Comparison

PDFShare vs PDFiles

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

Head to head
About

PDFShare

Features
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SharePlay a PDF file when FaceTime. When having FaceTime with some friends, one person copies and pastes a PDF file into the SharePlay session. Then everyone can synchronously browse and flip pages. Click a button can switch to Whiteboard Mode. Then you can draw lines together with your friends. You can switch colors when drawing. You can place images on the whiteboard.Ā  Before sending an image, you can move, magnify, or rotate the image. After adjusting an image, press it and hold for about 3 seconds, then release to share the image with everyone. You and your friends or family can make a beautiful picture wall on the whiteboard together. === EULA ===: [standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA)](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)

About

PDFiles

Features
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PDFiles is a fast, private PDF scanner for iPhone. Scan documents, receipts, invoices, notes and forms into clean PDFs and save them directly to the Files app. What makes PDFiles different is the workflow. Choose a Files folder once, then every scan lands there automatically. No export maze, no repeated folder picking, no account and no cloud upload required. New in 2.0: faster batch scanning for real documents. Detect several documents in one camera image, choose the pages you want and set the final PDF order by the order you tap them. Scan multiple pages without an artificial 25-page limit. Keep the camera open, collect pages in a scan stack and save one multi-page PDF when you're done. Need to scan book pages, sheet music or two A4 pages side by side? Double Page Mode splits one photo into separate PDF pages. Move or delete the divider before saving. PDFiles also lets you fine-tune every scan. Adjust corners and edges, use the magnifier for precise placement or add a manual scan area when automatic detection misses something. Use PDFiles for: • documents • receipts • invoices • contracts • forms • notes • letters • sheet music • book pages Features: • Scan documents to PDF • Save PDFs directly to the Files app • Choose a default Files folder • Detect multiple documents in one photo • Create several PDF pages from one camera image • Scan longer documents without a 25-page limit • Keep scanning and save one multi-page PDF at the end • Split double-page scans into separate pages • Reorder pages before saving • Merge documents into one PDF • Compress PDFs to reduce file size • Adjust corners and edges manually • Add a manual scan area • Use A4, A3 and US Letter paper formats • Organize folders with colors • Switch target folders quickly Privacy first: Scans are processed locally on your iPhone with iOS and Apple frameworks. No account is required. No cloud upload is required. Your documents stay under your control. PDFiles is made for people who want a simple PDF scanner that gets documents into the right folder fast.

Screenshots

PDFShare4 screens
PDFiles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PDFShare at every 3 days against PDFiles's every 2 weeks. PDFShare also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. PDFShare sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 6 months and PDFiles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDFShare ships an update every 3 days, PDFiles every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
PDFShare versus PDFiles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDFSharePDFiles
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer勇 å“”Lukas Daniel Kofler

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PDFShare

Subscriptions2
  • Individual7 Days trial$0.996 Months
  • Family7 Days trial$1.996 Months
1 purchases

PDFiles

One-time1
  • PDFiles Pro$1.99

Questions

Is PDFShare free?
PDFShare is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDFiles free?
PDFiles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PDFShare or PDFiles have ads?
Neither PDFShare nor PDFiles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDFShare or PDFiles?
PDFShare ships an update every 3 days, and PDFiles every 2 weeks. Most recently, PDFShare was updated on October 7, 2026 and PDFiles on September 30, 2026.

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