Comparison

PDF Reader & Editor vs PDF Editor Converter

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

Head to head
About

PDF Reader & Editor

This app offers comprehensive PDF management with on-device AI powered by Apple Intelligence. It allows users to read, edit, sign, scan, and convert PDFs, with features like AI summarization, translation, and form auto-filling. All processing happens locally on your device for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • On-device AI for summarization, translation, and Q&A
  • Read, annotate, sign, and edit PDFs
  • High-quality document scanning with OCR
  • Convert PDFs to Word, Excel, JPG, and back
  • Merge, split, compress, and organize PDFs
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Privacy-first design with no tracking or ads
Features
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Summarize, chat with, and translate any PDF entirely on your iPhone. The privacy-first PDF reader, editor, scanner & signer with Apple Intelligence built in. Try Pro free for 7 days. The all-in-one PDF app that respects your privacy. Read, annotate, sign, scan, convert, and edit PDFs - with on-device AI that summarizes, translates, and answers questions about your documents without ever sending them to a server. ON-DEVICE AI, POWERED BY APPLE INTELLIGENCE • Chat with any PDF — ask questions, get instant answers • One-tap summaries of long documents and contracts • Translate pages into 30+ languages instantly • Extract key data from invoices, receipts, and forms • Auto-fill forms from text you already have Everything runs locally on your device. Your documents never leave your iPhone. READ THE WAY YOU WANT • Smooth paginated and continuous reading modes • Outline, thumbnails, and bookmarks sidebar • Powerful in-document search across every page • Read Aloud — let your iPhone read documents to you • Open password-protected PDFs ANNOTATE & MARK UP • Highlight, underline, and strike-through in five colors • Freehand drawing with Apple Pencil • Sticky notes, shapes, arrows, and text boxes • Export annotated copies or annotation-only summaries SIGN ANYTHING • Draw signatures with your finger or Apple Pencil • Save reusable signatures, initials, and stamps • Place, resize, and rotate signatures on any page • Legally valid e-signatures with audit timestamps SCAN TO PDF • High-quality document scanner with auto edge detection • Built-in OCR — every scan becomes searchable text • Multi-page scans saved as a single PDF • Filters: original, B&W, magic color, grayscale CONVERT & ORGANIZE • Convert PDF to Word, Excel, JPG, and back • Reorder, rotate, duplicate, and delete pages • Merge multiple PDFs into one • Split a PDF into separate files • Compress to shrink file size for sharing • Add watermarks, page numbers, and headers • Redact sensitive text and images • Create blank PDFs from scratch LIBRARY THAT MAKES SENSE • Folders, tags, and color-coded bookmarks • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Import from Files, Mail, Drive, Dropbox, or any cloud • Offline access to everything you've opened PRIVACY FIRST • No tracking, no analytics, no ads • AI runs entirely on-device using Apple Intelligence • Your files stay in your iCloud — we never see them • Open-source PDFKit foundations PDF EDITOR PRO Unlock unlimited AI summaries, translations, chat, signatures, conversions, and advanced editing with a Pro subscription. • Monthly $2.99 • Yearly $29.99 (save 17%) • Lifetime $99.99 • Free 7-day trial — cancel anytime in Settings Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled 24 hours before the period ends. Manage in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: propdfeditor.online/privacy.html Terms of Use: propdfeditor.online/terms.html

About

PDF Editor Converter

Features
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PDF Editor Converter is your all-in-one offline PDF toolbox for iPhone and iPad. Edit, merge, split, compress, convert, sign, and secure PDFs with 74+ professional tools—without uploading files to the cloud. PRIVACY FIRST — 100% ON-DEVICE Every operation runs locally on your device. Your documents never leave your iPhone or iPad. Optional RFC 3161 timestamping sends only a document hash, never your file content. EDIT & ANNOTATE • PDF Editor Workbench: preview pages, edit text in place, add annotations, and export in one flow • Highlight, draw, add notes, stamps, images, and watermarks • Fill PDF forms, redact sensitive content, and edit bookmarks/table of contents SCAN & OCR (MOBILE) • Scan documents to PDF with your camera—multi-page capture with enhance, grayscale, and black-and-white filters • On-device OCR for scanned PDFs—make text searchable without sending files online ORGANIZE PAGES • Merge PDFs (sequential or interleaved for double-sided scans) • Split by page, range, chapter, file size, or delimiter • Rotate, crop, reorder pages with drag-and-drop, extract or delete pages • N-up layout, booklet imposition, poster split, and single long-page export CONVERT & EXPORT • Images ↔ PDF, PDF to images, text, Markdown, HTML, XML, or CSV • Convert Word, Excel, PowerPoint, EPUB, FB2, Markdown, HTML, and email (.eml) to PDF • Export PDF to Office formats where supported SECURITY & SIGNING • Add or remove password protection and permissions • Digital certificate signing (PKCS#12), handwritten signatures, signature validation • Sanitize PDFs, flatten forms, unlock read-only fields POWER TOOLS • Compare two PDFs side by side • Compress PDFs, remove blank pages, auto-rename files • Build multi-step automation workflows for repetitive tasks • Repair damaged PDFs, adjust contrast, apply scanner effects OPEN FROM ANYWHERE Open PDFs and supported documents directly from the Files app or other apps. Share finished files via the system share sheet. Whether you are scanning receipts on the go, signing a contract, or batch-processing documents, PDF Editor Converter delivers a complete PDF workflow—private, fast, and entirely on your device. Supported languages: English, 简体中文, 日本語, Español.

Screenshots

PDF Reader & Editor4 screens
PDF Editor Converter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDF Editor Converter at none against PDF Reader & Editor's 3. PDF Editor Converter also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. PDF Reader & Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PDF Editor Converter asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
PDF Reader & Editor versus PDF Editor Converter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF Reader & EditorPDF Editor Converter
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB81 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperZain HaiderHefei Yunyilian Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PDF Reader & Editor

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$99.99
None

PDF Editor Converter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF Reader & Editor free?
PDF Reader & Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Editor Converter free?
PDF Editor Converter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PDF Reader & Editor or PDF Editor Converter have ads?
Neither PDF Reader & Editor nor PDF Editor Converter shows ads.

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