PDF editors for iPhone compared
Which iPhone and iPad PDF apps edit on the device and which send your file to a server — with the built-in Files and Markup option judged on the same terms.
Updated 4 September
Comparisons
Compare PDF editors and practical tools honestly
Start with the PDF routes if you need to edit locally on Android, iPhone, iPad or Mac. The other sections cover focused media, game and App Store choices. We make some of the products mentioned, list them alongside alternatives, and name the cases where something else is the better answer. Every outbound link is editorial.
PDF editors and local-first workflows
PDF editors for Android compared
On-device versus cloud PDF editing on Android, where the built-in Google Drive viewer stops and a dedicated editor takes over, and how to test an app’s offline claim yourself.
Updated 4 September
Offline PDF editors compared
Which PDF editors process files on your own device instead of uploading them — Preview, PDF Gear, PDF Expert, UPDF, Adobe Acrobat and PDFPivot, with prices and platforms.
Updated 4 September
If you want a task-by-device walkthrough, use the PDF how-to guides. If you want one local-first mobile app for several of these jobs, see PDFPivot for Android and iPhone.
Saving media on Android
Saving your own videos on Android
The built-in save button, the Files app, a computer transfer or a saver app — compared, plus the permission checklist that actually keeps you safe.
Updated 4 September
Keeping a WhatsApp status safely
Screenshots, the file-manager method, or a status saver app — compared, plus a safety checklist for picking an app that keeps your photos where you put them.
Updated 4 September
Solitaire apps on iPhone and iPad
Solitaire apps for seniors compared
Large-print Klondike on iPhone and iPad — card size, contrast, ad interruptions and whether an account is required.
Updated 4 September
Spider solitaire apps compared
One, two and four-suit Spider on iOS — difficulty handling, readability and how each app monetises.
Updated 4 September
FreeCell apps compared
FreeCell on iPhone and iPad, judged on readability, offline play and what the free tier actually costs you.
Updated 4 September
App Store localization
App Store localization services compared
Doing it yourself in App Store Connect, freelance translators, localization platforms, ASO agencies or a done-for-you sprint — what each route includes, and where each one stops.
Updated 4 September
How we write these
Each comparison states exactly what it measured. We rank on properties you can check yourself — whether a tool uploads your file, what it costs, which platforms it runs on — rather than on subjective quality scores that collapse badly into a single ranking. Prices are dated, because vendors change them. Every statistic links to its source.