Comparison

Vivy vs PDF Tools +

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

Head to head
About

Vivy

This app offers a comprehensive suite of offline tools for managing PDF documents. It allows users to scan, edit, merge, split, convert, compress, sign, and secure PDFs directly on their device without needing an internet connection or uploading files to the cloud.

Highlights
  • Offline PDF editing and management
  • High-quality PDF scanning with auto edge detection
  • Combine and split PDF files
  • Compress PDFs while maintaining quality
  • Convert images to PDF
  • Secure PDFs with AES-256 encryption
  • Sign and watermark PDFs
Features
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Your files never leave your phone. Not as a promise. As architecture. Vivy has no servers, no cloud, no accounts - so uploading your documents is not just something we don't do. It's something we can't do. 15 professional PDF tools. 100% offline. No subscription required. - No login wall - No account creation - No monthly fee to open a file you already own - No free-trial ambush - No internet needed, works in airplane mode You've felt it before: you open a PDF app to sign one contract, and suddenly you're creating an account, confirming an email, and staring at a paywall while your private document sits on someone else's server. Vivy exists so that never happens again. ALL 15 TOOLS, ALWAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Scan - documents, receipts and contracts with auto edge detection ID Card Mode - front and back on one clean page QR and Barcode - instant decode Sign - draw once, reuse forever Merge - combine up to 100 files Split - extract exactly the pages you need Compress - up to 83% smaller, same quality Convert - JPG, PNG and HEIC to PDF Create - build a PDF from scratch Watermark - text or image Page Numbers - headers or footers Rotate - one page or all of them Reorder - drag and drop pages Lock and Unlock - AES-256 encryption, on-device Metadata - edit title, author and keywords Print Layouts - 2x2 and 3x3 grids WHY OFFLINE WINS Cloud PDF apps: upload, wait, process on a server, download, hope it gets deleted. Vivy: tap, done. Your document never travels, so there is nothing to leak and nothing to breach. Offline isn't a limitation. For your documents, it's the highest security standard that exists. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Every scan, every signature, every merged contract is processed on your iPhone and stays on your iPhone. For truly sensitive PDFs, add AES-256 password protection, encrypted locally like everything else. FAST BECAUSE IT'S LOCAL No upload bars. No processing spinners. Fully native, so every tool runs instantly - on the subway, on a plane, in the middle of nowhere. WORKS WITH EVERYTHING Open PDFs straight from Mail, WhatsApp, Files, Safari, or any app's share sheet. Finish your edit, share it back. Done. WHO VIVY IS FOR The student merging lecture notes at 2am with no Wi-Fi. The freelancer signing contracts that should never touch a cloud. The traveler scanning documents in airplane mode. Anyone done paying rent on their own files. Premium is optional and unlocks everything. But the core promise never changes: your files, your phone, your tools. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://haithmmek.com/vivy_privacy

About

PDF Tools +

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**PDF Tools +** is a powerful, privacy-focused PDF utility that works entirely offline. No internet, no accounts, no cloud — your documents never leave your device. Merge multiple PDFs into one. Split a PDF by selecting exactly the pages you need. Compress files to save storage and share faster. Sign documents with a handwritten or imported digital signature — all in a clean, intuitive interface. MERGE PDFs Combine multiple PDF files into a single document. Reorder files with drag-and-drop before merging. SPLIT PDFs Preview every page as a thumbnail grid. Select the pages you want and export them as a new standalone PDF. COMPRESS PDFs Reduce file size with three compression levels — Low, Medium, or High. See exactly how much space you saved before sharing. **DIGITAL SIGNATURES** Draw your signature directly on screen with Apple Pencil or your finger. Import a signature image from your photo library. Save signatures for reuse. Place, resize, and move your signature on any page before saving. PRIVACY FIRST - No internet connection required - No login or account creation - No data sent to any server - All processing happens locally on your device

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDF Tools + at none against Vivy's 3. Vivy's advantage is device support and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.6). On price 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. Vivy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PDF Tools + asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vivy versus PDF Tools +: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVivyPDF Tools +
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsYes—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHAITHM MEKHLAFIAbdulrahman Alfantokh

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Vivy

Subscriptions2
  • Unlock Vivy Premium3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Vivy Premium Anual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Vivy Premium – Unlock Everything!$49.99
None

PDF Tools +

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vivy free?
Vivy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Tools + free?
PDF Tools + is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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