Comparison

PDF Editor vs Aspose.Words

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

Head to head
About

PDF Editor

This app offers robust PDF editing and compression tools, allowing you to reduce file sizes by up to 90% while preserving quality. It also provides features for annotating, filling forms, signing documents, and managing PDFs.

Highlights
  • Powerful PDF compression up to 90%
  • Edit text, add annotations, and shapes
  • Fill forms and add digital signatures
  • Highlight, underline, and strikethrough text
  • Split, merge, and convert documents
  • Scan documents using your camera
Features
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Edit the actual text inside your PDFs—change words, fonts, sizes, and colors, swap out images, and fix typos right on your iPhone or iPad. PDF Editor brings desktop-class editing to your pocket, then lets you annotate, sign, fill forms, and share in seconds. EDIT TEXT & IMAGES DIRECTLY • Tap any paragraph to rewrite, restyle, or delete text • Change fonts, sizes, colors, and alignment • Add, move, resize, or replace images • Fix typos and update documents without a computer ANNOTATE & MARK UP • Highlight, underline, and strikethrough • Add comments, sticky notes, shapes, and arrows • Draw freehand with your finger or Apple Pencil • Insert stamps and custom watermarks SIGN & FILL FORMS • Sign with your finger or a saved signature • Fill out interactive and flat forms • Add dates, checkmarks, and text fields ORGANIZE & CONVERT • Merge, split, reorder, rotate, and delete pages • Scan paper documents with your camera • Convert photos and images to PDF • Extract or duplicate pages SHRINK FILE SIZES • Compress large PDFs to make them easy to email and share • Pick the compression level that fits your needs Whether you're editing a contract, marking up research, or fixing a typo before a deadline, PDF Editor gives you everything you need to work with PDFs—right on your iPhone and iPad. Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://site.innovaapps.ai/policies/translatorprivacypolicy

About

Aspose.Words

Features
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DocViewer is a toolkit for working with documents on mobile devices. Features: View documents with text search Convert files from one format to another Merge multiple documents into one file Split documents into parts Work offline Supports 20+ formats, including popular ones: Office documents: PDF, DOCX, DOC, RTF, ODT, XPS E-books: EPUB, MOBI, AZW3 Web documents: HTML, Markdown, CHM Advantages: High-speed file processing Accurate display of formatting and fonts Data caching for quick repeated access Simple and intuitive user interface Our app is perfect for: Working with business documents while traveling Reading e-books on the way to work Fast and accurate file conversion between formats Merging reports and presentations Splitting large documents Extracting individual pages or page ranges DocViewer is a simple and powerful toolkit developed by Aspose for mobile document work anywhere.

Screenshots

PDF Editor4 screens
Aspose.Words4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aspose.Words at none against PDF Editor's 3. Aspose.Words also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. PDF Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Aspose.Words asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Editor ships an update every 2 months, Aspose.Words weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PDF Editor versus Aspose.Words: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF EditorAspose.Words
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (67 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings67 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex Gameli HeymanAspose Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PDF Editor

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly PDF Editor3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Monthly PDF Editor$9.991 Month
One-time1
  • PDF one time Edit$2.99
None

Aspose.Words

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF Editor free?
PDF Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aspose.Words free?
Aspose.Words is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PDF Editor or Aspose.Words have ads?
Neither PDF Editor nor Aspose.Words shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Editor or Aspose.Words?
PDF Editor ships an update every 2 months, and Aspose.Words weekly. Most recently, PDF Editor was updated on September 26, 2026 and Aspose.Words on September 11, 2026.

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