# DarkPDF — user reviews > 34 indexed App Store user reviews of DarkPDF by Numathic, rated 4.30/5 from 27 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/darkpdf/id1487657766/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/darkpdf/id1487657766.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 19 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 2 ## Newest reviews (10 of 34) ### 3/5 — Simple App *2026-05-02, version 1.7* A simple PDF viewer for people who are minimalists ### 3/5 — It's pretty good but still very flawed *2025-05-11* It works but its options are very limited. It's annoying to side swipe and manually enlarge each page. I think the app isn't quite there yet, but it def has potential! I hope they'll be able to add vertical scroll in future updates. ### 3/5 — Works Fine - A Bit Finicky *2024-10-07* Has worked fine through ~4 novels. Sometimes, especially when importing multiple PDFs at once, they fail to show in the app, but I can see them in the app's folder in File Explorer. I've yet to figure out a solution, and it now happens when importing single PDFs. ### 2/5 — Too dark and text is very bright *2023-04-10* Still hurts my eyes . Should be an option to choose colors ### 4/5 — Pretty Good! *2022-09-21* The app provides true dark mode which is all black screen with white text. It also makes the text sharper ### 5/5 — Everything is very good *2020-12-03* Please add the ability to remove the panel from the top by tap and the page scrolling mode ### 2/5 — The app is still raw! *2020-10-26* There's no text recognistion here. It cannot work with text. Besides, it works unstable: during viewing, black screen (complete blackout) appears periodically. Also it cannot zoom out a document less than your screen's width. And there're some problems on split view mode. Please, fix it and make a normal app of it. ### 4/5 — Works like you would expect it to *2020-06-20* Simple and useful app for those who read long pdf documents at night. Like the font enlarge button. ### 4/5 — Great and Convenient *2020-05-27* The is good. Does the Job. Hope to see continuous scrolling in the future updates in addation to the cuurent option. Thanks ### 5/5 — Works as advertised. *2020-04-30* Simple and functional ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Shouldn’t be in the store anymore *2026-01-25* This app was last updated 5 years ago. The GUI is absolute trash. ### 1/5 — Not Working *2025-06-12, version 1.7* All this seems to do is open a dark sample PDF and does not change any others that I view. ### 1/5 — just inverts the colors *2024-11-21* Sadly the app just inverts the colors. nothing my mac couldnt do by itself. And the app laggs all the time. ### 1/5 — Buggy, too limited. *2023-10-02* Because of this app I'll never try anything on the App Store that requires that I buy it first. Total waste of money. 1. Odd artifact at top of window. A fine line. Never goes away. 2. Uses dark mode, but no settings for text. Text is bright white to the point of distortion. ### 1/5 — slow and sometimes does not switch to dark mode *2022-12-01* disappointing ### 1/5 — too limited functionality *2022-08-31* The price would be right if it had a bit more functionality. Currently one cannot scroll through an A4 page on a smaller screen, making this only good for looking at slides. One cannot annotate the pdf either. Viewing PDFs inside Safari using the Dark Mode plugin gives one the same dark feature but better scrolling and even highlighting support. ### 1/5 — manager *2021-12-05, version 1.7* this is a junk ### 1/5 — Save your money *2021-10-09* I am looking at other apps to view pdfs in a dark mode. This just caused me frustration. After viewing one page, the app froze as well as the rest of my laptop. I was afraid the app came with some sort of virus!! Thankfully not. Just a crap app. ### 1/5 — Bad app. Do not buy it *2021-07-23, version 1.7* This app is a worst of money. Do not buy it. It is poor and does not have any function other than turn your page black. It can not search a word to help you know which part of the book you want to be on. ### 1/5 — Don't buy *2020-06-17* Poor resolution with bad contrast. Uncomfortable for your eyes! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Excellent value for money *2025-11-18, version 1.7* This software offers minimal functionality and doesn't appear particularly sophisticated, yet considering its intended purpose and the modest price of £0.99, I find it thoroughly satisfactory. It is straightforward, practical, and delivers excellent value for money – perfectly matching its description. Such software is a rare gem of conscientious development and deserves high praise! Many thanks to the developer! ### 5/5 — Just what I was looking for! *2024-07-11* I have a pretty significant visual impairment. It is very difficult for me to read normal pages with black print and white background. I am still able to read in dark mode. This app is perfect for me. It is nice and bright, making it easily readable. ### 5/5 — A Suggestion *2024-04-11* I love this app but I have one suggestion, the compressing margins feature is great, but it would be even better to be able to make the text even larger by splitting up the page into different pages, the text is just uncomfortably small while reading on iPhone and zooming in and out is just a big hassle. ### 5/5 — Almost perfect *2023-09-20* Awesome app, could you add a feature to hide the ui with a tap? At least in landscape mode. Thanks, Ryan ### 5/5 — Workshop as expected *2023-06-17* Use the program to view pdf files in dark Mode. This exactly does the program without problems. ### 5/5 — Underrated! *2023-03-07* This app helps me read PDF ebooks without eye strain. The margin compression makes the text larger and easier to read. The only complaint is that when you try to open a PDF stored directly on your device while disconnected from WiFi/LTE, it just shows a blank page. As soon as you connect to WiFi/LTE, the PDF opens. I assume this is due to “license checking”, but the app should be updated to allow opening PDFs while not connected to the internet. Sometimes people want to be able to read PDFs “on the go” while not near WiFi. ### 5/5 — Simple, but effective *2021-10-31* There aren’t that many features built into this but is has what you’d expect from a dark mode pdf reader. Inserted my pdf and it was converted to dark mode at the click of a button. It’s also got full page view with a normal pdf viewer navigation and you can pinch to zoom as well. Definitely better on the eyes for some late night reading. Thanks dev. ### 5/5 — Works *2021-07-16* Clearer text than mac app Negative. Wish it tracked position in pdf and hid the menu on tap but overall does what I need it to. ### 5/5 — Casi perfecta. *2021-01-05* Excelente app, solo me gustaría que se escondiera en automático la barra superior para que la hoja se vea completa, también hay un pequeño error que hace que no se vean las hojas al cambiar de pagina pero solo a veces, por lo demás es una excelente aplicación. 👏🏼 ### 5/5 — Does what it says it does *2020-12-19* It would be nice if there was a vertical scrolling mode on the iPad but it certainly take the strain of your eyes at night. It occasionally crashes but most of the time it's stable. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-28.*