Comparison

Redactly vs PDFeather

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

Head to head
About

Redactly

Features
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Redactly is the fast, private way to hide sensitive details in any photo or document — before you send it. Editing a W-2 for a background check? Blocking out an SSN or salary? Protecting a child's face? Redactly makes it a few taps — and unlike a marker app, what you hide is gone for good. TRULY SECURE • Redactions destroy the pixels underneath — not a removable overlay. • Exports are flattened and stripped of all metadata (EXIF, GPS). • Even pixelate and blur are made irreversible (detail is destroyed and random noise is injected), so they can't be un-blurred or "depixelated." • Your original photo is never changed. SMART, ON-DEVICE DETECTION • Auto-detect finds likely SSNs, dollar amounts, card and account numbers, emails, phone numbers, dates — and faces — and lets you approve them with one tap. • A verify step re-scans your export and warns if anything sensitive is still readable. EASY AND FLEXIBLE • Blackout, white-out, marker, pixelate, blur, and text watermarks. • Pinch to zoom, draw a box, move or resize it, undo anytime. • Export to Photos or share — clean and ready. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • 100% on-device. No accounts. No tracking. Nothing is ever uploaded. • Optional Face ID / Touch ID app lock. Try Redactly Pro free for 3 days. Then keep it for $4.99/year, or unlock Lifetime once for $9.99. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PDFeather

Features
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PDFeather is a lightweight, all-in-one PDF reader and document viewer built to handle your daily file work without bloated ads or lag. Read, edit, scan, convert, sign, and protect — every operation runs on device, so nothing is uploaded and no account is required. KEY FEATURES PDF Reader & Viewer Open and read any .pdf quickly, with continuous scrolling, a page indicator, labelled bookmarks, search inside the document, read aloud with seven speeds, and light or dark mode. Free PDF Editor Highlight text, draw, add sticky notes and comments, write text onto a page, redline changes for review, measure distances and areas, and stamp a watermark across every page. PDF Converter Export PDF to Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx), or PNG/JPEG images at 72, 150, or 300 dpi. Turn your photos into a PDF, one page each. Mobile PDF Scanner Use the camera as a document scanner with edge detection and image enhancement, then add an OCR text layer in eight languages so your scans become searchable. Fill & Sign Complete form fields in order, draw your signature once, and reuse it on any document. Page Manager Reorder, rotate, delete, extract, and insert pages from another PDF. Combine several files into one, or split one file into many. Protect & Compress Set a password, unlock files you already own, permanently redact sensitive lines, and compress large scans down to email size. Translate On-device translation into a facing-page bilingual PDF. Document Manager Keep every file in one place with page thumbnails, recents, favorites, search, and filters. PDFeather PRO unlocks Word and Excel export, translation, compression, OCR, unlock, redact, and redline — with weekly or yearly plans. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS PDFeather PRO Weekly — $4.99 per week PDFeather PRO Yearly — $29.99 per year, or $35.99 per year for some customers while we test pricing. The price shown in the app before you buy is the price you pay. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically at the same price and length unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel a subscription in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Prices are in U.S. dollars; prices in other regions may differ. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://centralparklimited.web.app/pdfeather-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Redactly4 screens
PDFeather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PDFeather at every 11 days against Redactly's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Redactly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and PDFeather sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Redactly ships an update every 2 months, PDFeather every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Redactly versus PDFeather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRedactlyPDFeather
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJean-Michel AmblatPatrick Vo

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Redactly

Subscriptions1
  • Redactly Pro3 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Redactly Pro (Lifetime)$8.99
5 purchases

PDFeather

Subscriptions4
  • PDFeather Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • PDFeather Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • PDFeather Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
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  • PDFeather Pro Yearly$35.991 Year
One-time1
  • PDFeather Pro Lifetime.$59.99

Questions

Is Redactly free?
Redactly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDFeather free?
PDFeather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Redactly or PDFeather have ads?
Neither Redactly nor PDFeather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Redactly or PDFeather?
Redactly ships an update every 2 months, and PDFeather every 11 days. Most recently, Redactly was updated on October 31, 2026 and PDFeather on October 31, 2026.

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