Comparison

PDF Editor vs Flourish PDF

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

Head to head
About

PDF Editor

Transform your device into a powerful document scanner and editor. Easily scan, convert, edit, merge, and compress PDFs with advanced OCR capabilities. Securely manage and share your documents on the go.

Highlights
  • Fast and high-quality scanning
  • Powerful PDF editing tools
  • Document management and organization
  • Smart PDF compression
  • OCR text recognition
  • Secure on-device processing
Features
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NPDF transforms your device into a fast, powerful, and secure document scanner. Scan documents, receipts, IDs, notes, books, or any physical paper — then instantly convert them into high-quality PDFs. Edit, annotate, merge, compress, and organize your documents effortlessly, right from your phone. Whether you're a student, professional, freelancer, or anyone who works with documents, NPDF gives you everything you need in one lightweight app. Key Features Fast & High-Quality Scanning Auto edge detection for clean and accurate scans Multiple scan modes (color, grayscale, black & white) Convert images or camera captures into crystal-clear PDFs Powerful PDF Editing Add text, signatures, and annotations Rotate, reorder, and delete pages Highlight important sections with ease PDF Management Tools Merge multiple PDFs into one Split or extract pages Organize documents into folders Smart PDF Compression Reduce file size without losing quality Choose compression levels for perfect balance OCR (Text Recognition) Extract text from scanned documents Make PDFs searchable for quick access Secure & Private All processing happens on your device Your files are stored locally unless shared by you Easy Sharing Share PDFs via email, social apps, cloud storage, and more Export in PDF or JPG formats Perfect for Everyone Students: Notes, assignments, book pages Professionals: Contracts, reports, ID scans Freelancers: Receipts, invoices Home users: Personal documents, certificates, records Why Choose NPDF? NPDF brings professional-quality scanning and PDF tools into a simple, easy-to-use interface. No complicated menus. No slow processing. Just quick, clean results — anytime, anywhere. Premium Subscription Enjoy an ad-free experience and unlock all advanced tools: OCR text extraction Unlimited scanning Unlimited PDF editing Full access to compression, merging, and premium filters Subscription Options: $4.99/week $49.99/year Includes a 3-day free trial on your first subscription.

About

Flourish PDF

Edit, annotate, and convert PDFs securely on your device. Features include scanning, text editing, form filling, and OCR. Offers free and paid tiers with advanced functionality.

Highlights
  • On-device editing and OCR
  • Scan and import documents
  • Annotate, highlight, and add text
  • Fill and sign forms
  • Reorder, merge, and crop pages
  • Convert PDFs to images
  • Read Aloud functionality
Features
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Flourish PDF is a private PDF editor and scanner for iPhone and iPad. Scan, edit, fill and sign, merge, compress, OCR, redact and password-protect PDFs — all on your device. There is no upload endpoint: your documents are never uploaded. SCAN • Scan paper with the camera, straight into a new or open document • Run OCR on the device and save a searchable PDF • Camera scans are straightened for you; OCR reads rotated and sideways pages • Make a scanned page editable: each line becomes real text in the closest font, size and colour (Pro) • Open a PDF or make it searchable from any app's share sheet EDIT PDF • Edit existing text line by line, matched to its font (Pro) • Rewrite a whole paragraph and it re-wraps; move, crop or replace pictures (Pro) • Add text, notes, links, bookmarks and shapes; Apple Pencil works too • Highlight, underline, squiggly and strike out; callouts and comment replies • Stamp library, plus stamps you save yourself FILL AND SIGN • Fill forms right on the page: text, check boxes, radio buttons and dropdowns • Autofill from My Details (Plus); certificate signatures: sign (Pro) and verify • Detect fields on a flat PDF and create new ones; flatten when done • Sign with a signature you save once ORGANIZE PAGES • Merge PDFs, split by page range, extract, insert, reorder, rotate and crop • Page numbers, headers and footers, watermarks and Bates numbers • Compress one file and see its size before and after, or a whole batch (Pro) • Export pages as PNG, JPG or TIFF; create a PDF from images • Export to Word, Excel and PowerPoint, on your device (Pro) • Create a PDF from a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file or a web page (Plus) PASSWORDS AND REDACTION • Open password-protected PDFs; change or remove a password • Redact by text, area or search, or let Smart Redact find SSNs, card numbers, emails and phone numbers (Pro) • Compare two versions, differences boxed in red; accessibility, PDF/A and preflight reports (Pro) • Save a print-ready PDF/X-4 file and see anything that would fail (Pro) ON-DEVICE AI (Pro, with Apple Intelligence) • Summarize or translate the whole document • Ask questions and get answers with page citations • Rewrite, proofread and define • Make bookmarks, chat across open PDFs and edit by asking ALSO Document tabs, saved workflows (Pro), Shortcuts, measure distance and area (Pro), draft LaTeX on iPad, version history, print, read aloud, reading themes and app lock. PLANS • Free — read, search, print, annotate, sign, scan, organize, merge and split, crop, page numbers, bookmarks, links and passwords; 5 OCR pages a month. The free version shows ads. • Plus ($4.99/month or $39.99/year) — no ads, forms, compress, image export and PDF from images; 250 OCR pages a month. • Pro ($9.99/month or $79.99/year) — everything unlimited, plus text editing, redaction, watermarks, Bates, batch, compare, accessibility, measuring and AI. Plus and Pro each start with a 7-day free trial — the trial is for the plan you choose, so a Plus trial gives you Plus and a Pro trial gives you Pro. Your trial becomes a paid subscription at the price above when it ends, unless you cancel at least 24 hours before that. Plus and Pro are auto-renewable subscriptions charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. By using Flourish PDF you agree to our Terms of Use at https://softflourish.com/flourishpdf/terms and Privacy Policy at https://softflourish.com/flourishpdf/privacy. © 2026 Soft Flourish

Screenshots

PDF Editor4 screens
Flourish PDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flourish PDF at 5.0 against PDF Editor's 4.3. Flourish PDF also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). PDF Editor's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. PDF Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Flourish PDF sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flourish PDF holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of PDF Editor's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flourish PDF's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Editor ships an update every 5 months, Flourish PDF every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PDF Editor versus Flourish PDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF EditorFlourish PDF
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRipan HossainFenul LLC

Customer experience

PDF Editor

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Flourish PDF

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PDF Editor

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$49.991 Year
4 purchases

Flourish PDF

Subscriptions4
  • Flourish PDF Plus (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Flourish PDF Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Flourish PDF Plus (Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • Flourish PDF Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is PDF Editor free?
PDF Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flourish PDF free?
Flourish PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PDF Editor or Flourish PDF?
Flourish PDF is rated higher. PDF Editor averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Flourish PDF averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PDF Editor or Flourish PDF have ads?
Flourish PDF shows ads; PDF Editor does not.
Which is updated more often, PDF Editor or Flourish PDF?
PDF Editor ships an update every 5 months, and Flourish PDF every 2 days. Most recently, PDF Editor was updated on October 28, 2026 and Flourish PDF on October 29, 2026.

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