JapalityQRCode vs PDFz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JapalityQRCode
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JapalityQRCode creates and scans QR codes on your iPhone and iPad. Create URL, text, email, phone, SMS, Wi-Fi, vCard and map codes. Choose colors, add a logo, then export PNG, JPG or SVG. Scan with the camera or a photo you pick. Open a link, join Wi-Fi, or save a contact. History stays on this device until you delete it. The app is free. Short banner ads appear only on Create, History and Settings, labeled as ads. The Scan tab has no ads. You can decline tracking and still use the app. Camera is used only to read QR codes. Photos and Contacts are requested only when you choose those actions.
PDFz
Easily scan documents, convert images to PDFs, and merge or split files. Secure your sensitive information with passwords and watermarks. Organize pages, optimize file sizes, and share securely.
- High-quality document scanning
- Convert images to PDF
- Merge and split PDFs
- Password protection
- Add watermarks and signatures
- Organize pages
- Secure sharing
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PDFz turns your iPhone into a complete PDF office: scan, edit, sign, fill forms, convert and share — in English and Arabic, side by side. SCAN ANYTHING • Point the camera. The page is found, straightened and cleaned before you lift your thumb. • Filters for shadows, handwriting and colour. Multi-page in one go. • ID cards: front and back on a single page. Passport and visa photos in official sizes. • Long receipts stitched from several shots. Books split into left and right pages. EDIT IT LIKE A DOCUMENT, NOT A PICTURE • Edit the text that is already on the page. Move and resize images. Add, reorder and rotate pages. • Text, markup and signatures are live layers you can move — not pixels you have to redo. • Watermark, page numbers, permanent redaction, full undo history. SIGN AND FILL • Draw your signature, type it, or lift it from paper. It stays saved on the device. • Fill real PDF forms: tick boxes, dropdowns, required fields — and it stays a form. • Start from a blank page and build your own form. CONVERT • PDF to Word, Excel and PowerPoint with layout, tables and bilingual text kept in reading order. Processed on the PDFz server and deleted the moment it finishes. • Images to PDF, PDF to images, one long image, print. ORGANISE AND FIND • Search the words inside every document — OCR included. • Merge, split, extract pages. Compress with the new size shown before you commit. • Password-protect any PDF. Lock folders with Face ID. • Share over Wi-Fi to any browser on your network. No cloud account. TRANSLATE • Translate a whole document on the page and save it, or translate live through the camera. MADE FOR ARABIC AND ENGLISH Right-to-left layout, bilingual pages that stay side by side, Arabic and English OCR. Available in 49 languages. PRIVACY No account. Scanning, editing, signing and OCR run on the device. Conversion files are deleted from the server as soon as your download is ready. PDFz PLUS Some features need PDFz Plus — weekly, monthly or yearly, with a free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PDFz at none against JapalityQRCode's shown. PDFz also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
JapalityQRCode ships an update every 4 months, PDFz every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JapalityQRCode | PDFz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Japality Limited | Khaled Khalifa |
In-app purchases
JapalityQRCode
No in-app purchases
PDFz
No in-app purchases









