Comparison

SumoPDF vs PDF Editor

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

Head to head
About

SumoPDF

Features
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Where PDFs go to get serious. SumoPDF brings a full PDF toolkit to your iPhone and iPad, with a fast interface, clear controls, and document work that stays on your device. TRY EVERYTHING FREE FOR 7 DAYS Every tool is included from the first tap. Start your free week, use the whole app, and decide afterwards. No tools held back, no separate upgrades to hunt for. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Read, print, merge, rotate, compress, and organize pages • Fill forms, sign and initial, annotate, highlight, and draw • Edit recognized PDF text in place, and add images, links, and page elements • Crop, extract, insert, delete, reorder, and number pages; add watermarks • Convert Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and HTML files to PDF where supported • Convert PDFs to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, text, or images where supported • Scan paper with the camera and turn photos into PDFs • Run OCR for searchable text, including handwritten notes on supported devices • Permanently redact content, and protect or unlock authorized PDFs FINISH YOUR WAY Pinch to zoom and swipe between pages. Review results, then save, share, print, copy, or keep editing with separate, easy-to-find actions. SumoPDF preserves layout and pictures where the source format allows, and explains limitations when a complex feature cannot be reproduced faithfully. PRIVATE BY DESIGN The app's PDF tools process documents on your device. SumoPDF does not use advertising trackers. Camera access is requested only when you choose to scan a document. SUBSCRIPTION The app is free to download and includes a 7 day free trial. After the trial, continue with an auto-renewable subscription: 39.99 USD per year or 14.99 USD per month. Prices vary by region and the app shows your local price, the trial, and renewal terms before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Restore Purchases is on the subscription screen. Web Pro and App Pro are separate purchases. Some complex document features may not convert perfectly. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sumopdf.com/privacy/

About

PDF Editor

Edit existing text, fill forms, and sign documents directly on your device. Scan paper documents with advanced image correction and make them searchable. Organize, merge, and split PDF pages, and protect your files with redaction and watermarks.

Highlights
  • Edit existing text in PDFs
  • Fill and sign forms
  • Scan paper documents with image correction
  • Make scanned documents searchable
  • Reorder, merge, and split pages
  • Redact sensitive information
  • Add custom watermarks
Features
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A complete PDF editor that runs entirely on your device. No account and no sign-in. The app ships without network access at all, so nothing you open can be uploaded — not by us, not by anyone. Nothing it produces is branded or stamped. EDIT WHAT IS ALREADY THERE • Change words in an existing PDF. Tap a line, retype it, and the layout stays where it was. • Fill in forms, or type anywhere on a printed form that has no fields. • Sign by drawing or typing. Your signature stays in this app's own storage on this device, is left out of backups, and never leaves it. SCAN AND READ PAPER • Photograph pages with edge detection, auto-capture, perspective correction and shadow removal. • Read the text on a photographed page, then copy it, export it, or retype a line in place. • Make a scan searchable by adding an invisible text layer — the page still looks exactly the same. PAGES AND FILES • Reorder, rotate, delete, duplicate, insert and extract pages by dragging. • Correct page orientation: one page at a time, at full size, or turn a whole document at once. • Combine several PDFs, choosing which file goes first and rearranging pages afterwards. • Split a document, export pages as images, or export the text as a Word file. • Compress by re-encoding oversized images only — text and drawings are left untouched, so the file stays sharp and searchable. MARK UP AND PROTECT • Draw, highlight, underline, strike through, add notes, shapes and text boxes. • Redact properly. The content is removed from the file, not hidden under a black box that copy-and-paste defeats. • Add your own watermark — text or an image, tiled, centred or dragged anywhere. BUILT TO BE HONEST • Your changes are written to a draft as you work, so a crash loses nothing. • Undo and redo everything, including page changes. • Saving asks before it overwrites, and validates the file before it replaces yours. • Where a tool has a limit worth knowing, the app says so in the app — not after it has cost you something. WHAT THIS APP DOES NOT DO It does not convert to Word or Excel with the original layout. Doing that faithfully needs a server, and this app has no network access. It exports the document's text instead, and says so before you use it.

Screenshots

SumoPDF4 screens
PDF Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDF Editor at none against SumoPDF's 3. SumoPDF's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SumoPDF sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. PDF Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SumoPDF versus PDF Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSumoPDFPDF Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrian StevensPrabhat Pedagandham

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SumoPDF

Subscriptions2
  • SumoPDF Pro Monthly$14.991 Month
  • SumoPDF Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • SumoPDF Pro Lifetime$29.99
None

PDF Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SumoPDF free?
SumoPDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Editor free?
PDF Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SumoPDF or PDF Editor have ads?
Neither SumoPDF nor PDF Editor shows ads.

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