Comparison

Moleculist vs PDFLover

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

Head to head
About

Moleculist

Organize your life by transforming interests into a cosmic, animated universe. Track books, movies, plants, food, games, people, and more with visually stunning displays and effortless data entry. Seamlessly integrate with other apps to capture discoveries and memories.

Highlights
  • Molecular home screen with animated universe
  • One-tap adding for various life elements
  • Automatic data extraction from websites
  • Detailed tracking with notes and tags
  • Seamless iPad experience
  • Smart sharing via Share Sheet
  • Export and backup functionality
Features
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Moleculist Transform your life into a beautiful molecular universe. Moleculist turns personal organization into an inspiring, cosmic experience—where every part of your life becomes a shimmering “molecule” in your own animated universe. Your Life, Beautifully Mapped Every book you read, movie you watch, restaurant you discover, plant you nurture, recipe you cook, game you play, and person you celebrate becomes a living part of your personal cosmos. Watch your interests orbit, connect, and evolve in stunning animated displays. Features That Spark Joy • Molecular home screen with animated orbital rings and smooth motion • One-tap adding for books, movies, plants, food (recipes), games, restaurants, and people • Seamless iPad experience with visuals that shine on the big screen • Smart sharing from Safari or any app via the Share Sheet • Automatic extraction of images, titles, and details from websites—no typing needed • Detailed tracking with status updates, notes, and tags • Export and backup to keep your universe safe Your Molecules Books – Track reading progress, save quotes, and build your literary galaxy. Movies and Shows – Organize your watchlist, rate favorites, and log recommendations. Plants – Track growth stages, care routines, and health in your digital garden. Food and Recipes – Save recipes, track cooking history, and perfect your culinary molecule. Restaurants – Log visits, rate dishes, and map your food adventures. Games – Track your gaming backlog, progress, and completed adventures. People – Remember birthdays, anniversaries, and gift ideas; keep profiles with photos, relationship types, and special notes. Moments – Capture memories, log your mood, and connect them to the moments that made them. Finds - Track your digital discoveries Design Philosophy Moleculist makes tracking feel magical—combining smooth animations, a cosmic theme, and elegant visuals so organizing your life is both fun and inspiring. No ads. No subscriptions. Free updates for life. One-time purchase for your personal life universe.

About

PDFLover

This app provides a comprehensive suite of PDF editing tools directly on your device. It allows you to merge, split, compress, rotate, and reorder PDF pages, with advanced features like watermarking and password protection available through a trial.

Highlights
  • Merge multiple PDFs
  • Split PDFs into parts
  • Compress PDF file size
  • Rotate and reorder pages
  • Convert PDF to images
  • Add watermarks and passwords
  • OCR text recognition
Features
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PDF Lover is the all-in-one PDF toolkit for your iPhone and iPad. Get powerful PDF tools right on your device — no uploads, no cloud, completely private. FREE TOOLS: • Merge PDF — Combine multiple PDFs into one • Split PDF — Split a PDF into two parts • Compress PDF — Reduce file size for easy sharing • Rotate PDF — Rotate pages to any angle • Extract Pages — Pull out specific pages • Reorder Pages — Rearrange pages with drag and drop PRO TOOLS (with free trial): • PDF to Images — Convert pages to PNG images • Watermark — Add custom text watermarks • Password Protect — Encrypt PDFs with a password • Sign PDF — Draw and place your signature • Images to PDF — Combine photos into a PDF • Add Page Numbers — Customize position and format • OCR Text Recognition — Extract text from scanned PDFs • Redact PDF — Permanently black out sensitive content All processing happens on your device. Your files are never uploaded anywhere. Terms of Use: https://infernus101.github.io/Legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://infernus101.github.io/Legal/privacy.html

Screenshots

Moleculist4 screens
PDFLover4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Moleculist at none against PDFLover's 1. Moleculist also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.2). PDFLover's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PDFLover sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Moleculist asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PDFLover holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Moleculist has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Moleculist's written reviews are positive against 100% of PDFLover's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Moleculist versus PDFLover: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoleculistPDFLover
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (19 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBijjol Rambhia KiranSneh Jain

Customer experience

Moleculist

All ratings17 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

PDFLover

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

In-app purchases

None

Moleculist

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PDFLover

Subscriptions1
  • PDF Lover$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Moleculist free?
Moleculist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDFLover free?
PDFLover is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Moleculist or PDFLover?
PDFLover is rated higher. Moleculist averages 4.7 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while PDFLover averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Moleculist or PDFLover have ads?
Neither Moleculist nor PDFLover shows ads.

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