Comparison

Pure PDF Editor Offline vs QPdf

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

Head to head
About

Pure PDF Editor Offline

Features
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Pure PDF Editor Offline is a privacy-first PDF editor built entirely from scratch. Edit text, insert images, and fill forms — all without ever connecting to the internet. Your documents never leave your device. Unlike other PDF apps that upload your files to remote servers, Pure PDF Editor processes everything locally on your iPhone or iPad. No cloud. No accounts. No tracking. Just fast, reliable PDF editing that respects your privacy. EDIT PDF TEXT - Change existing text directly in your PDF - Choose fonts, sizes, colors, and styles - Add new text anywhere on the page WORK WITH IMAGES - Insert photos from your library or camera - Edit and reposition existing images - Resize and adjust images with precision FILL PDF FORMS - Complete interactive PDF forms on the go - Fill text fields, checkboxes, and dropdowns - Save filled forms and share instantly 100% OFFLINE & PRIVATE - No internet connection required — ever - No file uploads to any server - No user accounts or sign-ups - No analytics or tracking in your documents - Works in airplane mode, remote areas, anywhere BUILT FROM SCRATCH Pure PDF Editor doesn't rely on generic third-party PDF libraries. We built our own PDF engine from the ground up, following the official ISO 32000 PDF specification. This means better compatibility, faster performance, and complete control over how your documents are handled. DESIGNED FOR SIMPLICITY Import a PDF. Edit what you need. Save and share. No bloated feature menus, no confusing interfaces. Pure PDF Editor does exactly what you need — quickly and reliably. PERFECT FOR - Contracts and legal documents - Tax forms and government paperwork - School and university assignments - Business reports and proposals - Any PDF you need to edit privately FREE & PREMIUM Get started for free with essential features. Upgrade to Premium for the full editing toolkit at just $19.99/year — less than $1.70/month for complete, private PDF editing. Your documents are yours. Keep them that way. Payment and Subscription Terms: - Weekly plan for unlimited access: $1.99/week - Monthly plan for unlimited access: $3.99/month - Annual plan for unlimited access: $19.99/year - Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the selected plan - Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off in your Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription - You can cancel your subscription at any time Terms of Use: https://www.purepdfeditor.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.purepdfeditor.com/privacy.html

About

QPdf

Features
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QPdf is a local-first PDF workspace for phone, tablet and desktop. Your documents stay on your device. READ AND SEARCH • Fast page rendering with text selection and in-document search • Open PDFs straight from Files, email or any app that shares them ANNOTATE AND MARK UP • Highlight, underline, strike through and draw freehand • Add sticky notes, shapes, arrows and images to any page FILL AND SIGN • Type text anywhere on a page — it works the same on scanned and flattened forms as on digital ones • Draw a signature, or apply a cryptographic digital signature ORGANISE PAGES • Reorder, rotate, delete, extract and merge pages • Combine several PDFs into one • Add page numbers CREATE AND CONVERT • Build a PDF from photos • Scan paper with the camera • Add a searchable text layer with on-device OCR — pages are never uploaded PROTECT • Secure redaction produces an image-only copy and strips searchable text, interactive content, metadata and existing signatures • PDF/UA and PDF/A accessibility and archiving audits PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No advertising SDK. No analytics SDK. QPdf does not upload the PDFs you open. The only network request is an optional one-time OCR model download, verified against a published checksum. Free, with no subscription and no watermark.

Screenshots

Pure PDF Editor Offline4 screens
QPdf2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QPdf at none against Pure PDF Editor Offline's 3. QPdf also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Pure PDF Editor Offline sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. QPdf asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Pure PDF Editor Offline versus QPdf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPure PDF Editor OfflineQPdf
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergiy KurashGaurav Neupane

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pure PDF Editor Offline

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$19.991 Year
None

QPdf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pure PDF Editor Offline free?
Pure PDF Editor Offline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QPdf free?
QPdf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pure PDF Editor Offline or QPdf have ads?
Neither Pure PDF Editor Offline nor QPdf shows ads.

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