Comparison

QuickConvert vs PDF Studio

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

Head to head
About

QuickConvert

Features
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QuickConvert turns HEIC into JPG, shrinks photos that are too big to send, and builds PDFs. On your device, with no ads and nothing uploaded anywhere. UNLIMITED IMAGE CONVERSIONS, FREE - HEIC to JPG or PNG, PNG to JPG, JPG to PNG, WebP to either - Compress photos with a quality slider, and see the real before and after size - Up to 50 files at once, up to 100 MB each - Images to PDF, PDF to images, compress, merge and split PDFs YOUR PHOTOS KEEP THEIR DETAILS Capture date, location and orientation survive the conversion. Most converters quietly throw all three away, which is how a converted photo ends up sideways and sorted to the wrong place in your library. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR DEVICE No account, no sign in, no upload, no server. The app works in airplane mode, which is the simplest proof that your files stay with you. QUICKCONVERT PRO - PDF to Word and PDF to Excel, as editable .docx and .xlsx - Word, Excel and PowerPoint to PDF - Batches beyond 50 files, and files over 100 MB QuickConvert Pro is a subscription: 3.99 USD per month or 29.99 USD per year, shown in local currency by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically for the same price and period unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://thedolceway.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://thedolceway.com/privacy

About

PDF Studio

Features
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PDF Studio is the all-in-one PDF app that works entirely on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking — your files never leave your iPhone or iPad. READ & MARK UP • Fast, smooth reader with search, bookmarks and a page thumbnail grid • Highlight, underline, strike through and draw with Apple Pencil or your finger • Add text, shapes, arrows, sticky notes and a date stamp • Sign with your finger and reuse saved signatures • Custom stamps, Night and Sepia modes, a clean Reading View and Read Aloud SCAN & CREATE • Scan documents with the camera and clean up the edges • Turn photos into a PDF • Make scans searchable with on-device OCR CONVERT • PDF to Word, plain text or images • Images to PDF • Grayscale a PDF to save ink and shrink the file ORGANIZE • Merge, split, reorder, rotate, insert and delete pages • Compress, and batch-compress or merge many PDFs at once • Crop margins, extract images and add Bates numbers • Compare two PDFs side by side and highlight what changed PROTECT • Add or remove a password • Permanently redact text — even every match of a word at once • Watermarks and page numbers YOUR LIBRARY • Star favorites for quick access and search every PDF at once • Fill in forms • Save to Files / iCloud Drive, plus a Home Screen widget for one-tap scanning • Back up your whole library to one file and restore it on another device 100% ON-DEVICE PRIVACY Everything happens on your device. PDF Studio collects no data — no ads, no tracking, ever. That's the whole point. PDF Studio Pro unlocks every tool with no limits. Every Pro feature works 3 times free — upgrade yearly or once for lifetime. Terms of Use (EULA): https://birsoftware.com/terms.html

Screenshots

QuickConvert4 screens
PDF Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QuickConvert at none against PDF Studio's 2. QuickConvert also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). PDF Studio's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. PDF Studio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. QuickConvert asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuickConvert ships an update every 6 months, PDF Studio weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
QuickConvert versus PDF Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickConvertPDF Studio
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDt novaBirkan Aksoy

In-app purchases

None

QuickConvert

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PDF Studio

Subscriptions1
  • PDF Studio Pro$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • PDF Studio Pro (Lifetime)$24.99

Questions

Is QuickConvert free?
QuickConvert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF Studio free?
PDF Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do QuickConvert or PDF Studio have ads?
Neither QuickConvert nor PDF Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuickConvert or PDF Studio?
QuickConvert ships an update every 6 months, and PDF Studio weekly. Most recently, QuickConvert was updated on October 6, 2026 and PDF Studio on October 14, 2026.

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