# PDFly vs PDF Utility

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDFly at none against PDF Utility's 1. PDFly also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). PDF Utility's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. PDF Utility sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PDFly asks for nothing beyond the download.

PDFly holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDFly has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

## The numbers

| Metric | PDFly | PDF Utility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.3 (6 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdfly-pdf-scanner-and-edit/id6758983363/reviews)** | [4.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdf-utility-merge-split-pdf/id6761531369/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **6** | 1 |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 51 MB | 69 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Paras Butani](https://appshunter.io/developer/1854706830) | [Sachinbhai Surani](https://appshunter.io/developer/1838685550) |

## What reviewers say

### PDFly

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdfly-pdf-scanner-and-edit/id6758983363)

This app is a comprehensive PDF toolkit for mobile devices. It allows users to convert images to PDF, scan documents, merge files, compress PDFs, and edit documents with text, signatures, and drawings. It's designed for quick and secure document management.

**Highlights:** Convert images to PDF, Scan documents with edge detection, Edit PDFs with text and signatures, Compress PDF file size, Merge multiple PDF files, Convert DOCX to PDF

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### PDF Utility

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdf-utility-merge-split-pdf/id6761531369)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime premium | $12.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is PDFly free?

PDFly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is PDF Utility free?

PDF Utility is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, PDFly or PDF Utility?

PDFly is rated higher. PDFly averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while PDF Utility averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do PDFly or PDF Utility have ads?

Both PDFly and PDF Utility show ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*