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Forma: PDF Document Editor

PDF Editing · Free + IAP
S Tier
Best in class · #2 of 28
95
4.7★26.2K ratings
Free + IAPprice
13dsince update

What is Forma?

Forma is a Productivity app for working with PDF documents on a phone, from the creators of iScanner. It offers text editing, form filling, electronic signatures, a built-in OCR scanner, and conversion between PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, JPG, and TXT. A built-in AI assistant can summarize, rewrite, and check text, and files are stored in cloud storage synced across iPhone, iPad, and web.

Pricing. Forma: PDF Document Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.

Good for

  • Signing and filling a lease, tax form, or job application on a phone
  • Scanning paper receipts or agreements into searchable PDFs
  • Converting a PDF to Word or Excel and back

Screenshots

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Why this app is in S tier

Forma scores 95 out of 100: rating 93, rating count 85, App Store search rank 100, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and S tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.

Description

Meet Forma - your AI-powered PDF editor that lets you fill, sign, scan, and edit documents. Contracts to sign, forms to fill, files to convert - and no laptop in sight. With Forma, all you need is your phone: edit text, fill out forms, add your signature, scan paper, and convert between formats without disrupting the layout. When a document needs more than editing - a summary, a rewrite, a draft from scratch - the built-in AI assistant will take care of that too. From the creators of iScanner, trusted by 145M+ users. With Forma, you get: • A clean interface that keeps PDF work intuitive. • A built-in scanner with OCR that turns paper into searchable, editable files. • An AI assistant that summarizes, catches mistakes, and generates content. • Secure cloud storage synced across iPhone, iPad, and web. Here's what that looks like: EDIT PDFs WITHOUT LOSING THE LAYOUT Need to update a figure in a proposal or fix a heading before a deadline? Tap any text to edit it - Forma auto-matches fonts so the document looks untouched. You can also highlight sections, add notes, insert images, and split or merge files. VIBE EDIT PDFs WITH A TEXT OR VOICE PROMPT Instead of manually editing PDF

Compare in PDF Editing

MeasureFormaiLovePDFPDF Editor ®
TierSSS
Score95 / 10096 / 10093 / 100
Rating4.7 ★4.8 ★4.5 ★
Ratings26.2K52.0K29.3K
Latest ratings · 180d4.5 ★ · 20 reviews3.9 ★ · 20 reviews2.0 ★ · 20 reviews
Last update13d ago36d ago83d ago
PriceFree + IAPFree + IAPFree + IAP

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  3. PDF GearFree · ★ 4.7S

Where else it ranks

Questions about Forma

Can I edit text in a PDF without changing the layout?

The listing says you can tap any text to edit it, and that Forma auto-matches fonts so the document keeps its look. It also mentions highlighting, adding notes, inserting images, and splitting or merging files.

Does Forma work across my Apple devices?

The listing says files are stored in secure cloud storage synced across iPhone, iPad, and web, and accessible across every Apple device. Folders can be locked with a PIN.

Does the AI assistant work with my documents?

The AI assistant can summarize lengthy documents, rewrite and polish text, catch grammar and logic mistakes, and generate content such as cover letters and emails from templates.

Is Forma free?

Forma is free to download, with in-app purchases.

What is Forma good for?

Forma is built for signing and filling a lease, tax form, or job application on a phone, scanning paper receipts or agreements into searchable PDFs, converting a PDF to word or excel and back. It sits in the PDF editing list on AppTierList.

Is Forma worth it?

Forma is S tier, ranked #2 of 28 PDF editing apps with a score of 95 out of 100, from a 4.7 App Store rating across 26,158 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 1 app ranks above it.

How does Forma compare to iLovePDF?

Forma is S tier at 95; iLovePDF is S tier at 96. iLovePDF ranks higher. Forma is free to download, with in-app purchases, iLovePDF is free to download, with in-app purchases.

How often is Forma updated?

Forma was updated 13 days ago, which counts in its favour.

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All the facts

List
PDF Editing
Tier
S (Best in class)
Score
95 / 100
Rank in list
#2 of 28
Ranking certainty
settled
Price
Free + IAP
App Store rating
4.7 out of 5
Number of ratings
26,158
Recent reviews
4.5 from 20 in the last 180 days
Current version
(13 days ago)
App Store data read
App Store category
Productivity
Good for
Signing and filling a lease, tax form, or job application on a phone, Scanning paper receipts or agreements into searchable PDFs, Converting a PDF to Word or Excel and back
Requires
iOS 18.0 or later
Size
201 MB
Age rating
4+
Languages
20
Developer pages
Website · Support · Privacy policy
Maker
unclaimed
As data
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