Comparison

PDF Converter vs PDF Scanner Documents

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

PDF Scanner Documents

Transform your smartphone into a portable scanner. Automatically crop, enhance, and correct distortions for professional-quality digital copies of documents, receipts, and books. Extract editable text with built-in OCR and easily share your scans.

Highlights
  • Smart cropping and auto-enhancement
  • High-quality digital scans
  • Built-in OCR for editable text
  • Export and share in PDF, PNG, TXT
  • File manager with folders
  • Password protection for documents
Features
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Transform your smartphone into a powerful portable scanner with PDF Scanner Documents! Say goodbye to distorted scans and hello to clean and professional results. Smart Scanning: Automatically crop your documents and intelligently process them, removing shadows, correcting perspective, and distortions. No more twisted scans; your papers will look normal and crisp! High-Quality Scans: Whether it's books or folded receipts, our app ensures you get digital versions of your scans with far better quality. Your documents will look as good as the originals. Built-In OCR: Convert any scan into editable text that can be copied and exported with our built-in OCR feature. Now you can easily extract and share text from your scanned documents. Easy Sharing: Export and share your scans however you want, making it a breeze to collaborate and store your important documents. Don't settle for subpar scans; download PDF Scanner Documents and start enjoying top-notch document scanning today! KEY FEATURES: * Instantly scan, save, and share any document in PDF, PNG or TXT formats. * Smart cropping and auto enhancing make the texts and graphics look clear and sharp. * Use file manager with folders, drag & drop, and document editing features * Scan documents and share them in just a few taps * OCR feature extracts texts from single page for further editing or sharing. * Preview of the docs to see if small refine, tone up, highlights and mosaic need to be put on. * Password protection to keep your documents save Important: To use all app features you should purchase one of subscription If you choose to purchase one of subscriptions, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. The current subscriptions price starts at $4.99 USD/week and 19.99 USD/3 months. Prices are in US dollars, may vary in countries other than the US, and are subject to change without notice. Read more about our terms and conditions here: https://audiojoy.com/privacy/ https://audiojoy.com/terms/

Screenshots

PDF Converter4 screens
PDF Scanner Documents3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PDF Converter at 67% against PDF Scanner Documents's 20%. PDF Converter also leads on ratings volume (6K vs 59) and device support (4 vs 2). PDF Scanner Documents's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 PDF Scanner Documents sells 5 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

PDF Scanner Documents holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Converter has 6K ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of PDF Converter's written reviews are positive against 20% of PDF Scanner Documents'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, PDF Scanner Documents every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PDF Converter versus PDF Scanner Documents: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF ConverterPDF Scanner Documents
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (6K ratings)4.7 (59 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews — better19.6% of reviews
Number of ratings6K — better59
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size385 MB15 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTechgear IncAudiojoy Software Inc.

Customer experience

PDF Converter

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

PDF Scanner Documents

All ratings59 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive19.6%
Neutral5.4%
Negative75.0%

User reviews

PDF Converter

From 6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 📤 Convenient file sharing
  • 🔒 Secure document handling
  • 💡 Helpful features

Room to improve

  • 🔐 Paywall for full functionality
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 💸 Expensive subscription
  • 🔍 Confusing navigation
  • 📤 Issues with file exports

PDF Scanner Documents

From 59 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and works
  • 👍 Great app
  • 👍 Best app
  • 👍 Top
  • 👍 Easy to use

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 💰 Charges even after unsubscribing
  • 💰 No way to cancel
  • 💰 Bills more than once a month
  • 💰 Rip off

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

PDF Scanner Documents

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Doesn't compile multiple pages scan into a single multi-page document
  • PDF size too large for sharing
  • No way to reduce PDF size
  • Does not offer scanning multiple docs & then being able to select all & share

Requested features

3 requests
  • Combine multiple pages into a single multi-page document
  • Reduce PDF size for sharing
  • Scan multiple documents and select all for sharing

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
5 purchases

PDF Scanner Documents

Subscriptions5
  • PDF Scanner PRO (Week)$4.997 Days
  • PDF Scanner Pro (weekly)3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • PDF Scanner PRO (Monthly)3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • PDF Scanner PRO (3 Months)$19.993 Months
  • PDF Scanner PRO (Annual)$49.991 Year

Questions

Is PDF Converter free?
PDF Converter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Scanner Documents free?
PDF Scanner Documents is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PDF Converter or PDF Scanner Documents?
PDF Scanner Documents is rated higher. PDF Converter averages 4.4 out of 5 from 6K ratings, while PDF Scanner Documents averages 4.7 from 59 ratings.
Do PDF Converter or PDF Scanner Documents have ads?
Neither PDF Converter nor PDF Scanner Documents shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Converter or PDF Scanner Documents?
PDF Converter ships an update fortnightly, and PDF Scanner Documents every 3 days. Most recently, PDF Converter was updated on September 24, 2026 and PDF Scanner Documents on September 21, 2026.

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