FreeEdit, PDF Editor vs PDF Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FreeEdit, PDF Editor
Easily scan, read, and edit documents directly on your iPhone or iPad. Add text, draw, highlight, sign, and manage PDF pages. Convert images and photos into editable PDFs with text recognition.
- Scan documents to PDF
- Import and edit PDFs/images
- Add text and draw with Apple Pencil
- Highlight and sign documents
- Manage PDF pages (insert, delete, rotate)
- Text recognition (OCR)
- Search PDF content
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Scan, Read, Edit using only your iPhone and iPad. Scan Any Document On The Go - Scan Documents and save as PDF. - Import PDF, images, photos to Read, Edit, Sign & OCR. - Tap to instantly add text or write using apple pencil. - All Scanned & Imported Documents are Completely Readable & Editable - Read, Edit, draw, highlight and Sign any Document. - Insert, Remove, Rearrange & Rotate PDF Pages. - Text recognition. - Search PDF. - Export and share your results with others. You can choose any of the available plans by upgrading to Subscription Version. All payments will be charged to your Apple Account ID. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions After Purchase by going to your App Store account settings. We are love to hear from you any suggestions. Link to Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
PDF Editor
Edit, sign, and annotate PDF documents with ease. This app allows you to fill forms, add stamps, manage pages, and even chat with your PDFs for content understanding and translation.
- Marking and annotation tools
- Signature creation and saving
- Stamp insertion and customization
- Page editing (merge, split, rotate)
- Form filling (standard and interactive)
- PDF chat for content analysis
- Bookmark management
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PDF Editor is a powerful and user-friendly tool specifically designed for handling PDF files. It integrates a wealth of features that empower you when dealing with PDF files. Here is a detailed overview of its core features: - Marking & Annotation PDF Editor offers a variety of marking tools, including highlights, underlines, strikethroughs, etc., and allows the customization of the color of the markings. You can quickly select text and add markings, or create shapes with custom colors, such as rectangles, circles, lines, arrows, etc. Furthermore, it allows you to insert text boxes and annotations in the PDF, and customize the font size and color. - Viewing and Printing You can freely adjust the display size of the PDF. Additionally, it offers a convenient recent file access feature, making opening recent PDF files a breeze. When you need to print PDF files, its intuitive print function can meet your needs. - Signature It offers various ways to create signatures, including through the mouse, keyboard, or image files. You can save multiple signatures for quick use when needed. - Stamping PDF Editor allows you to freely insert stamps into PDF documents. It comes with a variety of stamp styles, including approval, confidential, final, etc., and supports the customization of stamp content and color. - Bookmarking: PDF Editor allows you to view all bookmarks in the PDF document and quickly jump to the bookmark's location. You can also create new bookmarks at any location in the document, and support renaming, deleting, and one-click expanding/collapsing of bookmarks. - Page Editing: PDF Editor offers powerful page editing features, including merging and splitting PDFs, adding pages from other PDF files, and adding blank pages at any location. In addition, it supports extracting pages from PDFs, as well as rotating, rearranging, and deleting pages. - Form Filling PDF Editor supports filling and saving standard PDF forms, and also supports filling interactive PDF forms, such as text boxes, checkboxes, list boxes, etc. - PDF Chat Users can use the PDF chat feature to understand the content of the PDF and perform operations such as text polishing and translation. In summary, PDF Editor is a comprehensive, easy-to-use PDF processing tool that can effectively help you handle various PDF files. PDF Editor is free to download and offers 7-days trials for monthly subscriptions. We offer four auto-renewing subscription options: - 1 month: $4.99 - 1 year: $29.99 - one-time purchase for $39.99 - Offer limited to one 7 day trial per user. After the first 7 days, subscription renews automatically unless cancelled before the end of the 7 day trial. Subscription may be cancelled at any time within the iTunes and App Store Apple ID Settings. All prices include applicable local sales taxes - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/pdf-editor-for-adobe-acrobat/home/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://sites.google.com/view/pdf-editor-for-adobe-acrobat/home/terms-of-service
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Verdict
FreeEdit, PDF Editor and PDF Editor both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 33% of PDF Editor's written reviews are positive against 0% of FreeEdit, PDF Editor's. FreeEdit, PDF Editor's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. FreeEdit, PDF Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and PDF Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PDF Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 108 and 57 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of FreeEdit, PDF Editor's written reviews are positive against 33% of PDF Editor's.
FreeEdit, PDF Editor ships an update every 2 weeks, PDF Editor every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FreeEdit, PDF Editor | PDF Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (108 ratings) | 4.3 (57 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 33.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 108 — better | 57 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ahmed Abd El Hamid Ibrahim | AppDash LLC |
Customer experience
FreeEdit, PDF Editor
PDF Editor
Bugs and requests
FreeEdit, PDF Editor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PDF Editor
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes when searching PDFs
- Inability to restore purchases
- Repeated prompts to purchase despite being a paid user
- Locked PDFs after making edits
- Incompatibility with certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- Improved PDF text editing capabilities
- Seamless integration with cloud storage
- Customizable view settings and defaults
- Ability to disable link highlighting
- Clear save button and auto-save functionality
In-app purchases
FreeEdit, PDF Editor
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$1.491 Month
- 3 Months Subscription3 Days trial$3.493 Months
- Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$11.491 Year
PDF Editor
- PDF Month Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- PDF Year Subscription3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Lifetime$49.99
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