iLovePDF review

iLovePDF is the cheapest paid option on this list and a sensible choice if your PDF work is mostly organizing and converting files. The free Basic plan gives access to the essential tools with limited processing. Premium removes those limits, works across web, mobile and desktop, removes ads, adds digital signatures and workflows, and includes 2,000 AI credits. On the US App Store, Premium costs $5.49 a month or $44.99 a year. The tools cover merging, splitting, compressing, rotating, page numbers and watermarks, plus conversion from Office formats to PDF and back to Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The phone app scans documents with OCR and lets you fill and sign forms with your finger. Students and academic staff can get a full year of Premium free. Its weak spot is editing existing text: the app focuses on annotations, drawings and added images, so anyone who rewrites PDF paragraphs needs a desktop editor.

Who it is for

People who mostly merge, split, compress and convert files and want the lowest paid price.

Price

Free Basic plan; Premium $5.49 per month or $44.99 a year as in-app purchases on the US App Store.

iLovePDF Premium Monthly $5.49
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 10, 2026.

Key features

• Merge, split, compress, rotate and watermark PDFs
• Convert Office files to PDF and PDF back to Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Phone scanner with OCR
• Fill and sign forms, and add or remove passwords
• Premium covers web, mobile and desktop, with 2,000 AI credits

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Premium is $5.49 a month on the US App Store, the lowest paid price here
• Strength: Free Basic plan for occasional use
• Strength: Free year of Premium for students and academics
• Weakness: Editing is limited to annotations, text boxes and images rather than rewriting existing text
• Weakness: The free plan limits document processing
• Weakness: The website showed euro prices from our location, so the US price comes from the App Store

Key facts

• Free plan: Basic, with limited processing
• Premium: $5.49 per month or $44.99 a year (US App Store)
• AI credits: 2,000 with Premium
• Students: A free year of Premium
• Platforms: Web, desktop, mobile

Where it ranks

iLovePDF is No. 9 in our Best PDF Editors verdict.