Comparison

Editify vs PDF Editor

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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 β€œ42 β†’ 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: β€œHow much is the deposit?” Every answer shows the page it comes from. Free on devices that support Apple Intelligence. ORGANIZE β€’ Merge PDFs: combine two or more files into one β€’ Split PDF: every page, every few pages or your own ranges β€’ Extract Pages: save the pages you choose as a new PDF β€’ Delete Pages, Rotate Pages, Crop Pages β€’ Compress PDF (Pro): three quality levels, with the size before and after CONVERT TO PDF β€’ Image to PDF: JPG, PNG and HEIC β€’ Document to PDF: TXT, RTF and Word (DOCX) β€’ Web Page to PDF: save a web page as a PDF β€’ Camera Scanner: scan paper documents with your camera CONVERT FROM PDF β€’ PDF to Word (Pro): a Word file with each page placed as an image. The layout looks the same; the text is not editable. β€’ PDF to Image (Pro): JPG or PNG, all pages or the ones you pick β€’ Text Recognition (OCR) (Pro): turn scanned pages into a PDF you can search and copy text from SIGN & SECURITY β€’ Sign PDF (Pro): draw, type or add your signature from an image, or sign with your certificate (.p12/.pfx) β€’ Protect PDF: add a password and choose whether printing and copying are allowed β€’ Add Watermark: text or image, on every page or on one VIEW & EDIT β€’ Edit PDF (Pro): add text, images, drawings and shapes, or replace a block of text or an image β€’ Add Page Numbers β€’ Edit Metadata: title, author, subject and keywords β€’ 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. β€’ 15 tools are free. Files you save or share from them carry a small β€œEdited by Editify” watermark. β€’ 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. β€’ Pro also removes the watermark from every tool. PRIVATE BY DESIGN β€’ Your documents are processed on your device and never sent to a server or an AI service. β€’ The only tool that goes online is Web Page to PDF, to load the page you enter. β€’ No account, no ads, no tracking. β€’ 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 Editor

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Edit the text inside your PDFs - not just annotate on top of them. Most PDF apps only let you draw boxes and stick notes on a page. PDF Editor lets you tap a line of text, retype it, and have it redraw in place. Fix a typo in a contract, correct a date on a form, or update a name without going back to the original document. Everything happens on your device. Your files are never uploaded to a server. EDIT TEXT IN PLACE Tap any line of text to edit it. The replacement is drawn in the same position, matching the original size and colour so it fits the surrounding document. SIGN DOCUMENTS Draw your signature with a finger, then drag and pinch it into position on any page. Save signatures to reuse them across documents - no need to redraw every time. ADD TEXT ANYWHERE Drop new text onto any page. Position and size it by dragging, and pick the colour before you place it. Useful for filling forms that have no fillable fields. BRING YOUR OWN FONTS PDFs often embed only part of a font, which means the original can't always be reused for edits. Instead of shipping a font library, PDF Editor lets you upload your own .ttf or .otf file so edits can match the document's look. When a font is substituted, the app tells you which one it was - so you know exactly what to upload. CHOOSE YOUR TEXT COLOUR Set the colour for edited and newly added text, or leave it to match whatever the original line used. WORK ACROSS PAGES Scroll through multi-page documents and place signatures or text on any page. SHARE WHEN YOU'RE DONE Send the edited PDF straight to email, messaging, cloud storage, or any app that accepts PDFs. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Every edit, signature, and font stays on your phone. Nothing is sent to a server, and the app needs no storage permission - you pick files through document picker, and they're copied into the app's private storage. https://sites.google.com/view/tlutechpdf/home https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Editify4 screens
PDF Editor3 screens

Verdict

The call

Editify and PDF Editor are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Editify sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and PDF Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Editify versus PDF Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEditifyPDF Editor
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSefa BekerChetan Shah

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
3 purchases

PDF Editor

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Plan$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Editify free?
Editify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Editor free?
PDF Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Editify or PDF Editor have ads?
Neither Editify nor PDF Editor shows ads.

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