Comparison

Partial Calendar vs PDF Craft

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

Head to head
About

Partial Calendar

This app allows users to select specific start and end times for meeting attendance, updating calendars to reflect partial availability. It helps busy professionals manage packed schedules and communicate their availability clearly to organizers.

Highlights
  • Select partial attendance times
  • Update calendar with selected window
  • Notify organizers of partial attendance
  • Connect multiple calendar accounts
  • Track reclaimed calendar time
  • View calendar capacity insights
Features
Read full description

When you can’t attend a full meeting, Partial lets you choose the exact start and end time you can join. Your calendar updates to reflect your selected window thus creating time on your calendar, and the organizer can be notified of your partial attendance window so everyone stays aligned. Who it’s for * Busy professionals with packed calendars * Sales, customer success, recruiters, and operators * Teams that want clearer meeting expectations What you can do * Choose partial attendance times in seconds * Keep your calendar accurate and up to date * Reduce scheduling confusion and follow-up messages * Set clear expectations with organizers and attendees Spend less time coordinating and more time focused on what matters. Additional Features * Connect multiple calendar accounts * Track how much calendar time you've reclaimed * View calendar capacity and availability insights * Receive updates when your attendance plans change * Keep work and personal schedules organized * Maintain accurate availability across your calendar Why Partial Most calendars only let you attend a meeting or decline it entirely. Partial gives you a better option by allowing you to participate in the parts of meetings that matter while creating time for focused work, customer conversations, interviews, project work, and other priorities. Whether you're joining the first 15 minutes of a meeting, arriving late from another commitment, or leaving early for a customer call, Partial helps your calendar reflect reality. Partial Premium - Unlock additional features with Partial Premium: * Unlimited Partial Attendance selections * Automatic organizer notifications * Advanced calendar insights * Calendar capacity tracking * Multi-account calendar connections * Early access to new features and improvements Subscription Options * Monthly Subscription (1 Month) * Annual Subscription (1 Year) Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions at any time through your App Store Account Settings. Terms of Use: https://getpartial.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.getpartial.com/privacy-policy

About

PDF Craft

This app provides a local-first PDF workspace for creating, merging, organizing, and protecting documents on your iPhone and iPad. It allows you to scan paper, convert photos to PDFs, recognize text, and manage your files securely.

Highlights
  • Scan documents and photos into PDFs
  • Convert photos to PDF
  • Import and merge PDF files
  • On-device text recognition (OCR)
  • Organize documents with filters and search
  • Password protection and Face ID lock
  • Local-first document workflows
Features
Read full description

PDF Craft is a local-first PDF workspace for creating, merging, recognizing, organizing, viewing, and protecting documents on iPhone and iPad. Use PDF Craft when you need to capture paper pages, turn photos into PDFs, import existing files, combine documents, recognize text, or keep sensitive PDFs organized in one place. Key features: - Scan paper documents, notes, receipts, and everyday pages into PDFs. - Convert selected photos into a single PDF document. - Import PDF files from Files into your local document library. - Merge multiple PDFs into one new document and keep the selected order clear. - Recognize text from a camera scan or selected image using on-device text recognition. - Review and edit recognized text, copy it, or create a text-based PDF. - Manage documents with recent files, favorites, filters, search, sharing, and deletion. - Open PDFs in a native viewer with page navigation, thumbnails, sharing, page insertion, and protection actions. - Protect sensitive documents with a password workflow and App Privacy Lock with Face ID where available. - Keep core document workflows local to the device; export or share files only when you choose. PDF Craft is designed for daily document work: class notes, receipts, forms, travel documents, contracts, invoices, and personal archives.

Screenshots

Partial Calendar4 screens
PDF Craft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Partial Calendar at 100% against PDF Craft's 0%. Partial Calendar also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and ads (none vs shown). PDF Craft's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume 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. Partial Calendar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PDF Craft asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Partial Calendar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Partial Calendar's written reviews are positive against 0% of PDF Craft's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Partial Calendar ships an update every 5 days, PDF Craft monthly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Partial Calendar versus PDF Craft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPartial CalendarPDF Craft
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better3.7 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings49 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB91 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperNicholas EllisFuzhou Zhiyue Interactive Technology Co.,Ltd

Customer experience

Partial Calendar

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PDF Craft

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Partial Calendar

Subscriptions2
  • Early Bird - 1 Month$1.991 Month
  • Early Bird - 1 Year$9.991 Year
None

PDF Craft

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Partial Calendar free?
Partial Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Craft free?
PDF Craft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Partial Calendar or PDF Craft?
Partial Calendar is rated higher. Partial Calendar averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while PDF Craft averages 3.7 from 9 ratings.
Do Partial Calendar or PDF Craft have ads?
PDF Craft shows ads; Partial Calendar does not.
Which is updated more often, Partial Calendar or PDF Craft?
Partial Calendar ships an update every 5 days, and PDF Craft monthly. Most recently, Partial Calendar was updated on October 31, 2026 and PDF Craft on October 31, 2026.

Other comparisons