SplitPDF vs NextCAD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SplitPDF
Easily divide PDF documents into smaller files by page ranges or individual pages. This app prioritizes your privacy by processing all operations directly on your device, ensuring your files never leave your iPhone or iPad. Enjoy a fast, reliable, and ad-free experience with a clean, modern interface.
- Split PDFs by page ranges
- Split PDFs by single pages
- On-device processing for privacy
- No watermarks
- Works offline
- No account required
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Split PDF lets you split one PDF into multiple files by page ranges or single pages. Every operation runs 100% on your device using Apple's native PDF engine. Your documents are never uploaded to a server, so your private files stay private. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT - Simple — designed to do one job, and do it well - Private — files never leave your iPhone or iPad - Fast — native, on-device processing - No watermarks added to your documents - No sign-up or account required - Works offline, anywhere - Clean, modern, easy-to-use design HOW IT WORKS 1. Open the app and import your PDF (or photos) 2. Choose your options 3. Save the result to Files, Photos, or share it anywhere No tracking. No ads watching you. Just a simple, reliable PDF tool.
NextCAD
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NextCAD is a native DXF viewer for iPhone and iPad, built on a Rust core for checking mechanical, architectural and apparel drawings wherever you are. • Accurate: distance, running length, area and angle use analytic geometry — arcs are never approximated by polylines. Snap to endpoints, midpoints and centers. • Complete: LWPOLYLINE, SPLINE, HATCH, DIMENSION, nested blocks, Paper Space layouts, Binary DXF, GBK/UTF-8, R12–2018 • Layers: toggle, isolate, and view by layer color • Markup: text, arrows and revision clouds, saved separately — your original drawing is never modified • Export: PDF (fit to page or true 1:1 tiled pages), PNG, SVG • Patterns: open parametric .dpat garment patterns and regenerate them live with sliders • Includes a sample drawing so you can try it right away Unsupported entities are reported explicitly, never silently dropped. NextCAD works offline and collects no data — your drawings stay on your device, in Files, or in iCloud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NextCAD at daily against SplitPDF's every 3 weeks. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SplitPDF ships an update every 3 weeks, NextCAD daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SplitPDF | NextCAD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cozy Suites Realty LLC | 吉帅 仇 |
In-app purchases
SplitPDF
No in-app purchases
NextCAD
No in-app purchases









