Comparison

QuikPDF Pro vs ScribblePad

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

Head to head
About

QuikPDF Pro

Features
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QuikPDF Pro is the fastest way to create, format, and export professional PDF documents on your iPhone or iPad — no account, no cloud, no subscription required. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Write rich documents with headings (H1–H3), bold, italic, underline, lists, and dividers • Start from a template: invoice, formal letter, meeting notes, or a blank page • Import text, Markdown, JSON, CSV, HTML, images, and existing PDFs — every PDF page comes in, in order • Draw your signature once and add it to any document • Export sharp PDFs with real, selectable text in A4, Letter, or Legal size UNIVERSAL IMPORT • CSV → styled table with headers • JSON → formatted code block • Text and Markdown → editable text • HTML → formatted content • Images → from your photo library, the camera, or Files • PDF → every page added to your document, ready to type around PROFESSIONAL PDF EXPORT Text stays crisp and selectable, and long documents break cleanly between lines. Share your PDF to Mail, Messages, AirDrop, or any app, or save it straight to the Files app. YOUR DOCUMENTS, ON YOUR DEVICE Documents save automatically as you type and appear in the Files app under QuikPDF Pro. Signatures you draw stay on your device. PRIVACY FIRST QuikPDF Pro collects zero data. No analytics, no tracking, no servers. Everything happens on your device, and no internet connection is required. SETTINGS & CUSTOMIZATION • Choose from 5 page margin presets (None to Extra Wide) • Pick your editor font, size, and line spacing • Set a filename prefix with an optional date stamp QuikPDF Pro works on all iPhone and iPad screen sizes.

About

ScribblePad

A private, free note-taking and PDF annotation app for Apple devices. It offers natural handwriting, organization tools, and optional cloud backup to your own storage. Enjoy a distraction-free experience with no accounts or tracking.

Highlights
  • Natural handwriting with Apple Pencil
  • PDF annotation and markup
  • Organize notes with subjects and notebooks
  • On-device handwriting search (OCR)
  • Audio recording synced to notes
  • Optional Google Drive/iCloud backup
  • Offline functionality
Features
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The free, private note app for iPhone, iPad & Mac. No subscription, no account, no tracking — just fast handwriting, PDF markup, and backup to YOUR own cloud. Write naturally with Apple Pencil, organize notes into colorful subjects, and keep everything synced to your own Google Drive or iCloud. Nothing lives on our servers — your notes stay yours. WRITING & TOOLS • Smooth, low-latency ink (PencilKit) — pen, pencil, highlighter, eraser, lasso • Pinch to zoom, palm rejection, and ruler • Add text boxes, shapes, images, and stickers on top of your ink ORGANIZE • Subjects → notebooks → pages, drag to reorder • Templates: blank, ruled, grid, dotted + your own custom pages • Search your handwriting instantly with on-device OCR PDF & IMPORT/EXPORT • Import and annotate PDFs • Export as PDF, PNG, or the native .scribble format • Share notes with other ScribblePad users AUDIO • Record audio synced to your strokes — replay your notes in time PRIVATE BACKUP & SYNC (OPTIONAL) • Back up to your own Google Drive (the app only sees files it creates) or iCloud • Works fully offline — the cloud is yours, not ours No sign-up. No ads. No data collection. Just a beautiful place to think.

Screenshots

QuikPDF Pro4 screens
ScribblePad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ScribblePad at every 4 days against QuikPDF Pro's every 7 months. QuikPDF Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuikPDF Pro ships an update every 7 months, ScribblePad every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
QuikPDF Pro versus ScribblePad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuikPDF ProScribblePad
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSouriya VongchanhSagar Seth

In-app purchases

None

QuikPDF Pro

No in-app purchases

None

ScribblePad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QuikPDF Pro free?
QuikPDF Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScribblePad free?
ScribblePad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QuikPDF Pro or ScribblePad have ads?
Neither QuikPDF Pro nor ScribblePad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuikPDF Pro or ScribblePad?
QuikPDF Pro ships an update every 7 months, and ScribblePad every 4 days. Most recently, QuikPDF Pro was updated on October 24, 2026 and ScribblePad on October 24, 2026.

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