PDFMagic vs MDScan Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PDFMagic
This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for managing PDF documents offline. It allows users to scan, edit, annotate, convert, and protect PDFs without needing an account or uploading files. Features include OCR, AI-powered summaries, and various document templates.
- Scan documents with edge detection
- Edit text and redact sensitive information
- Convert PDFs to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and JPG
- Merge, split, and reorder PDF pages
- Annotate, fill forms, and add signatures
- AI-powered document summaries
- Password protection and privacy check
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Your whole PDF toolbox, with no ads, no account and no uploads. Your documents never leave your device. OPEN & READ - Open and read any file, with no limit SCAN - Edge detection and cleanup - Save as PDF, with searchable text if you want it - Create PDFs from photos or text ORGANIZE - Merge, split, reorder, rotate and extract pages - Pages per sheet and ZIP ANNOTATE, FILL & SIGN - Highlight, underline, draw and add notes you can move and edit - Fill in forms and place your signature - Your original is never changed: every edit saves as a new copy EDIT & CONVERT - Edit the words in a PDF - True redaction: the text is removed from the file, not hidden under a black box - PDF to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, JPG and audio - Office files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to PDF - Edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files - Import from iCloud, Drive, Dropbox and more OPTIMIZE & PROTECT - Compress, with the real before and after size - OCR, watermarks, page numbers and Bates numbering - Password-protect or unlock a PDF - Privacy Check: find emails, phone numbers and card numbers TEMPLATES & AI - 36 templates for resumes, letters, invoices, planners and slides - Della: summaries and answers from your document, on your device. Needs Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro or newer) ALSO INCLUDED - Translate, compare two documents, remove image backgrounds, upscale images and read QR codes Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
MDScan Lite
Transform your device into a professional mobile scanner for documents. Organize, secure, and share files with advanced features for perfect quality and a structured archive.
- Preserves physical dimensions with document templates
- Advanced camera modes: system, manual, batch
- Organized archive with folders and tags
- Password-protected ZIP archives for security
- Cloud synchronization with iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox
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MDScan is a professional mobile scanner that transforms your iPhone into a full-fledged digital office. Forget about bulky MFPs and chaos in your documents. Do you think the built-in iOS "Notes" app is enough for scanning? Basic tools are good for taking a quick photo of a receipt, but they are powerless when it comes to working with important papers. MDScan is designed for those who value perfect quality, a structured archive, and confidentiality. Why MDScan is more than just a camera: • Preservation of physical dimensions: MDScan allows you not just to crop the image, but to use ready-made document templates. Set precise physical sizes for passports, ID cards, or custom forms so they display perfectly and are suitable for printing. • Advanced camera control: Choose the mode for the task — the system document camera for quick snapshots, the MDScan manual mode for precise focus and boundary detection, or the batch mode for multi-page contracts. • Real smart archive: Unlike the chaotic iOS gallery, your files here are organized into folders and tagged for instant search. • Enterprise-level security: Send PDFs and JPEGs in password-protected ZIP archives. • Full cloud freedom: Automatic synchronization not only with iCloud, but also with Google Drive, Dropbox, and support for the WebDAV protocol for personal servers. Turn paper chaos into a flawless digital system. Download MDScan today and manage documents like a pro!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MDScan Lite at 4.5 against PDFMagic's 3.8. MDScan Lite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). PDFMagic's advantage is ratings volume (110 vs 29). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PDFMagic sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. MDScan Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
MDScan Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 110 and 29 respectively.
PDFMagic ships an update every 2 months, MDScan Lite monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDFMagic | MDScan Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (110 ratings) | 4.5 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 110 — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iCubemedia Inc. | Mikhail Kuznetsov |
Customer experience
PDFMagic
MDScan Lite
In-app purchases
PDFMagic
- Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
- Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
- Premium Annual$49.991 Year
- Word Processor$2.99
- PDFLifetime$99.99
MDScan Lite
No in-app purchases




