# PDF Document Editor & Reader — user reviews > 80 indexed App Store user reviews of PDF Document Editor & Reader by Catrnja Dev, rated 1.40/5 from 17 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdf-document-editor-and-reader/id1038815317/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdf-document-editor-and-reader/id1038815317.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 15 ## What do users think of PDF Document Editor & Reader? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🆓 Allows reading PDFs for free (with caveats) - 💻 Easy file transfer from computer **Cons** - ❌ Overwhelmingly intrusive ads - ❌ Unusable due to constant pop-ups - ❌ Misleading advertising/functionality - ❌ Paid version offers no improvement - ❌ Cannot edit PDFs - ❌ App crashes frequently - ❌ Poor user experience - ❌ Waste of time and money **Commonly reported bugs** - Ads do not close - App crashes after editing - Paid version doesn't enable features - Cannot exit certain screens - Share/menu options don't work - Cannot import PDFs - App shuts down after editing - Full version crashes **Most requested features** - Ability to edit PDFs - Less intrusive advertising - Improved functionality in free version - Working developer website/support ## Newest reviews (18 of 80) ### 1/5 — No point in downloading *2019-05-13, version 1.9.5* The app gets a error and displays the ads every 2 sec u close the ads and it opens another one the next sec so don’t waist your time like I wasted mine 👎 ### 1/5 — Poor *2019-04-17, version 1.9.5* Just an advert masquerading as an app - don’t waste ur time ### 1/5 — HORRIBLE *2019-04-17, version 1.9.5* It doesn’t upload anything, just keeps popping up ads. ### 1/5 — Worst app ever *2019-04-16, version 1.9.5* When it’s loads up and you try to open a file an advertisement pops up and every time you click No Thanks it comes straight back. Clicked no thanks multiple time and it won’t stop popping up. Unable to use the app due to this. Obviously a fake app just on here to try and get you to sign up to a rubbish £3 a week game. Don’t waste your time. ### 1/5 — Fullfullfull of ads *2019-03-20, version 1.9.5* Advertising bomb ### 1/5 — Nul *2019-03-15* Version bidon rongée par la publicité ### 1/5 — You actually cant use it *2019-03-10, version 1.9.5* No word of a lie, pop ups every 3-4 seconds, you close a window and the next one will open almost immediately. You literally cant use this app at all ### 1/5 — Rubbish *2019-03-03, version 1.9.5* Most worst app ever seen ### 1/5 — Avoid! *2019-03-01, version 1.9.5* Littered with ads; interferes with functionality completely. Insulting and annoying. Avoid at all costs! ### 1/5 — what a crap *2019-02-25, version 1.9.5* what a waste apple shouldn’t allow that crap ### 1/5 — Uselesss piece of... *2019-02-19, version 1.9.5* Constantly popping up ads, unable to use it at all. Waste ### 1/5 — Don’t bother *2019-02-12, version 1.9.5* Constant ads popping up one after the other. Unusable ### 1/5 — Worst app *2019-02-04, version 1.9.5* Do not download. This is the worst app. It only brings you pop ups and you are not able to start ever! ### 1/5 — What a waste of time *2019-01-29, version 1.9.5* Absolute waste of time and effort, you cannot do anything, as advertisements keep popping up one after another within a second as soon as you click close theres another. 50times and still going on the ads ### 1/5 — No sirve *2019-01-26, version 1.9.5* Es un fraude, no sirve como editor. ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2019-01-24, version 1.9.5* Literally don’t get a chance to test anything because an ad pops up every 2 seconds! ### 1/5 — Doesn’t Work *2019-01-23, version 1.9.5* It displayed a file correctly unlike other viewers, but none of the share options/menu items worked. I assumed I needed to pay for the pro version and pad £9.99. Nothing changed so tried to contact developer. His website and other links do not work. I have obtained a refund from Apple. Don’t waste your money.....!! ### 1/5 — Only a pdf reader *2019-01-17, version 1.9.5* Nur zum lesen von PDFs, kann nicht markieren . ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Publicidad intrusiva *2022-10-17, version 1.9.5* No se puede hacer nada, cierras la publicidad e inmediatamente se abre otra a pantalla completa ### 1/5 — If I could give negative stars I would. *2022-03-24, version 1.9.5* The title says it all. I opened the app and right after I clicked the sample file a video popped up. I dismissed it and another popped up again only this time when I hit the X in the corner it didn’t go away for more then a split second maybe even less. Worst app. Don’t waste your time downloading it all. ### 1/5 — Too many ads *2022-02-24, version 1.9.5* Worst app ever ### 1/5 — Worse than bad *2022-02-13, version 1.9.5* If I could give it a zero I would. Ads popping up every 2 seconds. Can’t use the app. Nothing but a pain. Can’t even get my stuff out of there. People should be fired for putting out crap like this. ### 1/5 — It is just AD campaign, nothing else *2021-12-24* Don’t waste ur time. It is just playing AD, that’s it ### 1/5 — ADDS EVERY 3 SECONDS *2021-08-12, version 1.9.5* No such thing as a free ride I suppose but this one takes the cake! Unless you purchase this app to unlock it's features, an add pops up approx every 3 seconds so you get nothing done. Well done app developers! ### 1/5 — Not friendly user *2020-11-03, version 1.9.5* I can't properly view the pdf because of the ads, it was way too many! And the app's title was pdf reader and editor but you cant edit it, you can only view. I hate this app waste of time ### 1/5 — Piece of crap *2020-10-31, version 1.9.5* I don’t recommend this app ### 1/5 — Not Good *2020-09-22, version 1.9.5* I intended to edit pdf files with this. Although I was able to install it on iPad mini, it was NOT possible to edit pdfs. The app "PDFelement - PDF Editor" is better than this. ### 1/5 — To all subscribers *2020-05-30, version 1.9.5* I don’t recommend this app. No use. ## Most praised reviews (4 highest-rated) ### 3/5 — Permet de lire PDF gratuitement *2022-02-14* Déconnecter internet et lire vos PDF sans gêne publicitaire! Transfert d’ordi à tablette de docs PDF facile et « visible » contrairement à d’autres applications PDF… ### 2/5 — Don’t bother *2019-05-16, version 1.9.5* It doesn’t work waste of money ### 2/5 — Too bad apps that can’t stay in apps store *2018-09-04, version 1.9.1* I hv purchased the full version, why I still seen so many times of advertisement....Too bad, just cheating money...... ### 2/5 — You can download and view *2016-09-17, version 1.1* I can't really see what this app offers. It's the same as iBooks. You can view and save but that's it. I wanted to add some text to a page but I can't even do that. I'm glad it's free as I'm deleting after posting this. --- *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 2026-09-01.*