Use Case
You're a freelancer. A client sends an NDA at 10 PM. You need to sign it before the project kicks off tomorrow. Your printer is at the office you don't have.
DocuSign starts at $15/month. Signeasy at $10/month. SignNow has hidden per-document fees after 100 docs. These tools are built for teams sending documents for others to sign. As a freelancer, you're usually the one receiving and signing, not sending. You don't need routing workflows, template builders, or team management. You need to open a PDF, sign it, maybe fill in your name and date, and send it back. That's it. Paying $180-300/year for that is a waste. And the free options have catches. Apple Markup doesn't flatten signatures, can't add dates, and breaks on multi-page documents. Adobe Fill & Sign is 470MB, collects your data, and doesn't support Apple Pencil.
eSign PDF is built for exactly how freelancers work. A contract arrives in your email. You tap the PDF, share it to eSign PDF. Your saved signature goes on in one tap. Add the date. Fill in any details. Export and email it back. Total time: under 60 seconds. Save the signed copy to a Contracts folder for your records. At $29.99/year or $59.99 lifetime, it costs less than two months of DocuSign. No account needed, no internet required. Sign contracts at a coffee shop, on a train, or at 10 PM from your couch. The app saves your signature, so you never redraw it. AI detection highlights where to sign and date, so you don't miss fields on long contracts. And everything stays on your device — your clients' NDAs never touch a server.
Open the email attachment, tap Share, select eSign PDF. The NDA opens with signature and date fields highlighted by AI detection.
Tap the signature tool, place your saved signature. Add today's date with the date stamp. Fill in your company name and address. Tap Done, export, and email it back. Total: 60 seconds.
The SOW is 8 pages. Navigate with page thumbnails, sign page 1 and initial pages 2-8. Add dates on every signed page. Export flattened PDF. Save to your Contracts folder.
Fill in your SSN/EIN, name, address, and sign at the bottom. The text tool handles form fields perfectly. Export and send. Keep a copy for tax season.
Create your signature on day one — draw it with Apple Pencil for best quality, or type it for consistency
Set up folders: Contracts, NDAs, Tax Documents, Invoices — eSign PDF's smart folders keep everything organized
Save your signature and initials as separate entries so you can quickly place either one
Always flatten before sending — your clients receive a tamper-proof document that looks professional
Save every signed document to your Files app as a backup for tax season and legal records