PDFForge vs GusEMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PDFForge
Transform your iPhone into a comprehensive document management tool. Easily scan, edit, sign, and extract text from PDFs with advanced OCR capabilities. Sync your work across devices seamlessly.
- High-quality document scanning
- Bulk scanning for multiple pages
- Full PDF editing toolkit
- Advanced OCR text recognition
- Digital signature insertion
- iCloud cross-device syncing
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PDFForge – All-in-One PDF Scanner & Editor Turn your iPhone into a complete document hub with PDFForge — the ultimate tool to scan, edit, sign, and extract text from PDFs quickly and securely. Scan Smarter: High-Quality Scans – Capture sharp, clear documents with smart edge detection. Bulk Scanning – Scan multiple pages in one go — perfect for notes, receipts, or multi-page PDFs. Edit Like a Pro: Full Editing Toolkit – Reorder, rotate, duplicate, or delete pages effortlessly. Import Anything – Add pages from other PDFs, your device, or scan new pages instantly. Annotations & Signatures – Highlight, underline, strike through, add text, or insert your signature. Powerful OCR Text Recognition: Smart OCR Engine – Instantly convert scanned pages into editable, searchable text. Saved OCR Results – Copy, share, or review previous text extractions from your organized history. Sync Across Devices: iCloud Integration – All documents and edits stay synced and accessible across all your Apple devices. Whether you're a student, professional, or just going paperless, PDFForge gives you everything you need to manage PDFs — all in one sleek, fast app. Start free with 3 scans, 3 edits, and 3 OCR uses. Unlock unlimited access with a one-time purchase — no subscriptions, no recurring fees.
GusEMS
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Gus EMS 是一款專為電池與儲能系統設計的智慧管理應用,讓你隨時掌握電池健康狀態與能源使用效率。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GusEMS at none against PDFForge's 4. GusEMS also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17). PDFForge's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. PDFForge sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. GusEMS asks for nothing beyond the download.
PDFForge ships an update every 2 weeks, GusEMS every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDFForge | GusEMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MefjuDev LLC | Gustech |
In-app purchases
PDFForge
- Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- 3 Months$7.993 Months
- Yearly$24.991 Year
- PDFForge Pro$0.99
GusEMS
No in-app purchases









