Comparison

Pagefold vs Camera to PDF Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Pagefold

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Pagefold turns paper into clean, shareable PDFs—fast and private on your iPhone. Scan with the camera or import from Photos. Adjust edges, enhance readability, build multi-page documents, and share a PDF in seconds. Your scans stay on your device—no account required. SCAN DOCUMENTS TO PDF • Document camera scan • Photo import • Edge detect & crop adjust • Color, black & white, and enhance filters • Multi-page PDFs with reorder • Folders to keep scans organized • Share via Mail, Files, Messages, and more BUILT FOR REAL PAPERWORK Receipts, invoices, homework, notes, and contracts—digitize what you need without uploading your documents to a cloud service. OCR (PAGEFOLD PRO) Make PDFs searchable with on-device text recognition. Processing runs on your iPhone—document images are not uploaded to Kick-Start.ai servers. FREE TO START • Limited free document scans • Full scan, adjust, enhance, and share • PDF exports include a small “Scanned with Pagefold” footer we add on export PAGEFOLD PRO • Unlimited document scans • PDF exports without the Pagefold footer • On-device OCR for searchable PDFs Pagefold is a document scanner—not a tool to remove or alter watermarks on files from other apps or publishers. Pro simply skips the footer Pagefold adds to free exports. Subscriptions are charged to your Apple ID and renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://kick-start.ai/pagefold-scanner/pagefold-scanner-privacy-policy/ Support: https://kick-start.ai/pagefold-scanner/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Camera to PDF Scanner

Features
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Turn photos, scans and screenshots into one clean PDF in a few taps. Camera to PDF Scanner builds every document on your iPhone: no account, no cloud, nothing uploaded. FOUR WAYS TO ADD PAGES • Choose Photos: pick as many as you like in one go • Scan Document: the camera finds the edges of the paper and straightens it, page after page • Take Photo: capture a single page on the spot • Import from Files: images you already saved You can also reopen a PDF you made and edit its pages again. ARRANGE AND CLEAN UP • Drag pages into the order you want • Rotate left or right • Crop freehand or with a preset: Original, Square, 2:3, 3:2, 3:4, 4:3, 9:16, 16:9 • Filters: Enhance to brighten paper and sharpen text, Grayscale, or high-contrast Black & White • Reset any page back to the original at any time SIGN AND REDACT • Draw your signature in black, blue or red, drop it on any page, and reuse it later. Signatures are saved • Redact erases the pixels from the image itself. It does not just paint a box over them PAGE OPTIONS THAT MATTER • Page size: A4, Letter, or Auto to match each image • Orientation: Portrait, Landscape or Auto • Margins: None, Small, Medium or Large • Fit, Fill or Stretch each image into the page • Quality: Compact, Balanced or Best. The estimated file size is shown on the button before you create anything • Page numbers centred along the bottom SEARCHABLE PDFs Switch on searchable text and the app reads every page, then embeds an invisible text layer under the image. The finished PDF can be searched, and its text selected and copied, in Files, Mail or anywhere else you open it. PROTECT WHAT YOU SEND • Password protect the finished PDF so it cannot be opened without it • Add a text watermark (diagonal, tiled, or a single footer line) with adjustable opacity YOUR LIBRARY Every document you make stays in the app. Search by name, sort by newest, oldest, name or size, rename, select several at once and delete what you no longer need. Share, print or save to Files straight from any document. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your documents are created and stored on this device. There is no sign-up, no sync and no upload. There are no ads anywhere in the app, free or Pro. PRO The free version includes one PDF. Pro unlocks: • Unlimited PDF conversions • Searchable text with OCR • Watermark and password protection Pro is offered as a weekly or an annual subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage your subscription or turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.mehmetali.co/privacy

Screenshots

Pagefold4 screens
Camera to PDF Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pagefold and Camera to PDF Scanner are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pagefold sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Camera to PDF Scanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pagefold ships an update weekly, Camera to PDF Scanner every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Pagefold versus Camera to PDF Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPagefoldCamera to PDF Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKick-Start AIMehmet Ali Demir

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pagefold

Subscriptions2
  • Pagefold Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Pagefold Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Camera to PDF Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Pagefold free?
Pagefold is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Camera to PDF Scanner free?
Camera to PDF Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pagefold or Camera to PDF Scanner have ads?
Neither Pagefold nor Camera to PDF Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pagefold or Camera to PDF Scanner?
Pagefold ships an update weekly, and Camera to PDF Scanner every 5 days. Most recently, Pagefold was updated on October 6, 2026 and Camera to PDF Scanner on October 29, 2026.

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