Comparison

PDF Unlock vs Paradoc

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

Head to head
About

PDF Unlock

Manage PDF security and convert documents offline. This tool allows you to unlock, lock, and scan PDFs without an internet connection. It also converts images to secure, password-protected PDFs.

Highlights
  • Offline PDF unlocking and locking
  • Password removal and auto-unlock
  • Image to PDF conversion
  • Document scanning to PDF
  • Secure PDF password management
  • Multi-language support
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PDF Unlock: Offline PDF Tools Your complete offline PDF toolkit to scan documents, unlock and protect PDFs, convert files, manage PDF passwords, and more — all without an internet connection. Key Features * PDF Unlock & Remove Password – Unlock secured PDFs and remove password protection when you have the required password. * Auto Unlock PDF – Save passwords securely on your device and automatically unlock similar PDFs without repeatedly entering the password. * Lock PDF – Protect your PDFs with a password and keep your documents secure. * PDF Password Manager – Store and manage your PDF passwords locally, so you don’t have to remember them every time. * Scan Documents – Scan documents directly from your device and create high-quality PDFs. * Image to PDF – Convert one or multiple images into a single PDF, with optional password protection. * PDF to Image – Convert PDF pages into image files quickly and easily. * Merge PDFs – Combine multiple PDF files into a single document. * Split PDF – Extract selected pages or split a PDF into separate documents. * Compress PDF – Reduce PDF file size while keeping your documents easy to use and share. * Organise PDF – Manage, reorder, remove, and organize PDF pages with ease. * Sign PDF – Add your signature to PDF documents quickly and conveniently. * PDF History – Quickly access your recently processed PDF files. * Multiple Languages – Available in English, Hindi, French, German, Russian, Japanese, and more. * Settings & Support – Customize your experience and get help whenever you need it. 100% Offline & Secure Your files never leave your device. PDF Unlock processes your PDFs locally without requiring an internet connection. Your documents and saved PDF passwords stay on your device instead of being uploaded to a cloud server. One app for your everyday PDF needs, wherever you work. Is a Subscription/In-App Purchase Required? Yes. A subscription or lifetime purchase is required to access all current and upcoming premium features. What Do You Get After Subscribing? Premium gives you full access to all current and upcoming features of PDF Unlock. No additional payments are required. All included features are available with your active subscription. Is a Free Trial Available? Yes. A 3-day free trial is available so you can explore the app before subscribing. Subscription Terms: • Monthly, Yearly, and Lifetime purchase options are available. • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. • You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time through your App Store account settings. Terms of use: https://sites.google.com/view/appsadore/term Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/appsadore/privacy Support: Need help? Have a question or feedback? Contact us at appsadoretech@gmail.com.

About

Paradoc

This app transforms photos of documents into high-quality PDFs, offering a suite of tools for editing, organizing, and securing your files. It handles complex PDF types, including encrypted and form-filled documents, all processed locally on your device without needing an internet connection.

Highlights
  • On-device AI-powered scanning
  • Merge, split, compress PDFs
  • Convert PDFs to images
  • Encrypt and unlock PDFs
  • Handle encrypted and restricted PDFs
  • Fillable form support
  • Organize and reorder pages
Features
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Scan paper into a clean PDF, then merge, split, compress, reorder, convert to JPG, lock or unlock it. Seven PDF tools, all on your iPhone. No account. No subscription. No ads. Nothing is uploaded: put your iPhone in airplane mode and every feature still works. SEVEN TOOLS SCAN: Camera or photo library, up to 20 pages per document. Edges are found automatically, perspective is squared up, and an on-device neural network lifts shadows and uneven lighting so a page shot under a desk lamp comes out looking flatbed-clean. Built and tested on what people actually scan: receipts, ID cards, book pages, whiteboards, coloured paper. MERGE: Up to 20 files in the order you choose, with per-file passwords for encrypted inputs. SPLIT: Pull a page range out into its own file. Encryption is preserved. COMPRESS: Three presets (Light, Balanced, Maximum). Image re-encoding, font subsetting and object-stream repacking, the same techniques desktop tools use. Document metadata is kept. ORGANIZE: Reorder, delete and rotate pages from a thumbnail grid. Rotation composes correctly with pages that were already rotated. PDF TO IMAGE: Export pages as JPEG at up to 600 DPI with selectable quality, up to 20 pages per export. PROTECT / UNLOCK: Lock a PDF with AES-256, the strongest encryption the PDF standard defines. Unlock removes a password you know or clears owner-only restrictions. BUILT FOR THE PDFs THAT USUALLY BREAK THINGS Plenty of apps handle the easy files. Paradoc was engineered for the rest: • Encrypted PDFs. Opens password-protected files, including legacy RC4 and AES-128 ones, and keeps them encrypted through Split, Organize and Compress, upgraded to AES-256 on output. • Owner-restricted PDFs. Files locked against printing or copying are detected and handled, no password required. • Digitally signed PDFs. Paradoc checks for signatures before touching a file and warns you when an edit would invalidate one. Certified documents are left untouched. • PDF/A archives. The conformance claim is detected and flagged before you change the file. • Fillable forms. Merge two forms with the same field names and the result still works: clashing fields are renamed, radio groups and nested fields survive, and filled-in values are preserved through Compress. • Rotated pages, PDF 1.4 through 2.0, linearized files, object streams, files up to 100 MB. • Compress keeps what matters: annotations, form values, bookmarks, tagged structure, page labels, named destinations, attachments, CMYK and ICC colour, and the title and author metadata. • Damaged or truncated files get a clear error, never a crash. The scanner runs on neural networks that ship inside the app and never leave it. The six PDF tools run on Paradoc's own extended build of the open-source PDFium engine, rewriting files at the byte level rather than re-rendering them, so text stays text and vectors stay vectors. WHAT PARADOC DOES NOT DO No PDF text editing, annotation, signing, OCR, or conversion to Word and Excel. If you need those, this is not the app. If you need the seven tools above done properly and privately, it is. PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE Paradoc makes no network requests. There is no server, so there is nothing to breach and nothing to retain. Your tax return, your contract, your passport scan: none of it needs to visit someone else's computer to be merged, shrunk or locked. The work happens where the file already is. Available in English, Hindi, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian and Hebrew, with full right-to-left layout. Requires iOS 17 or later.

Screenshots

PDF Unlock4 screens
Paradoc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Paradoc at 5.0 against PDF Unlock's 4.5. Paradoc also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6). PDF Unlock's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

Both are free to download. PDF Unlock sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Paradoc asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paradoc holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Unlock ships an update every 8 days, Paradoc every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PDF Unlock versus Paradoc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF UnlockParadoc
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDipak ChhagVaibhav Teli

Customer experience

PDF Unlock

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

Paradoc

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

PDF Unlock

Subscriptions4
  • PDF Unlock:Offline PDF Tool-Monthly$0.991 Month
  • PDF Unlock Genie - Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • PDF Unlock:Offline PDF Tool-Annual$6.991 Year
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  • PDF Unlock Genie - Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • PDF Unlock Genie - Lifetime$14.99
  • PDF Unlock Genie - Lifetime$39.99
None

Paradoc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF Unlock free?
PDF Unlock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paradoc free?
Paradoc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PDF Unlock or Paradoc?
Paradoc is rated higher. PDF Unlock averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Paradoc averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do PDF Unlock or Paradoc have ads?
Neither PDF Unlock nor Paradoc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Unlock or Paradoc?
PDF Unlock ships an update every 8 days, and Paradoc every 5 days. Most recently, PDF Unlock was updated on October 24, 2026 and Paradoc on October 24, 2026.

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