Thinglo vs Protect PDFs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thinglo
Easily save and organize articles, videos, documents, and more from any app. AI analyzes content for smart summaries, key insights, and auto-generated titles. Set smart reminders and find anything instantly with powerful search.
- Save content from any app
- AI-powered content analysis
- Automatic organization by type
- Smart reminders based on content
- Instant search and filtering
- Document scanning with OCR
- Private and secure storage
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Thinglo is the simplest way to save and organize everything that matters to you. Found an interesting article? A recipe video? An important invoice? A document you need later? Just tap Share from any app, and Thinglo saves it instantly. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Share content from any app — Safari, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X/Twitter, WhatsApp, Mail, Photos, Files, and more. Save links, videos, images, PDFs, documents, invoices, receipts, and notes in one tap. AI INSIGHTS Thinglo uses AI to deeply analyze your saved content and extract what matters most. Get smart summaries and key points from articles and videos. Discover locations on an interactive map, full recipes with ingredients and steps, product details, movie and event info — all pulled out automatically. Browse all your insights in one place, filter by type, and add your own personal notes. MUSIC RECOGNITION Identify songs from any saved video with built-in Shazam-powered recognition. Thinglo finds the song title, artist, album, and artwork — and links directly to Apple Music. FOR YOU — YOUR SMART FEED Your personal feed shows today's reminders, upcoming tasks, recently saved items, and favorites — all in one place. The Rediscovery Engine surfaces forgotten items you saved weeks or months ago, so nothing gets lost. SMART ORGANIZATION Thinglo automatically detects the content type and organizes it into categories — Websites, Videos, Images, Screenshots, Documents, and Notes. Create your own custom categories and set a default category for quick access. AI-POWERED TITLES Thinglo uses AI to analyze your saved content and generate descriptive titles automatically, so you always know what you saved at a glance. SMART REMINDERS Never forget what matters. Thinglo suggests the ideal reminder time for each item based on its content type — articles in the evening, work documents in the morning, videos on weekends. Smart Reminders learn your personal habits and adapt suggestions to match your schedule. RICH NOTES Add rich-text notes to any saved item with bold, italic, headings, and lists. Or create standalone notes with full formatting support. INSTANT SEARCH Find anything you saved in seconds. Search by title, notes, or URL. Filter by date, platform, and category. Your items are also searchable through iOS Spotlight. DOCUMENT SCANNER Scan physical documents, receipts, invoices, and business cards with built-in OCR. Go paperless effortlessly. PRIVATE & SECURE Lock sensitive items with Face ID or passcode. Your data is stored on your device with optional iCloud sync. No tracking, no ads. Privacy-first design. CLIPBOARD PASTE Paste content directly from your clipboard — images, links, or text — and save it instantly without leaving the app. FAVORITES & VIEW MODES Mark items as favorites for quick access in your For You feed. Switch between card, list, and gallery views to browse your way. iPAD SUPPORT Fully optimized for iPad with a sidebar navigation layout and adaptive design for the bigger screen. MULTI-LANGUAGE Full support for English, Hebrew, Arabic, Spanish, French, German, Russian, and Portuguese with right-to-left layout support. Free to use with up to 30 saves. Upgrade to Thinglo Pro for unlimited saves, AI insights, music recognition, smart reminders, and Face ID lock — monthly, yearly, or lifetime. Terms of Use: https://thinglo.app/#terms Privacy Policy: https://thinglo.app/#privacy
Protect PDFs
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Protect before you share. DocTrace turns PDFs, DOCX files and images into a protected PDF ready to send. Document content is processed on your device and is never uploaded to DocTrace. CHOOSE THE RIGHT LEVEL • Password — require a password to open the protected PDF. • Confidential — add a password plus a visible watermark with recipient and date. • Traceable — add the Confidential protection plus a unique DocTrace ID in multiple parts of the PDF, so a copy can be checked against your local history. LOCAL BY DESIGN • Import PDF, DOCX, JPG and PNG files, plus HEIC when supported by the device. • Preview the result before protection. • Keep the original file unchanged. • Reopen and validate the protected PDF before sharing it. • Keep passwords out of history and remove temporary files after the operation. • Use the system share sheet without creating a DocTrace account. Traceable does not monitor opens, contact a server or report recipient activity. It embeds an identifier that you can verify locally if you later receive a copy. PDF passwords, watermarks and usage restrictions reduce casual access and reuse, but they are not DRM and cannot prevent screenshots, photography or deliberate reconstruction. Share the password through a separate channel. Use DocTrace for contracts, proposals, invoices, certificates and other confidential documents that need a safer step before Send. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Thinglo and Protect PDFs are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Thinglo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Protect PDFs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Thinglo ships an update every 6 days, Protect PDFs every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Thinglo | Protect PDFs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Assaf Suissa | Oscar Fuentes |
In-app purchases
Thinglo
- Thinglo Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Thinglo Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Thinglo Pro Lifetime$39.99
Protect PDFs
- DocTrace Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
- DocTrace Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year









