Protect PDF vs PDF Password Tool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Protect PDF
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Protect PDF is a simple PDF security app for locking, unlocking and changing PDF passwords directly on your iPhone. Import a PDF from Files, choose the action you need and export the processed document when you are done. Your files are handled locally on your device, with no account and no upload flow. What you can do: • Protect a PDF with an opening password • Unlock a protected PDF when you know the current password • Change an existing PDF password • Generate a strong password and copy it to the clipboard • Allow or block printing and text copying when protecting a file • Save, share or export the processed PDF • Review your recent processed files in the local history Built for private documents: Protect PDF is designed for invoices, forms, contracts, study notes, work documents and any PDF you want to share more safely. The workflow is intentionally focused: import, choose protect, unlock or change password, then save or share. All PDF tools are available in the app. An optional one-time purchase removes ads. Protect PDF does not replace legal or enterprise document management systems. Always keep your password somewhere safe, because a protected PDF cannot be opened without the correct password.
PDF Password Tool
Secure your PDF documents by adding or removing passwords. This utility processes files directly on your device, ensuring privacy for sensitive information like contracts and certificates. It supports batch processing and easy sharing of protected or unlocked PDF copies.
- Unlock PDFs with existing password
- Add new open password to unlocked PDFs
- Process multiple PDF files
- Save or share processed copies
- Open PDFs from Files app
- Supports English and Korean
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PDF Password Tool is a simple PDF security utility for creating unlocked copies of PDFs you can already open, or adding a new open password to PDFs that are not protected yet. It is designed to process files on your device without uploading them to a server. Use it for contracts, certificates, work documents, personal files, and other PDFs you want to handle carefully. Key features - Unlock PDFs when you already know the password - Add a new open password to unlocked PDFs - Process multiple PDF files in order - Save or share processed PDF copies - Open PDFs from Files and share sheets - Multilingual interface: English, Korean, Japanese, Hindi, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Indonesian, Italian, Vietnamese, Thai, Arabic, and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional). Please note - This app does not recover or guess PDF passwords. - You need the current password to create an unlocked copy. - If you forget a newly added password, the app cannot recover it. Use PDF Password Tool to manage protected PDF copies quickly and clearly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDF Password Tool at none against Protect PDF's 1. PDF Password Tool also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Protect PDF's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Protect PDF sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PDF Password Tool asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Protect PDF | PDF Password Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Antonio Gonzalez de la aleja german | Bokeria |
In-app purchases
Protect PDF
- Remove Ads$2.99
PDF Password Tool
No in-app purchases
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