Comparison

PDF Expert vs Text Scanner:Photo to PDF

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

Head to head
About

PDF Expert

This app allows you to edit, annotate, fill out forms, and convert PDF documents. It offers AI-powered summarization and analysis, along with tools to merge, sign, and protect your files. Work seamlessly across Apple devices with a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Edit PDF text and images
  • Annotate and highlight PDFs
  • Fill out PDF forms
  • Convert files to and from PDF
  • AI-powered summarization and analysis
  • Merge and combine PDF files
  • Sign documents with e-signatures
Features
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Unlock your potential with a fast and easy PDF Expert app with all the features you need in a well-designed and intuitive user interface. BEST FOR iPHONE, iPAD, MAC & VISION PRO Read PDF files easily, highlight and annotate PDFs, fill out forms, convert any file to PDF, merge several files into one, add notes, summarize and navigate PDF documents in seconds with AI-powered tools. Unlock unlimited possibilities with PDF Expert Premium features and work across all your Apple devices, effortlessly letting you complete any PDF task on the go. “PDF Expert is one of my must-have iPad apps and a desktop-class PDF reader.” – MacStories “The best app for managing, editing, and reading PDFs on your iPad.” – The Sweet Setup ▶ WITH PDF EXPERT, YOU CAN: READ PDFs WITH JOY • Pick Day, Night, or Sepia mode and enjoy reading anytime, anywhere. • Enjoy both vertical and horizontal scrolling. • Export PDF files from email, web, or any app that supports the Apple system-wide Share menu • Use Text to Speech to hear the selected text read out loud HIGHLIGHT AND ANNOTATE PDFs • Mark important info in books using colors, text, or stickers • Add stamps such as Approved, Confidential, etc. • Record your voice and add it to the doc FILL OUT FORMS • Fill out PDF forms using interactive text fields, checkboxes, and radio buttons • All the major form formats support, including acro forms and static XFA forms ***PREMIUM FEATURES *** EDIT PDFs DOCS EASILY • Edit or modify existing text directly in a PDF – just as you would in a Word document • Add links: link any part of the text or image to a different page or website • Add outlines to big PDFs to simplify navigation for hundreds of pages • Easily add, replace, and resize images in your PDFs SUMMARIZE AND ANALYZE HUGE PDFs WITH PDF COPILOT – YOUR SMART AI ASSISTANT • List Main Points – instantly scan and highlight key takeaways from any PDF • Summarize – get concise summaries of entire PDFs, or annotations • Ask Anything – find specific details with AI-powered answers and references • Explain – no more Googling! Get instant, contextual explanations of words or phrases MERGE AND COMBINE PDFs • Merge and combine multiple PDF files into one • Add, delete, and rearrange pages with a thumbnail preview • Rotate and reorder pages in PDFs EDIT SCANNED DOCUMENTS • Access the scanned PDFs that you’ve created using PDF Expert • Open your scans to fill out, sign, comment, and share CONVERT FROM AND TO PDF • Convert PDFs to Word, Excel, PPT, JPG/PNG, TXT, and vice versa • Converts any file in seconds SIGN DOCUMENTS • Use e-signatures to sign contracts on the go • Create custom stamps or import one from the images PROTECT YOUR FILES • Restrict access to PDF Expert with a password • Permanently blackout or erase sensitive information like credit card numbers • Secure and Safe trusted brand software COMPRESS PDFs • Compress large PDF files to save space on your device • Merge several files into one and compress it to reduce the file size CONSTRUCTION TOOLS • Scale and measure drawings using our Measure tab • Polygon and polyline shapes • Redline tools COLLABORATE ON THE GO PDF Expert provides the best platform for paperless collaboration between team members. Annotate and add notes in project materials, fill and sign contracts and invoices, and exchange files via email or cloud on the go. OTHER AMAZING FEATURES: • Fully customizable toolbar • Create a Link (drag and add a landing page or a Web) • Presentation Mode • Print and Share ONE ACCOUNT FOR ALL YOUR APPLE DEVICES Now, you don’t need to purchase Mac and iPhone & iPad versions separately. PDF Expert introduces a single Premium subscription for all your Apple devices. Read more about our terms and conditions here: https://pdfexpert.com/privacy https://pdfexpert.com/terms Don’t hesitate to reach out to us at http://readdle.com/contact

About

Text Scanner:Photo to PDF

This app transforms your mobile device into a powerful scanner and document converter. Easily extract text from images, translate languages, and convert documents to various formats like PDF, Word, and Excel. It also supports ID scanning and electronic signatures.

Highlights
  • Automatic document trimming
  • High-definition scanning
  • Multi-page PDF creation
  • PDF to Word/Excel/PPT conversion
  • Electronic signature and watermark
  • Intelligent OCR text recognition
  • Photo translation for multiple languages
  • Form and ID card recognition
Features
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Document scanning, contract multi-page scanning, PDF conversion, OCR text recognition, photo translation, form recognition, ticket recognition and other functions can be implemented on the mobile phone, making image-to-text recognition easier and more convenient. 【File Scanning】 * Automatic trimming: 360-degree shooting, automatically remove the cluttered background, and quickly generate high-definition pictures or PDF files; * High-definition scanning: You can manually adjust the image parameters, generate high-definition document scans very quickly, save paperless files, and choose from a variety of document colors; * Multi-page scanning: Support batch continuous scanning, without waiting, you can directly generate a PDF from multiple scans, share and save freely. 【PDF Converter】 * Can convert PDF to Wrod, PPT, Excel, picture * Can convert PDF files into long images for sharing 【PDF editing】 *Electronic signature: You can add a handwritten signature after the document is scanned, and set the size of the signature *Add watermark: custom watermark, it is safer to add anti-theft watermark to ID card and confidential documents * File Merge: Merge two or more files to automatically generate PDF documents 【Text Recognition】 *Intelligent OCR text recognition, the mobile phone takes paper documents, and instantly generates high-definition text; *The text recognition in the picture can be exported as Text text that can be edited, copied, saved or shared. *Support handwritten text recognition, also supports printed text recognition 【Photo Translation】 *It can directly translate the text in the picture, and can recognize and translate Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean and other languages. 【Form Recognition】 *Support table recognition, easily convert the table on the picture to Excel, and have a powerful table conversion ability. 【ID scanning】 *ID card scanning: supports scanning of a variety of documents, can perfectly identify ID cards, bank cards, business licenses, passports, driver's licenses, driving licenses, etc., scan security encryption, no need to worry about privacy leakage; *More function support: business card recognition, receipt recognition, travel reimbursement artifact. ======================================= 【Automatic renewal terms】 There are three subscription options for premium accounts: Weekly Member: $ 9.99/week Quarterly membership: $ 19.99 Yearly Member: $ 29.99 ●Privacy Policy: http://static.rhinoxskw.com/html/privacy/scan_en.html?appName=Text Scanner ●Membership payment agreement: https://static.rhinoxskw.com/html/paymentagreement/general_en.html

Screenshots

PDF Expert4 screens
Text Scanner:Photo to PDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Text Scanner:Photo to PDF at 100% against PDF Expert's 46%. Text Scanner:Photo to PDF also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). PDF Expert's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (216K vs 14). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 Expert sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Text Scanner:Photo to PDF sells 13 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 Expert holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Expert has 216K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of PDF Expert's written reviews are positive against 100% of Text Scanner:Photo to PDF's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Expert ships an update fortnightly, Text Scanner:Photo to PDF every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
PDF Expert versus Text Scanner:Photo to PDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF ExpertText Scanner:Photo to PDF
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (216K ratings) — better4.5 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews46.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings216K — better14
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#64 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size307 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReaddle Technologies Limited圣 朱

Customer experience

PDF Expert

All ratings215,851 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews1,135 reviews
Positive46.0%
Neutral7.4%
Negative46.6%

Text Scanner:Photo to PDF

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

PDF Expert

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Corrupted PDFs after editing
  • Sync issues with cloud storage providers
  • Unexpected loss of annotations and edits
  • Unreliable performance on older iPad models

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved palm rejection for Apple Pencil
  • Customizable toolbar and annotation presets
  • Better integration with other productivity apps
  • More flexible file management and organization
  • Ability to create fillable PDF forms

Text Scanner:Photo to PDF

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

PDF Expert

Subscriptions9
  • PDF Expert Premium Trial7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • PDF Expert Premium No Trial$9.991 Month
  • PDF Expert for Education7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • PDF Expert Premium7 Days trial3 variants$49.991 Year
  • PDF Expert Premium New7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • PDF Expert Premium Existing7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • PDF Expert – Premium Editing1 Year trial$49.991 Year
  • PDF Expert Mac & iOS Pro7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • PDF Expert Mac & iOS7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • PDF Expert Basic$9.99
13 purchases

Text Scanner:Photo to PDF

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Membership Trial3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Membership7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Member$4.997 Days
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  • 讯飞3 Days trial$18.991 Year
  • 手机扫描王年会员$19.991 Year
One-time8
  • 18元每日送20次$2.99
  • 10 T-card$3.99
  • 68元高级VIP$9.99
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  • 30 T-card$12.99
  • 50 T-card$19.99
  • Permanent VIP$24.99
  • 100 T-card$39.99
  • Lifetime VIP$49.99

Questions

Is PDF Expert free?
PDF Expert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text Scanner:Photo to PDF free?
Text Scanner:Photo to PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PDF Expert or Text Scanner:Photo to PDF?
PDF Expert is rated higher. PDF Expert averages 4.7 out of 5 from 216K ratings, while Text Scanner:Photo to PDF averages 4.5 from 14 ratings.
Do PDF Expert or Text Scanner:Photo to PDF have ads?
Text Scanner:Photo to PDF shows ads; PDF Expert does not.
Which is updated more often, PDF Expert or Text Scanner:Photo to PDF?
PDF Expert ships an update fortnightly, and Text Scanner:Photo to PDF every 2 months. Most recently, PDF Expert was updated on September 24, 2026 and Text Scanner:Photo to PDF on September 10, 2026.

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