PDF Expert Lite vs Panoo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
PDF Expert Lite
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DF Expert Lite is the all-in-one PDF tool for iPhone and iPad. Scan paper documents with your camera, annotate, sign, fill forms, merge, split, compress, and protect your PDFs ā all without leaving the app. FREE TO USE ā 1 free action per day, no account needed. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited everything with a single one-time payment. ā SCAN & DIGITISE ā Turn paper documents into searchable PDFs in seconds using your camera. Auto-enhance, Black & White, Grayscale, and Color filters give every scan a clean, professional look. Reorder or delete pages before saving. ā ANNOTATE ā Highlight, underline, and strikethrough text. Draw freehand with the ink tool. Add text boxes, stamps (Approved, Confidential, Draft, and more), or custom stamps. Permanently redact sensitive information with the built-in redaction tool. ā SIGN DOCUMENTS ā Draw your signature with your finger or type it in a handwriting font. Save multiple signatures and place them on any page with a single tap. No third-party accounts or internet connection required. ā FILL PDF FORMS ā Tap any form field and type directly into it. Save the completed form as a new PDF ready to share or print. ā MERGE & SPLIT ā Combine multiple PDFs into one document in seconds. Split any PDF by page range or extract individual pages ā perfect for sharing specific sections without sending the whole file. ā COMPRESS PDFs ā Reduce file size without losing readability. Choose from High Quality, Balanced, or Small Size to find the right balance before sending by email or uploading to cloud storage. ā OCR TEXT RECOGNITION ā Make scanned documents fully searchable and copy-pasteable. PDF Expert Lite reads the text on every page and embeds a searchable text layer ā all on-device, no data sent anywhere. ā PASSWORD PROTECTION ā Lock any PDF with a password before sharing. Encrypted using standard PDF security so the file stays protected in any PDF reader. ā ORGANISE YOUR LIBRARY ā Create folders to keep documents organised. Sort by name, date, or file size. Rename and delete files with a long press. Full search across your entire library. ā ICLOUD SYNC ā Enable iCloud Drive sync to access your PDFs across all your Apple devices. Works seamlessly in the background. ā APP LOCK ā Protect your documents with Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode. Choose to lock every time you open the app or only after an idle timeout. ā BUILT FOR IPHONE & IPAD ā Full support for both iPhone and iPad, including Split View on iPad. Optimised for iOS 16 and later. PRO ā ONE-TIME PURCHASE Upgrade to PDF Expert Lite Pro for unlimited daily actions. No subscription. No recurring charge. Pay once, use forever.
Panoo
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Panoo turns your notes into something you actually want to look at: colorful paper notes, pinned to a warm cork board. Write a note, choose its paper, its pattern and its pin, then drag it anywhere on the board. It looks like the board above your desk, and that is exactly the point. Notes you can see are notes you remember. A REAL WIDGET, NOT A SCREENSHOT You choose which note goes on your Home Screen. Add several widgets and give each one a different note. Edit the note and the widget updates itself. Small, medium and large on iPhone, plus an extra large size on iPad. IT SYNCS BETWEEN YOUR DEVICES Turn on iCloud sync and your notes and boards move between iPhone and iPad on their own. There is no server of ours in between: the data sits in your own iCloud storage. Leave it off and Panoo keeps working completely offline. YOU BUILD THE BOARD ⢠7 frame designs: plain wood, classic moulding, rope, aluminium, carved and more ⢠16 frame colors and two corner shapes, so hundreds of combinations ⢠15 paper patterns: plain, lined, grid, stripes, zigzag, hearts, stars ⢠12 pins: classic thumbtacks, glass beads, flowers, stars, even a little cat ⢠9 color palettes for your paper ⢠4 fonts, including handwriting ⢠Light and dark theme, both free MORE THAN A PRETTY BOARD ⢠Checklists: ticked items get a line through them, visible right on the board ⢠Mark a finished note as done and spot it on the board at a glance ⢠Reminders: a notification at the exact time you choose ⢠Several boards: keep work, home and shopping apart ⢠Pinch a note to resize it, twist it to any angle ⢠Share any note as an image ⢠Landscape on iPhone, and the whole app rotates on iPad BUILT FOR ⢠Anyone who keeps paper sticky notes on a desk ⢠People who live off shopping lists and to-do lists ⢠Students and workers who want class, meeting and idea notes in plain sight ⢠Anyone who wants a Home Screen worth looking at YOUR NOTES STAY YOURS No account. No sign-up. No ads, not one, in any form. Panoo never sends your notes to a server of ours. With iCloud sync on, the data only goes to the iCloud storage of your own Apple Account. FREE AND PREMIUM Panoo is free to use, and the free version is not crippled: unlimited notes, unlimited boards, unlimited reminders, iCloud sync, light and dark theme, 5 paper patterns, 3 pins, 3 frame designs, 4 frame colors, 2 palettes, 2 fonts and one widget note. Panoo Premium unlocks the rest: every pattern, pin, frame design and frame color, every palette and font, and as many widget notes as you want. Premium is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Pay once and it stays yours; restore it any time on any device signed in to the same Apple Account. SUPPORT Questions and ideas: info@koalstudios.com Privacy Policy: https://koalstudios.com/en/panoo/privacy Terms of Use: https://koalstudios.com/en/panoo/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Panoo at every 3 weeks against PDF Expert Lite's every 3 months. Panoo also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. PDF Expert Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Panoo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PDF Expert Lite ships an update every 3 months, Panoo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Expert Lite | Panoo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad ā better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 ā better |
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| Size | 6 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | APP TEAM | KORAY ALAGOZ |
In-app purchases
PDF Expert Lite
- LifetTime Premium$1.99
Panoo
- Lifetime Unlock$3.99









