Comparison

LumiList vs PDF Chef

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

Head to head
About

LumiList

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Keep the links that matter in a workspace you can make your own. LumiList is a visual bookmark manager that brings your saved websites, articles, tools, and ideas together across your iPhone, iPad, and browser. ORGANIZE WITH PAGES AND BOARDS Create pages for work, study, hobbies, or projects. Group related bookmarks into boards, add your own titles and notes, and drag items into the order that makes sense to you. Search your workspace to find a saved link quickly. SAVE FROM OTHER APPS Use the Share menu on your iPhone or iPad to send a link to LumiList. Choose where it belongs or use your remembered Quick Save destination, then get back to what you were doing. YOUR DEVICES, TOGETHER Sign in to the same LumiList account on your devices to sync pages, boards, and bookmarks. Save a link on your iPhone or iPad and find it in your LumiList browser extension, or take your browser workspace with you. KEEP WORKING OFFLINE Open your saved workspace and add or edit bookmarks without an internet connection. LumiList keeps pending changes on your device and syncs them when you reconnect. Opening websites still requires the connection those sites need. MAKE IT FEEL LIKE YOUR WORKSPACE Choose from 1,000+ wallpapers, use light or dark styles, and adjust the layout with compact mode. Wallpaper choices stay local to each device, so each device can have its own look. STAY IN CONTROL Undo and redo supported workspace changes. Restore deleted pages, boards, and bookmarks from Trash. Import bookmarks, export your workspace, and use App Lock with your device's supported security options. USE YOUR LANGUAGE Choose from 44 interface languages. Your own page names, board names, bookmark titles, and notes stay as you wrote them. GETTING STARTED Sign in with Google, Apple, or email and password. Eligible new accounts receive a 30-day trial with no payment card required. Continued workspace access after the trial requires an active LumiList plan. The mobile app uses the same account and access as the LumiList browser extension.

About

PDF Chef

Features
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PDF Chef helps you read, edit, merge, split, compress and sign PDFs on your device. Organize pages, add text and images, place a handwritten signature, add watermarks or page numbers, and protect PDFs with a password. Convert supported images and documents, and extract text. Results depend on the source file and the selected tool. Normal PDF processing runs on your device. Your documents are not uploaded to a PDF Chef server for processing. Offline tools remain available after their assets have loaded. PDF Chef does not require an account. Review your result before sharing or exporting it. On iOS, the first five successful jobs in each rolling seven-day allowance period are complete jobs that you can save, share and export. The period starts with the first successful job. After five jobs, processing and preview remain available, but saving, sharing and exporting require Pro until the allowance resets. Pro Monthly renews automatically until canceled. Pro Lifetime is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Both options support Apple Family Sharing. Prices and purchase details appear in the app before you buy. Restore purchases from Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

LumiList4 screens
PDF Chef4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LumiList at none against PDF Chef's 2. On price, update cadence, 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. PDF Chef sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. LumiList asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LumiList ships an update every 3 days, PDF Chef every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
LumiList versus PDF Chef: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumiListPDF Chef
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB63 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLumiscaleDHANANJAY BABASAHEB BHOSALE

In-app purchases

None

LumiList

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PDF Chef

Subscriptions1
  • PDF Chef Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • PDF Chef Pro Lifetime$49.00

Questions

Is LumiList free?
LumiList is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF Chef free?
PDF Chef is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LumiList or PDF Chef have ads?
Neither LumiList nor PDF Chef shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LumiList or PDF Chef?
LumiList ships an update every 3 days, and PDF Chef every 4 days. Most recently, LumiList was updated on October 31, 2026 and PDF Chef on October 24, 2026.

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