Comparison

PDFForge vs DocLens Pro

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

DocLens Pro

This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for managing documents on mobile devices. It allows users to scan, convert, sign, protect, and organize various file types, streamlining workflows for professionals and students alike.

Highlights
  • Advanced document scanning with auto-detection and correction
  • Comprehensive PDF reader with annotation and search
  • Versatile file conversion to and from PDF, Word, Excel, and images
  • Digital signature creation and application
  • Robust security features including password and biometric protection
  • Efficient document organization with folders and swipe actions
  • OCR text extraction and translation capabilities
Features
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Turn paper into PDF and keep your documents ready for what comes next. DocLens brings scanning, file conversion, reading and signatures into one workspace on iPhone and iPad. SCAN AND IMPORT Capture documents with the camera, adjust the crop and apply scan filters. Import images or files from Photos and Files. Recognize text in scanned documents and images with OCR. CONVERT WITH PURPOSE Combine images into a PDF or export PDF pages as JPG images. Use Premium tools to create Word documents from text, Excel spreadsheets from table data and PowerPoint slides from PDF pages. KEEP YOUR LIBRARY IN ORDER Organize documents in folders, search your library and work with multiple files. Keep contracts, receipts, notes and personal documents within reach. READ, EDIT AND SIGN Read PDFs with page previews. Organize pages, add markup and create signatures by drawing, typing or importing an image. Review the placement before saving. SAVE AND SHARE Export documents, save them to Files or use the system share sheet. Protect supported documents and create password-protected PDF exports. BUILT FOR YOUR DEVICE Core document processing and OCR run on your device. The interface supports US English and Brazilian Portuguese, with layouts designed for iPhone and iPad. Some advanced tools require DocLens Premium. Lifetime access is available through a one-time in-app purchase, with purchase restoration supported.

Screenshots

PDFForge4 screens
DocLens Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DocLens Pro at every 4 days against PDFForge's every 2 weeks. DocLens Pro also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). PDFForge's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. PDFForge sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and DocLens Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PDFForge against 5.0 for DocLens Pro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDFForge has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of PDFForge's written reviews are positive against 100% of DocLens Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDFForge ships an update every 2 weeks, DocLens Pro every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PDFForge versus DocLens Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDFForgeDocLens Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMefjuDev LLCGustavo Venzon

Customer experience

PDFForge

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

DocLens Pro

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

PDFForge

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • 3 Months$7.993 Months
  • Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • PDFForge Pro$0.99
1 purchases

DocLens Pro

One-time1
  • DocLens Pro Lifetime$1.99

Questions

Is PDFForge free?
PDFForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DocLens Pro free?
DocLens Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PDFForge or DocLens Pro?
PDFForge and DocLens Pro are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 16 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do PDFForge or DocLens Pro have ads?
Neither PDFForge nor DocLens Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDFForge or DocLens Pro?
PDFForge ships an update every 2 weeks, and DocLens Pro every 4 days. Most recently, PDFForge was updated on October 24, 2026 and DocLens Pro on October 18, 2026.

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