Comparison

Blocus vs PDF Editor

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

Head to head
About

Blocus

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Bring your tasks, notes, goals, and ideas together. Blocus is a block-based organizer for capturing thoughts and actions, organizing them with tags, and focusing on what matters. No need to choose folders first. Capture work, personal goals, and bucket-list ideas as they come, then use tags and Focus Mode to find what you need. [ Everything you need in one block ] • Capture anything from a quick note to a checklist and images in one block • Add multiple tags and organize your way • Search titles, notes, checklist items, and tags together [ Focus on what matters ] • Bring important blocks and checklist items into one Focus view • Keep completed blocks tidy in the archive • Sync your blocks across iPhone and iPad with iCloud [ Blocus Pro ] • Create and organize unlimited blocks • Back up and restore your data with files • View blocks and focused items with Home Screen widgets Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stoney-point.com/blocus/privacy-policy

About

PDF Editor

Edit, sign, and protect your PDF documents directly on your device. This app offers a suite of tools for merging, splitting, compressing, and converting PDFs without uploading your files to any server. Enjoy a private and efficient document management experience.

Highlights
  • Unlock PDFs
  • Sign documents
  • Annotate PDFs
  • Merge and split files
  • Compress PDFs
  • Convert PDF to image/Excel
  • Password protection
Features
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A fast, private PDF editor that does everything on your device. Pick a tool, choose a PDF, and export the result. Your files are never uploaded to a server and nothing is saved without your say-so. EVERY TOOL, FREE AND UNLIMITED All ten tools are free for everyone, with no monthly limit and no watermarks. There is no paid tier that does more. The work happens on your own device, so it costs us nothing to let you do as much of it as you like. TOOLS - Unlock: remove a password you already know from a PDF you own - Sign: draw your signature and drag it exactly where it belongs - Annotate: highlight text and add notes - Protect: add a password to a PDF - Merge: combine several PDFs into one - Split: turn every page into its own file - Compress: shrink a PDF to a smaller size - PDF to PNG: export pages as images - PDF to Excel: pull text into a spreadsheet - Convert: PDF to images and back ADVERTS, AND HOW TO REMOVE THEM The free app is supported by adverts. It shows a banner on the tool screens, a full-screen advert when you open the app, and one more between tapping Proceed and seeing your result — sometimes a short video you can choose to watch or skip. If an advert cannot be loaded you simply get your file, with no wait. Remove Ads is a single one-time purchase that takes every advert away permanently. It is not a subscription, it never renews, and it unlocks nothing extra, because every tool is already unlimited without it. Every tool follows the same simple flow: select, process, preview, export. No account. No watermarks. Your PDFs never leave your device — only the adverts talk to a server. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gist.github.com/hjatupon/d229c170e4692c93c240f304a3a21e8a Unlock only works with a password you already know. It cannot and will not crack, guess, or bypass unknown passwords — use it only on files you own or are authorized to access.

Screenshots

Blocus4 screens
PDF Editor1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDF Editor at none against Blocus's 2. PDF Editor also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Blocus's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Blocus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PDF Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blocus ships an update every 5 days, PDF Editor every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Blocus versus PDF Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlocusPDF Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStoneyPointJatupon Hongweing

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Blocus

Subscriptions1
  • Blocus Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Blocus Pro Lifetime$19.99
None

PDF Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blocus free?
Blocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Editor free?
PDF Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blocus or PDF Editor have ads?
PDF Editor shows ads; Blocus does not.
Which is updated more often, Blocus or PDF Editor?
Blocus ships an update every 5 days, and PDF Editor every 4 days. Most recently, Blocus was updated on September 22, 2026 and PDF Editor on September 18, 2026.

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