Comparison

PDF Converter vs iDocument Scanner

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

iDocument Scanner

Transform your device into a portable scanner to digitize documents, receipts, and more. Easily edit, convert to PDF, and add signatures. Share your scanned files instantly.

Highlights
  • Scan documents using camera or photos
  • Edit and enhance scan quality
  • Convert to PDF, Image, or Text
  • Add digital signatures
  • OCR for text extraction
  • Scan QR and Barcodes
  • Share via social media and email
Features
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iDocumnet Scanner is a powerful scanner app that lets you scan your documents anytime anywhere and help you become more productive in your work and daily life. It will turn your iPhone or iPad into a powerful mobile scanner. Easily scan, edit, save and share any document in Pdf, Image, Text format. Say goodby to huge and slow copy-machines and get this ultra-fast pocket scanner app Features: *Use your phone camera or import from Photos/Gallery to scan notes, newspapers, invoices, business cards, receipts, certificates, etc. *After scan, you can crop and enhance the quality of documents to make the text and graphics look sharp and clear. * Convert your scan documents to Pdf, Image, or Text file. * You can also import your pdf files and can easily edit, add new pages or delete any page. * You can manage page orders of pdf files * Add your signature to any document. * Scan and Edit Text (OCR) from your documents. * Apply Filters. * Rotate any document page. * Scan any Qrcode and Barcode and copy or share scan results. *Easily share documents in Pdf format, Image format, and Text format with others via social media and email attachment. *Save your documents in-app for later use. *Instantly print out your documents with a nearby printer via AirPrint.

Screenshots

PDF Converter4 screens
iDocument Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iDocument Scanner at none against PDF Converter's 14. iDocument Scanner also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). PDF Converter's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price 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 Converter sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. iDocument Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PDF Converter holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Converter has 6K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of PDF Converter's written reviews are positive against 100% of iDocument Scanner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Converter ships an update fortnightly, iDocument Scanner every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
PDF Converter versus iDocument Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF ConverteriDocument Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (6K ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6K — better5
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size385 MB55 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTechgear IncRaja Muhammad Arslan Zafar

Customer experience

PDF Converter

All ratings5,969 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral3.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews1,396 reviews
Positive67.3%
Neutral4.9%
Negative27.8%

iDocument Scanner

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

iDocument Scanner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

PDF Converter

Subscriptions6
  • 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
One-time7
  • 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
None

iDocument Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF Converter free?
PDF Converter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iDocument Scanner free?
iDocument Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PDF Converter or iDocument Scanner?
PDF Converter is rated higher. PDF Converter averages 4.4 out of 5 from 6K ratings, while iDocument Scanner averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do PDF Converter or iDocument Scanner have ads?
iDocument Scanner shows ads; PDF Converter does not.
Which is updated more often, PDF Converter or iDocument Scanner?
PDF Converter ships an update fortnightly, and iDocument Scanner every 3 months. Most recently, PDF Converter was updated on September 24, 2026 and iDocument Scanner on June 11, 2026.

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