# GoodReader Pro PDF Editor — user reviews > 117 indexed App Store user reviews of GoodReader Pro PDF Editor by Good.iWare, Inc., rated 4.70/5 from 268 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/goodreader-pro-pdf-editor/id1451012117/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/goodreader-pro-pdf-editor/id1451012117.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 228 · 4★ 22 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 10 ## What do users think of GoodReader Pro PDF Editor? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 📂 Excellent file management - 📚 Great for PDF organization - ✍️ Powerful annotation tools - 🚀 Fast loading and performance - 🔄 Reliable syncing - 👍 Highly useful and indispensable - 💼 Good for academic and professional use - 💡 Many additional features - ✅ Solid and stable performance - 🌟 Top-tier PDF reader - 💯 Worth the price for many - 🛠️ Great support responsiveness - 🗄️ Extraordinary filing cabinet **Cons** - 💸 Expensive for some - 🔄 Tedious data transfer to Pro - ❓ Little difference between regular and Pro - 🔌 Sync issues with cloud services - 🚫 No PC version available - 🎛️ Complicated interface/UI design - 🚫 No true dark mode (inverted colors) - ✍️ Annotation experience could be better - 🚫 No text editing capabilities - 🔒 Password change/disable issues - 📱 Not ideal for finger/hand annotation - 🗄️ Sync system overly complicated - 🐛 Frequent crashes reported - 🐌 Slow response from support - 🌐 Network standard limitations (SMB) **Commonly reported bugs** - Cannot move bookmarks from old to Pro version - Dropbox/OneDrive sync not working - iCloud integration issues - App crashes when adding photos - App freezes after annotation - App does not keep pattern open after closing - iPad version web server option not working - Cannot change or disable app password - Encrypted PDF export issues - Glitchy highlighter and eraser - Cannot access files through Dropbox - No longer syncs with OneDrive or Dropbox - Files lost after upgrading to new app - Cannot download embedded video - Cannot see iCloud files without workaround **Most requested features** - Proper night mode (inverted colors) - Bookmark sharing feature - PC version of the app - Profile switching for open tabs - Editable text feature - Support for Chinese language - Adjustable plain text font size - Two-page PDF viewing - Option to ignore finger/hand annotation - True dark mode with inverted colors - Edit text within PDFs - Improve note-taking and thumbnail features - Add text editing function - Make max number of open tabs configurable - Improve PDF annotation experience - Allow editing of actual text in PDFs ## Newest reviews (11 of 117) ### 2/5 — Editor-ish *2026-05-11, version 5.19.1221* I’ve been using this app on and off since it’s inception. With “Pro” in the name, it implies you can edit PDFs as you wish. A simple edit feature is CROP. This app, esp for what it costs and calls itself, needs the ability to crop a PDF, not just appear as cropped within the app. I emailed their support asking for how to apply a CROP to a file, and their reply was “it only appears cropped in the app.” Thanks. I found a roundabout workaround to save the crop as a new file, but it’s not intuitive AT ALL. To the Devs: fix this and I will revise my review. ### 4/5 — Need feature *2026-03-17, version 5.19.1221* Please add invert color for pdf file ### 2/5 — Missing: *2026-01-03, version 5.19.1221* I love the app, but I have a suggestion. This might be an impossible ask, but I’m a pilot and desperately need a proper night mode. Please please please consider doing this. It would be great to make a bright white document with black letters, have a black background with white letters. So much easier on the eyes…and battery. 🙏 ### 4/5 — GoodReader Pro *2026-01-02, version 5.19.1221* Well it is a great app. I paid for the pro version as a good gesture of support. It was tedious moving data from old Godreader to the pro version. There was not a lot of room left on the iPad. This was very disappointing, as I thought GoodReader would simply upgrade to the new version without having to transfer data. I also see very little difference between the regular and pro version. I thank the developer for adding a one time pay option as I do not subscribe to software, but I am glad to support developers with a one time fee. However, as far as features are concerned, it feels like throwing away money. Again, it really is a five star app. I use it daily. I gave it four stars only because, I don’t see much of any advanced features. ### 4/5 — Almost perfect *2025-10-25* Experiencing some App crashes ; wishlist : a true text reflow, not just text extraction with some graphic unredeable milestones. ### 2/5 — バックグラウンド再生では次の曲にいかない *2024-11-22* 設定変更すればバックグラウンド再生できるが、次の曲にはいかない。 ### 4/5 — 导入视频时总是出现闪退 *2024-10-16* 在导入照片中的视频时总是出现闪退，应该如何处理？ ### 5/5 — Лучшее пдф приложение! *2023-12-16* Лучше этого приложения в формате пдф не встречала. Во всех отношениях прекрасное!! ### 4/5 — Allow more open tabs *2023-11-26, version 5.18.1196* Feature request: could you please introduce “profile” switching feature. Each profile can have it’s own set of open tabs. So it can be easy to switch between different sets of pdf files depending on their common topic. (or at least make the max number of open tabs configurable) ### 5/5 — Excellent partner *2023-11-25, version 5.18.1196* It provide me with flexibility for managing pdf files on the go; fast, simple and easy to use. ### 5/5 — Excellent *2023-09-15, version 5.15.1189* I started using GoodReader about ten years ago and never looked back. Upgrading to Pro was a no brainer, and I now use this App every single day for storing and organising files, watching videos, listening to music and audio, annotating PDFs etc etc. It has been rock solid from the start and continues to get better and better. Highly recommended for personal and business use. Update- Thank you for very fast and helpful customer service after app crashed after updating and would not open (first time this has ever happened since I began using it every day for many years.) A new version which fixed the problem was available in the App Store within an hour. I really appreciate the customer focus and reliability of this company, and the amazing features of the App. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Needs bookmark share feature *2026-02-10, version 5.19.1221* I bought goodreader app months ago and I added bookmarks to the files. Now I purchased this expensive app and I cannot move bookmarks from old goodreader to this pro version. WTF! You need to enable bookmark sharing featuring from the same app. ### 1/5 — I have been asking for service and you’ve been ignoring me. *2025-09-01, version 5.19.1212* For the past several years, I have been unable to access files through dropbox using the GoodReader app. I don’t know what happened because in the past, I was able to do that. For the past two or three years, I have been unsuccessful in accessing dropbox. Each time I get an error note that says we would to investigate the issue. Well I’m still waiting. ### 1/5 — Poor editing options *2025-05-25* To annotate and edit text is pretty limited. The app offers one fonts only. It is not possibly to copy and paste content from text boxes. And why can’t signatures not saved as templates? But digital signatures would be the correct feature. Why isn’t it possible to create, proof and manage keys? Why is the functionality so weak? Also poor: It’s not possible to look up in the iOS’s dictionary or web for definitions or translations. It would be great too, if libraries based on links could be shared between devices and people’s accounts. ### 1/5 — SMB Freigabe Fritz Box funktioniert nicht *2025-02-07* Keine SMB Verbindung zur Fritz Box mehr möglich. Es kommt immer die Meldung Athentication Failed. Passwort und Nutzer und Adresse stimmen 100%. Auch mit dem Wucher pro Pack gehts nicht. ### 1/5 — No longer syncs *2024-11-15, version 5.19.1205* No longer syncs with OneDrive or Dropbox. FIX IT PLEASE. ### 1/5 — PAY ATTENTION TO THR NEGATIVE REVIEWS‼️ *2024-03-16, version 5.18.1196* This is a pricy app, and it used to be a USEFUL app back in the early days of iPhone. No longer. Most of the functions can be accomplished on the stock Files app now and frankly most of the formerly useful functions are broken in the expensive digital paper weight. The worse thing about this app? The customer service! Snarky, unprofessional and brainless. I asked a simple question: how come iCloud no longer seamlessly integrates with the app? I can no longer see my iCloud files without a time wasting workaround. I sent an email to support. Got an email 2 days later saying they’d received my email and would get back to me. No one got back to me. I emailed a couple weeks later (after switching to the superior Readdle app!) and said “hey, thanks for the help!” Some ******* named “Yuri” emailed me back saying “I emailed you back in 2 days, that seems reasonable to me!” Yeah, the time frame is reasonable; but they only emailed me to let me know they’d “get back to me” and NEVER addressed my problem. Well, I’m done. Don’t flush your money like I did, this app is a shadow of it’s former self; not only that, there have been no innovations added to the app in a long time. The competition has sonned this app thoroughly! Check out Readdle Documents, PDF Expert or even just the stock Files app and see if they meet your needs. If you must, use the free version. Wish I could get my money back but I’m certain the company lacks the integrity. Anyway, it’s probably already been spent on a Soy Latte! Mealymouthed response from the dev incoming!! ### 1/5 — 评论发不出来，很多功能没有，别买 *2023-12-28* 功能不如随便找个免费的pdf软件 ### 1/5 — Keine Antwort *2023-07-21* 21.7.23 Ich habe mehrmals (4-5) bei Good Reader angefragt, ob man Dateien oder Texte auf Wiedervorlage setzen kann, aber noch nie eine Antwort erhalten. ### 1/5 — I FEEL CHEATED‼️ *2023-07-03* Purchased this overpriced, underdeveloped app to manage a variety of media. It just does not work. Will not connect to my iCloud. Will not download embedded video; not even thru its archaic bookmark system. I subsequently downloaded a free app that does it with one touch. As a disabled vet in a pension; this was an expensive buy. So many better free options out there. Wish I could get my money back! ### 1/5 — 只有英文 *2021-12-26, version 5.11.1163* 应该适配一下其它地区的文字。在看不懂英文的人看来操作过于复杂。 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — GoodReader *2026-03-03, version 5.19.1221* It is an extraordinary filing cabinet and very accessible for retrieving documents ### 5/5 — Great support *2025-12-03, version 5.19.1221* I use this app nearly every day for saving, viewing and editing PDF documents. Support is great and they reply quickly to my support requests. ### 5/5 — Reliable and really straightforward for pdfs *2025-11-04, version 5.19.1212* Really enjoy the service as it has many additional features which are great but my personal favorite thing regarding this application is that it is really great for its purpose of viewing pdfs, searching albeit the annotation tools could be better but still it is unparalleled for its purpose. ### 5/5 — The Best PDF reader *2025-08-12, version 5.19.1212* I use this app literally every day. It’s quick, organized, and has good features. I love the fact that I can mark up a document on one of my iDevices and the annotations will automatically show up in a different iDevice. I just wish they had a PC version of the app, which I’d happily pay for! ### 5/5 — Outstanding App *2025-06-01, version 5.19.1205* Goodreader is my most used app for storing PDF and other file types. I’d be digitally lost without it. I forget how many years ago I bought the app; however, I do know that I was one of the early users. My advice: study and get to know and use the app’s features. You’ll come to rely on it as I have. ### 5/5 — Absolut pdf beast *2025-01-23, version 5.19.1205* Powerful pdf reader and editor with multiple options to have a pleasant journey managing all your documents, power in your hands ### 5/5 — Worth for money *2024-09-19, version 5.19.1203* Have been using for many years. Excellent tool for all your files ### 5/5 — The best, but *2024-07-17, version 5.19.1203* The best pdf viewer. Amazing that it allows me to edit a pdf on google drive and sync that and continue where I left off on my pc using that same pdf synced there. Just wish I could actually EDIT the pdf. Not just annotate. Edit the actual text. ### 5/5 — Buy this instead of Adobe *2024-06-29, version 5.19.1200* Must buy for iPad users… ESPECIALLY with what Adobe is giving the customers right now? This is more convenient ### 5/5 — A substantial improvement makes this indispensable *2024-06-13* I was initially very disappointed with the non-free version of this app. But the brilliant developers got the kinks out. It is great in my opinion. It is indispensable if you do research, even casually, and deal with pdfs. There are a lot more things you can do with this app than Adobe PDF reader. I wish there was a desktop version. --- *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 2026-09-02.*