Comparison

Bookil vs PageKit

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

Head to head
About

Bookil

Features
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Open any PDF the way you'd read a book. Bookil is a PDF reader for iPhone and iPad built around comfortable reading. Import from Files, Safari, or any share sheet to get started. Reading Pages render cleanly in single or two-page spread. Sepia and night modes, plus contrast and film grain adjustments, let you dial in exactly how it looks. Choose from page curl, slide, crossfade, or continuous scroll for page turns. Flip your device and Bookil switches layouts automatically. Covers and chapter-end pages stay centered, just like a physical book. Zoom Double-tap to zoom in on the exact spot you tapped. Pinch to adjust from there. Double-tap again to reset. Library Group PDFs into named collections. Lock private ones with Face ID or Touch ID. Bookil tracks what you've read, what you haven't, and where you left offβ€”per book. Search, sort, filter, or select multiple books for bulk actions. Reading direction Switch between left-bound and right-bound for manga, technical books, or anything else. Export Export your full library as JSON and import it on any device. Runs on iPhone and iPad.

About

PageKit

Features
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Merge, split, sign, redact and scan PDFs β€” fifteen tools that run entirely on your iPhone, with no account and no upload. FIFTEEN TOOLS, ALL ON YOUR DEVICE β€’ Scan to PDF β€” use the camera to make a cropped, straightened PDF β€’ Merge PDFs β€” combine several documents into one β€’ Split PDF β€” break one document into several β€’ Extract Pages β€” pull a range into its own PDF β€’ Delete Pages β€” remove the pages you don't need β€’ Reorder Pages β€” drag pages into a new order β€’ Rotate Pages β€” turn pages the right way up β€’ Sign & Fill β€” add a signature, a date or a tick β€’ Redact PDF β€” black out words so they are really gone β€’ Protect PDF β€” add or remove a password β€’ Clean PDF β€” strip hidden author and app details β€’ Make Searchable β€” find the text inside a scan β€’ PDF to Images β€” save pages as JPEG, PNG or HEIC β€’ Images to PDF β€” turn photos into a document β€’ Batch Process β€” apply one tool to a whole stack at once PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION PageKit contains no networking code at all. This is not a promise not to upload your documents β€” the app has no way to. There are no analytics, no third-party libraries, no tracking, and no identifiers of any kind. Your documents, scans, signatures and passwords stay in the app's own storage on your device. Redaction genuinely removes the text rather than drawing a black rectangle over it. Cleaning strips the author, creator and keywords that a PDF carries without ever showing you. Every tool writes a new document, so your original is left exactly as it was. BUILT FOR iOS β€’ Works offline, always β€’ Share sheet β€” send a PDF into PageKit from any app β€’ Home Screen widgets and a Control Centre scan button β€’ Shortcuts and Siri for merging, converting and opening tools β€’ Spotlight β€” find your documents from the Home Screen, indexed on device and switchable off β€’ Full VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support β€’ A proper iPad layout, not a stretched phone β€’ English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese and Spanish FREE AND PRO Most of PageKit is free and unlimited. Splitting, extracting, deleting, reordering, rotating, signing, redacting and cleaning have no cap at all. Merging is free up to 3 PDFs at a time, and converting images is free up to 5 at a time. PageKit Pro removes those limits and unlocks scanning, text recognition, password protection, image export and batch processing. β€’ PageKit Pro Lifetime; paid once β€’ PageKit Pro Monthly Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A monthly subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. The lifetime option is a one-time purchase and never renews. Privacy Policy: https://olumayhor99.github.io/pagekit-privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bookil4 screens
PageKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bookil at none against PageKit's 2. On price, update cadence, 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. PageKit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Bookil asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookil ships an update fortnightly, PageKit weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Bookil versus PageKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookilPageKit
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.417.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLabee LLCAdemola Mayowa Olatunji

In-app purchases

None

Bookil

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PageKit

Subscriptions1
  • PageKit Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • PageKit Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Bookil free?
Bookil is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PageKit free?
PageKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bookil or PageKit have ads?
Neither Bookil nor PageKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bookil or PageKit?
Bookil ships an update fortnightly, and PageKit weekly. Most recently, Bookil was updated on November 8, 2026 and PageKit on November 10, 2026.

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