Comparison

AdBlocker vs PDF Maker & Document Scanner

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

Head to head
About

AdBlocker

This app blocks unwanted ads, banners, pop-ups, and video ads across your iOS device for a faster, smoother browsing experience. It also reduces data usage, extends battery life, and offers enhanced privacy by blocking trackers and cookie warnings. Customize blocking or use an allow list for trusted sites.

Highlights
  • Safari ad blocking
  • Web annoyance blocking
  • Social media tracking blocking
  • Cookie warning blocking
  • Dangerous website blocking
  • Reduced data usage
  • Increased battery life
Features
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Adblocker is your ultimate solution for eliminating unwanted ads and pop-ups while browsing on your iOS device. With our advanced technology, Adblocker ensures a fast, smooth, and uninterrupted browsing experience by blocking all types of ads, including banners, pop-ups, video ads, and more. Not only does Adblocker speed up your browsing experience, but it also helps to reduce data usage and prolong battery life. By eliminating ads and other unwanted content, you can browse faster and save on your data plan. Adblocker is easy to use and comes with preset options, allowing you to tailor ad blocking for speed, enhanced privacy, or to block annoyances. It also includes an Allow List, enabling you to add trusted websites or those you wish to support by allowing ads. With Adblocker, you can enjoy a cleaner, faster, and more private browsing experience on your iOS device. Download now and start browsing ad-free! To utilize Adblocker features, a paid account is required. Full List of Adblocker Features: - Safari Ad Blocking: Adblocker removes banners, video ads, and pop-ups by default. Websites can be added to an Allow List to turn off ad blocking if needed. - Web Annoyance Blocking: A custom filter to block frustrating web elements, not necessarily ads, but page elements that take up screen real estate. - Social Media Tracking Blocking: A filter for blocking social media platforms from tracking you around the web. It prevents big platform ‘like’ and ‘share’ buttons from appearing on websites. - Cookie Warning Blocking: Removes cookie and privacy warnings that interrupt and slow down access to loading pages. - Dangerous Website Blocking: Blocks websites and webpages known to distribute malware, keeping you protected online. - Less Data Usage: Ads consume a huge amount of data. By blocking them, you not only speed up your web experience but also can cut data usage significantly. - Increased Battery Life: Every page load full of ads consumes more memory, putting pressure on your battery. High-quality video ads especially impact battery usage. Sign up today and use Adblocker to enhance your Safari experience. It’s quick and easy! Adblocker is part of the TotalAV cybersecurity and protection suite, helping millions of users enjoy a cleaner and safer browsing experience worldwide. About Adblocker Subscriptions: - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Accounts will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, at the same price. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. - Renewal of your annual Adblocker subscription is automatic. You can cancel this automatic renewal at any time, at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. - Payment is charged to your App Store Account. - Subscriptions are managed on iOS devices by tapping Settings > tap your name > Subscriptions. You can see when your next payment is due or cancel your automatic renewal. Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/adblockerforsafari Terms of use: https://sites.google.com/view/adblockerforsafari

About

PDF Maker & Document Scanner

Easily transform photos, documents, and scans into professional PDF files. This app offers a straightforward way to convert various file types into PDFs, with options to import from your camera or gallery and manage pages within the created documents. Share your PDFs instantly once they are ready.

Highlights
  • Convert photos to PDF
  • Scan documents to PDF
  • Import from camera/gallery
  • Share/export PDFs
  • Manage pages
Features
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Someone needs it as a PDF, but you only have a photo, scan, or file? Turn it into a PDF from your camera, gallery, or imported files, then fix the order, rename the document, and share the final version. Get the file ready before the next thing interrupts you! Most PDF jobs are not big projects. It is usually one form, a few pages from class, a receipt, a signed paper, or several pictures that would look better as a single file. Most of the time, it is easier to use a simple PDF creator than open a larger editor just to handle one quick file. Create PDFs from everyday files The app is built around simple PDF creation from everyday phone content. Use photos, images, camera scans, or imported files, then make a PDF you can rename, reorder, and export when the document looks right. Scan paper documents For pages you still have in front of you, the camera scanner keeps things simple. Capture printed documents, school notes, forms, receipts, letters, or office papers, then save them as PDF files instead of sending plain photos. Convert photos and images A lot of documents start as pictures now. Use the image converter to take photos from your gallery, place them in the right order, and make a PDF that looks cleaner when you need to send, upload, print, or store it. Import saved files For saved files, you do not need to scan anything again or turn the file into images first. Import the supported file, make it into a PDF, rename it if the name is too vague, and keep the finished document ready for sharing or later use. What you can do: - Create PDF files from photos, images, scans, and files - Scan paper documents with your camera - Convert pictures from your gallery into PDF files - Import supported files and save them as PDFs - Start a PDF from a blank canvas - Rename files so they are easier to recognize - Reorder pages before exporting - Manage pages inside your PDF documents - Keep a history of created PDFs - Share or export files quickly Everyday PDF tasks The app works well for everyday situations, not only office work. You might use it for class notes, homework, signed papers, forms, invoices, receipts, personal records, travel documents, confirmations, or quick camera scans. It is also useful when someone asks you to “send it as a PDF” and you only have the original as a photo or file. Photo to PDF, scan to PDF, file to PDF Photo to PDF is simple: choose images, check the page order, and create the document. Scan to PDF is just as direct: use the camera, capture the paper, and save it as a PDF. File to PDF is there when you want to import a supported file and turn it into something easier to share. Organize pages before sharing The page tools are useful when the first version is not quite right. Move pages around, give the PDF a clearer name, keep track of recent files, and send the final version without digging through a confusing workflow. Simple PDF creation This is more of a practical PDF creator than a complicated document workspace. You can scan, import, create, rename, reorder, and share, without getting pulled into a long editing process. For everyday PDFs from photos, images, files, and paper scans, that is usually what matters most. Use it to: - Turn photos into one PDF - Scan a paper document - Save images as a PDF file - Create a PDF from imported files - Reorder pages before sending - Rename a document for easier tracking - Share a clean PDF instead of loose images - Keep recent PDF files in one place A good PDF tool should save time, not add more steps. This app gives you the basic workflow most people need: choose the source, create the PDF, fix the order, rename it, and share or export the result. Download our app when you need a PDF from photos, scans, images, or files without opening a complicated editor. Create documents from your camera, gallery, blank canvas, or imported files, then organize pages and share the finished PDF. Turn the thing you have into the file they need!

Screenshots

AdBlocker3 screens
PDF Maker & Document Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

AdBlocker and PDF Maker & Document Scanner both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 60% of PDF Maker & Document Scanner's written reviews are positive against 11% of AdBlocker's. PDF Maker & Document Scanner also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months). AdBlocker's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. AdBlocker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and PDF Maker & Document Scanner sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for AdBlocker against 4.6 for PDF Maker & Document Scanner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 122 and 112 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 11% of AdBlocker's written reviews are positive against 60% of PDF Maker & Document Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AdBlocker ships an update every 4 months, PDF Maker & Document Scanner every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AdBlocker versus PDF Maker & Document Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdBlockerPDF Maker & Document Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (122 ratings)4.6 (112 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.1% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings122 — better112
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndre MarinhoZOHIAGADA LTD

Customer experience

AdBlocker

All ratings122 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral3.3%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative88.9%

PDF Maker & Document Scanner

All ratings112 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

AdBlocker

Subscriptions3
  • AdBlocker Premium - Free Trial3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • AdBlocker Premium - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • AdBlocker Premium - Annual$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • AdBlocker Premium - Lifetime$8.99
5 purchases

PDF Maker & Document Scanner

Subscriptions4
  • PDF Creator Premium$6.997 Days
  • PDF Creator Premium$9.991 Year
  • PDF Creator Premium$19.991 Year
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  • PDF Creator Premium$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime PremiumFree

Questions

Is AdBlocker free?
AdBlocker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Maker & Document Scanner free?
PDF Maker & Document Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AdBlocker or PDF Maker & Document Scanner?
PDF Maker & Document Scanner is rated higher. AdBlocker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 122 ratings, while PDF Maker & Document Scanner averages 4.6 from 112 ratings.
Do AdBlocker or PDF Maker & Document Scanner have ads?
PDF Maker & Document Scanner shows ads; AdBlocker does not.
Which is updated more often, AdBlocker or PDF Maker & Document Scanner?
AdBlocker ships an update every 4 months, and PDF Maker & Document Scanner every 9 days. Most recently, AdBlocker was updated on October 19, 2026 and PDF Maker & Document Scanner on October 13, 2026.

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