Comparison

PDFNext vs PDF Toolkit

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

Head to head
About

PDFNext

Edit, read, scan, convert, sign, merge, and split PDF documents with a streamlined mobile interface. This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for managing your PDFs on the go.

Highlights
  • Scan documents with camera
  • Edit PDF files
  • Annotate documents
  • Convert images to PDF
  • Sign documents
  • Merge and split files
Features
Read full description

Edit, read, scan, convert, sign, merge, split, and annotate PDFs on iPhone and iPad in one fast, focused workspace. Feature highlights Scan paper documents using your camera and save them as PDFs Edit PDF files with a clean, mobile-first interface Read and annotate documents with markup and highlights Convert images to and from PDF in a few taps Sign documents, merge files, and split pages on the go Keep your PDF workflow simple in one app Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://engpdfreader.com/privacy/

About

PDF Toolkit

Organize, edit, and manage your PDF documents locally on your device. Create custom categories, use color tags for important files, and combine or extract pages. Extract text from scans and images using OCR, and annotate directly on PDFs.

Highlights
  • Custom document categories
  • Color tags for important files
  • Combine multiple PDFs
  • Extract pages from PDFs
  • OCR text recognition
  • Highlight and annotate PDFs
  • Local document handling
Features
Read full description

PDF Toolkit helps you manage everyday documents such as receipts, contracts, forms, study notes, invoices, scans, and long PDF files. Instead of letting files pile up in a messy list, you can organize, edit, review, and reuse your documents in a cleaner way. Organize Documents More Clearly Create custom categories for different projects, dates, document types, clients, school subjects, or personal needs. When your PDFs are placed where they belong, it becomes easier to find the right file without scrolling through a cluttered document list. Find Important Files Faster Use color tags to mark important PDFs, such as urgent contracts, paid receipts, travel documents, or files that need follow-up. You can filter by tag color to quickly return to the documents that matter most. Prepare PDFs for Sharing or Saving Combine separate PDF files into one complete document, making it easier to share scans, receipts, reports, or chapters together. You can also extract selected pages from a long PDF and save them as a new file, so you only keep or share the pages you actually need. Reuse Text from Scans and Images With OCR text recognition, PDF Toolkit helps you extract text from images or PDF pages and turn recognized content into new PDF files. This is useful when you need to reuse information from scanned notes, receipts, forms, screenshots, or paper documents. Review Documents with Notes Highlight, underline, or draw directly on PDFs while reading. Mark key points in contracts, reports, manuals, study materials, or personal files, so important details are easier to find later. Local and Simple Document Handling PDF Toolkit is designed for local PDF management. Core document operations can be completed on your device without forced uploads. Camera and file permissions are requested only when you choose to scan, import, open, or save documents. PDF Toolkit gives you a simple way to keep your documents tidy, reduce file clutter, and handle daily PDF tasks more efficiently.

Screenshots

PDFNext4 screens
PDF Toolkit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PDFNext at 5.0 against PDF Toolkit's 4.4. PDFNext also leads on device support (3 vs 1). PDF Toolkit's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (20 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. PDFNext sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. PDF Toolkit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PDFNext holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Toolkit has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDFNext ships an update every 4 days, PDF Toolkit every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PDFNext versus PDF Toolkit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDFNextPDF Toolkit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.4 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings220 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEngtech Software Solution Ltd .Fuzhou Nengge Technology Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

PDFNext

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PDF Toolkit

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PDFNext

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$35.951 Year
None

PDF Toolkit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDFNext free?
PDFNext is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Toolkit free?
PDF Toolkit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PDFNext or PDF Toolkit?
PDFNext is rated higher. PDFNext averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while PDF Toolkit averages 4.4 from 20 ratings.
Do PDFNext or PDF Toolkit have ads?
Both PDFNext and PDF Toolkit show ads.
Which is updated more often, PDFNext or PDF Toolkit?
PDFNext ships an update every 4 days, and PDF Toolkit every 9 days. Most recently, PDFNext was updated on October 4, 2026 and PDF Toolkit on October 23, 2026.

Other comparisons