Comparison

PDF Splitter + PDF Merge vs Pdftool

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

Head to head
About

PDF Splitter + PDF Merge

Easily combine multiple PDF files into a single document or extract specific pages from existing PDFs. This tool supports merging password-protected files if the password is known.

Highlights
  • Extract pages from PDF
  • Merge specified pages of multiple PDFs
  • Merge password-protected PDFs
  • Combine PDFs into one
Features
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PDF Merge & PDF Splitter + is a very easy-to-use app that allows you to quickly merge specified pages of multiple PDFs into one pdf. You can also use it to extract pages from pdf.   Key Features: ● Extract page(s) of PDF. ● Merge specified pages of multiple PDFs into one PDF. ● Merge password-protected PDF, but you must know the password. ● The name is also PDF Merge & PDF Splitter + on the MacOS platform, more powerful and easier to use. ● Contact us If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by email. Email address : tzq17888@163.com.

About

Pdftool

Easily manage, read, and annotate PDF documents with intuitive tools. Highlight text or images, crop, merge, and export pages. Optimized for large collections and supports keyboard shortcuts for efficient navigation.

Highlights
  • Manage PDFs with tags and lists
  • Crop, erase, and merge pages
  • Highlight text and images
  • Export PDF pages
  • Batch operations
  • Keyboard shortcuts support
Features
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Designed to provide a visually pleasing and intuitive way to manage/read/highlight PDF documents on iPhone or iPad. Highlighter works for both text based and image based PDF. You can crop, erase area, merge, and export PDF pages. Crop operation is enhanced to support long document, such as those single page web content in PDF. You can zoom in and out to reposition document to make cropping large document a breeze. PDF documents can be easily shared to other apps or other compatible devices via AirDrop. ## Main Features - Manage PDF documents by Tags and Short List - Crop, Erase Area, Merge PDF pages - Export - Highlighting - Batch operations - Optimized to work with large collection of PDF documents - Keyboard shortcuts support for page navigation (when using external keyboard) ## Supported keyboard shortcuts - Cmd/alt + Left/Right arrow for previous/next page - Arrow keys to move around page - Cmd + plus/minus for zooming in/out - H for highlighter - T for thin highlighter - E for eraser - ENTER for committing changes Note: The app does not come with sample PDFs. Please add PDF files (such as via AirDrop) for them to show up in the app.

Screenshots

PDF Splitter + PDF Merge4 screens
Pdftool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PDF Splitter + PDF Merge at Free against Pdftool's $1.99. PDF Splitter + PDF Merge also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (140 vs 1). Pdftool's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PDF Splitter + PDF Merge is free to download; Pdftool costs $1.99 up front. PDF Splitter + PDF Merge sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Pdftool asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PDF Splitter + PDF Merge holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Splitter + PDF Merge has 140 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Splitter + PDF Merge ships an update every 3 months, Pdftool every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PDF Splitter + PDF Merge versus Pdftool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF Splitter + PDF MergePdftool
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.5 (140 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings140 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer青青 余Zhiguang Han

Customer experience

PDF Splitter + PDF Merge

All ratings139 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral1.4%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews288 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative8.3%

Pdftool

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

PDF Splitter + PDF Merge

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Corrupts text in merged PDF documents
  • Paid version does not work as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add page preview functionality
  • Allow merging of other file types (not just PDFs)
  • Improve file sorting/reordering capabilities
  • Provide more customization options

Pdftool

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PDF Splitter + PDF Merge

One-time2
  • Unlock(without restriction)$3.99
  • Unlock iOS without restriction$3.99
None

Pdftool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF Splitter + PDF Merge free?
PDF Splitter + PDF Merge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pdftool free?
Pdftool costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PDF Splitter + PDF Merge or Pdftool?
PDF Splitter + PDF Merge is rated higher. PDF Splitter + PDF Merge averages 4.5 out of 5 from 140 ratings, while Pdftool averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PDF Splitter + PDF Merge or Pdftool have ads?
Neither PDF Splitter + PDF Merge nor Pdftool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Splitter + PDF Merge or Pdftool?
PDF Splitter + PDF Merge ships an update every 3 months, and Pdftool every 6 weeks. Most recently, PDF Splitter + PDF Merge was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pdftool on November 2, 2026.

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