PDF Toolkit vs PDFWise

PDF Toolkit is the privacy-first all-in-one PDF app for iPhone. Scan documents, convert to Word/Excel/PowerPoint, extract text with OCR, sign and lock files, annotate, edit, merge, split, compress, and read every PDF you own — from one clean, fast app that never uploads your files. WHY PDF TOOLKIT IS DIFFERENT Every other PDF app uploads your documents to a server for conversion, OCR, or editing. PDF Toolkit does not. Every scan, every convert, every edit happens 100% on your iPhone — including Word / Excel / PowerPoint conversion. Your documents never leave your device. No accounts. No cloud syncs you didn't ask for. No data collection. Just tools that work, offline. SCAN & IMPORT • Document scanner with automatic edge detection, perspective correction, and multi-page capture • Filter modes: Original, Color, Grayscale, Black & White, Enhance • Import photos from your library and turn them into a polished PDF • Import existing PDFs from Files, iCloud Drive, or any other app CONVERT — PDF ↔ OFFICE (ON-DEVICE) • PDF → Word (.docx) — editable text output, on your iPhone, no upload • PDF → Excel (.xlsx) — smart table detection on iOS 18+, plain rows fallback • PDF → PowerPoint (.pptx) — each page as a slide with editable text overlay • Word / Excel / PowerPoint → PDF — high-fidelity export • Image → PDF: combine photos with page size, orientation, quality controls • PDF → Image (JPG/PNG): export pages at any DPI OCR — TEXT FROM ANY SCAN • Extract text from scanned PDFs and photos using Apple Vision • 30+ languages supported including English, Vietnamese, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese • Copy text, export as .txt, or save as searchable PDF • Powered entirely by your iPhone's Neural Engine — nothing uploaded EDIT • Add text, images, shapes anywhere on the page • Whiteout sensitive information (perfect for redacting bank statements, IDs) • Fill PDF forms — text fields, checkboxes, signatures • Undo / redo with full history ANNOTATE • Highlight, underline, strikethrough — color-pick any shade • Pencil tool for free drawing (with Apple Pencil support) • Sticky notes anchored to any spot • Save annotations directly into the PDF — works in any other reader ORGANIZE & TRANSFORM PAGES • Merge: combine multiple PDFs with drag-to-reorder • Split: break a long PDF into smaller files • Extract: pick the pages you want, save them separately • Rotate: fix sideways pages with a single tap • Rearrange: reorder pages in a 3-column grid • Compress: shrink file size while keeping documents readable • Folders, favorites, smart search — your files, your way SECURE • Sign documents by drawing your signature (Apple Pencil supported, store multiple signatures) • Lock PDFs with a password (with optional fine-grained permissions) • Add watermarks (text or image) with position, color, and opacity controls CLOUD & TRANSFER • iCloud Drive sync (native) • Connect Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive • WiFi transfer — drag-and-drop files from your Mac or PC browser • Share Extension — receive PDFs from any app READ & NAVIGATE • Built-in PDF viewer powered by Apple's PDFKit — buttery smooth • Find in PDF: search any word across the entire document • Thumbnail sidebar: jump anywhere in seconds • Unlock password-protected PDFs CUSTOMIZE • 10 languages: English, Vietnamese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese • Light, Dark, and System themes (full dark mode polish) • Notification controls • Accessibility: Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, AccessibilityXL support PRIVACY PROMISE PDF Toolkit is the rare PDF app that does not upload your files. Period. No server processes your scans. No background sync. No data collection beyond basic crash diagnostics. Your documents stay on your iPhone, where they belong.

PDFWise – PDF Reader & Tools The privacy-first PDF app for people who never wanted to upload their documents in the first place. PDFWise is a fast, complete PDF reader, scanner, editor and signer built for iPhone and iPad. Every feature runs 100% on your device. No accounts, no cloud, no analytics on your documents — your PDFs never leave your iPhone. 100% PRIVATE BY DESIGN OCR, search indexing, compression, encryption — all happen locally on your device. PDFWise has zero servers and zero network calls for any document operation. No tracking, no profiling, no ads. SCAN ANY DOCUMENT Use the built-in scanner to capture pages with auto edge detection and perspective correction. Pages are OCR'd on device so you can search inside scanned documents instantly. Works for contracts, receipts, notes, books and handwritten pages. POWERFUL READER & ANNOTATIONS Smooth PDF viewer with thumbnails, outline (TOC) sidebar, night mode tint and continuous scroll. Add sticky notes, drawings, highlights, shapes and rubber stamps. Search inside the file with a Safari-style find bar. SIGN ANY PDF Save handwritten signatures in a library and apply them to any PDF with full control over position, size, ink color and which pages. Signatures bake permanently into the page so the result holds up in any reader. 14 PROFESSIONAL TEMPLATES Generate Invoice, Receipt, Quotation, Meeting Minutes, Agenda, Letterhead, Sign-In Sheet, Resume, Cover Letter, To-Do List, Travel Itinerary, Certificate, Class Schedule and Flyer in seconds — fill a form, get a polished PDF. ALL THE TOOLS YOU NEED Merge, split, compress, watermark, encrypt with password, add page numbers, convert TXT/Markdown/HTML to PDF, import from URL, combine photos into PDF — every common PDF task in one place. BATCH PROCESSING Compress, watermark or encrypt many PDFs at once with one tap. Perfect for accountants, lawyers, students and freelancers handling stacks of files. POWERFUL ON-DEVICE SEARCH Find any word across your entire library — including scanned documents — in milliseconds. FTS5 full-text search with boolean operators and exact-phrase queries. iOS Spotlight integration so you can search from the home screen. FACE ID / TOUCH ID PASSWORDS Opt in to remember PDF passwords with Face ID or Touch ID. Stored in the iOS keychain under biometric access control — only your face or fingerprint unlocks. SHORTCUTS & SIRI 10 Siri shortcuts: "Hey Siri, scan a document", "Compress a PDF", "Merge PDFs" and more. Automate your PDF workflow without opening the app. 14 LANGUAGES Fully translated to English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese. WHY CHOOSE PDFWISE? - 100% on-device — your PDFs never leave your iPhone - No accounts, no cloud, no tracking, no ads - Fast, native, battery-friendly - Free of subscription paywalls - Built for iPhone and iPad with iOS native design - 14 languages, RTL support for Arabic Download PDFWise today and take back control of your documents. We read every review. If something feels off or you want a feature, tell us — we ship updates fast.