Comparison

StudyBrief vs PDF Extender

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

Head to head
About

StudyBrief

Features
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Panikzettel turns your class notes, handouts, and worksheets into concise study sheets – in seconds. HOW IT WORKS: 1. Take a photo of your notes or upload a PDF 2. Choose your subject, grade level, and how brief you want the summary 3. Our AI creates a clear study sheet with the most important content YOUR STUDY SHEET INCLUDES: β€’ Compact summary of the material β€’ Key definitions at a glance β€’ Core concepts and takeaways β€’ Typical exam questions with answers β€’ Memory aids and mnemonics FLASHCARD MODE: After generating your study sheet, practice with automatically created flashcards. Tap to flip, mark as "Got it" or "Again" – until everything sticks. SHARE & EXPORT: Share your finished study sheet with classmates or save it for later. SUPPORTED FORMATS: β€’ Photos of handwritten notes β€’ Photos of printed materials β€’ PDF documents Perfect for students who want to study quickly and efficiently – whether it's right before an exam or for regular review. Privacy Policy: https://getstudybrief.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://getstudybrief.com/terms/

About

PDF Extender

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Exercise sheets, lecture notes, past exams: they arrive as PDFs laid out for paper β€” packed full, with no room beside them. On paper, you still had your notebook. On an iPad, you squeeze your calculations between two lines or create a second document for the solutions. PDF Extender makes every page wider. The app adds a margin on the right, left or both sides β€” blank, grid, lined or dotted. The question and your working sit side by side, just the way you want to see them when revising for an exam. The page content stays intact: nothing is scaled, shifted within the original page area or covered. A new PDF is created; your original stays as it was. IN FOUR STEPS 1. Add PDFs β€” one at a time or several exercise sheets together. 2. Choose a margin β€” right, left or both sides, half or full page width. 3. Choose paper β€” blank, grid, lined or dotted, with 5, 7 or 10 mm spacing. 4. Export β€” the live preview shows you the exact result first. Then keep writing where you already use your Apple Pencil: Notes, GoodNotes, Notability or Files. WHY IT WORKS β€’ Live preview β€” see every change right away, with no surprises after export. β€’ Several exercise sheets at once β€” import multiple PDFs, choose one setting and export them together. β€’ Fits every format β€” A4, US Letter, landscape and mixed page sizes. β€’ Never overwrites β€” each result is saved as a separate file with the β€œ-extended” suffix. β€’ Fixed export folder β€” exports go straight into your study folder structure. β€’ Quickshare (Pro) β€” share a PDF from Mail or Safari and get an extended copy back without opening the app. β€’ Three looks β€” Studio, Billet and Kontor. Handy for teachers, too: add a defined solution area to worksheets before handing them out, or a notes column to handouts. One batch, one setting, one export. WHAT THE APP ISN’T It isn’t an annotation tool β€” you write in your notes app. It isn’t a PDF editor or scanner. On larger iPad screens, the document list and preview sit side by side in two columns; on iPhone and in narrow iPad windows, a compact view guides you through the same steps. FREE AND PRO All margin formats, paper styles, the preview and all designs are free. Only the volume is limited: 10 exports to start, then 3 per week, with a subtle watermark. Pro removes those limits β€” unlimited exports, a watermark you can turn off and Quickshare. One-time purchase, no subscription. PRIVACY Your PDFs, filenames and page contents are never sent to us or the analytics provider. No account, no advertising tracking. Only if you agree does the app send usage events and a hashed installation identifier to TelemetryDeck. You can withdraw consent in Settings at any time. PDF processing works fully offline β€” on the train, in the lecture hall or in the library.

Screenshots

StudyBrief3 screens
PDF Extender4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: StudyBrief at 15.1 against PDF Extender's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. StudyBrief sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and PDF Extender sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
StudyBrief versus PDF Extender: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudyBriefPDF Extender
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size33 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJannik BroseSB Labs

In-app purchases

1 purchases

StudyBrief

Subscriptions1
  • StudyBrief: Quick & Compact$4.991 Month
1 purchases

PDF Extender

One-time1
  • Pro freischalten$2.99

Questions

Is StudyBrief free?
StudyBrief is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Extender free?
PDF Extender is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StudyBrief or PDF Extender have ads?
Neither StudyBrief nor PDF Extender shows ads.

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