most recently, Power PDF was updated on October 17, 2026 and Split PDF Files on October 16, 2026.

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