Comparison

PDF Editor vs 万能扫

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

Head to head
About

PDF Editor

Easily scan paper documents, merge PDFs, and organize your files offline on iPhone and iPad. Convert various file types to PDF, annotate documents, and add signatures. Keep your paperwork tidy with nested folders and iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Scan documents to PDF
  • Merge and split PDFs
  • Convert Office files to PDF
  • Annotate and sign documents
  • Organize files with folders
  • iCloud sync
  • Local network transfer
Features
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Scan paper documents, merge PDFs and organize everyday paperwork on iPhone and iPad. One-time purchase. No subscriptions, in-app purchases or ads. SCAN AND CONVERT • Scan paper documents with your camera and turn photos into PDFs. • Create PDFs from plain text and Markdown. • Convert supported Word, Excel and PowerPoint files to PDF on your device. MERGE, SPLIT AND ORGANIZE • Combine multiple PDFs into one document. • Split a PDF while keeping the original. • Reorder pages with previews and delete pages you do not need. • Import from Files or compatible apps, then rename and share your PDFs. READ, ANNOTATE AND SIGN • Highlight and underline selectable text, add comments and manage supported annotations. • Draw a handwritten signature or reuse a signature saved on this device. • Insert images and image-based stamps; preview stamp background removal and save templates for reuse. • Position and resize signatures, images and stamps before saving. Image stamps are not certificate-based digital signatures. KEEP DOCUMENTS ORGANIZED • Create nested folders and move multiple PDFs at once. • Sync PDFs and folders with iCloud. Sync is on by default when iCloud is available and can be turned off in Settings. Saved signature and stamp templates stay on this device. • When you enable local network transfer, use a computer browser on the same network to upload, download and manage supported files. PROCESS ON YOUR DEVICE Scanning and file conversion happen on your device. Source files are not uploaded for conversion. PDFs in your library follow your iCloud sync setting; sharing and local network transfer happen when you choose to use them. No separate app account is required.

About

万能扫

Features
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万能扫,让扫码一步到位。 简洁、快速、可自定义的二维码与条形码扫描工具。 主要功能: • 实时识别二维码和常见条形码 • 链接直达,优先打开匹配的 App,不经过浏览器中转 • 内置 1,481 套兼容方案,覆盖 14 个类别 • 支持 URL、Wi‑Fi、联系人、日程、条形码和文本内容 • 支持自定义方案、规则导入、编辑、停用和删除 • 自定义方案优先,可按自己的习惯进行路由 • 支持快捷指令与 Siri • 支持控制中心入口和锁屏小组件 • 支持 iOS 18 锁屏相机入口 • 扫描历史仅保存在本机 对支付、登录等敏感内容,万能扫会保留确认步骤,避免误操作。 万能扫,不只是识别二维码,更帮你快速打开正确的 App。

Screenshots

PDF Editor4 screens
万能扫3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 万能扫 at Free against PDF Editor's $0.99. PDF Editor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). On review sentiment, 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

万能扫 is free to download; PDF Editor costs $0.99 up front. 万能扫 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PDF Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Editor ships an update every 10 days, 万能扫 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PDF Editor versus 万能扫: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF Editor万能扫
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB4 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer大鹏 张帅 李

Customer experience

PDF Editor

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

万能扫

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PDF Editor

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

万能扫

One-time1
  • 万能扫 Pro$2.99

Questions

Is PDF Editor free?
PDF Editor costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 万能扫 free?
万能扫 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PDF Editor or 万能扫 have ads?
Neither PDF Editor nor 万能扫 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Editor or 万能扫?
PDF Editor ships an update every 10 days, and 万能扫 every 5 weeks. Most recently, PDF Editor was updated on November 12, 2026 and 万能扫 on November 10, 2026.

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