Document vs PlainPDF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Document
This app uses AI to convert handwritten notes, images, and PDFs into editable text. It can remove unwanted text from images and clean up scanned documents, making them easy to edit and share.
- Handwriting to Text Conversion
- Remove Text from Images
- Image to Text (OCR)
- PDF Text Removal
- Export to Text, PDF, Word
- Secure File Processing
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Turn handwritten notes, images, and PDFs into clean, editable text using powerful AI. Text & Ink Remover helps you convert handwriting to text, remove unwanted text from images, and manage PDF documents effortlessly. Perfect for students, professionals, and anyone working with scanned or handwritten documents. - Handwriting to Text Convert handwritten notes into editable digital text Works with notebooks, forms, whiteboards, and exam sheets High-accuracy AI handwriting recognition Edit text before saving or exporting - Remove Text from Images Remove printed or handwritten text from images Clean ink marks, highlights, and scribbles Auto text removal or manual selection Restore clean background automatically - Image to Text (OCR) Extract text from photos and scanned images Supports receipts, books, posters, and documents Copy, edit, or share extracted text instantly - PDF Tools Convert PDF to editable text Remove text, handwriting, and annotations from PDFs Clean scanned PDFs using OCR Merge, split, and export PDFs easily - Export & Share Export as Text, PDF, or Word Share via email, cloud storage, or messaging apps - Privacy Friendly Your files are processed securely No data stored without permission Download Text & Ink Remover today and transform handwritten and scanned documents into clean, editable text in seconds. All features are accessible with a subscription, including: • Unlock Premium features • Ads free version For more information: Privacy Policy: https://jagrutiraval.blogspot.com/2025/10/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://jagrutiraval.blogspot.com/2025/10/terms-of-use.html
PlainPDF
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Scan, fill in, sign, annotate and compress PDFs. Every tool is free, with no watermarks, no account and no subscription. Your files are processed on your device and never uploaded. SCAN • Scan documents with automatic edge detection • Crisp black & white mode for text, plus colour and greyscale • ID cards: put the front and back on one page at real card size • Get a file name suggested from the page, like "Electricity Bill Oct 2026" • Make scans searchable with on-device text recognition FILL, SIGN & ANNOTATE • Fill in PDF forms: type straight into the fields, or fill them in one tap from My details • Sign PDFs: draw or type your signature, add the date, text and ticks • Highlight, underline and strike out text, draw with a pen or marker, and add notes • Organize pages: reorder, rotate, delete, duplicate, insert and extract • Add watermarks like CONFIDENTIAL or COPY, and page numbers CONVERT • Merge PDFs and photos into one file • Split PDFs by page, by range or every few pages • Compress PDFs for email and upload limits, or set a target size like "under 2 MB" • Turn photos into PDFs with A4, Letter or fit-to-photo pages • Copy text from any scan or photo PDF • Extract images from PDFs, or save pages as images PRIVACY & SECURITY • Redact: find emails, phone numbers, card, bank and ID numbers, and black them out for good before you share • Add a password to a PDF, or remove a password you know QR CODES THAT NEVER EXPIRE • Create QR codes for links, Wi-Fi, contacts, email, phone, SMS, UPI payments and locations • The information is stored in the code itself, so it keeps working without any server • Every code is tested before you save it • Scan QR codes and see where a link really goes before opening it WORKS THE WAY YOU DO • Files app and "Open in PlainPDF" from Mail, Messages and other apps • Designed for iPhone and iPad, in light and dark mode • In English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian and Japanese FREE, HONESTLY Every tool is free with ads. PlainPDF Pro is a one-time purchase that removes ads, adds batch processing for many files at once, and unlimited text recognition on large documents. No subscription, ever. No account. Your files never leave your device. Questions or ideas: hello@smileappsstudio.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PlainPDF at every 2 months against Document's every 10 months. Document's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Document sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and PlainPDF sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Document ships an update every 10 months, PlainPDF every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Document | PlainPDF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jagruti Raval | Swaminathan L |
In-app purchases
Document
- Text Ink One Week$4.997 Days
- Text Ink Remover$29.991 Year
- Text Ink 99 Credits$7.99
- Text Ink 249 Credits$17.99
PlainPDF
- PlainPDF Pro$4.99









