Comparison

PDF Editor vs Folio

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

Head to head
About

PDF Editor

Features
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Edit PDF pages without hassle. This app helps you quickly fix common PDF problems β€” wrong order, extra pages, or multiple files that need to be combined. Whether you want to merge documents, split pages, remove unwanted content, or reorder pages, everything is designed to be fast, simple, and intuitive. Key Features β€’ View PDF files page by page β€’ Merge multiple PDFs into one β€’ Split PDFs by selecting pages or page ranges β€’ Remove unwanted pages easily β€’ Reorder pages with drag & drop Designed for speed All actions are simple and visual. You always see what you’re doing before creating the final PDF. Free & Premium Free users can create up to 3 PDFs. Upgrade to Premium for unlimited PDF creation and an ad-free experience. Privacy first All PDF processing happens locally on your device. Your files are never uploaded or tracked. Perfect for work, school, or everyday PDF tasks. Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/mergepdf-pp Terms of service: https://sites.google.com/view/mergepdf-tos

About

Folio

Features
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Every PDF tool you need β€” and not one byte of your document ever leaves your device. Online PDF tools are convenient until you read the fine print. Your contract, your payslip, your client's financial statement β€” uploaded to a server you don't control, retained for purposes you didn't agree to, mined for data you didn't consent to share. Folio makes that trade-off unnecessary. Folio is a full-featured PDF toolkit that runs entirely on your iPhone and iPad. No network connection. No account. No cloud sync. No analytics. Your files go in, your files come out β€” nothing in between. WHAT YOU CAN DO Organise β€” Merge multiple PDFs into one document β€” Split a PDF into separate files by page range β€” Reorder, rotate, or delete individual pages Reduce & Prepare β€” Compress PDFs to shrink file size without rebuilding content β€” Add watermarks or page numbers β€” Flatten form fields and annotations into a fixed document Convert (best-effort, on-device) β€” PDF to images: export pages as JPG or PNG β€” Images to PDF: combine photos into a single document β€” PDF to Word, Excel, or PowerPoint β€” conversion is handled entirely on-device using Apple's document frameworks; complex layouts may not reproduce with pixel-perfect fidelity, but no file is ever sent to a remote service to achieve it Protect β€” Password-protect a PDF with your chosen password β€” Remove password protection from a document you own Fill & Sign β€” Fill text fields in PDFs β€” Add your signature to any document Extract & Search β€” OCR: turn a scanned or photographed document into searchable, selectable text using Apple's on-device Vision framework β€” Extract all text from a PDF for copying or reference ZERO NETWORK DESIGN Folio ships with no networking capability. It cannot phone home. It cannot upload a file even if it wanted to. Every operation β€” compression, conversion, OCR, signing β€” runs on your device's own processor using Apple's built-in frameworks. This is not a marketing claim; it is a technical constraint we built in by design. This matters most when you are handling documents that should never leave your hands: NDAs, medical records, legal filings, HR documents, financial statements, tax returns. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED Open the app. Use every feature. Close the app. No sign-up screen. No email address. No subscription prompt. No paywall on any v1.0 feature. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO HANDLE SENSITIVE DOCUMENTS Folio is built for lawyers, accountants, HR professionals, and anyone else who regularly works with documents that are nobody else's business β€” and for anyone who is simply tired of feeding their files to free websites that profit from what they read. Your documents are yours. Folio keeps them that way.

Screenshots

PDF Editor4 screens
Folio3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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

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

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
PDF Editor versus Folio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF EditorFolio
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size18 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIsinsu Arici TanVuyo Nkadimeng

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PDF Editor

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
None

Folio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF Editor free?
PDF Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Folio free?
Folio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PDF Editor or Folio have ads?
PDF Editor shows ads; Folio does not.

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