Blanc Note vs Fast PDF APP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blanc Note
A minimalist note-taking application offering a serene environment for your thoughts. Organize ideas into collections and ensure privacy with Apple sign-in and iCloud synchronization.
- Calm note-taking experience
- Organize notes into collections
- Sign in with Apple
- iCloud sync support
- Private writing
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Blanc is a calm, note taking experience designed with a different taste. For the people who are willing to try something different. Create notes, organize them into collections and keep your writing private with Sign in with Apple and iCloud sync support.
Fast PDF APP
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Fast PDF scans paper into clean PDFs and gives you a complete PDF toolkit that runs entirely on your iPhone or iPad. One purchase, no subscription, no account, no uploads. NEW IN 4.0 • Import PDFs from Files into your library, or keep everything in Files › On My iPhone › Fast PDF with no setup. • Search the text inside every PDF in your library, with the page number and a snippet for each match. • Compress: make a smaller copy with Smallest, Balanced or Sharp quality. Text stays searchable, and Fast PDF tells you when a file is already compact instead of saving a bigger copy. • Document Info: page count, page sizes, orientation, searchable pages, word count, PDF version, encryption, bookmarks, links and form fields, all read from the file itself, with plain-language checks. Edit the title, author, subject and keywords and save a copy. SCAN • Document scanner with automatic edge detection and multi-page capture. • Rapid Capture: one tap, one PDF, camera stays live for the next page. • Real Letter, A4 and Legal page sizes, color modes and quality presets. • On-device OCR makes scans searchable. PDF TOOLS • Organize pages: reorder, rotate, delete. • Split and extract page ranges, merge PDFs. • Document Packets: combine PDFs into one handoff with a linked contents page, dividers, bookmarks and a source map. • Page numbers and Bates numbering, watermarks, APPROVED/PAID stamps. • Sign with your finger or Apple Pencil. • Redact: covered areas are burned in so the text underneath is gone. • Password-protect a copy, export pages as images. Every tool saves a new PDF and keeps your original. Nothing leaves your device unless you share it. iPhone and iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Blanc Note at Free against Fast PDF APP's $3.99. Fast PDF APP's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, 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
Blanc Note is free to download; Fast PDF APP costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Blanc Note ships an update every 10 days, Fast PDF APP fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Blanc Note | Fast PDF APP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Faiz Anwar Shaikh | Robert Corbin |
In-app purchases
Blanc Note
No in-app purchases
Fast PDF APP
No in-app purchases









