PDF Lite vs Hoidur
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
PDF Lite
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PDF Lite is a complete PDF editor that works offline. No account and no uploads to us: your documents stay on your iPhone or iPad, or in your own iCloud Drive if you turn sync on. Open any PDF straight from Mail, Safari, WhatsApp or Files with "Open in PDF Lite" or the share sheet, then edit, sign, convert and protect it on the device. EDIT β’ Edit existing text: change words, font, size, bold, italic, colour and alignment β’ Add text and images, then move, resize or replace them later β’ Watermarks, headers and footers, Bates numbers, backgrounds, links and bookmarks FILL & SIGN β’ Fill any form; type text, ticks, dates and initials β’ Draw or type your signature β’ Certified digital signatures (PAdES) with your own ID, and signature validation β’ Design forms: add fields, auto-detect them, set the tab order, export the data CONVERT β’ Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, web pages, RTF, text and CSV to PDF, on the device β’ PDF to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, RTF, text or images β’ Turn photos into PDF; compress PDFs for email SCAN & OCR β’ Scan paper documents with the camera β’ ID card mode puts the front and back on one page at real size β’ Receipt mode reads the shop, date and total and names the file for you β’ Book mode splits two-page spreads; enhanced, grayscale and black-and-white filters β’ On-device text recognition makes scans searchable and copyable READ β’ Read Aloud highlights each word as it is spoken β’ Reading mode reflows text with adjustable size, sepia and night themes β’ Apple Pencil palette with marker and eraser, double tap and squeeze; tabs on iPad β’ Summarize a document or ask it questions with Apple Intelligence on supported devices, and translate PDFs with Apple's on-device translation. Nothing is sent to a server. ORGANISE & SYNC β’ Merge, split, reorder, rotate, extract, crop and delete pages β’ Optional iCloud Drive folder, in sync on your iPhone, iPad and Mac; both versions kept if a file changes on two devices β’ Shortcuts and Siri actions, Spotlight search and Home and Lock Screen widgets PROTECT & REVIEW β’ AES-256 passwords and print, copy and edit restrictions β’ True redaction that removes text, not just covers it β’ Highlight, comment, stamps and a comment manager β’ Compare two versions of a document and see every change β’ PDF/A conversion and an accessibility checker Reading and opening PDFs, scanning, iCloud Drive sync, Spotlight and widgets are free. Premium tools are available with a yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. PRIVACY & TERMS Privacy Policy: https://nahitfidanci.com/pdf-lite/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Hoidur
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Hoidur is a login and password manager and keeps your passwords safely on your own devices. There is no need to create a Hoidur account, no tracking, no ads, no telemetry, and no server holding your vault. EVERYTHING IS ENCRYPTED Entries are sealed on your device before they are saved. Names, usernames, passwords, notes and attachments are encrypted with a key only you hold. FREE ON ONE DEVICE The whole app is free on a single device. No item limit, no advertising, no trial that runs out. SYNC IS THE ONE PAID FEATURE One purchase β not a subscription β turns on syncing between your Mac, iPad and iPhone through your own iCloud account. Buy it once and you have it on all of them. TWENTY-EIGHT TEMPLATES Logins, email, bank accounts, cards, passports, servers, databases, Wi-Fi, licences, memberships, insurance, medical records, vehicles, crypto wallets and more. Add your own fields and arrange them into sections. ONE-TIME CODES Keep two-factor setup keys in Hoidur and it shows the current code, so you do not need a second app. FACE ID AND TOUCH ID Unlock with the sensor your device has. Hoidur also locks itself when you stop using it, and clears copied passwords from the clipboard. FIND WEAK AND REUSED PASSWORDS Vault Health checks your entries on your device. It never sends anything anywhere to do it. GROUPS Keep a customer, a project or a household together with its own entries. FIFTEEN LANGUAGES English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Russian, Estonian, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian and Arabic. Hoidur means "Keeper" in Estonian.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hoidur at none against PDF Lite's 1. PDF Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. PDF Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hoidur asks for nothing beyond the download.
PDF Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, Hoidur fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Lite | Hoidur |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 β better | 26.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ferda Nahit Fidanci | GΓNES CONSULTING OΓ |
In-app purchases
PDF Lite
- PDF Lite Unlock$1.99
Hoidur
No in-app purchases









