PDF أدوات vs Docsmith
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PDF أدوات
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PDF Tools is your all-in-one toolkit for everything PDF — no complicated accounts, no intrusive ads, and real privacy since most operations run entirely on your device without ever uploading your files. Organize • Merge multiple PDFs into one • Split a PDF by page range or extract specific pages • Delete, reorder, rotate, or reverse pages • Insert a blank page or auto page numbering • Automatically detect and remove blank pages Convert to PDF • Images (JPEG, PNG, HEIC) to PDF • Text to a real, selectable PDF • Long screenshots split across multiple pages • Web pages to PDF • Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents to PDF Scan • Scan paper documents straight to a high-quality PDF using your camera Convert from PDF • PDF to JPEG or PNG images • Extract text from a PDF, with OCR for scanned pages • Turn a scanned PDF into a searchable one with a real, invisible text layer Optimize • Compress PDF file size while preserving quality Security • Password-protect a PDF • Remove a password from a protected file (with the password) Edit & Sign • Highlight, underline, and strike through text • Freehand drawing • Add your electronic signature • Edit existing text right on the document — the replacement appears exactly where the original was, with full control over size, font, and background color, and it stays editable anytime afterward • Eraser tool to cover any part of the page Fully bilingual (Arabic/English), integrates with the iOS Files app, and supports opening and sharing files directly from other apps.
Docsmith
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Edit the text inside a PDF — right on your iPhone, with nothing sent to a server. Docsmith is a complete PDF workbench that runs 100% on your device. No account. No cloud. No ads. Your files never leave your iPhone. Reading and marking up are always free; editing, scanning and the core tools are free every day, and Pro removes all limits. EDIT PDF TEXT — FOR REAL • Tap a line, or a whole paragraph, and simply retype it • Docsmith matches the original font, size and colour • The text stays real and searchable — it is not a sticker placed on top • Works in 40 languages, including right-to-left Arabic and Hebrew SCAN & MAKE SEARCHABLE • Scan paper with the camera into a clean, sharp PDF • On-device OCR turns any scan into searchable, selectable text • Nothing is uploaded — the recognition happens entirely on your iPhone SIGN & FILL • Draw, type or photograph your signature • Your signature is stored only in your Keychain, never on a server • Fill in forms and flatten them when you are done 20+ TOOLS IN ONE PLACE • Merge several PDFs, or split one apart • Compress to shrink file size • Convert PDF to images, or pull out the text and images • Add page numbers or Bates numbering • Redact sensitive areas, then flatten to bake them in • Add a watermark • Set or remove a password • Compare two PDFs side by side • Run the same tool across many files at once ANNOTATE & REVIEW • Highlight, underline and strike through • Draw with ink, add free text, sticky notes, shapes, images and stamps PRIVATE BY DESIGN • 100% on-device — no servers, no account, no tracking, no ads • Docsmith collects nothing; your documents stay yours • Lock the app behind Face ID • Seal a finished PDF, then let anyone verify it has not been changed FREE & PRO Free every day: • Read and annotate as much as you like • Edit PDF text, sign documents and scan pages within a generous daily allowance • One free run of each core tool (merge, split, compress, convert and more) per day Docsmith Pro unlocks: • Unlimited text editing — rewrite any line or paragraph, as often as you want • Unlimited runs of every tool, with all daily limits removed • OCR to make scans searchable • Batch the same tool across many files • Redaction, passwords, watermarks, Bates numbering and flattened copies • The full annotation kit: shapes and stamps • Unlimited signing and scanning WORKS WITH THE SYSTEM • Shortcuts and Siri: merge or compress from an automation • Home-screen widgets for one-tap scan and import • Open PDFs straight from Files, Mail or any share sheet No account. No cloud. No ads. Just a fast, private PDF workbench. — Docsmith Pro is offered as a weekly, monthly or yearly subscription; the yearly plan begins with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends; manage or cancel any time in Settings. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/docsmith/terms Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/docsmith/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDF أدوات at none against Docsmith's 3. PDF أدوات also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, 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. Docsmith sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. PDF أدوات asks for nothing beyond the download.
PDF أدوات ships an update every 2 days, Docsmith fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF أدوات | Docsmith |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raed ALAMERI | Serhii Tykhonenko |
In-app purchases
PDF أدوات
No in-app purchases
Docsmith
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly Offer$24.991 Year
- Yearly3 Days trial$34.991 Year








