PDF Tools Pro vs HatcherAI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PDF Tools Pro
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Compress, merge, split and scan PDFs right on your iPhone or iPad. Your files are processed on-device and not uploaded to us. Shrink big PDFs for email, combine or split files, reorder and extract pages, lock or unlock with a password, and turn paper into searchable PDFs with on-device OCR. • Import and organize documents • Read and annotate with a safe working copy • Convert pages to images • Scan paper documents and optimize scanned PDFs Free core tools stay free. Three successful advanced outputs are included on each device, and Lifetime Pro unlocks every advanced tool with one non-consumable purchase. Family Sharing is supported when eligible through Apple. Files uploaded? No. Subscription? No. Account needed? No.
HatcherAI
Manage and interact with AI agents through a unified mobile interface. Monitor agent activity, communicate via text or voice, and customize agent profiles and rooms. Ideal for teams needing hosted AI solutions without infrastructure management.
- Create and manage AI agents
- Monitor active workspace and agent activity
- Chat with agents via text or voice
- Customize agent profiles and 3D rooms
- Access public city views and workspace logs
- Hosted AI agents without infrastructure management
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One place to chat, run AI agents and create. HatcherAI brings everyday AI chat, your hosted agents and Canvas to iPhone and iPad, connected to your Hatcher account. CHAT, SIMPLY Ask a question, work through an idea, draft a message or make a plan. Start with DeepSeek V4 Flash, or choose another available model, grouped by provider. Find your conversations in the sidebar and pick up where you left off. No agent setup is needed for everyday chat. Try up to five messages before signing in. Free trial availability is subject to shared usage limits. YOUR AGENTS, WITH YOU Create an agent for a task, choose its framework and model, and chat with it from your phone. Manage hosted agents built on frameworks including OpenClaw and Hermes. Check their status and adjust everyday settings. Open the full Hatcher website when you need more advanced configuration. CREATE WITH CANVAS Turn a prompt into images, video or music. Choose from the generation models available in your account, review estimated credit usage and revisit your creations in your library. Model availability and generation costs vary. ONE ACCOUNT, SHARED AI CREDITS Use the same account on the web and mobile. Eligible plans combine Chat, agent access and Canvas, with AI Credits shared across your usage. Your plan determines included resources, hosted agent limits and monthly credits. Existing paid benefits remain attached to your account. SIGN IN YOUR WAY Continue with Apple or Google, or use email. Already use Hatcher on the web? Sign in to the same account to access your existing benefits. SUBSCRIPTION & BILLING Compare Starter, Pro and Business in one place. Choose a one-month prepaid plan or a monthly or annual subscription where available. Prepaid plans do not renew automatically. Subscriptions renew until canceled; manage them in your App Store account settings. Top up with a one-time pack of 5,000, 10,000, 25,000 or 50,000 AI Credits. Add extra agent slots, Boost S, Boost L or Storage+ for 30 days with a one-time purchase. Resource add-ons apply to the agent you select; restart it when ready to apply the extra capacity. Review recent purchases from Subscription & billing. Prices and terms are shown before purchase. Plans, AI Credits and agent resources are subject to usage limits. AI responses and generated content can be inaccurate; review important outputs before using them. Privacy: https://hatcher.host/privacy Terms: https://hatcher.host/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: contact@hatcher.host
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Verdict
PDF Tools Pro and HatcherAI 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. PDF Tools Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HatcherAI sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PDF Tools Pro ships an update fortnightly, HatcherAI monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Tools Pro | HatcherAI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 明龙 车 | HHX TECHNOLOGY SRL |
In-app purchases
PDF Tools Pro
- Lifetime Pro$7.99
HatcherAI
- Hatcher Starter Monthly$6.991 Month
- Hatcher Pro Monthly$19.991 Month
- Hatcher Business Monthly$49.991 Month
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- Hatcher Starter Annual$71.001 Year
- Hatcher Pro Annual$204.991 Year
- Hatcher Business Annual$509.991 Year
- 1 Extra Agent$2.99
- Storage+ — 30 Days$5.00
- Hatcher Starter — 30 Days$6.99
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- 3 Extra Agents$6.99
- 5,000 AI Credits$7.00
- Boost S — 30 Days$9.00
- 5 Extra Agents$11.99
- 10,000 AI Credits$13.00
- Boost L — 30 Days$19.00
- Hatcher Pro — 30 Days$19.99
- 10 Extra Agents$19.99
- 25,000 AI Credits$30.00
- Hatcher Business — 30 Days$49.99
- 50,000 AI Credits$60.00









