Comparison

PowerTools vs StripPii

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

Head to head
About

PowerTools

This utility app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for daily and professional tasks. It includes calculators, text editors, QR code functions, audio tools, and more, all within a user-friendly interface to enhance efficiency.

Highlights
  • Calculation & Conversion Tools
  • Text Editing & Analysis
  • QR Code Generation & Scanning
  • Audio Recording & Text-to-Speech
  • Password & Random Number Generation
  • Pomodoro Timer & White Noise
Features
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Powertools – All-in-One Utility App! Powertools brings together a variety of essential tools for daily and professional use in a single app. Perform calculations, edit text, generate QR codes, record audio, and explore many more features. With its user-friendly interface and fast performance, Powertools helps you save time and boost efficiency. Key Features: Calculation & Conversion Tools: Percentage calculator, VAT calculator, tip calculator, power, temperature, volume, and weight converters. Text Tools: Text case converter, text cleaner, text comparator, text repeater, word counter, text sorter. QR & URL Tools: QR code generator and scanner, URL shortener and expander, URL encoder. Audio & Time Management Tools: Voice recorder, text-to-speech converter, white noise generator, pomodoro timer, tone generator. Extra Handy Tools: Password generator, random number generator, shipping size calculator, world clock, swipe photo tool. With Powertools, all the tools you need are in one app! Download now and simplify your daily tasks. LICENSED APPLICATION END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

StripPii

An offline tool to automatically detect and redact personal information from documents and images. It offers camera scanning for physical documents and supports various file types, ensuring your data remains private on your device.

Highlights
  • 100% Offline operation
  • Automatic PII detection
  • Camera scanning for physical documents
  • EXIF metadata visibility and stripping
  • DOCX and PDF metadata cleaning
  • Manual redaction and custom rules
  • Batch processing
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Redaction that actually removes the words. Most tools draw a black box over text that is still in the file. Copy and paste from the "redacted" PDF and the name is right there. StripPii removes the text itself - what comes out has nothing underneath the black. Nothing leaves your device. Ever. StripPii makes no network requests at all. It holds no network permission. There are no servers, no accounts, no analytics, no crash reporting. Your bank statements, medical letters and passport scans are read on your device and stay there - not as a policy, but because the app is technically incapable of doing otherwise. Finds what matters, in any language. Names, addresses, emails, phone numbers, dates of birth, passport and licence numbers, national IDs, card and account numbers, medical record numbers - and faces in photos, covered automatically. An on-device machine-learning model reads names and addresses that have no fixed shape to match, in any of the languages it was trained on. Exact patterns handle the things that do - the ones with checksums, like an IBAN or a National Insurance number. Each catches what the other cannot. On devices with Apple Intelligence, an extra on-device pass runs alongside. Also local. Also free. Detection is the same whether you pay or not. Every PII type. The AI. The lot. We are not going to find less of your personal data because you have not paid us. You decide before anything is redacted. Review every detection, with a label saying how it was found. Deselect anything that shouldn't go. Black out anything the app missed by hand. StripPii remembers what you confirmed, so the next document is faster. Free • PDF, text and images • Every PII type, on-device AI, automatic face detection • Manual redaction, review before redacting • One file at a time, watermarked export Pro - one-time purchase, no subscription • Clean export, no watermark • Whole folders at once - files, folders and ZIP archives • DOCX and multi-image documents • Strip hidden metadata: PDF properties, DOCX authors, tracked changes and comments • Remove EXIF - GPS location, device model, camera settings • Password-protected PDFs stay protected on the way out • Search & Mask, custom keywords and rules • Blur and frosted-glass redaction • Scan and redact with the camera (iPhone and iPad) One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Screenshots

PowerTools4 screens
StripPii4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PowerTools at 100% against StripPii's 50%. PowerTools also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). StripPii's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. PowerTools sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and StripPii sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PowerTools ships an update every 2 weeks, StripPii fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PowerTools versus StripPii: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerToolsStripPii
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB175 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSenol CagirJolson Da Costa

Customer experience

PowerTools

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

StripPii

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PowerTools

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annual$24.991 Year
1 purchases

StripPii

One-time1
  • StripPii Pro$24.99

Questions

Is PowerTools free?
PowerTools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StripPii free?
StripPii is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PowerTools or StripPii have ads?
PowerTools shows ads; StripPii does not.
Which is updated more often, PowerTools or StripPii?
PowerTools ships an update every 2 weeks, and StripPii fortnightly. Most recently, PowerTools was updated on August 31, 2026 and StripPii on September 10, 2026.

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