Tably vs SoloPDF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tably
Save web pages for later with an optional reason and a scheduled revisit time. When the item returns, see its reason first to decide if you need to open the source. Search and filter saved items easily.
- Save web pages to revisit later
- Add optional reasons for saved items
- Schedule automatic or custom revisit times
- Decide with Later, Done, or Delete options
- Search and filter saved items by reason
- Local reminders show item count only
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Stop using open browser tabs as reminders. When a page matters but now is not the time, share it to Tably. Hold it with an optional Reason, choose an automatic or custom Revisit time, and move on. You close or leave the original browser tab yourself. When Tably brings the Held item back, its saved Reason appears before the source. Open the source only if you need it, or decide directly with Later, Done, or Delete. Use Tably for: • Articles you want to read • Products you need to compare • Videos you plan to watch • Forms or tasks you need to finish • References you want to revisit with a reason Search Held items by Reason or title, and filter them by Purpose. Optional local reminders show only a count when items are available to Revisit—never titles, URLs, Reasons, or page content. Tably saves only pages you intentionally share. It does not scan open tabs, read browsing history, collect page content, or close browser tabs automatically. Held items, Reasons, and lifecycle state stay on your device by default. No account is required. First-party, content-free usage analytics are optional and can be changed in Settings.
SoloPDF
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SoloPDF is a clean, fast, fully local PDF reader — no ads, no account, nothing ever uploaded. • Reading: multiple tabs, outline, page thumbnails, full-text search, fit-width/fit-page zoom. Huge files open instantly thanks to on-demand loading. • Highlights become notes: highlight any text and the annotation is saved as a Markdown notes file (.annotations.md) right next to the PDF — open, edit, and version it with any editor (including our SoloMD). solopdf:// links inside the notes jump straight back to the highlighted passage. • Forms: fill AcroForm PDFs (text fields, checkboxes, dropdowns) and save the result. • Export to Markdown: turn a whole PDF into a Markdown document, outline headings included. • Dark mode with smart page inversion for comfortable night reading. • Interface in English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, and 日本語. Everything runs on your device. No network calls, no data collection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tably at every 5 days against SoloPDF's every 2 weeks. SoloPDF's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tably ships an update every 5 days, SoloPDF every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Tably | SoloPDF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sun Kim | 向东 李 |
In-app purchases
Tably
No in-app purchases
SoloPDF
No in-app purchases








