Comparison

ZoomNotes Lite vs PDF Margin Adjuster

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

Head to head
About

ZoomNotes Lite

This app allows for handwritten notes and sketches on various digital documents, including PDFs and Office files. It offers unlimited zooming, customizable paper styles, and extensive sharing options. Additional features and pen types are available through in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Unlimited zoom and panning
  • Handwritten notes and sketches
  • Markup PDFs and Office documents
  • Customizable paper sizes and styles
  • Extensive document sharing options
  • Digital planning with calendar integration
Features
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ZoomNotes Lite is an iPad/iPhone visual note-taking app. It lets you quickly make handwritten notes and sketches on virtual paper, on PDF files, on MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint docs (via GoogleDrive), and over images. Uniquely, it also lets you zoom in and out without arbitrary limits, an invaluable feature for this type of app. It has a free fully functioning pen (although you will be able to try the pens too), and more available as in-app purchases. It has unlimited paper sizes/styles, unlimited colours and line thicknesses, and a large range of ways to share its documents making ZoomNotes the most versatile handwriting/drawing app. ZoomNotes Desktop for Mac now also available. ZoomNotes is much more than a replacement for your trusted paper notebook! Compatible with any capacitive stylus pen (although fingers work well too). Here some reviews of the app store of the full version- The best note taking app available! ***** by MarkNance – Version 7.1.4 – Jul 6, 2016 Don’t be put off by all its features! ***** by Stevearcher – Version 7.1.3 – May 24, 2016 Most complete Note app I’ve tried ***** by ItsDartstx – Version 7.1.3 – Apr 20, 2016 Most effective note taking app ***** by John25642 – Version 7.1.3 – Jul 7, 2016 Full featured and innovative ***** by music-major – Version 7.1.3 – May 15, 2016 Hands(writing)-down, best notepad replacement out there. ***** by Jed123zz – Version 7.1.3 – Mar 23, 2016 Free features include: -1 Pen type - Felt tip. -Huge Zoom Range and Whiteboard page style -Rotatable views -Split screen mode (edit 2 documents at once) -Digital planning with links, which can also show events and reminders from the Calendar and Reminder apps -Write over PDF file -Write over MS Word, Powerpoint and Excel files (via GoogleDrive) -Calendar events/reminders :add events linked to your documents, possibly with alarms. The URL in the event links back to the document in ZoomNotes. -Typed text- limited to a single font, fills and borders -Regular shapes and arrows -Symbol library -Select, scale, rotate and shift -Cut, copy, paste (including between documents, pages and other apps) -Write over pdf files (markup) -Configurable paper types -Intuitive folder interface for documents -Sharing as PDF files, images, videos or ZoomNotes documents (via email, iTunes, clipboard, Dropbox, Twitter and Evernote) -In app printing -VGA compatible for use with projectors, monitors and AirPlay -Universal app - iPhone and iPad -iCloud support -Geo-located documents; documents can be optionally geo-located and viewed as pins on a map. -Layers let you control what is visible on a page, also options for 'master layers' which show on all pages. In app purchases features include: -7 extra Pen types, including Italic, Gel, Nib, Pencil and Watercolour. -Sub-pages (pages within pages within...) -Typed text- fully configurable fonts, colours, fills and borders -Unlimited colours and line styles -Bookmarks with animated playback -Insert images from camera or photo library -Insert web pages -Insert videos from camera or photo library -Edit inserted images, including masking and cropping -Record and playback sounds, including import and export of caf files - Handwriting recognition (14 different languages). Please note that the full version of ZoomNotes is equivalent to the Lite version with all the in-app purchases. There are lots more details including some videos of the app in action at www.zoom-notes.com Please remember to leave us a review. If you wish, you can send us feedback directly, we reply to every email sent to support@zoom-notes.com. If you experience any problems or bugs in the app, please email us your device information, which iOS version you are running to support@zoom-notes.com and we will fix it asap. Twitter - @zoomnotes

About

PDF Margin Adjuster

Easily modify the margins of your PDF, PPT, and PPTX files. This app offers interactive tools to adjust margins precisely, from simple adjustments to advanced, side-specific controls. Save your modified documents directly to your device or cloud storage.

Highlights
  • Interactive margin adjustment
  • Simple, advanced, and expert modes
  • Adjust margins side-by-side
  • Save to device or iCloud
  • Share to other applications
  • Supports PDF, PPT, PPTX files
Features
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Have you experienced that a PDF file have too large/small margin? PDF Margin Adjuster allows you to adjust PDF margins interactively. How to Use === 1. Open a PDF/PPT/PPTX* file with the folder button on the lower left of the screen. You also can open a PDF/PPT/PPTX* file from another application (e.g. Safari). 2. Adjust the margin of the file. - Simple: adjust margin with the arrow buttons at the center of the screen. - Advanced: adjust margin either side separately. - Expert: adjust margin more finely and freely. 3. Save it to your own device or iCloud/ Share it to another application with the share button at the bottom of the screen. *PPT/PPTX is experimental feature, layout can be collapsed.

Screenshots

ZoomNotes Lite4 screens
PDF Margin Adjuster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDF Margin Adjuster at none against ZoomNotes Lite's 10. PDF Margin Adjuster also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (83% vs 72%). ZoomNotes Lite's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (214 vs 45). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ZoomNotes Lite sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. PDF Margin Adjuster asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PDF Margin Adjuster holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 214 and 45 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of ZoomNotes Lite's written reviews are positive against 83% of PDF Margin Adjuster's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ZoomNotes Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, PDF Margin Adjuster every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and July 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ZoomNotes Lite versus PDF Margin Adjuster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZoomNotes LitePDF Margin Adjuster
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (214 ratings)4.6 (45 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.0% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings214 — better45
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeliverance Software LtdYohei Iseki

Customer experience

ZoomNotes Lite

All ratings214 ratings
Positive77.6%
Neutral9.8%
Negative12.6%
Written reviews329 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral8.5%
Negative19.5%

PDF Margin Adjuster

All ratings45 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

ZoomNotes Lite

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Syncing issues leading to document conflicts
  • Random lines and dots appearing on the page
  • Disappearing handwritten notes after saving
  • Inability to unlock paid features after purchase

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved text editing and formatting
  • Easier organization with better folder management
  • More tutorials and documentation
  • Ability to recover accidentally deleted notes

PDF Margin Adjuster

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

ZoomNotes Lite

One-time10
  • Highlighter pen$0.99
  • Text$0.99
  • Images$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Bookmarks$0.99
  • Sounds$0.99
  • Sub-documents$0.99
  • Tables$0.99
  • Workspaces$1.99
  • All Pens$2.99
  • All features$7.99
None

PDF Margin Adjuster

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ZoomNotes Lite free?
ZoomNotes Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Margin Adjuster free?
PDF Margin Adjuster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ZoomNotes Lite or PDF Margin Adjuster?
PDF Margin Adjuster is rated higher. ZoomNotes Lite averages 4.2 out of 5 from 214 ratings, while PDF Margin Adjuster averages 4.6 from 45 ratings.
Do ZoomNotes Lite or PDF Margin Adjuster have ads?
Neither ZoomNotes Lite nor PDF Margin Adjuster shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ZoomNotes Lite or PDF Margin Adjuster?
ZoomNotes Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, and PDF Margin Adjuster every 3 months. Most recently, ZoomNotes Lite was updated on August 26, 2026 and PDF Margin Adjuster on July 14, 2026.

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