Fonus vs PDF2Words
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fonus
Make international calls and send texts to over 200 countries. Access your voicemails and manage your account seamlessly. Enjoy borderless communication without hidden fees.
- International calls
- International texting
- Voicemail access
- Account management
- Over 200 countries supported
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Use the Fonus app to make international calls & texts, access your voicemails, and manage your Fonus experience.
PDF2Words
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PDF2Words helps you turn scanned PDFs, image-based PDFs, and document copies into text you can search, copy, and export. It fits lecture notes, contracts, scanned books, research material, and archived records that need cleanup before reuse. What you can do with PDF2Words - Import scanned or image-based PDFs - Automatically detect pages that need OCR - Review recognized text page by page against the original page - Export as Markdown, text-only PDF, or searchable PDF - Reuse embedded text when the source PDF already contains selectable text Common use cases - Convert lecture notes and scanned books into reusable text - Make contracts, reports, and research material searchable - Organize archive scans for lookup and filing - Export PDF content to Markdown for note-taking, drafting, or excerpts Product notes - Designed to rely on Apple's on-device OCR where supported - No need to send files to third-party AI services - Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Recognition quality depends on scan quality and the text recognition support available on your device and OS Privacy Policy: https://wonderfulsuccess.github.io/PDF2Words-site/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fonus at none against PDF2Words's 2. Fonus also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). PDF2Words's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. PDF2Words sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Fonus asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Fonus | PDF2Words |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (24 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 44.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fonus Limited | 中山 王 |
In-app purchases
Fonus
No in-app purchases
PDF2Words
- PDF2Words Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- PDF2Words Pro Yearly$99.991 Year









