Comparison

PDF Studio vs FolikPDF

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

Head to head
About

PDF Studio

Features
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PDF Studio is your private, all-in-one PDF toolkit — over 70 tools that run entirely on your device. No account, no tracking, no uploads. SCAN & CREATE • Scan documents with automatic edge detection • Turn photos or typed text into clean PDFs EDIT & ORGANIZE • Merge, split, reorder, rotate and delete pages • Compress to shrink file size — even to a target limit • Crop, resize, add margins and page numbers CONVERT • PDF to Word, plain text or images • Make scanned pages searchable with on-device OCR SIGN & PROTECT • Fill forms and sign documents by hand • Password-protect, remove passwords and redact sensitive info • Add watermarks, stamps and headers Beautiful on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with iCloud sync to keep your library on every device. Find any tool instantly with search, favorites and recents. PDF Studio Pro unlocks every tool with a single purchase or subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FolikPDF

Features
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Folik is a private, capable PDF workspace for iPhone and iPad. It is completely free: no ads, no subscription, no account, and no in-app purchases. READ AND FIND • Open PDFs from Files or other apps • Search with contextual results and next/previous navigation • Use continuous, single-page, or two-page layouts • Browse thumbnails, outlines, and bookmarks SCAN ON DEVICE • Capture multi-page documents with automatic edge detection • Recognize text locally so new scans are searchable • Keep scans inside Folik unless you choose to share them FILL AND SIGN • Complete standard PDF text, checkbox, radio, and choice fields • Track required fields and jump to the next unfinished field • Create handwritten or typed signatures and initials ANNOTATE AND ORGANIZE • Highlight, underline, strike through, draw, add notes, shapes, text, and stamps • Move, resize, recolor, undo, and redo annotations • Reorder, rotate, duplicate, delete, extract, or combine pages in a new copy EXPORT YOUR WAY • Share the original • Create an editable copy • Export a flattened copy for consistent appearance PRIVATE BY DESIGN Folik processes documents, scans, text recognition, and edits on your device. It has no backend, analytics SDK, or advertising SDK. Compatibility note: Folik supports standard AcroForm fields exposed by iOS. XFA-only forms, certificate-backed digital signatures, JavaScript calculations, and vendor-specific PDF behavior may not be supported. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Folik is open source under the MIT License. https://github.com/x3n-network/FolikPDF

Screenshots

PDF Studio4 screens
FolikPDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FolikPDF at none against PDF Studio's 2. FolikPDF also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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. PDF Studio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. FolikPDF asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Studio ships an update every 9 days, FolikPDF every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
PDF Studio versus FolikPDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF StudioFolikPDF
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBirkan AksoyJOSEPH AARON SPEARS

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PDF Studio

Subscriptions1
  • PDF Studio Pro$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • PDF Studio Pro (Lifetime)$24.99
None

FolikPDF

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF Studio free?
PDF Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FolikPDF free?
FolikPDF is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PDF Studio or FolikPDF have ads?
Neither PDF Studio nor FolikPDF shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Studio or FolikPDF?
PDF Studio ships an update every 9 days, and FolikPDF every 2 days. Most recently, PDF Studio was updated on November 5, 2026 and FolikPDF on October 29, 2026.

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