Comparison

PDF Text Editor ‑ Edit PDF vs Leaf

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

Head to head
About

PDF Text Editor ‑ Edit PDF

Edit, annotate, and organize PDF documents directly on your device. Modify existing text, add new content, and manage pages with a comprehensive suite of offline tools. Prioritizes user privacy with on-device processing and no account required.

Highlights
  • Edit existing PDF text
  • Add new text and images
  • Annotate with drawing tools
  • Organize pages (reorder, delete, rotate)
  • Compress, merge, and split PDFs
  • Add and remove password protection
  • Convert images to PDF
Features
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Edit, annotate, sign, and organize PDFs right on your iPhone and iPad — with no conversion, no account, and no files leaving your device. PDF Editor opens any PDF and lets you change the actual text, mark it up, rearrange pages, and run every common PDF task offline. Your documents are processed entirely on your device. EDIT REAL TEXT • Tap any line and rewrite it — the original font, size, and color are matched automatically • Add new text boxes anywhere on the page • Insert images and your signature ANNOTATE & MARK UP • Draw with a pen or highlighter, then erase cleanly • Add shapes — lines, arrows, rectangles, circles, and more • Highlight, underline, and strike through text • Drop a saved signature in a tap ORGANIZE PAGES • Reorder pages by dragging • Rotate, duplicate, or delete pages • Insert a blank page, another PDF, or an image as a page • Extract selected pages into a new file • Resize pages EVERY PDF TOOL • Compress — shrink file size while keeping text selectable • Merge — combine several PDFs into one • Split — pull out just the pages you need • Lock & Unlock — add or remove password protection (AES-256) • Image to PDF — turn photos into a clean document • Create a blank PDF to start from scratch BUILT FOR PRIVACY • Files are never uploaded — everything happens on device • No sign-in and no account required • Works fully offline ORGANIZED LIBRARY • Keep documents in folders and search your library • Favorite the files you use most • Light and dark mode, on iPhone and iPad Most tools are free. Watch a short video to unlock a Pro action once, or upgrade to PDF Editor Pro for unlimited text editing, premium shapes, and unlimited signatures. — Subscription — PDF Editor Pro is offered as a weekly auto-renewing subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://pdfeditoronline.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://pdfeditoronline.app/terms Apple's EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Leaf

Features
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Leaf is a fast, private PDF editor that stays smooth whether you open a one-page receipt or a four-thousand-page manual. Most PDF apps choke on big files or bury the basics behind a subscription. Leaf does neither. Everything runs on your device — your documents never leave your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. EDIT WITHOUT THE WAIT • Reorder, rotate, and delete pages with a tap or a drag • Open enormous PDFs that crash other apps — Leaf only loads what's on screen • Continuous scroll, single-page, and grid views; pinch to zoom anywhere • Find & replace text across the whole document • Add, edit, and remove text right on the page • Draw and place your signature • Insert page numbers, headers, and footers SCANNED PAGES, SEARCHABLE • On-device OCR recognizes text on scanned pages (up to 10 pages per document) so Find works everywhere • No cloud processing — recognition happens entirely on your device SHARE IT YOUR WAY • Export pages as PDF, PNG, or JPG • Print straight from the app • Fill-and-sign workflows with text and signature overlays PRIVATE BY DESIGN Leaf makes no network calls and collects no data. There are no analytics, no ads, no account, and no third-party SDKs. What you open stays with you. Free. No subscription. Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Screenshots

PDF Text Editor ‑ Edit PDF4 screens
Leaf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Leaf at none against PDF Text Editor ‑ Edit PDF's 2. Leaf also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support 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. PDF Text Editor ‑ Edit PDF sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Leaf asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
PDF Text Editor ‑ Edit PDF versus Leaf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF Text Editor ‑ Edit PDFLeaf
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQasim AliLuke David

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PDF Text Editor ‑ Edit PDF

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$3.997 Days
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$39.99
None

Leaf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF Text Editor ‑ Edit PDF free?
PDF Text Editor ‑ Edit PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Leaf free?
Leaf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PDF Text Editor ‑ Edit PDF or Leaf have ads?
PDF Text Editor ‑ Edit PDF shows ads; Leaf does not.

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