Comparison

Blocklist vs ExplorePDF

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

Head to head
About

Blocklist

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Blocklist β€” Call & Message Filter Take back control of your phone. Blocklist lets you block unwanted calls, identify unknown numbers, and filter spam messages β€” all on your device, with no data ever leaving it. Block Calls Add phone numbers to your block list and they'll never ring through again. Identify numbers from telcos or businesses so you always know who's calling before you pick up. Filter Messages Create custom rules to automatically sort incoming messages into Junk, Transactions, or Promotions. Use plain keywords or regular expressions for precise matching β€” your rules, your way. Privacy First Everything runs locally. No accounts, no cloud sync, no tracking. Your block list and filter rules stay on your device. Import & Export Back up your block list and filter rules, or move them to a new device in seconds.

About

ExplorePDF

Features
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Read, edit and make PDFs on your iPhone or iPad. ExplorePDF helps you find what matters, fill and sign forms, organise pages, combine documents and save a new copy while keeping the original. Read and search Open a PDF from Files or another app. Zoom, choose a page view, search the text and return to bookmarks. Recognise text in scanned pages on your device and save a searchable copy. Fill, sign and mark up Enter values in fillable forms, add a visible signature, highlight text, draw, add notes and place stamps. Your form values and marks can go into the same new copy. A visible signature is an image on the page, not a certificate-based digital signature. Organise and combine Move, rotate, duplicate or remove pages. Save selected pages as a new PDF. Split a PDF into files or combine several PDFs in the order you choose. Make a PDF for the job Turn images into a PDF, prepare a booklet for printing, put several pages on one sheet or make pages the same paper size. Preview the result and its warnings before saving. Reduce File Size Try lossless reduction on a supported PDF. See the measured size before you save. Keep document metadata by default, or choose to remove it. ExplorePDF leaves the original alone and creates no result when the copy would not be smaller. Save a Copy Your original stays as it was. If you close a document with unsaved changes, choose whether to save a copy, discard the changes or keep working. Share or print when your copy is ready. Work on your device PDF work runs locally and does not require an account. A file kept by a cloud provider may need downloading before it is available offline. Help and feedback are available from Home.

Screenshots

Blocklist4 screens
ExplorePDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ExplorePDF at none against Blocklist's 1. ExplorePDF also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 15 months). Blocklist's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Blocklist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ExplorePDF asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blocklist ships an update every 15 months, ExplorePDF weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Blocklist versus ExplorePDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlocklistExplorePDF
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsWeekly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS18.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer小康 刘AvanSaber Inc

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Blocklist

One-time1
  • Premium$1.99
None

ExplorePDF

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blocklist free?
Blocklist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ExplorePDF free?
ExplorePDF is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blocklist or ExplorePDF have ads?
Neither Blocklist nor ExplorePDF shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blocklist or ExplorePDF?
Blocklist ships an update every 15 months, and ExplorePDF weekly. Most recently, Blocklist was updated on October 27, 2026 and ExplorePDF on October 31, 2026.

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