Comparison

PDFix vs JoeEditor

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

Head to head
About

PDFix

Edit, sign, merge, split, and convert PDF files and images to PDF. This app offers full PDF editing, electronic signature creation, and image conversion without any subscriptions, ads, or hidden fees.

Highlights
  • Edit PDF text and forms
  • Create handwritten and typed signatures
  • Convert images to PDF
  • Merge and split PDF files
  • Organize PDF documents
  • Sign contracts and agreements
Features
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PDFix brings PDF editing, signing, scanning and conversion together on your iPhone. Work on forms, contracts, study notes and everyday documents in one place. EDIT AND REVIEW • Edit PDF text and content. • Read documents, highlight details and add notes. SIGN AND SCAN • Draw or type a signature and fill supported PDF forms. • Scan paper documents and combine captured pages into a PDF. • Turn photos and JPG images into PDF files. CONVERT AND ORGANIZE • Convert PDF to Word and Word to PDF. • Merge documents, split PDFs and extract selected pages. • Compress files for easier sharing. • Reorder, rotate or delete pages. • Protect files with a password and unlock files you are authorized to access. • Extract text for copying and reuse. Prepare documents for work, study and daily paperwork without switching between separate PDF tools. Privacy Policy: https://artevus.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://artevus.com/terms EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

JoeEditor

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JoeEditor is a fast, minimal text editor for Mac and iPad. Built for people who want to write code, markdown, notes, or anything else without an AI in the corner trying to help. Native, sandboxed, universal. No tracking, no ads, no telemetry. EDITING • Tabbed interface — open as many files as you need, drag to reorder • Markdown preview, side-by-side • Syntax highlighting for Markdown, JSON, YAML, HTML, and CSS • Bracket matching, auto-close, and smart indent • Word wrap toggle (Mac) • Customizable font and theme • Minimal mode — hide every chrome element for a clean writing surface FIND & REPLACE • Standard find with case-sensitive and whole-word options • Regex find and replace • Find across all open tabs in one search TEXT TOOLS • Sort, reverse, deduplicate, and trim lines • Convert case (upper, lower, title) • Encode/decode URL, Base64, and HTML • Tabs ↔ spaces conversion • Add prefix or suffix to every line • Add or remove line breaks by delimiter • Extract a column from delimited text • Remove empty lines or collapse extra spaces • Insert date and time at cursor INSPECTOR • Character info, code points, hex values • File info: encoding, line ending, size • Live word, line, and character counts • Share sheet integration iCLOUD SYNC • Open tabs sync between your Mac and iPad • Settings sync — font, theme, tab bar position, and more • Files in iCloud Drive open natively PRINTING • Native Mac and iPad print • Optional filename header and page-number footer PRIVACY • Zero tracking. Zero ads. Zero data collection. • No telemetry. No analytics. No "anonymous usage statistics." • No AI features. No cloud round-trips. • Sandboxed; only files you explicitly open are read. JoeEditor opens fast, stays out of the way, and lets you get to work.

Screenshots

PDFix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PDFix at Free against JoeEditor's $3.99. PDFix also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15 vs 17.6). JoeEditor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads and device support 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

PDFix is free to download; JoeEditor costs $3.99 up front. PDFix sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. JoeEditor asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDFix ships an update every 9 days, JoeEditor monthly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
PDFix versus JoeEditor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDFixJoeEditor
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad, Mac
Requires iOS15 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperARTEVUS TECHNOLOGIES (PRIVATE) LIMITEDJoseph Morganelli

In-app purchases

4 purchases

PDFix

Subscriptions4
  • PDFix Weekly Subscriptions$0.997 Days
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • PDFix Yearly Subscriptions$15.991 Year
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  • Yearly Subscription$15.991 Year
None

JoeEditor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDFix free?
PDFix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JoeEditor free?
JoeEditor costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do PDFix or JoeEditor have ads?
Neither PDFix nor JoeEditor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDFix or JoeEditor?
PDFix ships an update every 9 days, and JoeEditor monthly. Most recently, PDFix was updated on October 25, 2026 and JoeEditor on October 25, 2026.

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