# PDF Converter by Readdle — user reviews > 53 indexed App Store user reviews of PDF Converter by Readdle by Readdle Technologies Limited, rated 4.60/5 from 2,376 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdf-converter-by-readdle/id447444215/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdf-converter-by-readdle/id447444215.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,903 · 4★ 246 · 3★ 60 · 2★ 55 · 1★ 112 ## What do users think of PDF Converter by Readdle? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Fast and easy conversion - 👍 Seamless integration with iOS - 🔒 Secure file storage - 📁 Versatile file management - 💡 Useful for traveling and offline access **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional conversion issues with complex documents - 📤 Difficulty emailing or sharing converted files - 🗂️ Lack of file organization options **Commonly reported bugs** - Printing functionality not working for some users - Conversion errors on certain web pages **Most requested features** - Add page rotation feature - Improve compatibility with Microsoft Office documents - Integrate with more cloud storage services ## Newest reviews (14 of 53) ### 4/5 — Simple but effctive *2022-08-10, version 2.3.15* I use it all the time. It turns almost everything into PDF instantly. I do wish it had a way to arrange files into folders, and a way to delete or rearrange pages. I usually convert things into PDF and then use a different app for the rest. It doesn’t have a lot of functions, but it does what it is meant to do very well. ### 4/5 — Great app and so close to perfect *2022-02-18, version 2.3.15* Overall this is a great app. It converts almost anything to a .pdf and allows be to print, etc. very easily. However, it's very finicky about trying to email or text the file to anyone, including myself. It sets up the mail/msg very easily but often the Send is grayed out and and I can't figure out how to make it ready to send either as an email or a msg. But, it's free and I've gotten WAY more than my money's worth. Highly recommend it. ### 4/5 — Very Useful *2022-02-06, version 2.3.15* I use this app often and it has been a lifesaver for storing information needed, however, I wish there was a way to catalog stored information alphabetically or in some kind of order so that it would be easy to find an access when the time is needed. ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2020-03-18, version 2.3.12* I’ve yet to find anything from Readdle that wasn’t excellent, and this app did not disappoint. Forget Adobe Acrobat’s PDF conversion. They want you to pay for that privilege, which is bundled with a host of other features, at a monthly subscription that is straight-up ridiculous. You pay a small amount for this app that I would happily pay for at an even higher price. You can then import into Acrobat or better yet...the Documents or PDF Export apps from Readdle. I deleted Acrobat. Adobe has great programs for those who like making it rain cash. ### 5/5 — I love this app! *2020-01-12, version 2.3.12* I bought it so I could do things for work without having to run to a computer - I work in a KITCHEN, running to my office to open/modify/convert to a pdf file is a ridiculous waste of my time. It's also perfect for converting things into a printable/shareable file quickly. ### 5/5 — Great APP for I-Pad! *2019-08-13, version 2.3.12* I’ve used this PDF app for several years, virtually exclusively on my i-pad. I have used it daily for literally hundreds of documents that I convert into PDFs — and then open in another app before uploaded to my cloud storage space. In a word — overall functioning is EXCELLENT and reliable — and a real time-saver for me. ### 5/5 — Quick and easy *2019-06-03, version 2.3.12* Advantages: More options for making pages legible if they’re converted to PDFs (I use Goodreader). Much better for people with impaired vision. Most of the garbage present on many websites is stripped out, and what remains can no longer track you, collect data on your reading behavior, etc. Sensible pagination (unlike the native iOS converter, which often gives you one enormously long page). Tip to other users: if a page doesn’t convert from within Safari, copy the URL and then select Clipboard in PDFConverter. The page should then be converted without any problem Glitches (there are, however, workarounds for all of them): Occasionally bails during conversion. But when you relaunch the file will be there. Goodreader flags some of the files PDFConverter sends to it as in need of repair. No big deal, however, because the repair, whatever it is, always works. It’s awkward converting pages for which a password is required (e.g. by a unversity proxy for access to paywalled journals). You can’t paste the password in; the only option I can see is to use Copied or something like that in split screen and enter the password manually. ### 5/5 — Very, very, very handy *2019-06-02, version 2.3.12* I have almost every app from Readdle. I started with one, then saw what the next could do, and saw what the next can do, and so on. They are incredibly useful for me. I do a lot of sharing of PDF files. Check out all of their apps. I’m completely serious. I have even used their fax app, and it is so handy as well. The security features are great. Secure logging into the app. Secure the PDF files. Edit them in other apps. They are interchangeable. The ability to save anywhere and sand through anything is top notch. ### 5/5 — Love, Love, Love *2019-04-20, version 2.3.12* Thank you Readdle developers! PDF Converter for iOS is my Go-To app for all my PDF conversion needs. I’ve used this app religiously since I bought my first Apple iPhone 4S. If PDF Converter was around or available when the 4th generation iPod hit the market, I probably discovered It then. I’ve always known PDF Converter is a real gem, but, when Apple’s recent iOS 12.2 update disabled the, “Convert from Clipboard” feature, I realized I lost a diamond. A flawless diamond. Yes, I said flawless. PDF Converter is a simple, versatile tool that copies and converts text and images to “Editable” PDF documents both ‘to and from’ multiple apps and sources. PDF Converter also prints air printer output to scale. I especially appreciate its ease of use and compatibility with other apps. Ie., Adobe Acrobat CC, Voice Dream Reader and Scrivener. Thank you again, Readdle, for keeping up, or shall I say putting up with iOS updates for all these years. Despite ever changing technology, you’ve managed to keep the beauty of simplicity and versatility only found in PDF Converter! ### 5/5 — Great App *2019-03-16, version 2.3.11* I use the entire Readdle Suite. They are great. I use Apple devices which do much of the same functions with built in funtions, but I find Readdle much faster and easier. I don’t need to struggle to remember how to execute not often used functions. I highly recommend Readdle products. I think my favorite is their Scanner Pro. I use that app daily. You can store everything to iCloud. I scan anything and everything important to me. You never know when or where you may need to reference something. ### 5/5 — Great for traveling too! *2019-03-04, version 2.3.11* Aside from 'business' use I love this app for traveling on vacation. I can make pdf's from websites that show maps and things to see. These are great to use while traveling because with the PDF documents you don't need internet access which can be difficult in remote locations or while on a cruise. ### 5/5 — Great ecosystem in all “Readdlity” *2019-02-03, version 2.3.11* The way that Readdle has slowly replaced all of the Adobe products brings me so much joy! I have really grown to hate adobe and their effort to effectively gut their user base through astronomical monthly access fees (I am usually a proponent of subscriptions to support app developers, but Adobe is clearly monopolistically abusing the subscription system). Readlle’s payment system is fair and their apps, in many cases, out-perform Adobe’s. I love this app and it is an excellent compliment to PDF expert. Would by again and again! ### 5/5 — Does exactly as I want *2018-12-08, version 2.3.9* I’ve been using this app for YEARS! It has done what I purchased it to do, and no more. A number of years ago, the creators actually improved the platform to be even speedier in its conversion. Would like to be able to move documents TO Dropbox rather than just convert Dropbox docs to PDF. That way, I could clean up my docs that I want to archive (to somewhere in addition to iCloud). But otherwise, great app over the years. I’ll be a satisfied user into future as well. ### 5/5 — Plant engineer *2018-11-28, version 2.3.9* Great app makes my life easy from signing documents to converting pictures to pdf so I can draw on the picture. I combine this app with Documents. This documents app is very simple to use you can free hand draw what you want or use the drawing tools to make it look more professional. There may be better apps out there but I find these app simple to use. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — PDF Converter *2020-08-06, version 2.3.12* I have paid for this and cant get help from Readdle Support. Another day and no answer from rdsupport - hey people Apple won’t help you either - all Apple will do it make sure Readdle’s email address is active nothing else. Troubles here started with iOS 13.6 update and now app doesn’t work and no one will help. It’s been 10 days and Readdle staff not answering - last email was “ we need a day or two or words to that effect. What’s with this poor service? Talk about ruining a good thing and poor customer service procedures. ### 1/5 — Can’t convert Word without messing up *2018-10-24, version 2.3.9* I don’t know how other people can give this a high rating. I was looking for an app that would convert word documents to PDF. Turns out this one won’t do it properly if there are graphics, or track changes, or bullets — BULLETS, for crying out loud. Not to mention random special characters. Formatting also gets weird — size 20 (maybe) font when the original document was size 11; really huge margins. I e-mailed support, since I was convinced that I was doing something incorrectly, their help said that “Word formatting is really different from PDF one, this is why when you convert word to PDF usually you get more pages and the result might be different. There is no setting to change this as this is how two formats interact.” Really? Because I have no problem with other applications for this. And not being able to convert a WORD document to PDF is just silly. (To be fair, they did offer to look at my doc, although this has happened with five or six documents and I can’t share them because of confidentiality reasons) ### 1/5 — Never saves the page I want to save *2017-04-01, version 2.3.5* This app, so far as I can see, will only print to PDF the initial webpage opened at the website visited...not able to print the page I'm viewing. For example when I try to print a page with payment info or a utility statement this app only saves/prints the login page. Which makes this app totally worthless to me. I have not seen any way to change that as yet, but have put little effort into seeking a resolution either, since generally I've been frustrated by its failure and been hoping to get this done quickly at the time, and the little checking I've done was fruitless. Same issue after more time. Useless for the purpose of saving to PDF the internet page you are viewing...always saves the main page/login page. ### 1/5 — Yeah...keep nagging me for a review... *2017-02-17, version 2.3.5* Every $%^$&* time I use this app, I get interrupted to leave a review on the App Store. OK. Here's your review. Actually, I've found a better way to save a PDF than this, and it's built in to iOS 10: Hit the "Share" button, and select "Print". Then when it shows a thumbnail of what it wants to send to a printer, "pinch-out" (e.g. Zoom in) on the thumbnail, and get a larger representation, then send to iCloud, or DropBox, or wherever. It's now saved as a PDF, and more often than not, with better results than this app comes up with. ### 2/5 — Won’t Print *2022-12-21, version 2.3.15* I’ve had this app for years. I don’t believe I ever tried to print a document with it, but today I tried to print one document, and it totally ignored me. The document did not print at all and I tried several times. The document is only one page and one sentence long so I know it’s not the length of the document that is the problem. Is there anything I can do? I am trying to print on an iPhone X iOS 16.2. Some help would be very much appreciated. Thank you. ### 2/5 — Stopped working *2019-04-15, version 2.3.11* I purchased this app to convert emails to PDF. Worked fine at first, if a little cumbersome, but now I get an error when I try to create a PDF. I submitted a support request and got a template response saying that the issue will be addressed in the next update, but they don’t know when that will be. I understand that apps can have bugs, but the entire purpose of this app is to make a PDF and now it can’t. I paid for the app because I wanted reliability. On the upside, while researching this issue, I found that iOS 10 and later has the built in ability to convert emails to PDF for free. ### 2/5 — Cant handle large pages *2017-07-09, version 2.3.5* Update .... It is a hit or miss if you can convert a web page or not. I get about 50 pf my tries. The app has trouble with pages that have images or videos. Got blank pages on a bell & Howell product review. Could not produce a pdf from a consumer reports car report web page. All i kept getting was the CR home page asking me to signup or subscribe. Tried chrome and safari. On both occasions the app hung midway through the conversion. On Safari pdf converter did produce the pdf. ### 2/5 — A very simple converter *2017-02-14, version 2.3.5* PDF Converter is a simple app allowing the user to convert files and photos into PDF, however, unlike the rest of Readdle apps, it has nothing special and it actually does what Readdle Printer Pro already offers as a virtual printer. It doesn't allow you to convert multiple photos into a single PDF, it's impossible to change the layout of the PDF or the page orientation and it's not even capable of choosing the pages of a Word document or an Excel sheet before conversion. If you need an app to just change the format, PDF Converter is an expensive one which you may find practical; as it is easy to use and works well. Otherwise, there are better and more powerful apps in the App Store you'll be happy to try instead. ### 3/5 — Not worth it to me *2019-05-07, version 2.3.12* The app does convert, but if you wish to save to the iCloud one is not provided the option to browse the folders in the cloud. So simple file saving becomes a multi-step process to just save a file. The conversion isn’t that great. I get a better image just doing a print to pdf on my Mac. But this runs on an iPad or iPhone one objects. Well for the hassle and quality I might as well go to my Mac and do it right. It was a waste of money for me, not nearly as functional as something like their Documents product. ### 3/5 — Good but needs much improvement *2019-01-06, version 2.3.10* This app has proven to be very useful to me for recording and downloading all kinds of information even recipes, math and science articles, and pictures. However, the actual content and format of the result is not always the same as the original I see on the screen. Sometimes the page is too large to convert and all I get is simply an error message. Also, sometimes pages are re-oriented and there seems to be no way to correct the orientation. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love this app *2023-06-16* Overall this is a great app. It converts almost anything to a .pdf and allows be to print, etc. very easily. However, it's very finicky about trying to email or text the file to anyone, including myself. It sets up the mail/msg very easily but often the Send is grayed out and and I can't figure out how to make it ready to send either as an email or a msg. But, it's free and I've gotten WAY more than my money's worth. Highly recommend it ### 5/5 — PDF Converter 5-Stars *2023-06-06* Readdle PDF Converter is my second most favorite add-on app. My favorite add-on app is another Readdle app, called Scanner Pro. I have and use about four Readdle apps frequently—they are excellent. You really should get them. That said, I’m not a fan of Readdle’s Spark email app—it’s OK, but to me, Spark is not a five star app. In closing, I highly recommend both Readdle PDF Converter and Readdle Scanner Pro. I mention both here because they work super well together. Try to get them both, if you can. Thanks, Readdle. ### 5/5 — Makes everything so much easier! *2023-03-01* I absolutely recommend this app to everyone! You can turn those important docs and pics into PDF format in a jiffy! There are so many different ways to use this app, which gives you the abilities to track and do things that are more of a priority than others! I would have forgotten how or where old documents are if it weren’t for this app! So EASY 2 use! ### 5/5 — Nice app. Works well (now). *2022-02-18, version 2.3.15* I tried to use this app several times a while back, and couldn’t get it to work. So I gave up on it. Recently I was deleting apps I don’t use, and was about to delete it, but then decided to test it again. It works perfectly now. Working on an iPad, I convert webpages I want to save as PDFs to reader view, and then use this app, with excellent results. After the conversion, it allows me to go directly to their app, or continue with more conversions. When I go to PDFConverter, I can process each file further, in my case, opening each newly minted PDF file in my preferred PDF reader. Whatever the problem was with the previous configuration (the previous version of this app plus the previous iPad OS, etc), it has been fully resolved. Thank you for a nice (very functional) app! ### 5/5 — A must have app *2022-01-16, version 2.3.15* I use this app all the time for my PDF needs. Works great, easy to use. It integrates with iOS for iPhone and iPad. This is the kind of app one becomes grateful for. It doesn’t try to dazzle with goofy graphics or convoluted menu schemes. It’s really nice to be able to take an app for granted; meaning it’s so reliable you never worry about it failing. ### 5/5 — Works great *2022-01-13, version 2.3.15* This works great - as expected. Everything made by Readdle is excellent. I can’t believe others are charging $50 or more for worse functionality than what’s available here for free. Thank you, Readdle. If your reading this and don’t use Readdle’s email program Spark, you should. It’s the best email client out there IMO. ### 5/5 — Push button easy! *2022-01-06, version 2.3.15* I use near constantly to covert researched websites to pdf then file. With the exception of a few secured magazine articles almost everything pdf is a single button press away. ### 5/5 — Simple and easy *2021-12-23, version 2.3.12* Drafting PDF files couldn’t be much easier than this: although iOS can take some gettting used to, the process of drafting and sending your PDF files takes only seconds, and sending web files is equally intuitive. ### 5/5 — Ease of use *2021-09-11, version 2.3.12* If I had to summarize this application's most outstanding feature in one word: simple. It has a clean interface which means easy to navigate & good productivity. There could be more features that would make this a powerhouse. But nevertheless, great PDF conversion tool. ### 5/5 — SEAMLESS, EASY TO NAVIGATE, INDISPENSABLE *2020-06-09, version 2.3.12* When the conversion or the transport of information in a timely manner is critical, this App really makes life less stressful. Plus, when you just want to make the documents you create shine with a professional flair, look no further. I really like its’ seamless integration and operation with the IOS platform as it is a regular option in the SHARE MENU of my Apple devices. Well thought out and developed App, and I have encountered NO GLITCHES during its’ use. --- *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 2026-06-10.*