iannotate vs pdf expert

Epiphron · Dec 20, 2012, 03:06 PM

Now that iannotate pdf is on sale, i'm very tempted to pick it up. however i'm kinda turned off by its UI and prefer the look of pdf expert. Features wise, I think they are about equal.
What do you guys think?

SJism23 · Dec 20, 2012, 04:59 PM

I'm in the exact same situation. They seem to have the same features, but iAnnotate claims to be the only App on iPad with continuous scrolling, which would be useful for me. On the other hand, the library view/UI looks worse on iAnnotate.

I think I'll pick up iAnnotate just because it's on sale.

staccato83 · Dec 20, 2012, 08:40 PM

Definitely PDF Expert. For the following reasons:
-UI is clean and simple
-Auto-synch with Dropbox works great
-I prefer the layout of the annotation tools over iAnnotate

The only thing I wish PDF Expert would incorporate is continuous scrolling and make the application universal for use on the iPhone.

jojoba · 12:28 AM

I have used both and I prefer iAnnotate. When I first got my iPad, I used PDF Expert because its user interface was much better than iAnnotate's. However, about six months ago or so (can't remember exactly) iAnnotate did a major overhaul of their library and it's much better now. Feature wise, iAnnotate is packed, and has a few more options than PDF Expert. Personally, I also find continuous scrolling a must because I work with a lot of long documents.

Having said that, PDF Expert is also a very high quality app and you can't really go wrong with either - but iAnnotate is my first choice. I've written more about its features and how I use it here.

dogthateats · Jan 7, 2013, 07:33 PM

Is there a way in iAnnotate to backup a local folder to Dropbox or box? I converted webpages in the app to .pdf and they automatically saved into a local folder. I want to be able to back that folder up to box or dropbox. thanks for the help.

jojoba · Jan 8, 2013, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by dogthateats

Is there a way in iAnnotate to backup a local folder to Dropbox or box? I converted webpages in the app to .pdf and they automatically saved into a local folder. I want to be able to back that folder up to box or dropbox. thanks for the help.

I have connected my entire literature folder in dropbox to iAnnotate. iAnnotate will mirror the folders you select, and sync either one way or two ways, depending on your preferences.

jeivi2 · Jan 11, 2013, 03:58 AM

Is possible to converts documents (word, excel, etc,,) to PDF in PDF Expert and Iannotate?

Thanks from Spain,,,

jojoba · Jan 11, 2013, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeivi2

Is possible to converts documents (word, excel, etc,,) to PDF in PDF Expert and Iannotate?

Thanks from Spain,,,

iAnnotate does that now with Word and PowerPoint. I'm don't know about Excel.

Dec 20, 2012, 03:06 PM	#1
Epiphron macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2010	iannotate vs pdf expert Now that iannotate pdf is on sale, i'm very tempted to pick it up. however i'm kinda turned off by its UI and prefer the look of pdf expert. Features wise, I think they are about equal. What do you guys think?
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Dec 21, 2012, 12:23 AM	#4
jojoba macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2011	I have used both and I prefer iAnnotate. When I first got my iPad, I used PDF Expert because its user interface was much better than iAnnotate's. However, about six months ago or so (can't remember exactly) iAnnotate did a major overhaul of their library and it's much better now. Feature wise, iAnnotate is packed, and has a few more options than PDF Expert. Personally, I also find continuous scrolling a must because I work with a lot of long documents. Having said that, PDF Expert is also a very high quality app and you can't really go wrong with either - but iAnnotate is my first choice. I've written more about its features and how I use it here. __________________ Macademise your research. Last edited by jojoba; Dec 21, 2012 at 12:28 AM.
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Jan 11, 2013, 03:58 AM	#7
jeivi2 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	¿Is possible to convert word documents to PDF? Is possible to converts documents (word, excel, etc,,) to PDF in PDF Expert and Iannotate? Thanks from Spain,,,
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Dec 20, 2012, 04:59 PM	#2
SJism23 macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Canada	I'm in the exact same situation. They seem to have the same features, but iAnnotate claims to be the only App on iPad with continuous scrolling, which would be useful for me. On the other hand, the library view/UI looks worse on iAnnotate. I think I'll pick up iAnnotate just because it's on sale.
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Dec 20, 2012, 08:40 PM	#3
staccato83 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Las Vegas	Definitely PDF Expert. For the following reasons: -UI is clean and simple -Auto-synch with Dropbox works great -I prefer the layout of the annotation tools over iAnnotate The only thing I wish PDF Expert would incorporate is continuous scrolling and make the application universal for use on the iPhone.
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Jan 7, 2013, 07:33 PM	#5
dogthateats macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2012	Is there a way in iAnnotate to backup a local folder to Dropbox or box? I converted webpages in the app to .pdf and they automatically saved into a local folder. I want to be able to back that folder up to box or dropbox. thanks for the help.
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