Comparison

Editify vs PDF Toolkit

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

Head to head
About

Editify

Features
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Editify puts 21 PDF tools in one app, and every one of them works right on your iPhone or iPad. Edit, sign, scan and convert PDFs without uploading anything. No account. No ads. YOUR DOCUMENT, 21 WAYS Pick a document and the Home tab shows it after each tool: rotated, signed, locked, compressed. Each tile tells you what will change, such as “42 → 41 pages” or the estimated file size. PDF tools open with that document already loaded, and your recent documents sit in a film strip at the top. ASK THE DOCUMENT Summarize a document and ask it questions with Apple Intelligence, entirely on device: “How much is the deposit?” Every answer shows the page it comes from. Free on devices that support Apple Intelligence. ORGANIZE • Merge PDFs: combine two or more files into one • Split PDF: every page, every few pages or your own ranges • Extract Pages: save the pages you choose as a new PDF • Delete Pages, Rotate Pages, Crop Pages • Compress PDF (Pro): three quality levels, with the size before and after CONVERT TO PDF • Image to PDF: JPG, PNG and HEIC • Document to PDF: TXT, RTF and Word (DOCX) • Web Page to PDF: save a web page as a PDF • Camera Scanner: scan paper documents with your camera CONVERT FROM PDF • PDF to Word (Pro): a Word file with each page placed as an image. The layout looks the same; the text is not editable. • PDF to Image (Pro): JPG or PNG, all pages or the ones you pick • Text Recognition (OCR) (Pro): turn scanned pages into a PDF you can search and copy text from SIGN & SECURITY • Sign PDF (Pro): draw, type or add your signature from an image, or sign with your certificate (.p12/.pfx) • Protect PDF: add a password and choose whether printing and copying are allowed • Add Watermark: text or image, on every page or on one VIEW & EDIT • Edit PDF (Pro): add text, images, drawings and shapes, or replace a block of text or an image • Add Page Numbers • Edit Metadata: title, author, subject and keywords • Annotate PDF: highlight, underline, strike through, add notes and text FREE AND PRO You can open and try every tool for free and see the result before you decide. • 15 tools are free. Files you save or share from them carry a small “Edited by Editify” watermark. • The 6 Pro tools are Compress PDF, PDF to Word, PDF to Image, Text Recognition, Sign PDF and Edit PDF. Saving or sharing their results needs Editify Pro. • Pro also removes the watermark from every tool. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your documents are processed on your device and never sent to a server or an AI service. • The only tool that goes online is Web Page to PDF, to load the page you enter. • No account, no ads, no tracking. • Open PDFs from Files, Mail and other apps. ABOUT EDITIFY PRO Pro is available as an auto-renewing subscription or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Plans, prices and any free trial are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://sefabkr.github.io/editify-web/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://sefabkr.github.io/editify-web/privacy-policy.html

About

PDF Toolkit

This app offers a comprehensive suite of PDF tools, including scanning, conversion to Office formats, OCR, editing, and annotation. It prioritizes user privacy by performing all operations on-device, ensuring documents never leave the user's iPhone.

Highlights
  • On-device PDF scanning with edge detection
  • Convert PDFs to Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Extract text from scans with OCR
  • Edit, annotate, and sign PDFs
  • Merge, split, and compress PDF files
  • Secure PDFs with passwords and watermarks
Features
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PDF Toolkit is the privacy-first all-in-one PDF app for iPhone. Scan documents, convert to Word/Excel/PowerPoint, extract text with OCR, sign and lock files, annotate, edit, merge, split, compress, and read every PDF you own — from one clean, fast app that never uploads your files. WHY PDF TOOLKIT IS DIFFERENT Every other PDF app uploads your documents to a server for conversion, OCR, or editing. PDF Toolkit does not. Every scan, every convert, every edit happens 100% on your iPhone — including Word / Excel / PowerPoint conversion. Your documents never leave your device. No accounts. No cloud syncs you didn't ask for. No data collection. Just tools that work, offline. SCAN & IMPORT • Document scanner with automatic edge detection, perspective correction, and multi-page capture • Filter modes: Original, Color, Grayscale, Black & White, Enhance • Import photos from your library and turn them into a polished PDF • Import existing PDFs from Files, iCloud Drive, or any other app CONVERT — PDF ↔ OFFICE (ON-DEVICE) • PDF → Word (.docx) — editable text output, on your iPhone, no upload • PDF → Excel (.xlsx) — smart table detection on iOS 18+, plain rows fallback • PDF → PowerPoint (.pptx) — each page as a slide with editable text overlay • Word / Excel / PowerPoint → PDF — high-fidelity export • Image → PDF: combine photos with page size, orientation, quality controls • PDF → Image (JPG/PNG): export pages at any DPI OCR — TEXT FROM ANY SCAN • Extract text from scanned PDFs and photos using Apple Vision • 30+ languages supported including English, Vietnamese, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese • Copy text, export as .txt, or save as searchable PDF • Powered entirely by your iPhone's Neural Engine — nothing uploaded EDIT • Add text, images, shapes anywhere on the page • Whiteout sensitive information (perfect for redacting bank statements, IDs) • Fill PDF forms — text fields, checkboxes, signatures • Undo / redo with full history ANNOTATE • Highlight, underline, strikethrough — color-pick any shade • Pencil tool for free drawing (with Apple Pencil support) • Sticky notes anchored to any spot • Save annotations directly into the PDF — works in any other reader ORGANIZE & TRANSFORM PAGES • Merge: combine multiple PDFs with drag-to-reorder • Split: break a long PDF into smaller files • Extract: pick the pages you want, save them separately • Rotate: fix sideways pages with a single tap • Rearrange: reorder pages in a 3-column grid • Compress: shrink file size while keeping documents readable • Folders, favorites, smart search — your files, your way SECURE • Sign documents by drawing your signature (Apple Pencil supported, store multiple signatures) • Lock PDFs with a password (with optional fine-grained permissions) • Add watermarks (text or image) with position, color, and opacity controls CLOUD & TRANSFER • iCloud Drive sync (native) • Connect Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive • WiFi transfer — drag-and-drop files from your Mac or PC browser • Share Extension — receive PDFs from any app READ & NAVIGATE • Built-in PDF viewer powered by Apple's PDFKit — buttery smooth • Find in PDF: search any word across the entire document • Thumbnail sidebar: jump anywhere in seconds • Unlock password-protected PDFs CUSTOMIZE • 10 languages: English, Vietnamese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese • Light, Dark, and System themes (full dark mode polish) • Notification controls • Accessibility: Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, AccessibilityXL support PRIVACY PROMISE PDF Toolkit is the rare PDF app that does not upload your files. Period. No server processes your scans. No background sync. No data collection beyond basic crash diagnostics. Your documents stay on your iPhone, where they belong.

Screenshots

Editify4 screens
PDF Toolkit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDF Toolkit at none against Editify's 6. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Editify sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. PDF Toolkit asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Editify versus PDF Toolkit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEditifyPDF Toolkit
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSefa BekerLuong Thi Loc

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Editify

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium (Special)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$5.991 Month
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  • Yearly Premium (Launch)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$79.99
None

PDF Toolkit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Editify free?
Editify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Toolkit free?
PDF Toolkit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Editify or PDF Toolkit have ads?
Neither Editify nor PDF Toolkit shows ads.

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