Comparison

PrintFriendly vs PDFShift Pro

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

Head to head
About

PrintFriendly

Easily convert web pages into clean, printer-friendly PDFs or capture full-page screenshots. Remove ads, customize layouts, and edit content before saving or printing. Ideal for students, teachers, and researchers needing clutter-free digital or printable documents.

Highlights
  • Convert web pages to PDF
  • Remove ads and clutter
  • Capture full-page screenshots
  • Edit text and images
  • Adjust font size and layout
  • Export as PNG, JPG, or PDF
Features
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Join millions of users who rely on PrintFriendly to print web pages, convert any webpage to PDF, or take full-page screenshots — all without ads, sidebars, or clutter. It works like a reader mode, but gives you more control: adjust text size, remove images, edit text, highlight key content, and customize your layout before printing or saving. PrintFriendly is perfect for teachers, students, researchers, and anyone who needs clean, printable, shareable content. Print articles, save recipes as PDFs, archive research, and capture pages from ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Reddit, Gmail, Substack, and more. Convert Web Pages to PDF Turn any webpage into a clean, professional PDF without ads, headers, or navigation. Preserve text, images, and links with full support for non-Latin characters and right-to-left languages. Adjust margins, choose between A4 and Letter page sizes, and download with one click. Full Page Screenshot & Screen Capture Capture a full page screenshot or a visible-area screenshot of any webpage with one click. Full page screen capture scrolls the whole page for you, so you get all of it, not just what fits on screen. Works on sites with iframes, dynamic content, and complex layouts. Export as PNG, JPG, or PDF, or turn a capture into a PDF whose text you can select and search. Ideal for archiving web pages, saving visual records, or sharing content exactly as it appears. Log into the extension to sync your account with printfriendly.com, where you can also convert, compress, edit, merge, and sign PDFs. Upload PDF, DOCX, XLSX, JPG, and other file types for conversion. Your settings and preferences sync between the extension and website. Save to Dropbox or Google Drive Send the finished PDF straight to Dropbox or Google Drive instead of fishing it out of your Downloads folder. Files land in a PrintFriendly folder in your Dropbox, and in Drive PrintFriendly only ever sees the files it creates there. Set a default once and every save after that is one click. Print Web Pages Without Clutter Remove ads, pop-ups, navigation bars, and footers to create clean printouts of any webpage. Use Delete mode to remove entire sections or click and drag to remove multiple blocks at once. Use Highlight to emphasize important content, or switch to Edit mode to modify text directly on the page. Great for printing ChatGPT conversations, Gemini responses, and online articles. Edit, Delete & Highlight Before You Save Make changes directly on the page before printing or saving as PDF. Modify text, adjust font size, remove images, delete unwanted sections, and highlight important information. All editing tools work in full-screen mode with undo support. AI Page Summaries Generate AI-powered summaries of any web page directly inside PrintFriendly. Quickly understand long articles, research papers, or complex content without reading every word. Works Everywhere PrintFriendly is compatible with a wide range of websites including ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Gmail, Reddit, Substack, YouTube, and thousands more. It also works on local files from your computer. Upgrade your printing, PDF conversion, and screenshot experience today with PrintFriendly. By using this extension, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: Terms of Service: https://www.printfriendly.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.printfriendly.com/privacy

About

PDFShift Pro

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PDFShift Pro is a flexible PDF workspace that lets you manage documents from the first scan to the final share on a single device. You can capture paper pages with your camera and instantly turn them into crisp, readable PDF files, without needing a desktop scanner. The app also allows you to create PDFs from images in your gallery, making it ideal for organizing notes, receipts, and other important photos into structured documents. You can merge multiple files into one, rearrange the page order, and rotate individual pages so every document stays neat and easy to follow. PDFShift Pro includes intuitive page editing tools that help you clean up layouts and keep your content clear and professional. A built‑in signature feature lets you sign contracts, agreements, and other official documents directly on your phone or tablet, eliminating print‑and‑scan routines. When your document is ready, you can export it in various formats and share it with teammates, clients, or save it straight to your favorite cloud service. The free version gives you a limited number of scans and editing actions so you can get familiar with the core workflow before committing. Upgrading removes these restrictions and unlocks more advanced editing, merging, and export options, allowing PDFShift Pro to handle both everyday paperwork and more demanding professional tasks with ease. This application contains auto-renewable subscriptions and In-App Purchases: 1 week $4.99, 1 month $12.99, 1 year $39.99, Lifetime $59.99 Terms of Use Link: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Sd5dUXxrERm6H9fL5XyA4by1LQi_jrGCFzVk4np4IwM/edit?usp=sharing

Screenshots

PrintFriendly4 screens
PDFShift Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PrintFriendly at none against PDFShift Pro's 4. PrintFriendly also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PDFShift Pro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. PrintFriendly asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PrintFriendly versus PDFShift Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrintFriendlyPDFShift Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrintfriendlyTORPROM TOV

In-app purchases

None

PrintFriendly

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

PDFShift Pro

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Weekly-Trial3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is PrintFriendly free?
PrintFriendly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDFShift Pro free?
PDFShift Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PrintFriendly or PDFShift Pro have ads?
Neither PrintFriendly nor PDFShift Pro shows ads.

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