Comparison

FacilityLog vs PDFnano

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

Head to head
About

FacilityLog

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A private facility audit - for the nursing home or assisted living your loved one calls home. FacilityLog is built for adult children navigating a parent's long-term care. Sandwich-generation caregivers managing placements, billing disputes, care plan meetings, and sibling coordination. When mom misses her evening medication for the second time. When dad falls at 3am and you don't get a call until 11am. When the monthly bill jumps by $2,200 with charges nobody authorized. When a 30-day eviction notice arrives after years of "continuous care" promises. When your sister in another state sees something concerning - FacilityLog is your shared evidence. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS - Zero account. No signup, no email, no password. - Your records live on this phone, stored using SwiftData. - Back up your iPhone to iCloud or Finder so your multi-year archive survives device loss. - No third-party cloud, no AI, no analytics. Network calls: Apple StoreKit only. - No facility integrations. The app does not talk to any nursing home or assisted living chain's servers. WHAT FACILITYLOG DOES Facility-Level Audit Timeline. Every incident logged at the facility level, not just the patient level. Medication errors. Falls. Wandering. Hygiene neglect. Abuse. Unauthorized charges. Failure to notify family. 21 categories anchored to facility NPI or state license. CMS F-Tag Mapping (nursing home) and State Bill of Rights (assisted living). Each incident auto-suggests applicable regulatory references for reference only. Care Plan Meeting Log. Every meeting. Every goal set. Every promise made. Billing Dispute Tracker. 10 categories. Track from submission to resolution. Call Log with Hold Time. Every 30-minute hold. Every administrator callback promise. Every quote you heard. FREE INCLUDES - 1 facility - Up to 15 incident records, 3 calls, 3 billing disputes, 3 care plan meetings per facility - 1 photo per incident - Per-incident Markdown export so your records are always portable - Full JSON backup and restore, plus a family-safe export for sharing - Basic timeline view - Face ID / Touch ID app lock - Monthly local backup reminder (requested only when you turn it on) PRO MONTHLY ($2.99/month) - Ombudsman Complaint Pack PDF for state LTC Ombudsman intake. - Unlimited facilities, incidents, calls, billing disputes, care plan meetings. - State AG Complaint Pack PDF. - Civil Litigation Evidence Pack PDF for elder-law consultation. - State Survey / CMS Complaint Pack PDF. - Care Plan vs Reality audit PDF. LIFETIME ($39.99 one-time) Same Pro access with one purchase and no recurring charge. IMPORTANT FacilityLog is a personal records organizer. It is not affiliated with Brookdale, Sunrise, Atria, Five Star, Genesis HealthCare, Ensign Group, or any nursing home or assisted living company. It is not affiliated with CMS, HHS, state Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs, AARP, or any government agency. Trademarks are property of their respective owners. FacilityLog does not provide legal, medical, or advocacy advice. It does not report elder abuse to APS or any agency. Consult an elder law attorney for legal counsel. Contact your state Long-Term Care Ombudsman program for ombudsman services. SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS - Pro Monthly. - Pro Lifetime one-time purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew until canceled. Renewals occur within 24 hours before the period ends unless canceled at least 24 hours prior. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. SUPPORT captainlongevity@gmail.com Privacy Policy: https://app-legal-pages.vercel.app/facilitylog/privacy Terms of Service: https://app-legal-pages.vercel.app/facilitylog/terms

About

PDFnano

Edit, translate, and manage PDF documents with a focus on on-device privacy. This app offers tools for scanning, converting, annotating, and organizing your files locally.

Highlights
  • Read, organize, and manage PDFs
  • Offline PDF translation with layout preservation
  • Scan documents and create PDFs
  • Convert PDFs to Word, Excel, or images
  • OCR for Arabic and English text
  • Add signatures and annotations
  • Remove hidden metadata for privacy
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PDFnano is a comprehensive, privacy first PDF workstation engineered for iOS. It combines the power of fully offline document processing with the advanced analytical intelligence of Apple Private Cloud Compute PCC. Whether managing contracts, financial reports, academic research, or scanned archives, PDFnano delivers reliable productivity in one unified workspace. Core Capabilities: 1. Document AI Assistant (Beta): • Executive summaries for lengthy reports and dense documentation. • Instant extraction of decisions, next steps, and action items. • Detection and structured review of contractual obligations and legal risks. • Custom interactive inquiries grounded in verifiable verbatim citations. • Private and encrypted processing: Utilizes Apple Intelligence and Apple Private Cloud Compute PCC for complex reasoning, ensuring your document content is never stored, never logged, and inaccessible even to Apple. *Note: AI Assistant features require devices supporting Apple Intelligence and are currently in Beta. 2. Offline Document Translation (Beta): • Translate entire PDF files locally while strictly preserving fonts, layout, tables, and graphic elements. • One tap batch approval for documents up to 100 pages. • Granular paragraph level editing and translation review. *Note: Translation operates locally on device and is currently in Beta. Machine translation may contain errors. 3. High Performance Reading and Navigation: • Vertical fast page scrubber for instantaneous navigation across hundreds of pages with live page bubble indicator. • Seamless alignment with the Dynamic Island, status bar, and notch areas. • Instant viewport settling returning immediately to your exact reading location. • Double tap smart zoom and floating capsule for effortless navigation while zoomed in. • Visual OCR search on scanned documents and images with multi word phrase matching and typo tolerance. 4. Conversion and Document Scanning: • High fidelity PDF to Word docx conversion maintaining structure and typography. • Extract tables into Excel xlsx spreadsheets with automated data type recognition. • Integrated document scanner with perspective correction and edge detection. • Convert images to PDF and export PDF pages as high resolution images. 5. Editing, Signing, and Organization: • Create, place, and verify digital signatures on agreements and official forms. • Markup toolkit: pen, highlighter, sticky notes, and text annotations. • Reorder, rotate, delete, and extract individual pages. • Merge multiple PDF documents or split pages into independent files. • Smart file size compression for seamless sharing. 6. Uncompromising Privacy Architecture: • True local processing: Core reading, editing, translation, OCR, and file conversions execute entirely on device without an internet connection. • Cryptographically secure cloud intelligence: Any internet connectivity required by the AI assistant connects exclusively to Apple Private Cloud Compute PCC with cryptographic privacy guarantees. • Face blurring and visual redaction to shield confidential areas. • Metadata sanitization to strip author, GPS, and creation timestamps. • Document password encryption, AirPrint support, and interactive home screen widgets. Certain tools include daily usage limits in the free version. Unlimited access and pro features can be unlocked through an in app purchase. Standard Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/sla/

Screenshots

FacilityLog4 screens
PDFnano4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PDFnano at every 2 days against FacilityLog's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. FacilityLog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and PDFnano sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FacilityLog ships an update every 4 months, PDFnano every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
FacilityLog versus PDFnano: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFacilityLogPDFnano
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer慧慧 高Thamer Mohammed

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FacilityLog

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$249.00
1 purchases

PDFnano

One-time1
  • PDFnano Pro Lifetime$1.99

Questions

Is FacilityLog free?
FacilityLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDFnano free?
PDFnano is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FacilityLog or PDFnano have ads?
Neither FacilityLog nor PDFnano shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FacilityLog or PDFnano?
FacilityLog ships an update every 4 months, and PDFnano every 2 days. Most recently, FacilityLog was updated on September 30, 2026 and PDFnano on September 25, 2026.

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