Comparison

XPSView vs Convert XPS to PDF

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

Head to head
About

XPSView

Easily open, read, and convert XPS and OXPS documents on your iOS device. Features include text search, document outlines, and page thumbnails for a smooth reading experience. Convert files to PDF format while preserving all original content and links.

Highlights
  • Read XPS and OXPS documents
  • Selectable and searchable text
  • Zoom in and out
  • Navigate via document outlines
  • Convert to PDF
  • Preserve links and metadata
  • Document management and organization
Features
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XPSView allows you to open and read XPS (XML Paper Specification, *.xps) and OpenXPS (*.oxps) documents on iOS device. It offers you fantastic reading experience using document outlines, page thumbnails and text search features. In addition, XPSView allows you to convert XPS and OXPS documents into PDF and make it available for any PDF viewing application. Are you having plenty of XPS/OXPS files that no decent viewer available to open on your iPhone and iPad? Do you receive XPS/OXPS documents as email attachments on your iPhone and iPad? The easiest way to circumvent these problems is this XPSView app. * * * XPSView is also available for macOS on the Mac App Store * * * READING FEATURES: - Fully selectable and searchable text contents. Select and copy text to clipboard for further use. - Pinch out and Pinch in to ZoomIn and ZoomOut view. - Navigate through topics by document outlines, if exist. - Search text feature to find a character, word or sentence any where in a document. - Scroll through your document by Page Thumbnails or Go to page feature. XPS/OXPS to PDF CONVERSION FEATURES: - Converts XPS/OXPS to fully vector-PDF documents. Preserves text, vector graphics and raster images as editable PDF contents. - Preserves Bookmarks (Outline). - Preserves XPS internal and external topic hyperlinks into PDF. It automatically maintains XPS topic and page navigation links into PDF compatible annotations. - Preserves metadata properties. DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT - The inbuilt document browse view automatically gives you the option to share documents using the Share button or a drag-and-drop action. It also provides a standard interface for browsing and managing documents. - Automatically handles access to iCloud for you within the app. It also provides access to documents managed by third-party storage service extensions installed on your device. - Browse, find and sort documents to help you locate the document you want. Tap the file that you want to open. - You can move, delete, duplicate and rename a document with document manager in browser view. - In the document manager, you can group related documents into folders so they’re easy to find. Note: XPSView is standalone application running natively to convert XPS and OXPS to PDF securely on your device. You can refer User Manual for any assistance Or Contact Support. Privacy Policy: http://rootrisetech.com/xpsview-privacy-policy Terms of Use(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Convert XPS to PDF

Easily convert XPS files to PDF format with this free and user-friendly application. Select files from your device or cloud storage and enjoy quick, simple conversions. View, edit, and manage your converted PDF documents after the process is complete.

Highlights
  • XPS to PDF conversion
  • Select files from device or cloud
  • Quick and simple conversion process
  • View, edit, and delete converted PDFs
  • Online conversion capability
Features
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The xps file format is a new document format similar to pdf, but many users still want to use the old pdf format for their daily work. You dont know how to convert xps to pdf? Looking for xps to pdf converter? Because of these problems,coder TuPhan has released the "Convert xps to PDF" app completely free and easy to use. The highlight of the app "XPS to PDF - Convert your XPS to PDF" is a powerful conversion capability to convert xps to pdf. After downloading the app, you can select files from your device or from your online file storage apps. Conversion is done very quickly and simply, note that your device needs to be connected to the Internet to be able to use this app, app works online so does not require the phone or tablet must have a high profile or a large capacity to work. After successful conversion, you can view, edit, delete the converted pdf file. Since it is the first version, app is difficult to avoid unexpected errors, the author hopes to receive comments from people to improve more and more in the next version. Thank you for your support!

Screenshots

XPSView4 screens
Convert XPS to PDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: XPSView at 52% against Convert XPS to PDF's 0%. XPSView also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.5 vs 3.7). Convert XPS to PDF's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On ads 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

XPSView is free to download; Convert XPS to PDF costs $0.99 up front. XPSView sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Convert XPS to PDF asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

XPSView holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: XPSView has 54 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of XPSView's written reviews are positive against 0% of Convert XPS to PDF's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XPSView ships an update every 5 months, Convert XPS to PDF every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
XPSView versus Convert XPS to PDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXPSViewConvert XPS to PDF
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.5 (54 ratings) — better3.7 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings54 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRootRise Technologies Pvt. Ltd.Tu Phan

Customer experience

XPSView

All ratings54 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral1.9%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative47.6%

Convert XPS to PDF

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

XPSView

Subscriptions2
  • Premium : Monthly Access$0.991 Month
  • Premium : Yearly Access$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium : Lifetime Access$5.99
None

Convert XPS to PDF

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XPSView free?
XPSView is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Convert XPS to PDF free?
Convert XPS to PDF costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, XPSView or Convert XPS to PDF?
XPSView is rated higher. XPSView averages 4.5 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Convert XPS to PDF averages 3.7 from 9 ratings.
Do XPSView or Convert XPS to PDF have ads?
Neither XPSView nor Convert XPS to PDF shows ads.
Which is updated more often, XPSView or Convert XPS to PDF?
XPSView ships an update every 5 months, and Convert XPS to PDF every 2 months. Most recently, XPSView was updated on November 1, 2026 and Convert XPS to PDF on October 24, 2026.

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