Comparison

PDF Tool vs Nemos

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

Head to head
About

PDF Tool

Features
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PDF Tool puts essential PDF tools in one app. Merge, split, compress, protect, sign, and edit PDFs on your device—no account, no ads, and your files stay private. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Merge PDFs – Combine multiple PDFs into one file • Split PDF – Extract pages or split by range into separate files • Compress PDF – Reduce file size • Protect PDF – Add a password to lock your document • Unlock PDF – Remove password protection (when you know the password) • Sign PDF – Draw or add your signature to documents • Edit PDF – Remove, extract, or rearrange pages • Rotate PDF pages – Fix orientation • Add watermark – Text or image watermarks • Add page numbers – Number your pages • Images to PDF – Turn photos or images into a PDF • PDF to Images – Export PDF pages as images • Extract PDF images – Pull out embedded images • Webpage to PDF – Save a webpage as a PDF • PDF OCR – Extract text from scanned PDFs (where supported) • Redact PDF – Permanently remove sensitive text • Compare PDFs – See differences between two PDFs • Web optimize PDF – Optimize for web viewing • PDF Overlay – Overlay one PDF on another • Create PDF – Create a new PDF from scratch PRIVACY & OFFLINE • No account required – use the app immediately • Your files stay on your device – we don’t upload or store your PDFs • Works offline – most tools run without internet • No ads – focus on your documents • No watermark – clean document as you like • No tracking – we don’t collect analytics or sell your data Internet is only used when you choose features that need it (e.g. Webpage to PDF or loading fonts). Passwords for Protect/Unlock PDF are used only on your device and are never sent to us. Built for everyday PDF tasks: contracts, forms, reports, and personal documents. No subscriptions—just the tools you need, when you need them.

About

Nemos

This app helps you save and find anything you need, from links and screenshots to notes and documents. It offers powerful search capabilities, allowing you to locate information instantly, even within images and PDFs. Designed for everyday organization, it also includes task management and voice recording features.

Highlights
  • Unified search across all saved content
  • Save content from any app via share sheet
  • Searchable text within screenshots and PDFs
  • Offline article reading
  • Task and to-do list management with reminders
  • Voice recording with transcription
  • Collaborative folders
Features
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You saved it for a reason. Nemos finds it when you need it. A link from a friend. A screenshot with a door code. A thought recorded on a walk. A PDF you meant to read. Nemos keeps them in one private library and gives them back the moment you search, so you never have to remember which app you used. FIND WHAT YOU SAVED One search runs across links, the text inside your screenshots, notes, voice transcripts and documents at once. Look for “boarding pass” and the screenshot surfaces, even though you never tagged or filed it. Search is in Spotlight too, so you can start from the Home Screen. SAVE FROM ANY APP Share to Nemos from Safari, Instagram, TikTok, Messages, Mail — anything with a share sheet. Links arrive with a real preview instead of a bare URL, and articles stay readable when you're offline. Nemos also keeps what you copy, so a code or an address from two hours ago is still there. SCREENSHOTS THAT COME BACK Every screenshot is read on your iPhone, so the words inside it become searchable. Keep screenshots in folders, or let smart folders sort them for you: everything from a trip, every receipt, every recipe. NOTES, DOCUMENTS AND FILES Write notes with images, links and checklists. Import PDFs, documents, spreadsheets and ebooks: they open without leaving the app and are searchable by what's inside them. Keep files in folders and tags, next to the notes they belong with. TASKS, TO-DOS AND ROUTINES Turn anything you save into a task with a reminder. Keep a to-do list with subtasks, then schedule, snooze and check off each item. Build routines for the things you do every day, with the steps, times and notifications you choose, and attach the recipe, note or screenshot a step needs. Reminders and routines appear on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island while they run. EVERYDAY ORGANIZATION FOR ADHD If you have ADHD and want help keeping track of plans and saved information, Nemos keeps the next step and what it needs in one place. Capture the thought, choose when to come back to it, and find it again with one search. RECORD AND TRANSCRIBE Record a voice note and Nemos writes it down: on your iPhone, or in the cloud for long and multi-speaker recordings. Start from Control Center or your watch face and follow it in the Dynamic Island. PLACES Save a restaurant, a shop, a viewpoint. They land on a map, so “that coffee place near the park” is a glance instead of a scroll through old messages. ASK YOUR OWN LIBRARY Ask a question and Nemos answers from what you've saved, quoting the note, screenshot or link it came from. SHARE A FOLDER Invite someone into a folder and you both watch it fill up: a trip, a project, a reading list. You decide who can add and who can only look. ON IPHONE, IPAD AND APPLE WATCH Your library syncs through iCloud, so what you save on the phone is already on the iPad. One tap on the watch complication starts a voice note, and your next reminder and running routine sit beside it. Widgets, Shortcuts and Siri reach the rest. On a computer, the Nemos browser extension for Chrome, Safari and Firefox saves links and articles to the same library. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Screenshot text recognition runs on your iPhone, and so does the writing model on devices that support it. Your library lives in your own iCloud account, not on our servers. The assistant only uses a cloud model if you turn that on. Long or multi-speaker recordings are transcribed in the cloud for accuracy, unless you turn on “Transcribe on this device” in Settings. NEMOS PRO Unlimited recording, unlimited active reminders, smart folders, more cloud transcription and the full assistant. Free keeps everything you save and opens your latest 50; Pro opens your whole library. The app shows plans, prices and any trial you're eligible for before you subscribe. Questions or ideas: nemos@brainchild-co.com

Screenshots

PDF Tool3 screens
Nemos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDF Tool at none against Nemos's 10. PDF Tool also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Nemos's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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. Nemos sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. PDF Tool asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Tool ships an update every 2 months, Nemos weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PDF Tool versus Nemos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF ToolNemos
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB467 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEachut IncorporationMohamed Taha Baalla

In-app purchases

None

PDF Tool

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Nemos

Subscriptions6
  • Némos Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Némos Pro Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Némos Super$63.991 Year
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  • Némos Pro Annual$79.991 Year
  • Némos Pro Yearly14 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Némos Pro Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time4
  • 1 Hour of Transcription$2.99
  • 3 Hours of Transcription$6.99
  • 10 Hours of Transcription$19.99
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  • 30 Hours of Transcription$49.99

Questions

Is PDF Tool free?
PDF Tool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nemos free?
Nemos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PDF Tool or Nemos have ads?
Neither PDF Tool nor Nemos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Tool or Nemos?
PDF Tool ships an update every 2 months, and Nemos weekly. Most recently, PDF Tool was updated on November 9, 2026 and Nemos on November 7, 2026.

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