SignDepot vs PDF Extractor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
SignDepot
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SignDepot is an all-in-one document scanner and e-signature app built for speed and clarity. Scan paper into high-quality digital documents, import PDFs or images from Files/iCloud, keep everything organized, and sign anywhere in seconds. Key Features 1) Document Scanning Built-in camera scanner to capture paper documents Auto-clean, crisp scans for readable PDFs 2) Import Documents Import existing PDFs and images from your device or iCloud (Files) Work with contracts, forms, receipts, and more 3) Document Management Recent documents at a glance Global search by file name Folder organization: move files into custom folders Everyday actions: rename, preview, delete 4) Electronic Signatures Create a handwritten signature and save it to your signature library Reuse your signature anytime Place, move, and resize signatures on PDFs or photos Export a final signed copy 5) Multilingual Support English, Simplified Chinese, German, French, and Spanish built in SignDepot keeps your workflow simple: scan โ organize โ sign โ export.
PDF Extractor
Extract text, tables, and images from PDFs securely on your device. Offers on-device OCR for scanned documents and rebuilds content as editable Markdown. Includes project management for revisited extractions.
- On-device OCR for scanned PDFs
- Extracts text, tables, and images
- Rebuilds content as Markdown
- Supports password-protected PDFs
- Project management for revisited imports
- Batch ZIP export
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Pull the text, tables and images out of any PDF โ entirely on your device. Nothing is uploaded, so private documents stay private. PDFExtract reads a PDF's own text layer when it has one, and falls back to on-device OCR when it doesn't. Either way it rebuilds what it finds as clean Markdown you can paste straight into your notes, docs or knowledge base. Every import becomes a project you can reopen, review and run again with different settings. WHAT IT DOES - Import standard and password-protected PDFs - Extract the text layer from selectable PDFs - On-device OCR for scanned and image-only pages - Rebuild detected tables as real Markdown tables - Pull embedded images out of pages at their original resolution - Preview the original PDF, the extracted images and the rendered Markdown - Copy Markdown, share it as a file, or export a whole project as a ZIP - Tune OCR: recognition level, render resolution up to 600 DPI, recognition languages, automatic language detection and language correction - Choose the Markdown output style, page headings and document title - Keep every import as a project you can revisit and re-extract WHAT'S FREE - Text, Markdown and OCR for the first 5 pages of a document - The first 10 extracted images of a project - Every OCR and Markdown setting - Copy the Markdown or share it as a file PDFEXTRACT PRO UNLOCKS - Every page of a document, however long it runs - Every extracted image, unblurred and shareable - Tables rebuilt as Markdown tables instead of run-together lines - Batch ZIP export of the Markdown and all extracted images SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS PDFExtract Pro is available as a monthly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. - Monthly: auto-renews every month - Yearly: auto-renews every year - Lifetime: a single payment, never renews Prices are shown in the app and vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the period ending. You can manage or cancel a subscription any time in your Apple Account settings. PRIVACY PDF parsing, OCR, layout analysis and table recognition all run locally on your device. Your documents are never uploaded to a server. Privacy Policy: https://www.mzjpg.com/policy/pdfextract Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PDF Extractor at Free against SignDepot's $1.99. SignDepot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
PDF Extractor is free to download; SignDepot costs $1.99 up front. PDF Extractor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. SignDepot asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | SignDepot | PDF Extractor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free โ better |
| Positive reviews | โ | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Monetization | โ | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 โ better | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kai Chen | Dajiale |
In-app purchases
SignDepot
No in-app purchases
PDF Extractor
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly$19.991 Year
- PDFExtract Pro โ Lifetime$49.99
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