PDF Creator vs HTMLens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PDF Creator
This app transforms your iPhone into a comprehensive PDF workstation. It allows you to create, edit, scan, convert, compress, and sign PDF documents efficiently. Designed for various users, it offers a fast, intuitive, and privacy-focused experience for all your document needs.
- Create PDF files from photos and scans
- Edit PDF content, add text and images
- High-quality document scanner
- Convert various file formats to PDF
- Compress PDF file sizes
- Add digital signatures to documents
- Organize and manage PDF pages
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PDF Creator: Editor & Converter Transform your iPhone into a powerful PDF workstation. PDF Creator: Editor & Converter is an all-in-one solution for creating, editing, scanning, converting, compressing, signing, and managing PDF documents anytime, anywhere. Designed for professionals, students, business owners, and everyday users, the app delivers essential document tools in a fast, intuitive, and privacy-focused experience. Whether you're creating PDFs from images, editing contracts, scanning receipts, compressing files for email, or converting documents between formats, PDF Creator helps you get the job done in seconds. ALL-IN-ONE PDF TOOLKIT • Create PDF Files: Generate professional PDF documents from photos, scanned pages, screenshots, notes, and existing files. • Edit PDFs Easily: Modify PDF content, add text, insert images, place annotations, and customize documents without needing a desktop computer. Advanced PDF Scanner: Turn your camera into a high-quality document scanner. Capture receipts, invoices, contracts, business documents, notes, forms, and multi-page documents with automatic edge detection and enhancement. • Convert Files to PDF: Quickly convert popular file formats into PDF - JPG to PDF - PNG to PDF - Image to PDF - Word to PDF - Excel to PDF - Document to PDF • PDF Compression: Reduce PDF file size while preserving document quality. Perfect for sharing large files through email, cloud storage, and messaging apps. • PDF Signature Tools: Create digital signatures and sign documents securely. Resize, reposition, and save signatures for future use. • Add Text & Links: Insert custom text, hyperlinks, notes, and annotations into any PDF document. • Organize PDF Pages: Merge PDFs, reorder pages, rotate pages, duplicate pages, split documents, and remove unwanted pages with ease. • PDF Viewer & Reader: Open, view, and manage documents instantly using a fast and responsive PDF reader. • Share Anywhere: Export and share PDF files with colleagues, clients, classmates, friends, and family directly from your device. WHY USERS LOVE PDF CREATOR - Fast PDF Creation - Powerful PDF Editor - Built-in Document Scanner - Easy File Conversion - Smart PDF Compression - Digital Signature Support - Modern & Simple Interface - No Subscription Required - No Hidden Charges - No Ads PERFECT FOR • Business Professionals: Edit contracts, sign agreements, manage invoices, and share important documents while on the go. • Students: Scan notes, create assignments, convert images to PDFs, and organize study materials. • Small Businesses: Digitize paperwork, process receipts, manage reports, and simplify document workflows. • Remote Workers: Handle PDF files, forms, and business documents directly from your mobile device. Download PDF Creator: Editor & Converter today and experience a faster, smarter way to create, edit, scan, convert, compress, and share PDF documents from your iPhone.
HTMLens
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Quick Look shows many HTML files as a blank or broken page. HTMLens opens them much as a desktop browser would — password-protected statements, pages that need JavaScript, web archives, and documents in legacy encodings — right on your iPhone and iPad. UNLOCK PROTECTED HTML • Type the password into the page and it opens, just like on a computer • Save passwords in the keychain behind Face ID or Touch ID and fill them in with one tap • Request Desktop Site for documents that refuse to open on mobile • Pop-up windows and print buttons work as the page expects PDF STATEMENTS • Open password-protected PDFs with your saved passwords and one Face ID or Touch ID check • See the amount due and due date on Korean PDF statements and add them to your calendar • Find in page, page thumbnails, and dark mode BEAUTIFUL MARKDOWN • Tables, task lists, syntax highlighting, math, and Mermaid diagrams • Jump to any heading from the table of contents • Tap an image to see it full screen MANY FORMATS • Runs the page's JavaScript with WebKit, the engine behind Safari • HTML, XHTML, SVG, Safari web archives, and MHT/MHTML from Chrome, Edge, and Word • Detects legacy encodings such as EUC-KR and Shift_JIS, with a manual override • Loads images and styles from the file's folder PDF, PRINT, AND SHARE • Save as A4 pages or as one long page, or print • Make a PDF that hides the card, account, phone, and ID numbers and email addresses it finds in the page text, then checks the page text again and won't share if a number is left • Text inside images isn't checked, so review the whole PDF before sharing STATEMENT VAULT • Keep unlocked statements and reopen them without the password • Locked with Face ID or Touch ID, encrypted, and stored only on this device • For Korean billing statements it recognizes, shows the amount due and due date and opens a prefilled calendar event COMFORTABLE READING • Dark mode for documents, plus an app theme setting • Find in page and adjustable text size • Recent documents and favorites • iPad split view and drag and drop PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, and HTMLens doesn't send your documents or passwords to any server. Vault statements open with internet access turned off. REMOVE ADS Remove the banner ad for good with a one-time purchase. Support: ggamistudio@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDF Creator at none against HTMLens's 1. PDF Creator also leads on ads (none vs shown). HTMLens's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. HTMLens sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PDF Creator asks for nothing beyond the download.
PDF Creator ships an update every 3 weeks, HTMLens every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | PDF Creator | HTMLens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hardik Khanesa | Jaewook Oh |
In-app purchases
PDF Creator
No in-app purchases
HTMLens
- Remove Ads$5.99









