Comparison

PDF Tools + vs Gist AI Summaries

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

Head to head
About

PDF Tools +

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**PDF Tools +** is a powerful, privacy-focused PDF utility that works entirely offline. No internet, no accounts, no cloud โ€” your documents never leave your device. Merge multiple PDFs into one. Split a PDF by selecting exactly the pages you need. Compress files to save storage and share faster. Sign documents with a handwritten or imported digital signature โ€” all in a clean, intuitive interface. MERGE PDFs Combine multiple PDF files into a single document. Reorder files with drag-and-drop before merging. SPLIT PDFs Preview every page as a thumbnail grid. Select the pages you want and export them as a new standalone PDF. COMPRESS PDFs Reduce file size with three compression levels โ€” Low, Medium, or High. See exactly how much space you saved before sharing. **DIGITAL SIGNATURES** Draw your signature directly on screen with Apple Pencil or your finger. Import a signature image from your photo library. Save signatures for reuse. Place, resize, and move your signature on any page before saving. PRIVACY FIRST - No internet connection required - No login or account creation - No data sent to any server - All processing happens locally on your device

About

Gist AI Summaries

Features
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Gist is a fast summarizer for the iPhone Share Sheet. Share a Safari page, YouTube link, PDF, screenshot, note, or block of text, and Gist turns it into a clear Markdown summary you can read, copy, share, or ask follow-up questions about. Gist is designed for people who save articles, videos, and documents all day but do not always have time to read everything in full. It keeps the workflow simple: share content into Gist, get the key points, and move on. Features: - Summarize web pages, URLs, selected text, PDFs, images, screenshots, and notes - YouTube transcript summaries when captions are available - Follow-up chat grounded in the generated summary - Copyable Markdown output - Local summary history - Shortcuts support for summarizing text - Bring your own OpenAI API key Your OpenAI API key is stored on your device. Gist does not include a subscription or bundled AI credits.

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Verdict

The call

PDF Tools + and Gist AI Summaries are too close to call on the numbers: across 3 compared parameters โ€” price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PDF Tools + versus Gist AI Summaries: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF Tools +Gist AI Summaries
PriceFreeFree
Adsโ€”No
In-app purchasesNoNo
Devicesโ€”iPhone โ€” better
Requires iOS17.617.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbdulrahman AlfantokhLumozz

In-app purchases

None

PDF Tools +

No in-app purchases

None

Gist AI Summaries

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF Tools + free?
PDF Tools + is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gist AI Summaries free?
Gist AI Summaries is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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