Comparison

PrivyPDF vs PDFOut

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

Head to head
About

PrivyPDF

Features
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PrivyPDF lets you chat with your PDF documents using your own AIβ€”powered by Ollama on your local network. Your data stays on your device and your LAN. FEATURES β€’ Chat with the current PDF: ask questions and get answers grounded in the document β€’ Local AI via Ollama: set your server URL and choose Chat, Embedding, and OCR models in Settings β€’ Parse & Index: extract text and optional embeddings; trigger automatically on import (when Ollama is configured) or manually from Library or Chat β€’ Remove documents: long-press a PDF in Library to remove it β€’ Export answers to Markdown, JSON, or Word (RTF) β€’ Library: import, open, and manage multiple PDFs β€’ First-time setup: prompt to configure Ollama Base URL and models SETTINGS β€’ Ollama Base URL, request timeout β€’ Chat, Embedding, and OCR model pickers (refresh from Ollama) β€’ Model temperature slider β€’ Use Embeddings toggle for semantic retrieval β€’ Retrieval options: TopK, history turns, chunk size Requires an Ollama server on your network (e.g. http://192.168.x.x:11434). or LM Studio on your network (e.g. http://192.168.x.x:1234/v1) No cloud; all processing is local or on your LAN.

About

PDFOut

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Transform your PDF documents into stunning PNG images effortlessly! PDFOut is the ultimate tool for converting PDF pages into high-quality PNG images. Whether you need to extract specific pages, create long image documents, or share content from PDFs, PDFOut has you covered. Key Features: Flexible Page Selection - Choose any consecutive range of pages (up to 40 pages at once) High-Quality Output - Lossless PNG format preserves every detail Fast & Efficient - Convert pages quickly with no quality compromise Easy Sharing - Save directly to your Photos or share with other apps Open from Anywhere - Import PDFs from other apps seamlessly How It Works: Select a PDF file from your device Choose your desired page range using our intuitive dual-slider control Tap "Save to Photos" and enjoy your converted images! Perfect For: Students converting study materials Professionals sharing document excerpts Anyone needing to extract content from PDFs Download PDFOut today and experience the best PDF-to-image conversion tool on iOS!

Screenshots

PrivyPDF4 screens
PDFOut2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDFOut at none against PrivyPDF's 1. PrivyPDF's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. PrivyPDF sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PDFOut asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
PrivyPDF versus PDFOut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrivyPDFPDFOut
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGUOYU WANG敏锋 ι»„

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PrivyPDF

One-time1
  • PrivyPDF Pro$9.99
None

PDFOut

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PrivyPDF free?
PrivyPDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDFOut free?
PDFOut is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PrivyPDF or PDFOut have ads?
Neither PrivyPDF nor PDFOut shows ads.

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