WISeID Vault vs PDF Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WISeID Vault
Securely store and encrypt sensitive data like passwords, notes, and files. Features multiple authentication methods, a secure internal browser for easy logins, and the ability to generate strong passwords. Offers advanced features like digital IDs and file encryption.
- Encrypted data storage
- Multiple authentication options
- Secure password generation
- Internal browser for one-touch login
- Digital ID for secure email
- File and text encryption
- Multi-device sync via in-app purchase
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WISeID Vault secured by WISeKey for iPhones and iPods Touch provides convenient, easy to use, encrypted storage for your data (passwords, PINs, credit & loyalty cards) notes, files, photos and more - safely ENCRYPTED. WISeID's easy to use interface allows you to store your web sites, usernames and passwords quickly, and quickly log on to web sites. WISeID features face recognition, dot pattern and password authentication options. WISeID Vault is for WISeID users. You must have an account with WISeKey to use this application. Your feedback is always welcome. Please use "Settings > Support > Send Feedback" to report any issues. KEY FEATURES: Multiple Authentication • Master Password • Face Recognition • Dot Pattern Recognition Data Encryption: Vault data is encrypted (AES ) • Secure Password Generation: Generate strong passwords • Easy Web Site Logon: Secure internal browser with safe one-touch logon! • Search & Sort: Fast record search, sort by category or alphabetical order • Multi-Device Support & Sync (after In-App Purchase): Use WISeKey Cloud storage (in-app purchase) • Personalized Categories, Templates, Items: Use supplied templates, create your own, or none at all! Items with any number & type of fields • Choose from super color icons or from your photo library • X.509 Digital ID (Exclusive!): Free trusted secure email certificate • Encrypt your iOS Email: Export Digital ID to sign/encrypt email • File Encryption: Add and encrypt photos, videos, pdfs, and other files. • Encrypt / Decrypt Text messages with passwords. Send by email, SMS, Facebook, Twitter • QR & bar code scanner • Multi-language • Helpful Tutorials & Movies: https://youtu.be/0PeV50t7cao If your WISEKEY Cloud has expired, you should regularly save an encrypt database to your email by go to Settings/ Support/ Send Database then send that message to your email.
PDF Studio
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PDF Studio is the all-in-one PDF app that works entirely on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking — your files never leave your iPhone or iPad. READ & MARK UP • Fast, smooth reader with search, bookmarks and a page thumbnail grid • Highlight, underline, strike through and draw with Apple Pencil or your finger • Add text, shapes, arrows, sticky notes and a date stamp • Sign with your finger and reuse saved signatures • Custom stamps, Night and Sepia modes, a clean Reading View and Read Aloud SCAN & CREATE • Scan documents with the camera and clean up the edges • Turn photos into a PDF • Make scans searchable with on-device OCR CONVERT • PDF to Word, plain text or images • Images to PDF • Grayscale a PDF to save ink and shrink the file ORGANIZE • Merge, split, reorder, rotate, insert and delete pages • Compress, and batch-compress or merge many PDFs at once • Crop margins, extract images and add Bates numbers • Compare two PDFs side by side and highlight what changed PROTECT • Add or remove a password • Permanently redact text — even every match of a word at once • Watermarks and page numbers YOUR LIBRARY • Star favorites for quick access and search every PDF at once • Fill in forms • Save to Files / iCloud Drive, plus a Home Screen widget for one-tap scanning • Back up your whole library to one file and restore it on another device 100% ON-DEVICE PRIVACY Everything happens on your device. PDF Studio collects no data — no ads, no tracking, ever. That's the whole point. PDF Studio Pro unlocks every tool with no limits. Every Pro feature works 3 times free — upgrade yearly or once for lifetime. Terms of Use (EULA): https://birsoftware.com/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PDF Studio at every 9 days against WISeID Vault's every 6 weeks. WISeID Vault's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. WISeID Vault sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PDF Studio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WISeID Vault ships an update every 6 weeks, PDF Studio every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WISeID Vault | PDF Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OISTE | Birkan Aksoy |
In-app purchases
WISeID Vault
- WISeKey Personal Cloud - $19.99 per year2 variants$19.99
PDF Studio
- PDF Studio Pro$9.991 Year
- PDF Studio Pro (Lifetime)$24.99









