iLovePDF
Merge, split and convert PDFs, or extract pictures on iPhone, iPad and the web.
Extract pictures as part of a PDF toolkit
Choose it when image extraction sits alongside merging, splitting and conversion. The iPhone follow-up recovered the three unique pictures as JPGs.
Keep in mind: JPG changes pixels and cannot retain transparency. Free tasks have limits; batch-sharing options are not yet established.
Inside the app
Official product images
What you can do
- Mobile annotation and signing
- Mobile compression advertised
- Web embedded-image extraction as JPG
App Store review themes
Recurring praise and complaints, grouped by topic.
92 reviews · US App Store · Written feedback; review platforms are not identified
What reviewers like
Ease of use
13 reviewsPraises easy to get everyday jobs done.
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Describes the software as easy to use.
Original excerpt“User friendly software”Apple source · Review 14134733419
Says merging documents for a scholarship application was effortless.
Original excerpt“this app made it so effortless”Apple source · Review 14328049796
Range of tools
10 reviewsPraises a broad pdf toolkit in one app.
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Values having PDF tools together in one app.
Original excerpt“All in one pdf app”Apple source · Review 13480878399
Uses editing, splitting and merging to prepare office documents.
Original excerpt“editing, splitting and merging”Apple source · Review 13636264619
Free access and limits
7 reviewsPraises useful tools without paying.
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Appreciates the tools available without paying.
Original excerpt“Very good options on free”Apple source · Review 14640081266
Finds conversion to PDF easy and appreciates free access.
Original excerpt“Definitely worth downloading, plus it’s free.”Apple source · Review 14488035429
What reviewers dislike
Free access and limits
6 reviewsReports free access feels too limited or unclear.
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Asks why the free attempts were removed.
Original excerpt“لماذا حذفتوا المحاولات المجانية”Apple source · Review 14195224544
Says basic features became inaccessible after Premium was introduced.
Original excerpt“Can’t use basic features anymore after they added premium subscription.”Apple source · Review 13912644612
Editing documents
5 reviewsReports editing falls short of expectations.
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Reports difficulty selecting text near the top of a page while editing.
Original excerpt“Сверху когда редактирую не выбирается текст”Apple source · Review 14617885905
Reports problems with cut-and-paste and inaccurate color selection.
Original excerpt“Couldn’t do simple tasks like cut and paste”Apple source · Review 14121012902
Ease of use
4 reviewsReports too many steps for simple tasks.
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Dislikes navigating several menus and creating another file before signing.
Original excerpt“I dislike that I have to go through so many different menus to do a single task.”Apple source · Review 13962077657
Finds the workflow confusing when simply trying to convert documents to PDF.
Original excerpt“Confusing”Apple source · Review 13955106913
Good for
- Investigating a multi-tool PDF workflow
Consider alternatives for
- Assuming web and iOS tools have identical features or privacy properties
Limitations & considerations
- The supplied extraction sample produced JPGs: dimensions were retained, but pixels changed and transparency was absent.
- Free tasks have limits. Mobile Premium, desktop and browser workflows are different entitlements and processing environments.
- The tester reported awkward saving/sharing; the recording does not establish that batch sharing is unavailable.
Use it for
Guides & comparisons
Sources & review notes Updated Oct 18, 2026
Reviewed by iApp4Me Editorial Team. Recommendations use the linked documentation and attributed accounts; device observations are identified separately.
- iLovePDF Mobile
Mobile product overview; does not establish parity with every web tool.
- iLovePDF iOS App Store listing
Developer explicitly advertises image extraction and Premium subscriptions. This establishes a provider claim, not the current UI, free allowance or output quality.
- iLovePDF web PDF to JPG
Web interface explicitly separates whole-page conversion from embedded-image extraction as JPG.
What reviewers and users say
Our summaries of linked accounts—not our own experience or a vote-based ranking. Older versions and different platforms are labeled. Sources reviewed October 18, 2026.
App Store · mbbrrr
US listing · Feb 15, 2025 · version not stated
A reviewer found assembly useful but criticized OCR output and the small free allowance.
Read in context: An older, mixed app/platform account—not a current iPhone image-extraction result. The developer replied that free tasks renew daily.
App Store · @twohouseandoneboy
US listing · Jan 13, 2021 · historical
A student valued the service for schoolwork and wanted free access to continue.
Read in context: This describes an app/site experience during remote schooling, not today’s mobile feature limits.
How to read disagreement
Different opinions can reflect different jobs, versions, devices or paid plans. We do not call a few comments “the consensus.” A consequential factual conflict that remains after checking those differences is a candidate for a focused hands-on test. A preference for one interface over another usually is not.
Our small-sample findings
Both apps recovered the three unique pictures. PDF Extractor saved PNGs to Photos; iLovePDF returned JPGs. Neither preserved the transparent sample. These findings apply to this iPhone run, not every PDF.
Read the test results, method and limitations
PDF Extractor 1.01 returned four PNGs; iLovePDF 4.1.0 successfully returned three JPGs in the follow-up. The fixture contains three unique raster assets placed four times, so three outputs are consistent with resource deduplication, not a missing unique picture. Both retained the sample dimensions; neither returned transparency. PDF Extractor matched the RGB/scan reference pixels, while iLovePDF JPG pixels differed. This limited sample is not an overall ranking; no comparative winner is established.
Known limitation: transparency was not preserved in this saved output. The input contains an RGBA image and a PDF soft mask; the returned 320 × 320 PNG is RGB, with every decoded alpha value equal to 255. We have not isolated whether the loss occurred during extraction, saving to Photos or subsequent transfer. Do not describe this path as lossless for transparent images.
PDF Extractor: returned PNGs
| Sample | Returned dimensions | Observed result |
|---|---|---|
| Repeated RGB picture | 640 × 480, twice | Both returned PNGs match the reference RGB pixels and dimensions. Their file hashes also match each other. |
| Transparency sample | 320 × 320 | Transparency not preserved: returned PNG is RGB, not RGBA. Color channels match, but the alpha channel is absent. |
| Synthetic scanned image | 800 × 1100 | Returned PNG matches the reference RGB pixels and dimensions. |
| Vector-only page | No raster picture expected | No additional vector-chart picture appears among the four returned exports. This is not a missing embedded raster image. |
Workflow and access
The PDF Extractor recording begins with the test PDF already open. It shows image selection, saving four images to Photos, the photo-add permission prompt and opening a saved result. No purchase prompt is visible in this run; the tester reports no paid entitlement. This demonstrates this four-image save only—not an unlimited free allowance or a verified import walkthrough.
iLovePDF: successful follow-up, three unique images
The first import attempt was blocked, but the follow-up recording shows importing the fixture through Documents, choosing PDF to JPG → Extract images, and completing extraction. Three JPGs were returned: 640 × 480, 320 × 320 and 800 × 1100. All three unique raster assets are represented; the repeated placement is not a fourth unique image. This is consistent with deduplication, not proof of a missing picture.
The JPGs retain those dimensions but do not match the reference pixels exactly. JPG output does not preserve alpha transparency. The recording shows one free task remaining out of two for that day after completion; this is an observed counter, not a guarantee of future pricing or allowances.
Sharing friction (tester-reported): saving to Photos was not straightforward, and the tester appeared to need individual AirDrop transfers to the Mac. The supplied recording ends at the results list; it does not demonstrate the sharing attempts or rule out a batch-share option. Batch saving and sharing remain unverified—not established as unsupported.
Device, method and remaining limits
iPhone Air · iOS 27.0.1 (tester-reported). App versions supplied by the tester: PDF Extractor 1.01; iLovePDF 4.1.0. The results apply to the supplied sample and recorded workflow.
We inspected the initial recordings, the successful iLovePDF follow-up, four returned PNGs and three returned JPGs. Comparisons use decoded pixels, not file size or thumbnail appearance. The table above describes PDF Extractor outputs; the iLovePDF findings are separately described below it. The two repeated RGB outputs are intentional placements of one source image, not two distinct source assets. Pixel equality here does not imply identical file encoding, metadata or color-profile behavior.
The recording visually identifies our four-page synthetic fixture, but no input PDF was returned for a byte-level identity check. The controlled reference has three raster assets placed four times, plus a vector-only page. These findings concern this sample and save path only.
Still untested: iPad, batch-sharing options, other save/share destinations, broader free limits, large and protected PDFs, offline operation and network traffic. No speed benchmark or privacy certification is claimed. Raw recordings are not published because they include personal gallery content.
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