Comparison

SmartLess vs PDF ToolBox

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

Head to head
About

SmartLess

Features
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SmartLess turns your phone into a calm, deliberate tool instead of a slot machine. Open it and you see a still, black screen โ€” a quiet clock and only the handful of apps you actually need. No colour. No badges. No endless grid pulling at your attention. Tap an app and the real thing opens; everything else stays out of sight. โ€” MAKE IT YOURS โ€” โ€ข Add any app to your home screen โ€” Messages, Maps, Music, Calendar and dozens more, or anything custom via its link. โ€ข Choose a clean list or a calm grid, set the number of columns, and pick your text size and typeface. โ€ข Black, charcoal, or paper themes โ€” always pure monochrome, never a single distracting hue. โ€ข Toggle the clock, 24-hour time, the date, and a personal greeting. โ€ข Add a quiet personal note, or let a fresh motivational quote greet you each day. โ€” BLOCK THE DISTRACTIONS โ€” โ€ข Turn on Focus to hide the apps that pull you in, powered by Apple Screen Time. โ€ข You choose exactly which apps and categories to shield. โ€ข Your choices stay private and never leave your device. โ€” PRIVATE BY DESIGN โ€” SmartLess has no server and no account. Everything lives on your device. No tracking, no analytics, no ads, no data collected โ€” ever. The developer cannot see anything you do. SmartLess is for anyone who wants the usefulness of a smartphone with the calm of a dumb phone. Put it front and centre, tuck the noisy apps away, and get your attention back. Made by one developer who believes your phone should work for you, not the other way around. Questions or feedback? serhatataman13@hotmail.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PDF ToolBox

Features
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PDF Toolbox is a free, simple PDF utility for everyday document tasks. Scan paper documents, turn photos into PDFs, merge multiple PDF files, split selected pages, compress large PDFs, and manage your saved documents in one clean app. Features: Scan documents to PDF using your camera Convert multiple images into one PDF Merge PDF files together Split selected pages from a PDF Compress PDFs to reduce file size Preview saved PDFs Rename, delete, and share local documents Export using the iOS share sheet No account or login required

Screenshots

SmartLess4 screens
PDF ToolBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SmartLess at fortnightly against PDF ToolBox's every 3 months. PDF ToolBox's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartLess ships an update fortnightly, PDF ToolBox every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
SmartLess versus PDF ToolBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartLessPDF ToolBox
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly โ€” betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS26.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerhat Ataman1BIGRIG Ltd

In-app purchases

None

SmartLess

No in-app purchases

None

PDF ToolBox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartLess free?
SmartLess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF ToolBox free?
PDF ToolBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SmartLess or PDF ToolBox have ads?
Neither SmartLess nor PDF ToolBox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartLess or PDF ToolBox?
SmartLess ships an update fortnightly, and PDF ToolBox every 3 months. Most recently, SmartLess was updated on October 19, 2026 and PDF ToolBox on October 21, 2026.

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