Comparison

PDF Expert vs Page Translator

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

Head to head
About

PDF Expert

Edit, annotate, convert, and sign PDF documents with this comprehensive tool. Features include AI-powered summarization, file merging, compression, and secure password protection. Available across Apple devices for seamless workflow.

Highlights
  • Read, annotate, and mark up PDFs
  • Fill and sign PDF forms
  • Edit text and images in PDFs
  • Convert files to and from PDF
  • Merge, split, and compress documents
  • AI-powered summarization and Q&A
  • Password protection and redaction
Features
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PDF Expert is a fast and easy PDF app to read, annotate, fill and sign PDF forms, convert files to PDF, and merge, split or compress documents – all in one intuitive app for iPhone, iPad, Mac & Vision Pro. Read PDF files with comfort, highlight and mark up text, fill out forms, sign contracts, create and convert PDFs, and summarize long documents in seconds with AI-powered tools. Unlock unlimited possibilities with PDF Expert Premium and work across all your Apple devices. "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 - PDF reader with Day, Night, and Sepia modes for comfortable reading anytime - Scroll PDFs vertically or horizontally and search text in any document - Open and view PDF files from email, web, Files, or any app via the Share menu - Read PDFs out loud with Text to Speech ANNOTATE AND MARK UP PDFs - Highlight, underline, and strike through text in your PDFs - Mark up documents with pen, shapes, text, notes, and comments - Add stamps such as Approved or Confidential - Record your voice and add audio notes to PDFs FILL AND SIGN PDF FORMS - Fill out PDF forms with text fields, checkboxes, and radio buttons - Sign PDF documents in seconds – draw your signature or add it from an image - Save your signature to sign contracts, agreements, invoices, and applications faster - Fill, sign, and send forms right from your iPhone – no printing or scanning needed - Supports all major form formats, including AcroForms and static XFA forms ***PREMIUM FEATURES*** EDIT PDFs - Edit text directly in a PDF – just as you would in a Word document - Add, replace, and resize images in your PDFs - Add links to other pages or websites - Add outlines to navigate large PDFs CREATE AND CONVERT PDFs - Create PDFs from Word files, images, and other documents - Convert Word to PDF, JPG to PDF, and PNG to PDF in seconds - Convert PDF to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, JPG, PNG, and TXT MERGE, SPLIT AND ORGANIZE PDFs - Merge and combine multiple PDF files into one - Split PDFs and extract pages into a new file - Add, delete, rotate, and reorder pages with thumbnail preview COMPRESS PDFs - Compress PDFs to reduce file size for email and sharing - Shrink large PDF files to save space on your device SUMMARIZE PDFs WITH AI – PDF COPILOT - List Main Points – get key takeaways from any PDF - Summarize – get concise summaries of entire PDFs or annotations - Ask Anything – find details with AI answers and references - Explain – get instant explanations of words or phrases PROTECT YOUR FILES - Password-protect PDF Expert - Redact – permanently black out sensitive information WORK WITH SCANNED DOCUMENTS - Open scanned PDFs to fill out, sign, annotate, and share CONSTRUCTION TOOLS - Scale and measure drawings with the Measure tab - Polygon, polyline, and redline tools MORE FEATURES - Customizable toolbar - Presentation Mode - Print and share PDFs via email or cloud ONE ACCOUNT FOR ALL YOUR APPLE DEVICES One Premium subscription covers PDF Expert on iPhone, iPad, and Mac – no need to buy versions separately. 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

Page Translator

Features
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Page Translator turns printed pages, PDFs, photos and copied text into readable translations. Scan a page with your camera, open a photo or PDF, or import text from another app. Choose a source and target language from more than 50 languages, then translate the content on your device. Live Page Viewer keeps the original page visible while translations stay connected to the source. Tap a line for a quick translation, press and hold for a paragraph, or translate the whole page in a clear, scrollable reading layer. Use Show on Page to return to the matching passage in the original image. Translation cards can be moved, copied, closed, retried and reset without losing the source page. FEATURES • Scan pages with the camera • Use page-alignment guides, tap-to-focus and zoom • Open photos from your photo library • Choose individual photos when using limited Photos access • Import selectable-text or scanned PDFs • Import PDFs up to 25 MB and five pages • Recognise paragraphs, numbered lists and natural sentence structure • Choose automatic or manual source-language recognition • Translate individual lines • Translate complete paragraphs • Translate the whole page in a readable view • Show translated passages on the original photo • Download and manage language packs • Search languages by name • See installed language packs and download progress • Cancel, retry and resume translation • Save pages to history • Organise scanned pages into books • Edit recognised text • Copy or export text to other apps • Choose an accent colour and customise page behaviour • Send pages to Page Reader to hear them read aloud Page Translator makes the meaning of a page easier to understand — whether you are travelling, studying, working or reading something new.

Screenshots

PDF Expert4 screens
Page Translator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PDF Expert at none against Page Translator's shown. PDF Expert also leads on chart position (#85 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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 Expert sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Page Translator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Expert ships an update fortnightly, Page Translator every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
PDF Expert versus Page Translator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF ExpertPage Translator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (217K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings217K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#85 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size328 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReaddle Technologies LimitedTHE CLEVER APP COMPANY LIMITED

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

Page Translator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

PDF Expert

Subscriptions8
  • 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 trial2 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 & iOS7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • PDF Expert Basic$9.99
1 purchases

Page Translator

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is PDF Expert free?
PDF Expert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Page Translator free?
Page Translator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PDF Expert or Page Translator have ads?
Page Translator shows ads; PDF Expert does not.
Which is updated more often, PDF Expert or Page Translator?
PDF Expert ships an update fortnightly, and Page Translator every 2 weeks. Most recently, PDF Expert was updated on November 9, 2026 and Page Translator on November 3, 2026.

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