PDF Converter vs Basic Scan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PDF Converter
This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for managing, editing, and converting PDF files. It allows users to merge, split, compress, and annotate documents, as well as fill forms and add digital signatures. Convert various file types to PDF and vice versa with ease.
- Merge, split, compress, rotate, unlock, watermark PDFs
- Edit PDFs with text, shapes, comments, highlights
- Annotate documents with drawing, text boxes, sticky notes
- Convert JPG, Word, PPT, Excel, HTML to PDF
- Convert PDF to JPG, Word, PPT, Excel
- Fill PDF forms and add digital signatures
- Password protection and encryption
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PDF Converter & Editor: Your Complete PDF Toolkit File Management: Every tool you need to use PDFs, at your fingertips. Merge, split, compress, convert, rotate, unlock, and watermark PDFs with ease. Import files from cloud services like Drive, Box, and OneDrive. PDF Editor: Edit PDFs by adding text, shapes, comments, and highlights. A secure and simple tool for all your PDF editing needs. Enhance your PDF experience with our comprehensive PDF Annotation and Reader app. Whether you need to annotate documents for work, study, or personal use, or simply read PDFs with ease, our app has you covered. Key Features: * Annotation Tools: Highlight important text, add comments, draw shapes, and underline or strike through text to mark up your PDFs effectively. * Reader Mode: Switch to Reader Mode for a distraction-free reading experience. Adjust settings such as font size, background color, and brightness to suit your preferences. * Advanced Annotation: Use advanced tools like text box, sticky notes, and freehand drawing to customise your annotations and make your PDFs more interactive. * Document Management: Organise your PDF library with ease. Create folders, rename files, and move documents between folders for efficient file management. * Search and Navigation: Find specific content within your PDFs quickly using the search feature. Navigate through documents easily with page thumbnails and bookmarks. Additional Features: * PDF Form Filling: Fill out PDF forms directly within the app, saving time and paper. * Digital Signatures: Sign documents electronically with ease. Add, edit, or remove digital signatures as needed. * File Protection: Keep your PDFs secure with password protection and encryption. Key Features: Merge PDF: Combine multiple PDF files into one. Split PDF: Divide PDFs into smaller files. Compress PDF: Reduce PDF file size for easy sharing. CONVERT TO PDF JPG to PDF WORD to PDF POWERPOINT to PDF EXCEL to PDF HTML to PDF Additional Features: Invoice maker CV Maker AI PDF Summary CONVERT FROM PDF PDF to JPG PDF to WORD PDF to POWERPOINT PDF to EXCEL Experience the convenience of managing and editing PDFs with our comprehensive PDF Converter and Editor app. Easily merge, split, compress, and convert PDF files, and edit them with our intuitive PDF editor. Download now and unlock the full potential of your PDF files! Subscription Terms & Details Enjoy unlimited access to all features for $29.99/year, with a 3-day free trial. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account once the purchase is confirmed. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and disable auto-renewal at any time via your Account Settings. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. If you start a free trial and decide to subscribe, any remaining trial time will be forfeited. Privacy Policy: https://thepdfedit.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://thepdfedit.com/terms-and-conditions
Basic Scan
Easily capture, scan, and share documents, receipts, and notes. Convert images to high-quality PDFs or PNGs, and extract text using OCR for easy searching. Sign documents and organize your scanned files efficiently.
- Document scanning with edge detection
- Image filters for readability
- OCR text recognition (20 languages)
- Digital signature tool
- Export as PNG, PDF, or TXT
- Organize and manage scanned pages
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Basic Scan is a simple way to capture and share your documents, letters, notes, business cards, receipts, sketches, homework, and more. Easily convert pictures to scanner quality images or PDFs, and extract text using OCR (optical character recognition) to search the document. Export the results as .png, .pdf, or .txt - try it out now! Use Basic Scan for: * Edge detection of document corners and edit the corners to get the perfect image crop. * Image filters to remove shadows and generate a readable result. * OCR Text Recognition to extract text from image. Now including support for 20 languages! * Sign pages with your signature in red, blue or black. * Share selected documents or pages as images, PDFs, or OCR text. * Add images by gallery or camera in batch mode or one-by-one * Organize, reorder, copy, move or delete selected pages and documents. * Search for keywords in the OCR results of all the documents and pages. Choose from 3 subscription options: - a 1-month subscription with a 3-day free trial period - a 3-month subscription - an annual subscription with a 7-day free trial period. Your free trial subscription will automatically renew to a paid subscription unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial period. You can cancel your subscription in the App Store account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial period. Subscription payments will be charged to your App Store account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. Please note: any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. You can cancel a free trial or subscription anytime by turning off auto-renewal through your iTunes account settings. This must be done 24 hours before the end of a free trial or subscription period to avoid being charged. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period, and you will be downgraded to the free service. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/basic-scan-privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/basic-scan-terms-conditions Got feedback? Please visit https://goo.gl/forms/8zLLRSSGQeB9hNXj1
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Verdict
PDF Converter and Basic Scan both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of Basic Scan's written reviews are positive against 67% of PDF Converter's. Basic Scan also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). PDF Converter's advantage is ratings volume (6K vs 294). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. PDF Converter sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Basic Scan sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for PDF Converter against 4.5 for Basic Scan. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Converter has 6K ratings behind it against 294, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of PDF Converter's written reviews are positive against 95% of Basic Scan's.
PDF Converter ships an update fortnightly, Basic Scan every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Converter | Basic Scan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (6K ratings) | 4.5 (294 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.3% of reviews | 95.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6K — better | 294 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 385 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Techgear Inc | INWARD INSIGHT LLC |
Customer experience
PDF Converter
Basic Scan
Bugs and requests
PDF Converter
Reported bugs
5 issues- Conversion quality issues
- Orientation problems with PDFs
- Unreliable file saving
- Compatibility problems with older devices
- Frequent crashes and freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Improved file management options
- Seamless integration with cloud storage
- Enhanced PDF editing capabilities
- Customizable user interface
- Better customer support
Basic Scan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PDF Converter
- PDF Converter Pro with Editor3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Image to PDF Converter - PDF PRO$6.997 Days
- PDF Converter, Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
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- PDF Converter Documents To PDF3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- PDF Converter Pro3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- PDF Converter - Convert to PDF Pro3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Unlock-Clipboard-text-editing$0.99
- Fonts$0.99
- Unlock-UnLimted Web To PDF$0.99
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- Dropbox,Box,Drive,SkyDrive and Evernote$0.99
- Remove Ads$0.99
- PDF Annotation$0.99
- Unlockall$19.99
Basic Scan
- اشتراك Premium شهري3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Basic Scan Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- اشتراك ربع سنوي$11.993 Months
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- Basic Scan Premium$19.993 Months
- اشتراك Premium سنوي7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Basic Scan Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year
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