Comparison

FormlyConvert vs Collate

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

Head to head
About

FormlyConvert

Features
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Formly brings every document task into one place. Convert, edit, sign and share PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, image, audio and UDF files. Conversions happen on your device. 39 DOCUMENT TOOLS IN ONE APP β€’ Convert PDF to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, JPG, PNG and text β€’ Turn Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML and images into PDF β€’ Convert UYAP UDF files to PDF in seconds β€’ Merge, split, compress and rotate PDFs, and reorder pages β€’ Add watermarks, page numbers, Bates numbers and stamps β€’ Protect, unlock, redact and repair PDFs β€’ Make scanned documents searchable with OCR FILL ANY FORM IN ONE TAP The form guide finds the fields in your PDF and walks you through them. "Fill with my details" fills name, phone, email and address fields in a single tap. Your details are kept on this device only. Draw your signature and add dates, check marks and QR codes. SCAN, SIGN, MARK UP Scan paper documents into PDF with your camera. Take pressure-sensitive notes with Apple Pencil, highlight text and place your signature on the page. DOCUMENT ASSISTANT Summarize long contracts and reports, see key points with their page numbers, and ask questions about the document. READ ALOUD AND TRANSCRIBE Listen to your documents sentence by sentence, with the current sentence highlighted. Turn meeting recordings and videos into text and save the result as Word, PDF or TXT. LIBRARY Keep every file organized in folders, with pinned files on top. Search by file name, sync across your devices with iCloud and lock the app with Face ID. FORMI IS HERE TO HELP Our paper friend Formi shows you around on your first steps and acts out what each tool does. WORK FASTER β€’ Process several files at once β€’ Follow long tasks from the Lock Screen and the Dynamic Island β€’ Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets β€’ Shortcuts and Share Sheet support β€’ Designed for iPhone and iPad, with Dark Mode FORMLY PRO Go Pro for unlimited conversions and no ads. Monthly, yearly and lifetime options are available. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and payment is charged to your Apple Account. You can manage and cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Collate

Features
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Collate merges images and PDFs into a single PDF β€” on your Mac, iPhone or iPad, without uploading anything. Drop in a mix of scans, phone photos, receipts and existing PDFs. Put them in the order you want. Export one clean PDF. MERGE ANYTHING β€’ Images and PDF pages sit side by side in the same list β€” no converting first β€’ Multi-page PDFs stay grouped as one item, and fan out when you want the individual pages β€’ Import just a page range from a long PDF β€’ Open password-protected PDFs by entering the password once PUT IT IN ORDER β€’ Drag to reorder in either a list or a thumbnail gallery β€’ Arrange sorts scans for you β€” by the page number printed on the page, by name, or by capture date β€’ Rotate any page, drop the ones you don't want β€’ Full undo and redo EXPORT ON YOUR TERMS β€’ Searchable text (OCR), so you can find words inside scans and photos β€’ Compression, when the file needs to be small enough to email β€’ Normalize page sizes, to even out a mix of A4, Letter and phone photos β€’ PDF pages are copied across natively, never re-rendered β€” text stays text and vectors stay sharp ON IPHONE AND IPAD β€’ Import from the Files app or your Photo Library β€’ Scan paper straight in with the camera ON MAC β€’ Send files straight from Finder with the "Send to Collate" Services menu item β€’ A Shortcuts action, so merging can run inside your own automations PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Collate never uploads your files. Nothing is tracked, no account is required, and no data is collected. Your documents stay on your device β€” which is exactly where documents like these belong. FREE, WITH ONE OPTIONAL PURCHASE Collate is free and merges up to 3 files at a time. Collate Pro is a one-time in-app purchase that removes that limit β€” never a subscription, and it unlocks on Mac, iPhone and iPad together. Every feature is in both versions: OCR, compression, Normalize and Arrange all work for free. Pro only lifts the file count.

Screenshots

FormlyConvert4 screens
Collate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Collate at none against FormlyConvert's shown. FormlyConvert's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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. FormlyConvert sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Collate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FormlyConvert ships an update weekly, Collate every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
FormlyConvert versus Collate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFormlyConvertCollate
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly β€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size23 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuleyman CAYIRWasseem Bazbaz

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FormlyConvert

Subscriptions2
  • FormlyConvert Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • FormlyConvert Pro Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$39.99
1 purchases

Collate

One-time1
  • Collate Pro$9.99

Questions

Is FormlyConvert free?
FormlyConvert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Collate free?
Collate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FormlyConvert or Collate have ads?
FormlyConvert shows ads; Collate does not.
Which is updated more often, FormlyConvert or Collate?
FormlyConvert ships an update weekly, and Collate every 3 weeks. Most recently, FormlyConvert was updated on October 31, 2026 and Collate on October 31, 2026.

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