PDF Editor vs FolikPDF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
PDF Editor
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A complete PDF editor built for Hebrew and Arabic as well as English, and it works entirely on your device. Your files never leave your phone. EDIT ⢠Edit the existing text inside the file, in the same font and place, in Hebrew, Arabic and English ⢠Add text anywhere, and find and replace across the whole document ⢠Works with files made by other programs, and with scanned documents FILL & SIGN ⢠Fill forms: real form fields, and the lines and tables of printed forms ⢠Sign (draw, type or from a photo), initials, date, tick marks and stamps ⢠Autofill from the details you keep MARK UP ⢠Highlight, underline and strikethrough that snap to the text, arrows, frames and freehand drawing ⢠Notes, white-out, and redaction that deletes the content permanently ⢠Links to web addresses and to pages PAGES & SCANNING ⢠Reorder, rotate, delete, duplicate, crop, merge and split ⢠Page numbers, headers, watermarks and more ⢠Scan documents with the camera, and text recognition (OCR) in Hebrew, Arabic and English, even offline EXPORT ⢠PDF, Word, Excel and images ⢠Compressed files and password-protected PDFs PRIVACY ⢠Everything is done on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking ⢠Works without an internet connection Free. Every tool, with no subscription and no sign-up.
FolikPDF
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Folik is a private, capable PDF workspace for iPhone and iPad. It is completely free: no ads, no subscription, no account, and no in-app purchases. READ AND FIND ⢠Open PDFs from Files or other apps ⢠Search with contextual results and next/previous navigation ⢠Use continuous, single-page, or two-page layouts ⢠Browse thumbnails, outlines, and bookmarks SCAN ON DEVICE ⢠Capture multi-page documents with automatic edge detection ⢠Recognize text locally so new scans are searchable ⢠Keep scans inside Folik unless you choose to share them FILL AND SIGN ⢠Complete standard PDF text, checkbox, radio, and choice fields ⢠Track required fields and jump to the next unfinished field ⢠Create handwritten or typed signatures and initials ANNOTATE AND ORGANIZE ⢠Highlight, underline, strike through, draw, add notes, shapes, text, and stamps ⢠Move, resize, recolor, undo, and redo annotations ⢠Reorder, rotate, duplicate, delete, extract, or combine pages in a new copy EXPORT YOUR WAY ⢠Share the original ⢠Create an editable copy ⢠Export a flattened copy for consistent appearance PRIVATE BY DESIGN Folik processes documents, scans, text recognition, and edits on your device. It has no backend, analytics SDK, or advertising SDK. Compatibility note: Folik supports standard AcroForm fields exposed by iOS. XFA-only forms, certificate-backed digital signatures, JavaScript calculations, and vendor-specific PDF behavior may not be supported. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Folik is open source under the MIT License. https://github.com/x3n-network/FolikPDF
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PDF Editor at 15.0 against FolikPDF's 18.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | PDF Editor | FolikPDF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | ā | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 ā better | 18.6 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | haim indyk | JOSEPH AARON SPEARS |
In-app purchases
PDF Editor
No in-app purchases
FolikPDF
No in-app purchases









