Comparison

PDF Converter vs Document Scanner & PDF Editor

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

Document Scanner & PDF Editor

Easily scan documents, receipts, and business cards into high-quality PDFs. Enhance images with filters, convert scanned text to over 110 languages with OCR, and digitally sign documents. Secure your scans with biometric authentication and sync them to iCloud.

Highlights
  • Document scanning
  • Automatic border detection
  • Image filters
  • OCR with 110+ languages
  • Electronic signatures
  • Cloud integration (iCloud)
  • QR code scanning
Features
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******************************************* Best Document Scanner & Editing App ******************************************* • Scan documents, receipts, QR and business cardsUse App to scan any type of document and save the scan to PDF! • Document Scanner app - Automatically detects borders App automatically detects document borders when you scan a document • Fine tune the image with many filters to reach perfection App has many filters to help you get the best image quality when you scan a document! • Easily manage your documents App lets you easily manage your scanned documents. • With a high-quality PDF Scanner App lets you export your document scan to PDF formats • OCR - Convert image to text - supporting +110 Languages - enables output of text from scanner. App has built in OCR with over 110 languages! • Sign & Send documents to others for signing with an electronic signature. App lets you sign your scanned documents before sending them! • Cloud integration - backup and sync content to the iCloud. App lets you upload your scanned documents to iCloud • Simplify document scanning & signing by adding custom fields to documents. App even lets you add custom fields to your scanned document! • QR Scanner app - scan QR codes, and convert them to email, text and links seamlessly. App can scan QR codes as well! • Protect App - Secure App with your biometric touch id or face id Subscription Policy - Subscriptions are billed monthly or annually at the rate selected depending on the subscription plan. Payment models for Premium subscription: - Yearly Subscription : 29.99 / year which comes with 3 Day Free Trial - Monthly Subscription: $9.99/month - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions auto-renew at the cost of the chosen package, unless cancelled 24-hours in advance prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy -https://docs.google.com/document/d/19xAQaUqhzufcmoUhRytfCxsZYqD0UFYSp37sEc_pCck/edit?usp=sharing Service Terms - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iidUEZGzSgPH89kLjn-EVwoPwsCKaD6-UdEWC-w1HfM/edit?usp=sharing

Screenshots

PDF Converter4 screens
Document Scanner & PDF Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Document Scanner & PDF Editor at freemium against PDF Converter's subscription. Document Scanner & PDF Editor also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). PDF Converter's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (6K vs 7). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Document Scanner & PDF Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for PDF Converter against 4.3 for Document Scanner & PDF Editor. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Converter has 6K ratings behind it against 7, 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 100% of Document Scanner & PDF Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Converter ships an update fortnightly, Document Scanner & PDF Editor every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PDF Converter versus Document Scanner & PDF Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF ConverterDocument Scanner & PDF Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (6K ratings) — better4.3 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews67.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6K — better7
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size385 MB136 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTechgear IncJignesh Thakkar Huf

Customer experience

PDF Converter

All ratings5,993 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral3.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews1,419 reviews
Positive67.4%
Neutral4.9%
Negative27.8%

Document Scanner & PDF Editor

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews1 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

Document Scanner & PDF Editor

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
3 purchases

Document Scanner & PDF Editor

Subscriptions3
  • Doc Scanner Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Doc Scanner Premium Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Doc Scanner Premium Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is PDF Converter free?
PDF Converter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Document Scanner & PDF Editor free?
Document Scanner & PDF Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PDF Converter or Document Scanner & PDF Editor?
PDF Converter is rated higher. PDF Converter averages 4.4 out of 5 from 6K ratings, while Document Scanner & PDF Editor averages 4.3 from 7 ratings.
Do PDF Converter or Document Scanner & PDF Editor have ads?
Neither PDF Converter nor Document Scanner & PDF Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Converter or Document Scanner & PDF Editor?
PDF Converter ships an update fortnightly, and Document Scanner & PDF Editor every 14 months. Most recently, PDF Converter was updated on October 18, 2026 and Document Scanner & PDF Editor on October 7, 2026.

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