Comparison

Power PDF Pro vs Area Measure

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

Head to head
About

Power PDF Pro

Create, modify, and view PDF documents with advanced features for business professionals. Includes cloud storage integration, file conversion, editing tools, and robust file management.

Highlights
  • Create PDFs from various file types
  • Convert photos and scans to PDF
  • Combine, split, and reorder PDF pages
  • Add password protection
  • Cloud storage integration (Dropbox, Box, Google Drive)
  • File management and organization
  • Annotate and bookmark PDFs
Features
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Power PDF Pro is the Pro Version of Power PDF, a powerful tool to create, modify and view PDF documents on iPad/iPhone. Besides all the features available on Power PDF, the Pro Version has more features, which are essential to business and professional users, including Dropbox, Box and Google Drive access. Power PDF Pro 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 Pro 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 Pro 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 Pro also has a File Manager, which supports the following features: - Import files from your Camera Roll, Email or another App. - 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. - Download from/upload to Dropbox, Box and GoogleDrive. With its simple interfaces, Power PDF Pro provides the easiest way to manage PDF documents on iPhone and iPad.

About

Area Measure

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- Measure any area using just your device's camera - Tap on the screen to place a marker at the corner of the area that you want to measure - The app computes the area and also creates a map of the area which you can save or share

Screenshots

Power PDF Pro4 screens
Area Measure4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Area Measure at Free against Power PDF Pro's $5.99. Power PDF Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 69 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Area Measure is free to download; Power PDF Pro costs $5.99 up front. Area Measure sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Power PDF Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Power PDF Pro ships an update every 3 months, Area Measure every 69 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Power PDF Pro versus Area Measure: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPower PDF ProArea Measure
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (304 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings304 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 69 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperComcSoft CorporationMaaDoTaa

In-app purchases

None

Power PDF Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Area Measure

One-time1
  • Unlimited Measurements$4.99

Questions

Is Power PDF Pro free?
Power PDF Pro costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Area Measure free?
Area Measure is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Power PDF Pro or Area Measure have ads?
Neither Power PDF Pro nor Area Measure shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Power PDF Pro or Area Measure?
Power PDF Pro ships an update every 3 months, and Area Measure every 69 months. Most recently, Power PDF Pro was updated on October 23, 2026 and Area Measure on October 31, 2026.

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