Editing PDFs
What can I actually change in an existing PDF?
The objects already in the document: text, images, shapes and the pages themselves. Each edit rewrites the page's own instructions rather than covering the old content with a patch, so everything you did not touch keeps its font, its spacing and its position.
Will the layout shift when I edit text?
No. Edited text keeps the font, size and spacing the document already used, and the content around it stays where it was. Where an edit cannot be made without changing what the page claims, the app refuses it and says which text it means and why.
Why can't I edit the text on a scanned page?
A scanned page is a picture of text. The invisible layer underneath it exists so the page can be searched and read aloud, and rewriting that layer would make the document claim something it does not show. The app tells you instead of editing it silently.
Does redaction really remove the content?
Yes. Redaction takes the content out of the page's own instructions instead of drawing a black rectangle over it, and the app checks the result afterwards to confirm the removed text is gone before the file is written.
Can I work on iPhone as well as Mac?
Yes. Both apps carry the same tools — text, images, shapes, pages, annotation, signing, forms, redaction, watermarks and password protection — with the iPhone app driven by touch rather than a pointer.
How do I save my changes?
Two ways, and neither is silent. Save overwrites the file you opened, after asking. Save a Copy writes a new file through the system's file picker and never touches the original.
Your files and your privacy
Is my document uploaded anywhere?
No. The engine that reads and edits your PDF is built into the app and runs on your device. There is no server to upload to, which also means there is nothing to delete afterwards.
Does the app work offline?
Yes. Opening, editing, signing, exporting and saving need no network connection at all. The App Store is contacted only to check whether a subscription is active. Two optional digital-signature features need an internet connection when you use them: adding a trusted timestamp, and Add Verification Information. Turn on Wi-Fi or mobile data first; if you are offline, the app tells you.
A PDF asks for a password. Where is it checked?
On your device, by the app, against the document itself. The password is not stored and is not sent anywhere.
What does the app know about me?
Enough to tell whether your subscription is active, which is a question the App Store answers. Your documents, their contents and their file names are not collected.
Plans and billing
How much does it cost?
$6.99 per month or $49.99 per year, after a seven-day free trial. Those are the US prices; the App Store charges in your own currency.
Do I have to enter card details to try it?
You never type a card into Pandaedits. The free trial is part of the subscription, so you confirm it the way you confirm any App Store purchase — with the Apple Account already signed in on your device, and Face ID or your password. Nothing is charged for the first seven days, and cancelling within them costs you nothing.
What does the free trial include, and what happens when it ends?
Everything, for seven days: every tool unlocked, nothing charged. The subscription then begins automatically on the eighth day unless you cancel before it — that is how an App Store free trial works. If you do cancel in time you are not charged, and Pandaedits stops opening and editing PDFs; your files are untouched and stay on your device. One free trial per Apple Account.
How do I cancel?
In your Apple Account's subscription settings: on iPhone, Settings › your name › Subscriptions; on Mac, App Store › your name › Account Settings › Subscriptions. The app's Subscription screen has a Manage Subscription button that opens the same place. Deleting the app does not cancel your subscription. Cancel during the free trial and you are never charged. Cancel later and you keep access until the end of the period you have already paid for.
How do I get a refund?
Subscriptions are sold and billed by Apple, so refunds are decided by Apple, not by us. Ask from the app — Settings, Subscription, Request a Refund — or at reportaproblem.apple.com. Apple emails you its decision. If the refund is granted, the subscription ends and the app stops opening and editing PDFs; your files are untouched.
I have a new device. How do I get my subscription back?
Open Settings, Subscription and choose Restore Purchases. The App Store is asked what your Apple Account already owns; there is no separate login to remember.
Getting the apps
What do I need to run Pandaedits?
macOS 14 or later, or iOS 16.6 or later. Both are native apps: no browser, no plug-ins and no companion service.
Where do I download them?
From the Mac App Store and the App Store. Both are listed as coming soon until Apple's review is complete.
Still stuck?
The support page has the contact route and the legal documents; pricing covers the plans in full, and the privacy policy lists every piece of data the apps handle.