PDF Write vs Student Roost
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PDF Write
Easily create single-page documents like newsletters, reports, and flyers. Add photos and text, then share via email, social media, or print directly from your device.
- Create newsletters, reports, and flyers
- Add and edit photos
- Add and edit text
- Scale and rotate images
- Share via email and social media
- Print directly from device
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Imagine - you are hard at work preparing your next club newsletter. You have to transfer photos from your phone to your computer. Then you have to copy the photos from your hard drive into your PDF package, adjust the pictures, add text, save the PDF to your hard drive, add the file to an email... Wouldn't it be great if there was an app to make all this a lot easier! PDF Write takes the hard work out of creating single page club newsletters, parent reports, greeting cards and fliers. Simple, easy to use controls allow photos and text to be added, scaled, and rotated. When you are ready to share your new PDF, a couple of clicks and your PDF is attached to an email, or ready to share with social media. You can even print the PDF direct from your iPhone or iPad, if you have an AirPrint compatible printer. Give it a try. If you have any ideas for making PDF Write better, send me an email. Funky Artwork by Mandy Worrall.
Student Roost
This app simplifies student living by connecting residents, sharing property events, and managing parcel notifications and payments. It offers a convenient way to stay informed and engaged with your living community.
- Connect with neighbors
- Discover property events
- Parcel delivery notifications
- Track payments
- All-in-one resident management
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Say hello to the all-in-one Student Roost app, designed to make living with us as simple as possible. Get to know your neighbours, find out more about events happening in your property, get notified about your parcels and even track your payments all from the palm of your hand with our brand new resident app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Student Roost at 16% against PDF Write's 0%. PDF Write's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.5). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Write | Student Roost |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 15.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eric Worrall | Kinetic Solutions Limited |
Customer experience
PDF Write
Student Roost
In-app purchases
PDF Write
No in-app purchases
Student Roost
No in-app purchases
