A PDF.ai alternative built for iPhone

PDF.ai is a well-known web tool for chatting with documents. If you want the same idea as a native iPhone app that scans paper, keeps files on-device, cites the exact page, and adds one-tap AI agents — that's PDFChat AI.

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How PDFChat AI compares

Both let you chat with documents. The difference is the platform, scanning, privacy model and agents.

	PDFChat AI	Typical web PDF chat
Platform	Native iPhone app (iOS 17+)	Web browser
Scan paper / handwriting	Yes — camera + OCR	Usually upload-only
Page citations	On every answer	Varies
Where documents live	On your device by default	On the provider's servers
One-tap AI agents	Contract · Study · Research · Finance	Generic chat
Translate documents	50+ languages, formatting kept	Varies

Best if you…

• Live on your phone. Read and ask on iPhone, not at a desk in a browser tab.
• Deal with paper. Scan a contract, a letter, a printed reading and just ask.
• Care about privacy. Documents stay on-device; AI processing is opt-in.
• Want structure, fast. Agents turn a document into a risk report, flashcards or key findings in one tap.

FAQ

Is it free? Start free with no account — 1 document, 5 AI actions, 1 agent. Unlimited is $29.99/year (3-day trial) or $4.99/week. Cancel anytime.

How long a document? On-device indexing keeps even 500-page PDFs fast.

What formats? PDF, DOCX, RTF, TXT — plus camera scans.

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