# PDF Photos vs PDF Maker

The clearest difference is ratings volume: PDF Photos at 14K against PDF Maker's 85. PDF Photos also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). PDF Maker's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. PDF Photos sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and PDF Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for PDF Photos against 4.7 for PDF Maker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Photos has 14K ratings behind it against 85, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of PDF Photos's written reviews are positive against 61% of PDF Maker's.

PDF Photos ships an update every 6 weeks, PDF Maker every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | PDF Photos | PDF Maker |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (14K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdf-photos/id993438771/reviews)** | [4.7 (85 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdf-maker-scanner-and-convert/id1232567191/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **14K** | 85 |
| Positive reviews | **67.1% of reviews** | 61.4% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 6 weeks** | Every 5 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 12 MB | 20 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | **12.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Sarrada Software Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/814563625) | [Kruti Patel](https://appshunter.io/developer/1228160192) |

## What reviewers say

### PDF Photos

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdf-photos/id993438771)

Easily convert your photos into professional-looking PDFs. Customize layouts, add branding elements like headers and footers, and control file size for efficient sharing. Save and share your documents across various cloud services or directly via email and printing.

**Highlights:** Convert photos to PDF, Customizable photo layouts, Add cover pages, headers, and footers, Control image file size and quality, Multiple sharing and saving options, Save photo grids as JPG

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Features | $1.99 | per month |
| Premium Features | $9.99 | per year |
| Unlimited | $9.99 | per month |
| Unlimited | $14.99 | per 3 months |
| Unlimited | $29.99 | per year |
| All Layouts | $3.99 | one-time |
| Premium | $9.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime Unlimited Access to Premium Features | $14.99 | one-time |
| Premium | $35.99 | one-time |
| Unlimited Lifetime | $69.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Convenient for converting photos to PDFs
- 🚀 Quick and efficient
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 👍 Great for students and professionals

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔒 Requires paid subscription to access full features
- 🐛 Crashes or freezes on some devices
- 🔒 Deceptive about free version capabilities
- 💰 Expensive subscription model

**Reported bugs**

- Alters photo order when converting to PDF
- Subscription issues and inability to cancel
- Compatibility problems with older devices

**Requested features**

- Additional page size options
- Ability to mark up or annotate PDFs
- Integration with cloud storage services
- More customization options for PDF layouts


### PDF Maker

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdf-maker-scanner-and-convert/id1232567191)

Easily transform your photos and scanned documents into professional PDF files. This app allows you to import images, scan documents with automatic edge detection, apply filters, and edit pages before sharing your creations via email and other platforms.

**Highlights:** Photo to PDF conversion, Built-in scanner with auto-cropping, Apply filters (B&W, Grayscale), Manual cropping, PDF page rotation and deletion, Insert pages into existing PDFs, Share PDFs via email

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Upgrade to Pro | $2.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 🆓 Free to use (mostly)
- 👍 Intuitive interface
- 👍 Good for creating PDFs

**What reviewers complain about**

- 👎 Poor quality/resolution
- 👎 Images are cut off/cropped
- 👎 App crashes/closes unexpectedly
- 👎 Unusable after purchase
- 👎 Poor German translation

**Reported bugs**

- PDFs are cut off
- App crashes after purchase
- Trial version issues after upgrade
- App closes by itself
- Images are cut off in exported PDFs

**Requested features**

- Option to delete PDFs
- Adjust size for letter format


## Frequently asked questions

### Is PDF Photos free?

PDF Photos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is PDF Maker free?

PDF Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, PDF Photos or PDF Maker?

PDF Photos is rated higher. PDF Photos averages 4.8 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while PDF Maker averages 4.7 from 85 ratings.

### Do PDF Photos or PDF Maker have ads?

Both PDF Photos and PDF Maker show ads.

### Which is updated more often, PDF Photos or PDF Maker?

PDF Photos ships an update every 6 weeks, and PDF Maker every 5 months. Most recently, PDF Photos was updated on November 7, 2026 and PDF Maker on November 2, 2026.

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