Comparison

PDFMaker Lite vs WebShelf

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

Head to head
About

PDFMaker Lite

Easily convert webpages into PDF files for sharing. Browse, delete, and print your PDFs, or share them via email and cloud services. It even monitors your clipboard for URLs to simplify conversion.

Highlights
  • Convert webpage to PDF
  • Browse, delete, and print PDFs
  • Share PDFs via email and cloud storage
  • Clipboard monitoring for URL detection
  • iTunes file sharing
  • Supports iPhone/iPad modes
Features
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PDFMaker is a app which can convert webpage into PDF file easily. When you want to share a webpage to your friend, may your friends can't open you the webpage (for example, the internal network, firewall,network, and so on), this time you can use PDFMaker to convert webpage to PDF file,and send it by email or the other application A list of functions 1, Convert webpage to PDF file 2, PDF browse, delete and printing 3, share or send to other app, such as mail, iBooks, Dropbox, SkyDrive, GoogleDriver etc.. 4, Monitoring the clipboard ,When it found a URL, It would automatically mention you.In order to convert webpage to PDF file by a easy way. 5, iTunes file sharing to PC 6, supported iPhone/iPad vertical Mode and horizontal Mode. 7, Share file with internal web server. By downloading or using this app, you agree to Apple's standard Terms of Use. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

WebShelf

Features
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WebShelf は、気になったWebページやニュースを“見たまま”まるごとオフライン保存し、自分のフォルダで整理できる、アカウント不要・完全ローカルの個人用Webアーカイブです。 スクリーンショットと違い、レイアウトごと保存。あとから検索でき、リンクも残ります。「あとで読む」系サービスと違い、保存したページはあなたの端末の中だけに残ります。 ■ 主な機能 ・共有シートからワンタップ保存(Safari や各種アプリの共有メニューから) ・ページをまるごとオフライン保存(保存後はネット接続なしで閲覧) ・自分のフォルダで整理(作成・移動・名前変更、最大4階層) ・リスト/グリッド表示、名前・保存日・サイズで並び替え ・タイトル・URLの検索 ・読みやすいオフラインビューア(文字サイズ調整・元URLを開く・再共有) ・誤削除しても数秒間は取り消し可能 ■ プライバシー最優先 ・あなたのデータを一切収集しません。アカウント登録は不要です。 ・保存ページ・設定はすべて端末内にのみ保存されます。 ・ページ保存時のみ、あなたが指定したそのページのサーバーに通信します(ブラウザで開くのと同じ、あなたの操作による通信です)。 ■ 対象 公開されているWebページが対象です。ログインが必要な非公開ページや有料記事の完全な保存には対応していません(「一部のみ保存」として扱われます)。 ■ 料金 無料で2件まで保存できます。買い切りのアプリ内課金で保存数が無制限になります。一度のお支払いで、追加課金はありません。

Screenshots

PDFMaker Lite4 screens
WebShelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: WebShelf at none against PDFMaker Lite's shown. WebShelf also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months). PDFMaker Lite's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.4). On price 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. PDFMaker Lite sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and WebShelf sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDFMaker Lite ships an update every 6 months, WebShelf every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PDFMaker Lite versus WebShelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDFMaker LiteWebShelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB4 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperEJingSHIGEMITSU RYOMA

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PDFMaker Lite

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads$0.991 Month
1 purchases

WebShelf

One-time1
  • Unlock Full (Unlimited Saves)$2.99

Questions

Is PDFMaker Lite free?
PDFMaker Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WebShelf free?
WebShelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PDFMaker Lite or WebShelf have ads?
PDFMaker Lite shows ads; WebShelf does not.
Which is updated more often, PDFMaker Lite or WebShelf?
PDFMaker Lite ships an update every 6 months, and WebShelf every 4 days. Most recently, PDFMaker Lite was updated on October 12, 2026 and WebShelf on October 15, 2026.

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