Comparison

Local PDF vs Hxmy Task

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

Head to head
About

Local PDF

Manage and edit PDF documents securely on your device without needing an internet connection. Features include page manipulation, metadata editing, password protection, and file compression, all within an intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Offline PDF management
  • Page rotation, splitting, and merging
  • Metadata viewing and editing
  • Password protection and removal
  • PDF file compression
  • Advanced page preview
  • Dark Mode support
Features
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Local PDF is the ultimate app to manage your PDF documents directly on your iPhone and iPad, with a strong focus on privacy. No servers, no internet required—everything happens locally on your device, ensuring maximum data security. Key features: - Page management: rotate, split a PDF into multiple files, or merge several PDFs into one. - Metadata management: view, edit, or remove metadata from any PDF. - Password management: protect your PDFs with a password or remove existing ones. - File compression: reduce PDF size with multiple quality options. - Advanced preview: zoom in on pages for precise viewing. - Reorder and export pages: rearrange pages and export only the ones you need. - Intuitive interface with Dark Mode: a modern, responsive, and easy-to-use design with full dark mode support. Why choose Local PDF? - Privacy guaranteed: all operations are performed locally on your device. Your files stay with you. - Offline functionality: edit your PDFs anywhere, without relying on internet or external servers. Perfect for professionals, students, and anyone working with PDFs. Download Local PDF today and experience how easy managing your documents can be!

About

Hxmy Task

This app allows you to create and manage tasks using your voice. It offers advanced features like intelligent date recognition, recurring task setup, and data privacy with on-device storage or optional iCloud sync. Organize your to-dos with color-coded lists, subtasks, and customizable views.

Highlights
  • Voice input for tasks
  • Intelligent date and time recognition
  • On-device data storage
  • Optional iCloud sync
  • Color-coded lists and subtasks
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • JSON export/import
Features
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Hxmy Task is a fast, private task manager for iPhone, iPad and Mac. No account to create, no ads, no tracking, and nothing to subscribe to. SPEAK IT, DON'T TYPE IT Hold the microphone and just say the task. Hxmy Task writes it down and works out the date, the time and how often it repeats — "pay the rent on the 1st of every month", "water the plants every other day", "call the dentist tomorrow afternoon". Date and time recognition runs entirely on your device and understands English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean, so it keeps working with no network and no cloud account. The language you speak is yours to pick, separately from the language the app is in. OR JUST TELL SIRI "Add a task to Hxmy Task" captures it without opening the app, and Siri reads back what it understood so you know it landed. WHEN THE LIST IS TOO LONG Tap the sparkle and Hxmy Task picks the three things worth doing first, each with one short reason. It picks only from your own list and can never invent a task, and the reasons come back in whatever language your tasks are written in. On device by default. ONE PLACE FOR TODAY Today gathers everything due across every list, grouped into Overdue, Today, Tomorrow and the days after, so you never have to open each list to find out what matters. Star the few things that actually matter and they get their own view. REPEATS THAT MATCH REAL LIFE Repeat every N days, weeks, months or years. For weekly, pick exactly which weekdays. For monthly, pick which days of the month — the 1st and the 15th, or the last payday of every month. End a series never, on a date, or after a number of times. A preview shows you the next few dates before you commit. BUILT FOR REAL LISTS Colour-coded lists, subtasks, notes, drag to reorder, drag between lists, three sort modes per list, and search across everything. Completed work collapses out of the way instead of cluttering the list. Anything you delete waits 30 days in the Trash, so a slip of the thumb is never final. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Everything is stored on your device by default. Turn on iCloud sync and your tasks travel through your own iCloud account — a private database only you can read. There is no server of ours in the middle, and no account for us to hold. Share a single list with a partner or a colleague when you want to; keep everything else to yourself. Changed your mind? Move a list back to this device and its copy in iCloud goes away — without deleting a single task. WORKS WITH THE REST OF THE SYSTEM Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets — tick a task straight from the widget without opening the app. Optional mirroring to Apple Calendar so tasks with a date show up alongside your events. Optional App Lock with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode. TAKE IT WITH YOU Export a complete, readable JSON backup at any time, and import it back on any device. Coming from Google Tasks? Import a Google Takeout file directly, including repeating tasks. MADE TO BE USABLE Five colour themes and twelve list colours. Full Dynamic Type support up to the largest accessibility sizes. VoiceOver labels on every control. Available in English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Korean — and you can switch the app's language without changing the whole device. NO STRINGS No account. No ads. No analytics. No third-party SDKs of any kind. Buy it once — no subscriptions, no in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Local PDF4 screens
Hxmy Task4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hxmy Task at $1.99 against Local PDF's $9.99. Hxmy Task also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). Local PDF's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Local PDF costs $9.99 and Hxmy Task $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Local PDF ships an update every 4 months, Hxmy Task weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Local PDF versus Hxmy Task: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocal PDFHxmy Task
Price$9.99$1.99 — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarco TiniYuhang XIE

Customer experience

Local PDF

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hxmy Task

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Local PDF

No in-app purchases

None

Hxmy Task

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Local PDF free?
Local PDF costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hxmy Task free?
Hxmy Task costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Local PDF or Hxmy Task have ads?
Neither Local PDF nor Hxmy Task shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Local PDF or Hxmy Task?
Local PDF ships an update every 4 months, and Hxmy Task weekly. Most recently, Local PDF was updated on October 12, 2026 and Hxmy Task on October 26, 2026.

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