Comparison

PDF Text Edit vs Chigiri

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

Head to head
About

PDF Text Edit

Features
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PDF Text Edit-Kun: edit the actual text inside your PDFs, right on your iPhone or iPad. Need to fix a date, an amount, or a typo in a receipt, contract, or form? PDF Text Edit-Kun rewrites the text itself instead of turning the page into an image, so the original layout stays intact. Everything happens on your device. Your files are never uploaded. ā–  KEY FEATURES • Edit text in place Rewrite, add, delete, and move text inside your PDFs. Tap a text block, edit it, and see the result right away. • Change color, size, and font Switch between Text, Color, and Size tabs for the text you selected. Choose from preset colors or any custom color, set the size in points, and pick a font (including your own font files). • Sign and fill forms Create a signature from your name and place it anywhere on the page. Fill in form fields, checkboxes, and radio buttons in PDFs that have them. • Organize pages Delete and reorder pages, and merge several PDFs into one. • Passwords and properties Set or remove open and edit passwords. Edit the title, author, subject, and keywords. • Compare before and after Flip between the original and your edited version with one tap. • Save over the original Choose Save and Close to overwrite the PDF you opened, with no file picker. Or export a copy instead. ā–  PRIVATE BY DESIGN PDF Text Edit-Kun works fully offline. Your documents never leave your device, so sensitive files are safe to edit. ā–  LITE AND PRO • Lite (free): Shows an ad banner. Edit one PDF per day. Viewing is unlimited. • Pro Monthly (auto-renewing subscription): Ā„300 per month. No ads and unlimited editing. • Pro Lifetime (one-time purchase): Ā„1,500. No ads and unlimited editing. (Prices are shown in your local currency in the App Store.) The monthly subscription is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase and renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://donutdrop.me/PDFEditKun/en/eula.html Privacy Policy: https://donutdrop.me/PDFEditKun/en/privacy.html ā–  LANGUAGES English and Japanese. The app follows your device's language setting. ā–  GOOD TO KNOW Some PDFs, depending on how they were created, contain text that can't be edited. In that case the app tells you and leaves your PDF unchanged. Please do not use this app to forge or falsify documents. We'd love your feedback and bug reports.

About

Chigiri

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Chigiri is a tear-off notepad for your iPhone. Jot down a phone number during a call, work out a quick sum, sketch a map for a friend. Open the app and you're already on a blank sheet — no lists, no folders, nothing to set up. Just write with your finger. When you're done, pull the binding at the top down and tear the sheet off. It rips away with a satisfying feel, and a fresh sheet is waiting underneath. • Opens straight to a blank sheet • Write with your finger — undo and eraser included • One sheet only. It stays until you tear it off, even if you close the app • Tear it off from the binding at the top. Torn sheets are deleted for good — no trash, no history • Post to X and tear: share the sheet as an image, then it's torn off PRIVATE BY DESIGN What you write never leaves your device. The only thing that leaves is an image you choose to share yourself. No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. The name comes from the Japanese "chigiru" — to tear off.

Screenshots

PDF Text Edit4 screens
Chigiri4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chigiri at none against PDF Text Edit's 2. Chigiri also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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

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

Both are free to download. PDF Text Edit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Chigiri asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Text Edit ships an update weekly, Chigiri every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
PDF Text Edit versus Chigiri: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF Text EditChigiri
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSEISHI MURAKAMIKoudai Sugiyama

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PDF Text Edit

Subscriptions1
  • Pro ęœˆé”$1.991 Month
One-time1
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None

Chigiri

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF Text Edit free?
PDF Text Edit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chigiri free?
Chigiri is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PDF Text Edit or Chigiri have ads?
PDF Text Edit shows ads; Chigiri does not.
Which is updated more often, PDF Text Edit or Chigiri?
PDF Text Edit ships an update weekly, and Chigiri every 5 days. Most recently, PDF Text Edit was updated on November 10, 2026 and Chigiri on November 6, 2026.

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