Warqa vs Blue Whale PDF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Warqa
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Warqa is a handwriting-first journal and notes app built for iPad. Pick up your Apple Pencil and start writing — everything else just happens. WRITE NATURALLY The canvas is the app. No modes, no switches. Ink flows immediately when your Pencil touches the page. Choose from blank, lined, dotted, or grid paper. Flip between pages with a natural page-curl gesture.
Blue Whale PDF
This app allows you to scan physical documents into high-quality PDFs, import existing files, and organize your entire document library. It prioritizes user privacy by processing and storing all data locally on your device, ensuring your information remains secure and under your control.
- Scan documents to PDF
- Import PDFs and images
- Convert photos to PDF
- Combine multiple PDFs
- Organize document library
- On-device processing
- No account required
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Blue Whale PDF is a fast, privacy-focused PDF scanner and document manager that makes it easy to scan, organize, search, and manage your documents. Designed with a clean and intuitive interface, Blue Whale PDF helps you keep all of your important documents in one place while keeping your data on your device. Features • Scan paper documents into high-quality PDF files • Import PDFs and images from Files or Photos • Convert photos into PDF documents • Combine multiple PDF files into a single document • Organize and manage your document library • View PDF documents with a built-in viewer • Rename, share, and delete documents • Fast on-device document processing • Beautiful ocean-inspired interface • No account required Privacy First Your documents are processed and stored locally on your device. Blue Whale PDF does not upload your documents to external servers or collect your personal files. Your information stays under your control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blue Whale PDF at 5.0 against Warqa's 4.0. Blue Whale PDF also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Blue Whale PDF holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Warqa ships an update every 3 months, Blue Whale PDF fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Warqa | Blue Whale PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ali Amer | EZRA MICHAEL GILBERT |
In-app purchases
Warqa
No in-app purchases
Blue Whale PDF
No in-app purchases
