Comparison

Document Vault vs PDF

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

Head to head
About

Document Vault

Features
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Vault keeps every important document in one secure place - so you stop scrambling when life needs them most. Passport expiring? Insurance renewal coming up? Vault tracks every expiration date and reminds you in advance. All your documents, always ready. -- ORGANIZE EVERYTHING -- Store passports, insurance cards, IDs, medical records, financial statements, legal agreements, vehicle titles, property deeds, and education certificates. Every document lives in its right category - never buried, never lost. -- FOR YOUR WHOLE FAMILY -- Add family members and assign documents to each person. One app for your entire household. Find anyone's documents in seconds. -- EXPIRATION ALERTS -- Set reminders for any document that expires - passports, visas, driver's licenses, insurance policies. Vault tells you when to act, before it is too late. -- QUICK ACCESS PINNING -- Pin the documents you reach for most. Medical card, insurance, ID - one tap away, even in a rush. -- AI DOCUMENT CHECKLISTS (PRO) -- Planning to buy a home? Starting a new job? Traveling abroad? Vault's AI guide builds a personalized checklist of every document you need for any life event. Know exactly what you have and what you still need. -- TAGS AND SEARCH -- Tag documents your way and find anything instantly. No more digging through piles or scrolling through camera rolls. -- FREE TIER -- - Up to 20 documents - 3 quick access pins - All categories - Basic organization -- VAULT PRO -- - Unlimited documents - Unlimited quick access pins - Expiration date alerts and reminders - Unlimited family members - AI life event document checklists - Priority access to new features -- BUILT FOR PRIVACY -- Your documents stay on your device and sync privately through iCloud. No third-party servers. No accounts required. -- SIMPLE BY DESIGN -- Clean, focused, and fast. Vault is designed to get out of your way so you can find what you need and move on. Download Vault and know exactly where every important document is. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PDF

Features
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Scan, edit, sign and OCR PDFs on your iPhone. Your files never leave the device. PDF-PRO is a private, offline PDF editor and scanner for contracts, invoices, receipts and everyday documents. Read, scan and annotate for free. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited merge, split, compress, OCR, signatures, watermarks and password protection — the yearly plan includes a 3-day free trial. WHY PEOPLE SWITCH • Sign a contract without printing it • Scan paper and photos into a clean PDF • Merge, split or reorder pages before you send • Compress a large file so it fits in email or chat • Extract text with on-device OCR • Lock a PDF with a password, or add a watermark READ & ANNOTATE • Smooth reader with continuous scroll, pinch-to-zoom and single-page mode • Highlight, underline, strikeout, freehand ink and text notes • Search inside the document and jump to a page SCAN & CONVERT • Camera scan for paper documents, invoices and receipts • Photos to A4 PDF, or export pages as images ORGANIZE • Merge PDFs, split by page range, drag to reorder, rotate or delete pages • Folders, favorites and search in your on-device library OCR • Recognize text on the current page or the whole file • Copy or share the result — processed on your iPhone, not a server SIGN & PROTECT • Handwritten signature stamp you can place and resize • PDF password and a diagonal copyright watermark PRIVACY Every merge, split, compress, OCR and encrypt step runs locally. No account. No cloud upload. FREE vs PRO Free: read, scan and basic annotation. Pro: unlimited signature, OCR, compress, password, watermark, merge and split. • Yearly — best value, 3-day free trial • Monthly — month to month • Lifetime — pay once Subscriptions renew unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage in Apple ID settings. Terms of Service (Apple EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Document Vault4 screens
PDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

Document Vault and PDF are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Document Vault sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and PDF sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Document Vault versus PDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocument VaultPDF
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS1817.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB12 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKarol Jaworskiēˆ±åŽ 刘

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Document Vault

Subscriptions3
  • Vault Pro$4.991 Month
  • Vault Pro1 Year trial$39.991 Year
  • Vault Pro$39.991 Year
3 purchases

PDF

Subscriptions2
  • PDF-PRO Monthly$3.991 Month
  • PDF-PRO Yearly (3-Day Trial)3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • PDF-PRO Lifetime Pass$59.99

Questions

Is Document Vault free?
Document Vault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF free?
PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Document Vault or PDF have ads?
Neither Document Vault nor PDF shows ads.

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