# PDF Gear - PDF Editor & Reader — user reviews

> 698 indexed App Store user reviews of PDF Gear by PDF GEAR TECH PTE. LTD., rated 4.70/5 from 8,504 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdf-gear-pdf-editor-and-reader/id6465897558/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdf-gear-pdf-editor-and-reader/id6465897558.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 7,461 · 4★ 508 · 3★ 167 · 2★ 85 · 1★ 283

## What do users think of PDF Gear?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Simplicity and reliability
- 👍 Straightforward and easy to learn
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 👍 Excellent PDF handling capabilities
- 🚀 Efficient and fast processing
- 👍 Comprehensive set of features
- 👍 Useful for students and professionals
- 👍 Excellent alternative to Adobe Acrobat
- 👍 Generous free offering with no ads

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasional crashes or corrupted files
- 🐛 Limited functionality on iOS devices
- 🐛 Unreliable auto-save and undo/redo features
- 🐛 Inability to edit password-protected PDFs
- 🐛 Annoying popups and requests for reviews

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes when opening certain PDF files
- Inability to edit text in forms on iPad
- Corrupted PDFs after repeated editing and saving

**Most requested features**

- Add password protection and encryption
- Improve undo/redo functionality
- Enhance text editing capabilities
- Implement better auto-save and file recovery
- Provide more customization options
- Integrate with more cloud storage services

## Newest reviews (16 of 698)

### 4/5 — 改进这两点就完美了！

*2026-08-30*

1.修改pdf汉字时，会出现字体变粗不适配。
希望加入pdf英文翻译中文功能。

**Developer response:** 感谢您的建议！我们将考虑您提到的翻译功能的添加，以提供更全面的服务。

### 3/5 — ファイル名

*2026-08-20*

ファイル名リストの昇順，降順ができますが，アプリを開けるたびに，昇順に戻ってしまいます。改善してください。

### 5/5 — Enfin une excellente app pour pdf

*2026-08-14*

Très facile à utiliser et intuitif

### 5/5 — Best of the Best

*2026-08-13*

Tried dozens that only want your money at the end of the day, this program has allowed to fill in several legal documents and for a old guy who’s not overly tech savvy, this program excels in everything it does. Be nice if we could add signatures though.

### 5/5 — Sucks all kinds of ways. No stars

*2026-08-13, version 2.25*

I can’t accomplish any group if files for medical reports. 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

### 5/5 — J’adoooore cette application

*2026-08-12*

Tout simplement géniale !!
Je ne manipule que rarement des pdf, donc un abonnement serait une perte d’argent. 
J’avais besoin d’une appli gratuite et fonctionnelle. J’ai longtemps cherché, beaucoup se dises gratuites mais demandent un paiement pour enregistrer le document fini. 
Mais je suis finalement tombée sur cette pépite, PDF Grear donne réellement ce qu’elle a promis. 
Je vais d’ailleurs l’installer aussi sur mon ordinateur dès aujourd’hui. 
Tellement pratique ! J’adore le design qui est simple à prendre en main. 
De plus, on peut VRAIMENT modifier des textes ou des images qui font déjà partie du document. 
Je recommande 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Juste une petite demande aux développeurs pour les prochaines mises à jour : ce serait chouette de pouvoir recadrer et faire tourner les signatures faites avec des photos importées. 
Merciii

### 3/5 — Thanks for the service

*2026-08-11, version 2.25*

Could be easier to use & figure out.

### 4/5 — 乱横竖屏幕

*2026-08-08*

从微信用软件打开 保存后 再打开有的页面横竖屏幕 批注不动 页面自己跑

### 4/5 — Great! But it does crash sometimes

*2026-08-06*

Pretty easy to use, I was a little confused at first because I wasn’t seeing my edited file in the app, but if you upload from Files it saves over the original file - which was fine for me but you may want to save an extra original copy if you need both versions. Experienced a few app crashes as well. Overall pretty good though and free without any ads too

### 5/5 — Excellent

*2026-08-03, version 2.24*

Best app so far

### 3/5 — Нет ввода текста на русском

*2026-08-03*

В приложении можно редактировать файлы pdf, но вместо русского языка вводятся непонятные символы (раскладка верная). Исправьте пожалуйста.

### 5/5 — Merci

*2026-07-24*

Enfin un convertisseur gratuit et bien pensé. Pas d’accès payant caché et c’est bien rare. Merci 🙏

### 5/5 — Best pdf free app

*2026-07-23*

No subs no freemium; and great tools

### 5/5 — Excelente

*2026-07-20*

O único gratuito

### 5/5 — Best Free PDF Reader

*2026-07-20, version 2.24*

Amazing PDF reader, It does everything I need and more.

### 5/5 — iPad for Work

*2026-07-14, version 2.24*

PDF Gear does everything I need to do when it comes to pdf apps!!! An all around dynamo! And it keeps improving!  Keep up the good work!

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Didn’t work

*2026-08-29*

I was trying to upload a pdf, I never manage to do it. Defeated the whole purpose

### 1/5 — Does this work?

*2026-08-11, version 2.25*

I got it to produce a pdf once from a web page. Second time, no luck. Not intuitive. Free version doesn’t work.

### 1/5 — Keeps crashing

*2026-08-11, version 2.25*

Downloaded, opened pdf, and made changes (highlights). App either froze or crashed every time. I lost all my changes.

### 1/5 — 选择性显示评论？

*2026-07-23*

难道选择性显示评论？这两天发表的评论为何在最新中看不到？反映了一个重大bug，注释扫描版PDF后，多次尝试均保存失败，因为再次打开没有注释，有一次保存上了，但是格式与编辑时不同，请大家留意，别徒劳无功！

### 1/5 — Completely Useless

*2026-06-17, version 2.23*

Considering this is an App for an Ipad, it doesn’t do anything but allow you to add to a PDF, not make changes on them. Useless App

### 1/5 — horrible

*2026-06-16, version 2.23*

glitches out

### 1/5 — Scam

*2026-05-30, version 2.23*

Scam

### 1/5 — No good

*2026-05-28, version 2.23*

Crashes and freezes constantly, impossible to edit text. It throws everything out of whack. Very sloppy. I’m uninstalling this app

### 1/5 — 使いづらい

*2026-04-23*

IMEの問題なのか
キーボードがgboardだと 1文字打つたびに確定を押されるため変換ができず、まともな文章が書けない。(純正の場合は大丈夫)

 また、「、 。」などの記号も文字化けする。(この現象は純正でgboardでも起こる)

 テキスト同士が重なると結合して外すことができず、関係ないテキストも移動する。

### 1/5 — Signature function is broken

*2026-04-17, version 2.23*

When I draw a signature with Apple Pencil, the ink always tilt to up left after every letter

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Perfeito

*2026-09-03*

Vcs são muito Bom

### 5/5 — Loules JLK

*2026-09-02*

Excellent !!! Manque juste une corde à votre arc !!!
Transcrire écriture manuscrite en PDF avec la caméra du Smart Phone !
C’est un  vrai couteau suisse !!!
Vraiment félicitations à tous les développeurs !!!
Bonne journée à vous tous

### 5/5 — 太棒了，免费

*2026-08-31*

太棒了，免费无广，简直不要太帅，还支持扫描，无水印🫡

### 5/5 — Excelente!

*2026-08-29*

Amo o aplicativo. 
Gostaria de dar uma sugestão: adicione a possibilidade de converter o arquivo PDF em EPUB.
Agradeço a atenção.
Um abraço aos desenvolvedores!

### 5/5 — Est-ce un piège ?

*2026-08-25*

Si c’est gratuit, c’est toi le produit . Vraiment bien et complet. Ils doivent tester et nous ancrer dans l’usage, après ils dévoileront leurs abonnements. Mais pour l’instant je valide totalement surtout la version Mac

### 5/5 — Muito bom !

*2026-08-22*

Muito bom!

### 5/5 — Avaliação

*2026-08-22*

O único que ajudou de verdade, todos os outros que tentei ficam empurrando assinatura, você não pode fazer nada sem pagar, parece que tão morrendo de fome e eu não vou pagar para fazer uma simples tarefa em um PDF, esse foi o único que ajudou mesmo, obrigado 5 estrelas ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

### 5/5 — Best

*2026-08-20*

Very good have downloaded multiple pdf editor none works the way this has worked thank you

### 5/5 — Happy service

*2026-08-19*

Thank you so much

### 5/5 — Everything Nice and smooth

*2026-08-18*

I love this app everything  free and no ads. Super easy to use. I recommend It 100%

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