Comparison

PDF Cabinet vs ClipMD

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

Head to head
About

PDF Cabinet

This application offers a streamlined PDF experience for reading and annotating documents. It focuses on essential features with an intuitive interface, making it easy to mark up PDFs, share annotations, and collaborate in real-time with others. Optimized for performance, it handles large documents efficiently.

Highlights
  • Effortless PDF annotation
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Fast document review with thumbnails
  • Annotations sharing
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Quick note taking
Features
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THINGS WE ARE PROUD OF - Really effortless PDF annotation - Only the most essential functionality - don't lose yourself in hundreds of buttons - Intuitive user interface that allows you to do exactly what you want - Fast and easy document skimming and review with thumbnails sidebar - Ultimate performance – optimized for really large documents (within reason, of course) - Annotations sharing - send annotated documents to anyone, and mark up will show up in any other reader - Interaction with other Cabinet users - send annotations only to your friends or colleagues using Cabinet – much faster, less traffic - Real-time collaboration with your friends or colleagues – annotate the same document together from several iPads EVEN MORE GREAT THINGS IN CABINET - Amazing and intuitive dynamic annotation menu - Empty notebooks for quick note taking or doodling - Pen and Paper Games for relaxing during non-working hours - Sending multiple documents attached in a single e-mail - Easy work with various document formats - such as .doc, .xls, .ppt and others Did we tell you already that Cabinet is really easy to use? Try it out yourself!

About

ClipMD

Features
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ClipMD turns web pages and copied text into clean Markdown clips you keep on your device. Paste a URL or share a page to ClipMD, and it extracts the article body and converts it to Markdown - headings, lists, and links included. Copy the result into your notes app, or keep it in ClipMD as a reading archive. Features: - Convert web pages to Markdown by URL or from the share sheet - Convert copied text in one tap - Clean extraction focused on the article body - Copy, share, edit, or delete any clip - Clips are stored locally on your device - Network access is used only to fetch pages you explicitly request - No account, no telemetry, no ads, no tracking Made for note-takers who live in Markdown: clip it now, paste it anywhere later.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PDF Cabinet at 13.0 against ClipMD's 17.5. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PDF Cabinet versus ClipMD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF CabinetClipMD
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (56 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings56 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBright Nine SIAZEC Inc.

Bugs and requests

PDF Cabinet

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Randomly deleting files
  • Sync issues causing loss of annotations
  • Crashing when opening large documents
  • Navigation problems when zoomed in
  • Annotations not exporting properly

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add more highlighter and pen color options
  • Implement palm rejection for Apple Pencil
  • Add ability to resize and move annotation tools
  • Improve cloud/sync functionality (iCloud, Dropbox, etc.)
  • Implement vertical scrolling for continuous reading
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  • Add text box annotation feature
  • Improve export/sharing options for annotated documents

ClipMD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PDF Cabinet

No in-app purchases

None

ClipMD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF Cabinet free?
PDF Cabinet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ClipMD free?
ClipMD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PDF Cabinet or ClipMD have ads?
Neither PDF Cabinet nor ClipMD shows ads.

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