Comparison

ScaleBuddy vs Unlock my PDF

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

Head to head
About

ScaleBuddy

This app provides a precise and easy way to monitor the fill level of your gas bottles. Connect wirelessly to a compatible digital scale to see real-time readings in percentages or grams, ideal for camping, RVs, or grilling.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth connectivity to digital scales
  • Real-time fill level display
  • Readings in percentage or grams
  • Supports 5kg and 11kg gas bottles
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Versatile for camping, RVs, and grilling
Features
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ScaleBuddy – Die smarte Lösung für die Füllstandsanzeige deiner Gasflasche ScaleBuddy ist die perfekte App für alle, die ihre Gasflaschen unkompliziert und präzise im Auge behalten möchten. Ob beim Camping, in deinem Wohnmobil oder beim Grillen im Garten – mit ScaleBuddy hast du immer den Überblick über den Füllstand deiner Gasflasche. Features: - Bluetooth-Verbindung: Verbinde ScaleBuddy einfach und schnell mit deiner digitalen Waage. Keine Kabel, keine komplizierte Einrichtung. - Echtzeit-Füllstandsanzeige: Sieh den Füllstand deiner 5- oder 11-kg-Gasflasche in Echtzeit. Die Anzeige erfolgt wahlweise in Prozent oder absolut in Gramm. - Kompatibel mit gängigen Flaschengrößen: Unterstützt 5-kg- und 11-kg-Gasflaschen – ideal für Camping, Wohnmobile, Vans und Gasgrills. - Intuitive Benutzeroberfläche: Einfach zu bedienen, selbst für Technik-Muffel. Alle wichtigen Infos auf einen Blick, ohne unnötigen Schnickschnack. - Vielseitig einsetzbar: Egal, ob unterwegs beim Camping oder zuhause im Garten – ScaleBuddy ist dein zuverlässiger Begleiter für alle Gasflaschen. Warum ScaleBuddy? Mit ScaleBuddy gehört das Rätselraten über den Füllstand deiner Gasflasche der Vergangenheit an. Kein lästiges Schütteln, keine unsicheren Schätzungen mehr. Die smarte App zeigt dir jederzeit an, wie viel Gas noch in deiner Flasche ist, damit du rechtzeitig nachfüllen kannst. Ideal für alle, die beim Camping, im Wohnmobil oder beim Grillen keine bösen Überraschungen erleben wollen. Hinweis: Um ScaleBuddy optimal nutzen zu können, benötigst du eine kompatible digitale Waage, die sich per Bluetooth mit deinem iOS-Gerät verbinden lässt.

About

Unlock my PDF

Secure your documents by adding passwords or removing existing ones. This app offers over 20 tools to edit, merge, compress, and sign PDFs directly on your device, ensuring privacy and convenience.

Highlights
  • Unlock PDFs with known passwords
  • Protect PDFs with AES encryption
  • Merge, split, and extract PDF pages
  • Compress PDFs for email
  • Sign and fill PDF forms
  • Scan documents to PDF
  • Convert PDF to images or text
Features
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Unlock your PDFs with the password you know, protect them with a new one, and get 20+ PDF tools to merge, compress, sign and scan. Everything runs on your iPhone or iPad: no uploads, no account. UNLOCK AND PROTECT • Unlock: enter the password you know and save a copy without it • Protect: add a password with AES encryption before you share a file • Save your passwords with Face ID and try all saved passwords in one tap (Premium) • Unlock or protect several PDFs at once (Premium) 20+ PDF TOOLS • Merge PDFs, split them, extract pages • Organize pages: reorder, rotate, delete; crop margins • Compress PDFs for email and uploads, even under an exact size (Premium) • Photos to PDF; scan paper documents to PDF • PDF to images (JPG or PNG) and PDF to text • Sign with your finger, fill in forms, add text or images • Watermark, page numbers, redact, permissions, remove metadata, flatten and OCR (Premium) • Open a PDF and apply several tools one after another to the same file (Premium) OPEN YOUR PDF FROM ANYWHERE • Files: iCloud Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive and other apps connected to Files • A document you scan with the camera, your Photos, or the Library (Premium) • From Mail or another app: tap Share, then Unlock my PDF PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your PDFs are processed on your device with Apple technologies. Nothing is uploaded, there's no account, and results never get a watermark. ONLY PASSWORDS YOU KNOW To unlock a PDF you need to know its password: the app removes it only when you type it or pick one you saved yourself. It is not a password recovery tool, and PDFs whose password you don't know stay closed. FREE AND PREMIUM • Free: 3 unlocks and 3 protections every day, plus one base tool a day after a short video • Premium: unlimited unlocks, protections and tools, the Library, saved passwords, Shortcuts actions, no ads • The yearly plan starts with a 3-day free trial for new subscribers. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://unlockmypdf.app/privacy/

Screenshots

ScaleBuddy2 screens
Unlock my PDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScaleBuddy at none against Unlock my PDF's 3. ScaleBuddy also leads on ads (none vs shown). Unlock my PDF's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 9 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Unlock my PDF sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. ScaleBuddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScaleBuddy ships an update every 9 months, Unlock my PDF every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ScaleBuddy versus Unlock my PDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScaleBuddyUnlock my PDF
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.516.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJerome SoikaGiulio Palumbo Schiavone

Customer experience

ScaleBuddy

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Unlock my PDF

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ScaleBuddy

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Unlock my PDF

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is ScaleBuddy free?
ScaleBuddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unlock my PDF free?
Unlock my PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScaleBuddy or Unlock my PDF have ads?
Unlock my PDF shows ads; ScaleBuddy does not.
Which is updated more often, ScaleBuddy or Unlock my PDF?
ScaleBuddy ships an update every 9 months, and Unlock my PDF every 5 days. Most recently, ScaleBuddy was updated on November 4, 2026 and Unlock my PDF on October 31, 2026.

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