Comparison

PDF Editor vs Singlething

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

Head to head
About

PDF Editor

This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools to create, edit, convert, and scan documents on any device. It allows for direct text and image editing, smart scanning, electronic signatures, and format conversions. Unlock advanced features with the Pro version for a complete document management solution.

Highlights
  • Edit text and images directly in PDFs
  • Smart document scanning with edge detection
  • Add electronic signatures and fill forms
  • Convert PDFs to/from various formats (DOC, JPG, PNG)
  • OCR for text extraction from scans
  • Combine and organize PDF pages
  • Share and print documents
Features
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Scan paper to PDF, sign contracts with your real handwriting, convert files and organize every document in one app. PDF Editor turns your iPhone and iPad into a pocket office: from a quick receipt scan to a signed, password-protected agreement in a few taps. SIGN DOCUMENTS • Draw your signature with a pen, marker, fountain pen or pencil, and choose ink color and thickness • Or take a photo of your signature on paper and use it right away • Keep signatures and initials in your own library, and rename or redraw them anytime • Add the date and your name next to the signature • Move, resize, rotate and straighten every element, or place it on all pages at once • Save a signed copy and share it immediately SCAN AND RECOGNIZE TEXT • Document scanner with automatic edge detection and cropping • Dedicated modes for ID cards, passports and books • Scan to Text: recognize text on your device and copy it anywhere • Read QR codes and barcodes EDIT AND ANNOTATE • Add text with your choice of font size, color and style • Insert images, shapes and stamps, or draw freehand • Highlight, underline and strike through text, and leave sticky notes • Fill in PDF forms • Create a blank PDF or merge several PDFs into one CONVERT FILES • Photos and images to PDF, PDF pages to JPG or PNG • Word to PDF and PDF to Word • PowerPoint, EPUB and TXT to PDF • HEIC, WebP and RAW images to PNG, Excel to CSV Some conversions are processed online and need an internet connection. PDF TOOLS Split, compress, protect with a password, unlock, add a watermark, number pages, add headers and footers, edit metadata and print only the pages you need. MANAGE PAGES Reorder, rotate, duplicate, extract or delete pages, insert blank pages and undo any change. READ COMFORTABLY Search inside documents, add bookmarks, jump through the table of contents or to any page, switch to night mode and continue where you left off. STAY ORGANIZED Folders, tags, favorites, search and sorting keep your files in order. Open PDFs from the Files app or any other app, and add home screen widgets for one-tap scanning, signing, converting and your recent documents. Lock the app with Face ID. PDF EDITOR PRO Upgrade to Pro to unlock document signing, the page manager, advanced tools (split, compress, password protection, unlock, watermark, page numbers), ID, passport and book scan modes, the QR scanner, online file conversions, Face ID lock and saving annotations in the reader. Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16ca-D3QztY71iRZNz67LPvMY0btYako2KRkCORCE9-M/edit Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1769ie2DtbxBNRxnLQ6XSMzlTHvtHfAnMqxzMaLqc2yM/edit

About

Singlething

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Your to-do list is for work. Your goals app is for ambition. Your journal is for reflection. Singlething is for the thing that doesn't belong in any of them. The one small human thing you wanted to do before the day ran out. Singlething asks you that every morning. Not ten priorities—One intention. Small enough to actually finish, big enough to nudge you a little past your comfort zone. Make the call you've been avoiding. Start the thing. Say the hard sentence. Take the small step you'd never schedule but always mean to. Write it down in the morning, do it during the day, and log it. Tomorrow, one more. SMALL ENOUGH TO DO, BIG ENOUGH TO MATTER • A single daily intention keeps the bar reachable and the follow-through real. • Use it to unstick the things you keep dodging — one honest step a day. • No lists to groom, no backlog guilt, no notifications to drown in. GENTLE, NOT NAGGY • A morning nudge to set your intention. • An evening nudge to log how it went. • You choose the times once, during setup. SEE YOURSELF SHOW UP • A calendar of the days you followed through. • Current streak, best streak, and completion rate. • A quiet record of small wins that add up. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything stays on your device. • No account, no sign-up, no analytics, no tracking. • We literally can't see your intentions. One thing. Every day. That's how it changes.

Screenshots

PDF Editor4 screens
Singlething4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Singlething at none against PDF Editor's 6. Singlething also leads on ads (none vs shown). PDF Editor's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price and update cadence 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 Editor sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Singlething asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PDF Editor versus Singlething: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF EditorSinglething
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (62 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings62 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHRHELPERG LLCMAC-NOBLE BRAKO-KUSI

In-app purchases

6 purchases

PDF Editor

Subscriptions6
  • Editor PRO - Weekly Special$6.997 Days
  • Editor PRO - Weekly Access3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Editor PRO - 3 Month Special$24.993 Months
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  • Editor PRO - 3 Month Access3 Days trial$29.993 Months
  • Editor PRO - Yearly Special$49.991 Year
  • Editor PRO - Yearly Access3 Days trial$79.991 Year
None

Singlething

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF Editor free?
PDF Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Singlething free?
Singlething is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PDF Editor or Singlething have ads?
PDF Editor shows ads; Singlething does not.
Which is updated more often, PDF Editor or Singlething?
PDF Editor ships an update every 3 days, and Singlething every 3 days. Most recently, PDF Editor was updated on November 5, 2026 and Singlething on October 31, 2026.

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