PDF Annotate Expert vs PDF Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PDF Annotate Expert
Easily annotate, sign, and fill PDF documents. Add text, drawings, images, and signatures with extensive customization options. Save work as drafts and print wirelessly.
- Annotate with highlight, underline, strikethrough
- Drawing tools with multiple colors
- Unlimited signatures and multiple signers
- Fill text and save as templates
- Insert images and logos
- Cloud storage integration
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PDFAnnotateExpert helps to annotate and sign a PDF document in a simple and powerful way and collaborate it with other stakeholders. Features • Annotate PDF through text Highlight, Underline and Strikethrough with Undo option • And using drawing tools Pen, Line, Rect, Ellipse etc with support for multiple colors • Multiple Signers, and n-number of signatures, absolutely no restriction • Fill in text to document (name, initials, date, etc.) absolutely no restriction • Save fill in text as a template for reuse and less typing • Insert images (signature, company logs, personal ID) • Import pictures from picture library • Drag and drop your signatures, images, initials, custom text and other items and resize to fit any form • Mark and select checkbox annotations from predefined library • Supports many ink colors, text styles, font etc. • Quick access of history of most recently used annotations • Quick access of thumbnail view of larger document • Bookmark the pages where PDF document with multi-pages • Key Value pair text annotation to annotate the document with label and value line items like (contact details with name, address, email, phone, website), (addressing multiple stakeholders with name, designation) • Save work-in progress as draft and later come to finalize as signed document • Easy printing of documents by wirelessly • Connect and download documents from Google Drive, Sky Drive, Drop Box and even from browser The other support tools other than signature tool. • Initial to create and add initials to document • Text tool to enter text and add to PDF • Key value pair tool, Check box tool • Picture tool to include picture from library • Annotate list tool to get list of changes made in the PDF • Thumbnail view tool • Bookmark tool • Print tool to print the document wirelessly In App Purchase Unlock one time to annotate and sign unlimited documents App presentation in Slide Share http://www.slideshare.net/SNAdmin/pdf-annotate-with-esignature-from-supernova-tech
PDF Editor
Easily edit, fill, and sign PDF documents on your mobile device. This app allows you to scan documents, convert them to PDF, and annotate files. Share your business contracts and important documents with advanced editing and signing capabilities.
- Fill PDF forms
- Scan documents to PDF
- Edit PDF files
- Sign PDFs
- Annotate PDFs
- Photo to PDF conversion
- Reorder and rotate pages
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PDF Editor, fill the form, esign, annotation, photo to PDF & Many more. It includes tons of features to make it easy to edit for PDF files & easily share your business contracts. Fill in PDF Forms with this app PDF Filler & Editor -Quickly fill out PDF Forms -CREATE A PDF -PRINT A PDF -PRINT TO PDF -VIEW A PDF FILE -EDIT A PDF FILE -REORDER PAGES OF A PDF -ROTATE A PDF -SIGN A PDF -SPLIT A PDF FILE WRITE ON A PDF FILE - Scan documents one or multi-page. - Export documents in different formats - Share documents to email or clouds - Add signature or watermarks - Contracts, Invoices, Bills - Pages & Articles - ID cards, Credentials, Certificates - OCR - PDF Annotation - PDF Fill & EDIT PDF Editor is quick and easy to use! UNLIMITED ACCESS SUBSCRIPTION • You can subscribe for unlimited access to all features and content offered for purchases within PDF Editor • Subscriptions are billed monthly, or annually at the rate selected depending on the subscription plan. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews at the cost of the chosen package unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • If eligible for a free trial and you subscribe before your free trial ends, the rest of your free trial period will be forfeited as soon as your purchase is confirmed. Subscriptions will start immediately after the free trial ends unless canceled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the trial period. - Terms of use: https://mkapps.app/pdfeditor/terms-condition.html - Privacy policy: https://mkapps.app/pdfeditor/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PDF Editor at 70% against PDF Annotate Expert's 0%. PDF Editor also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 69 months). PDF Annotate Expert's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). 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. PDF Annotate Expert sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and PDF Editor sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PDF Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Editor has 900 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of PDF Annotate Expert's written reviews are positive against 70% of PDF Editor's.
PDF Annotate Expert ships an update every 69 months, PDF Editor fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Annotate Expert | PDF Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (6 ratings) | 4.5 (900 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 70.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 900 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 69 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SUPERNOVA TECH | MK Apps Private Limited |
Customer experience
PDF Annotate Expert
PDF Editor
Bugs and requests
PDF Annotate Expert
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PDF Editor
Reported bugs
3 issues- Exported files cannot be opened
- Scanning feature does not save properly
- Editing tools like drawing and resizing are unreliable
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to add text where needed
- Improve stability and reduce crashes
- Provide clear subscription details and cancellation options
- Enhance editing capabilities for better alignment and formatting
In-app purchases
PDF Annotate Expert
- Google Drive$4.99
- Sky Drive$4.99
- Unlock AnnotateExpert$9.99
PDF Editor
- PDF Editor & Converter3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- PDF Editor, Fill & Sign$9.991 Month
- Smart PDF Editor & Reader App3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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- All-in-One PDF Editor & Reader Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- PDF Editor & Converter Pro$29.991 Year
- PDF Converter & Editor3 Days trial$29.991 Year







