QuikPDF Pro vs ScribblePad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QuikPDF Pro
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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.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
QuikPDF Pro ships an update every 7 months, ScribblePad every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | QuikPDF Pro | ScribblePad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Souriya Vongchanh | Sagar Seth |
In-app purchases
QuikPDF Pro
No in-app purchases
ScribblePad
No in-app purchases









