Comparison

PDFPress vs ShelfApp

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

Head to head
About

PDFPress

Features
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PDFPress is a private, on-device PDF toolkit for iPhone and iPad. Scan, compress, merge, split, organize, sign, OCR, convert and protect PDFs — no uploads, no tracking, no account required. SCAN TO PDF Turn paper documents, receipts, notes and forms into clean PDFs using your camera with automatic document edge detection. IMAGES TO PDF Convert photos, screenshots, JPG, PNG and HEIC images into a single PDF. Reorder pages and choose the page size before exporting. COMPRESS Shrink large PDFs before emailing or sharing. Choose from Maximum, Balanced or Best Quality compression and see exact file size savings. MERGE Combine multiple PDFs into one clean document. Add files, review page counts and merge them on your device. SPLIT Extract selected pages or split pages into individual PDFs using a visual page picker. ORGANIZE PDF Reorder pages, delete unwanted pages and rotate pages before saving a clean new PDF. SIGN PDF Draw your signature, choose the page, set the placement and export a signed copy. OCR TEXT Recognize text from PDF pages on device. Export extracted text and create a searchable PDF copy. PASSWORD PROTECT & UNLOCK Add password protection to PDFs or remove passwords from files you can unlock. PDF TO IMAGES Export PDF pages as high-resolution JPEG or PNG images. BATCH COMPRESS Compress multiple PDFs in one flow, perfect for cleaning up heavy folders. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No internet connection required. No server uploads. No account needed. Your documents stay on your device. FREE TO TRY Compress, merge and split PDFs for free with generous daily limits. Upgrade to Premium for unlimited access to all tools. PREMIUM INCLUDES: • Unlimited compress, merge and split • Password protect and unlock PDFs • PDF to Images • Batch compress • Scan to PDF • Images to PDF • Organize PDF pages • Sign PDF • OCR text extraction • No ads, ever Choose Yearly or Lifetime — one purchase, all features. Terms of Use (EULA): https://tcse9.github.io/pdfpress-privacy/terms.html Privacy policy: https://tcse9.github.io/pdfpress-privacy/

About

ShelfApp

Organize and save links, books, recipes, podcasts, and videos for later. Keep important content accessible with titles, summaries, images, and notes. Ideal for thoughtful reads and useful references.

Highlights
  • Save links and content
  • Organize with notes and tags
  • Keep titles, summaries, and images
  • Share directly from other apps
  • Access saved content later
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ShelfApp is a quiet personal bookshelf for the web: save links, books, recipes, podcasts, videos, and posts you want to revisit later. Paste a link or share into ShelfApp from iOS. The app keeps the useful title, summary, image, notes, tags, and recipe details together so the good stuff does not disappear into a noisy feed. Use ShelfApp for thoughtful reads, useful references, trusted recommendations, and long-form nuggets you want to keep close.

Screenshots

PDFPress4 screens
ShelfApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShelfApp at none against PDFPress's 2. ShelfApp also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PDFPress sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. ShelfApp asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDFPress ships an update fortnightly, ShelfApp every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
PDFPress versus ShelfApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDFPressShelfApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB2 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMD TAUFIQUR RAHMANJon Keseley

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PDFPress

Subscriptions1
  • PDFPress Premium - Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • PDFPress Premium - Lifetime$14.99
None

ShelfApp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDFPress free?
PDFPress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShelfApp free?
ShelfApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PDFPress or ShelfApp have ads?
Neither PDFPress nor ShelfApp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDFPress or ShelfApp?
PDFPress ships an update fortnightly, and ShelfApp every 4 days. Most recently, PDFPress was updated on October 28, 2026 and ShelfApp on October 24, 2026.

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