Comparison

PDF Converter vs PDF Tools

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
Read full description

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 Tools

Easily organize, edit, and secure your PDF documents. Add or remove passwords, reorder or delete pages, convert images to PDF, and merge or split files. Sign and annotate documents, then share them instantly.

Highlights
  • Add/remove PDF passwords
  • Reorder and delete pages
  • Convert images to PDF
  • Export PDF pages to images
  • Sign and annotate PDFs
  • Merge and split PDF documents
  • Import/export from cloud services
Features
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PDF Tools: Sign & Edit PDF app helps you organize your documents easily and quickly. You can sign and annotate your PDF document and share it with anyone in seconds. The app offers all the editing features that you might be looking for. It simplifies your day-to-day tasks and boosts your productivity. Add Password: You can add a password to your PDF document. You can also apply print and copy restrictions to it. There are two types of passwords you can use to protect the PDF file. 1) User Password: It will lock the PDF file. So the content can only be viewed after supplying a valid password to unlock it. 2) Admin Password: It will allow you to put print and copy restrictions. Remove Password: You can remove the password from any PDF file. Please note that you must supply the existing password to unlock it. Reorder & Delete Pages: The app allows you to reorder the pages via drag and drop using thumbnails. You can also delete unwanted pages. Image to PDF: You can import multiple images and convert them to a PDF document with desired page size (i.e. A4 or Letter) and orientation (i.e. Portrait or Landscape). PDF to Images: Each page of your PDF document can be exported to an image and saved to Photo Library on your device. Signature and Annotations: You can sign a PDF document and send it straight away for review to the group. The app also allows you to add annotations and markups to any page. Merge PDFs: Multiple PDF documents can be merged easily. All you need to do is import and select the documents you want to merge. Split PDF Document: You can also split a single PDF document into multiple documents. Just specify the page range and your document will be split accordingly. Import: The app allows you to import PDF documents from your device, email, WhatsApp, or any app that supports PDFs. Export: Once you're done with editing, you can export or share the PDF document to Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, Email, SMS, or any other compatible app installed on your device. Upgrade to the premium version and use all the features without any restrictions. The premium version subscription terms are specified below: - You can purchase a monthly subscription ($1.99/month) or an annual subscription ($19.99/year). - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - For more information on how to cancel a subscription, please review - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 - Privacy policy: http://www.svgapps.com/privacy-policy - Terms of use: http://www.svgapps.com/terms

Screenshots

PDF Converter4 screens
PDF Tools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PDF Tools at 5.0 against PDF Converter's 4.4. PDF Tools also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). PDF Converter's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (6K vs 11). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and PDF Tools sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PDF Tools holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Converter has 6K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of PDF Converter's written reviews are positive against 100% of PDF Tools's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Converter ships an update fortnightly, PDF Tools every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PDF Converter versus PDF Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF ConverterPDF Tools
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (6K ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6K — better11
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size385 MB66 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTechgear IncSVG Apps

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 Tools

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
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

PDF Tools

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

PDF Converter

Subscriptions4
  • PDF Converter Pro with Editor3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • PDF Converter, Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • PDF Converter Documents To PDF3 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • PDF Converter Pro3 Days trial$39.991 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
2 purchases

PDF Tools

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$19.991 Year

Questions

Is PDF Converter free?
PDF Converter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Tools free?
PDF Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PDF Converter or PDF Tools?
PDF Tools is rated higher. PDF Converter averages 4.4 out of 5 from 6K ratings, while PDF Tools averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do PDF Converter or PDF Tools have ads?
Neither PDF Converter nor PDF Tools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Converter or PDF Tools?
PDF Converter ships an update fortnightly, and PDF Tools every 16 months. Most recently, PDF Converter was updated on September 23, 2026 and PDF Tools on September 13, 2026.

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