Comparison

Airtable vs Tona PDF

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

Head to head
About

Airtable

This app allows users to create custom databases and connected applications for organizing various aspects of their lives and work. It offers a flexible platform with numerous templates and real-time collaboration features, making it suitable for personal or team projects.

Highlights
  • Custom database creation
  • App building capabilities
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Template library
  • Organize people, collections, and projects
  • Mobile-friendly interface
Features
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Airtable is the easy way to create your own connected apps. From indie filmmakers to cattle farmers, creators and creatives around the world are using Airtable to organize their lives, their way. Use Airtable to create flexible checklists, organize collections or ideas, and manage customers or contacts — all in one place. Get started instantly with a variety of templates ranging from home improvement to store inventory, or easily piece together your own layout from scratch. With Airtable, your iOS device suddenly becomes a database creation powerhouse — designed to let you easily swipe and tap your way to fully custom databases. It’s collaborative in real-time, so you can share with friends and teammates and always see their latest changes. Here are some ways that Airtable is being used today: ▸ Organizing People and Customers * Sales and customers * Recruiting * Public relations and media lists * Business development * Personal CRM * Volunteer management * Sports clubs * Boy or Girl Scouts ▸ Cataloging Collections, Ideas, and Inventory * Store or restaurant inventory * Product catalogs * Personal clothing collections * Pet medical history * Cattle and farm inventory * Frequent flyer accounts * Camping supplies ▸ Managing Projects and Tasks * Team project management * Events and conferences * Blog editorial calendars * Wedding planning * Building inspection checklists * Planning out novels * Study guides * Film production Organize anything you can imagine with Airtable!

About

Tona PDF

This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for managing PDF files on your iPhone. It allows you to compress documents to reduce file size, merge multiple PDFs into one, and scan physical documents into searchable digital formats. A free trial is available, with an upgrade option for unlimited usage.

Highlights
  • Compress PDFs up to 80%
  • Merge multiple PDFs
  • Scan documents to searchable PDFs
  • Adjust scan quality
  • Reorder and remove pages
  • Crop and rotate scanned pages
Features
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Tona PDF is the all-in-one PDF toolkit built for iPhone. COMPRESS Reduce PDF file sizes by up to 80% without sacrificing quality. Choose from Screen, Ebook, or Print quality levels — perfect for email attachments, uploads, and storage. MERGE Combine multiple PDFs into a single document. Drag pages to reorder, swipe to remove, then export in seconds. SCAN Turn physical documents into searchable PDFs using your camera. Fine-tune brightness, contrast, exposure, and black point. Crop and rotate each page before saving. Free to try — 10 operations included. Upgrade to Tona PDF Pro for unlimited compress, merge, and scan operations. • Monthly, Yearly, or Lifetime options available • Cancel anytime • All future updates included Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tonadesigns.com/software-policies/privacy-policy-for-tona-pdf/

Screenshots

Airtable4 screens
Tona PDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Airtable at none against Tona PDF's 1. Airtable also leads on ratings volume (25K vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Tona PDF sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Airtable asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tona PDF holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Airtable has 25K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Airtable versus Tona PDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirtableTona PDF
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (25K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings25K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFormagridPaul Valenzuela

Customer experience

Airtable

All ratings25,091 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews849 reviews
Positive58.5%
Neutral10.4%
Negative31.1%

Tona PDF

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Airtable

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when opening templates
  • Issues with uploading and viewing images
  • Unreliable syncing between devices
  • Unexpected data loss or reset when using the app

Requested features

6 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Offline access and caching
  • Improved mobile views and functionality
  • Ability to edit formulas and create new field types on mobile
  • Keyboard shortcuts and power-user features
Show 1 more
  • Better integration between desktop and mobile apps

Tona PDF

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Airtable

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tona PDF

One-time1
  • Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Airtable free?
Airtable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tona PDF free?
Tona PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Airtable or Tona PDF?
Tona PDF is rated higher. Airtable averages 4.8 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while Tona PDF averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Airtable or Tona PDF have ads?
Neither Airtable nor Tona PDF shows ads.

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