Comparison

Summa vs DocSetu

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

Head to head
About

Summa

Features
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Write it down – Summa does the math. Summa is a notes app for iPhone, iPad and Mac. You jot down your travel budget, below it what’s already booked, and next to the following line you see what’s left per day. Change an amount and the rest falls back into place. No cells, no formula language. Beyond the math, Summa is a fully fledged notes app: headings, paragraphs, a photo in between, lists with boxes to tick off. Notes live in folders, can be searched, pinned, locked with Face ID or Touch ID, and can link to one another. If there’s nothing to calculate, it’s simply a note. The math helps wherever you’d normally run a rough estimate before deciding: a quote where the hourly rate is still open, or the question at which term a lease becomes more expensive than buying, interest included. Play it through first, then decide. The note stays, ready for next time. Values can carry names. Call an amount β€œrent” and you can use it further down without typing it again. A slider makes a number something you can grab: drag the hourly rate and the quote total moves with it. Longer breakdowns go into tables that calculate column by column; the column total is available to the rest of the note. WHAT SUMMA CALCULATES β€’ Percentages – take off a discount, add sales tax, work out rent as a share of income β€’ Units and currencies – square meters, kilograms, kilometers, kilowatt-hours, hours; dollars, euros, pounds and francs with your own rates, offline too β€’ Dates and deadlines – the days until an appointment, in weeks or months if you prefer; date fields with a calendar β€’ Finance functions – compound interest, savings plan, loan payment, remaining balance, loan interest, savings goal, purchasing power β€’ Break-even points – the year from which two cost curves cross, the point at which a threshold is reached β€’ Case distinctions – a different result depending on a value β€’ Totals – sum, subtotal, average, count β€’ Checkboxes – items count toward the total once you tick them off, not before β€’ Plus input fields, result cards, Markdown and templates to get started CHARTS (PRO) Charts are built from what’s already in the note; you don’t enter anything twice. A table of utility bills becomes a bar chart, a savings plan a curve that shows when you’ll reach your goal. Ten chart types, including several curves from one table. Change a value in the note and the chart moves with it. ON ALL YOUR DEVICES Your notes live in your iCloud and are the same on iPhone, iPad and Mac; what you change on the go is already there at your desk. To pass things on: PDF and HTML, print-ready, with tables and charts (Pro). For other apps there’s Markdown, CSV and JSON, plus a backup of all your notes. ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION Summa is free for up to three notes of your own, with all calculations, tables, sliders and templates. Summa Pro lifts the limit and unlocks charts and export as PDF and HTML. One purchase for iPhone, iPad and Mac, with Family Sharing. No subscription. PRIVATE Summa needs no account and collects no data about you. There are no ads. The app works offline; your notes live in your iCloud, and the developer has no access to them. Terms of Use: https://osiev.de/en/summa/eula.html

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DocSetu

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Your Documents. Your Device. Your Privacy. DocSetu is a privacy-first offline PDF toolkit for iPhone and iPad. Create, convert, scan, secure, and organize documents entirely on your device β€” with no login and no cloud upload to DocSetu servers. WHY DOCSETU? Most PDF apps send your files to the cloud. DocSetu does not. Scans, conversions, merges, splits, compression, and password tools run locally so your documents stay on your phone or tablet. CREATE β€’ Image to PDF β€” turn photos into a PDF β€’ Notes to PDF β€” write or paste notes and export β€’ Multiple Files β€” combine images and files into one PDF CONVERT β€’ PDF to Image β€” export pages as images β€’ Text to PDF β€” paste text into a PDF β€’ Word to PDF β€” convert DOCX locally β€’ Excel to PDF β€” convert XLSX locally SECURE β€’ Add Password β€” lock a PDF β€’ Remove Password β€” unlock a PDF you own β€’ Watermark β€” stamp text on pages SCAN β€’ Government ID β€” Aadhaar, PAN & more β€’ A4 Document β€” letters, forms & exam pages β€’ Receipt / Bill β€” slips, invoices & bills β€’ Book & Notes β€” books & handwritten pages ORGANIZE β€’ Merge PDF β€’ Split PDF β€’ Rotate Pages β€’ Compress PDF FILES HUB Browse recent work by type, reopen files from a 7-day on-device cache, share or save copies, Export all as ZIP, or Clear all storage anytime. PRIVACY BY DESIGN β€’ No account or sign-up β€’ No document upload to DocSetu servers β€’ PDF passwords never stored or uploaded β€’ Camera & photos requested only when a tool needs them β€’ Core PDF tools work offline (ads may need internet) FREE APP DocSetu is free and supported by Google Mobile Ads. Made in India Β· Ahmedabad Privacy policy: https://sanand-maa-vihat-s3.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/docsetu/privacy-policy.html Support: vihatraminfotech@gmail.com

Screenshots

Summa4 screens
DocSetu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DocSetu at none against Summa's 3. DocSetu also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Summa's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Summa sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. DocSetu asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Summa ships an update weekly, DocSetu every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Summa versus DocSetu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSummaDocSetu
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOliver Dietmar Harald SieversKushal Bhavsar

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Summa

Subscriptions2
  • Summa AI$1.991 Month
  • Summa AI$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Summa Pro$8.99
None

DocSetu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Summa free?
Summa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DocSetu free?
DocSetu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Summa or DocSetu have ads?
DocSetu shows ads; Summa does not.
Which is updated more often, Summa or DocSetu?
Summa ships an update weekly, and DocSetu every 2 days. Most recently, Summa was updated on October 25, 2026 and DocSetu on October 31, 2026.

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