# PDF Reader Pro Edition® — user reviews > 516 indexed App Store user reviews of PDF Reader Pro Edition® by iTECH DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS INC., rated 4.40/5 from 1,730 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdf-reader-pro-edition/id364502063/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdf-reader-pro-edition/id364502063.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,296 · 4★ 173 · 3★ 56 · 2★ 40 · 1★ 165 ## What do users think of PDF Reader Pro Edition®? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Fast and easy to use - 📁 Good file organization and management - ✍️ Useful annotation and highlighting tools - 🔒 Secure document storage **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and stability issues - 🔍 Poor search functionality - 📤 Difficulty sharing/exporting annotated files - 🤔 Unintuitive user interface **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when opening certain PDF files - Annotations disappear or fail to save - Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions - Slow performance on older iPad models **Most requested features** - Add support for password-protected PDFs - Improve annotation tools with better undo/redo - Implement cloud storage integration (Dropbox, iCloud, etc.) - Add ability to insert, delete, and rearrange PDF pages ## Newest reviews (19 of 516) ### 3/5 — No response from support *2025-11-23, version 9* I purchased the software for the automatic scroll feature. I haven’t been able to figure out how to turn on the auto scroll. I sent support an email asking how. It’s been a week and no response. ### 1/5 — 騙されたようだ？！ *2025-08-30* ランキングに入っているし、安くなっているので買ったら、すごく古い。ファイルを開くところでうまくいかない。これは騙された？だとしたら安価とはいえ悔しい… ### 1/5 — Can’t open PDFs *2025-08-22, version 9* It’s not capable of opening PDFs. So obviously this is one of the biggest jokes and cons of an app that’s ever been. There’s nothing that can be said about it other than why isn’t it possible to offer zero stars? ### 2/5 — What Happens to Great App *2025-08-22, version 9* I have been using the Pro Version for a number of years and found the interface for selecting pages in a book to extract was the best on the market. However that appears to have all changed now. I’m not sure when it happened as I did not have time to use it for several months due to illness in the family. However now the App is virtually unusable. Great pity. ### 1/5 — The app not working on ipad 10th *2025-08-02, version 9* Can’t opened the pdf files, it’s a scam. ### 1/5 — I wasn't able to add Google Drive to this app *2025-06-26, version 9* The main reason why i need this app is to be able to add cloud drives, for some reasons Google didn't like app refused to complete integration ### 2/5 — Nouvelle version : mauvaise surprise *2025-05-21, version 9* J’ai toujours beaucoup aimé cette application Malheureusement cette dernière version ne fonctionne plus Mon dossier est vide donc je suis incapable de naviguer dans mes documents et en plus je ne peux pas gérer ma connexion au cloud C’est bien dommage car ça fait des années que je me servais de cette application ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work anymore *2025-04-13, version 9* Can’t open PDFs that I’ve downloaded to my iPad. RIP. This app used to be cool ### 2/5 — Downgraded? *2025-04-05, version 9* You can’t arrange documents into folders, or delete documents. Basically all you can do is read documents, it’s nowhere near as useful as it used to be . ### 1/5 — No Updates after iOS 12 *2025-02-07, version 9* Anonimus 707 ### 1/5 — USED TO BE GREAT *2025-01-09, version 9* This used to be a great app, but since the latest update on my iPad this app has become almost useless. I can no longer create or access my folders within the app, nor can I change the name of a document nor move anything. All I can do is read the documents I had not yet put into folders & I can add more documents. When you have hundreds if not thousands of documents, if you can’t store them in folders for easy access then you may as well get rid of the app. I will be looking for a replacement if this is not sorted soon ### 1/5 — App doesn’t work *2024-12-18, version 9* App doesn’t work. Refund requested ### 1/5 — File management failure *2024-12-06, version 9* Unable to move, delete, edit or annotate files ### 1/5 — Awful! *2024-12-05, version 9* This update is truly terrible and has rendered the app completely unusable in my experience. Before this downgrade the app worked flawlessly. Now the side bar has nothing in it and it’s impossible to sort any files into folders as, once you’ve clicked ‘select’ there is no sort mechanism. Please tell me how I can go back to the previous version and stop changing things for the sake of it! ### 1/5 — Is this app still supported? *2024-11-30, version 9* After using for years on my iPad, upon updating to iOS18.1 on my iPad I can no longer email .pdf files from this app. Many other features missing. ### 1/5 — IOS 18??? *2024-10-03, version 9* Leider läuft die App nicht mehr unter IOS 18, alle Ordner sind verloren gegangen :-( ### 1/5 — Ruined! *2024-10-03, version 9* Well, thanks for nothing! The latest update has completely ruined a previously excellent app that I used frequently. I now have difficulty importing my .pdf files; the the ‘select’ option leaves you with no actions to move the file to a different folder; the individual document’s side-bar is empty; and I cannot have the document full page without an annoying title bar floating at the top of the page! Please sort these issues out a.s.a.p. or else I well be moving to another app. ### 1/5 — Keine Dateien *2024-08-13, version 9* Ich kann leider keine Dateien öffnen, da man sie nicht sieht. Keine einzige! ### 1/5 — Funktioniert nicht richtig *2024-06-02, version 9* App funktioniert nicht richtig. Man kann nicht direkt auf Dateien zugreifen und weitere bearbeitungs Möglichkeiten sind eingeschränkt. Ich finde es sehr traurig. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — This isn’t updated anymore. *2026-07-20, version 9* The last update was 7 years ago. There are better options. ### 1/5 — Pdf not readable *2026-07-11, version 9* I subscribed and downloaded this app just to help in reading pdfs but its too difficult to upload pdf and not recognizing any of the pdfs ### 1/5 — fake or not work with ipad. *2026-06-29, version 9* finally do nothing, looks like a fake. ### 1/5 — Buggy, Non-Intuitive UX *2026-04-20, version 9* The lack of typical Apple ecosystem UX conventions (swipe to delete, press and hold for context menu, etc) is off-putting. Add in the bugs (encountered multiple within the first 5 minutes of usage, including a consistent crash that renders doc scanning completely broken) and this app is just a jarring experience. I want a refund. ### 1/5 — Stopped accepting additional PDF's *2025-11-18, version 9* Disappointed after many years of excellent performance. Was 5 stars now 1. ### 1/5 — No file could be opened *2025-10-28, version 9* Bad app experience ### 1/5 — Useless app *2025-10-21, version 9* This app is a Waste of money... ### 1/5 — The worst app I have ever downloaded *2025-10-11, version 9* This has to be the worst app - a scam app, it doesn’t work, and is a waste of your money. It doesn’t work on an iPad 9th generation and won’t open PDF files, don’t think there is support, this ship sailed long ago, don’t touch to don’t buy, the free versions of any other PDF readers do a better job. ### 1/5 — Scam *2025-09-29, version 9* Cannot open file This app is a paid scam ### 1/5 — Relativ sinnfrei *2025-09-04, version 9* Was für einen sinn hat eine app, die keine lokalen Dateien öffnen kann. Ich mein hä? Wer programmiert sowas ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Meets my needs 100% *2024-12-24, version 9* I maintain a small library of flight and aircraft maintenance reference documents to refer to when reviewing refresher material, or working on the plane. This just works, docs are easy to organize, share, email etc. ### 5/5 — Fast Easy to view pdf documents *2022-02-10, version 9* Looking at a list of pdf documents linked to flying small GA aircfraft the reader makes inaccessible easy , including sorting buy order of reading sequence importance ### 5/5 — Works for me! *2021-03-07, version 9* After some help from the apps support on getting started, this PDF Editor Pro has been the first PDF editor that has met all my needs. Being from the Land of Luddites, I find it easy and intuitive when using it to review and markup documents I have been reading. My initial problem stemmed from not understanding that my Google Drive was the Cloud app. Once the Support Team member politely pointed me in the right direction, I took off with great enthusiasm. Dave B. ### 5/5 — Need to sync the email option *2020-08-13, version 9* It’s a great app but unable to sync my gmail for sending the edited pdf to my email. Any idea how that can be done? ### 5/5 — Great app with one minor annoyance... *2020-06-27, version 9* Why must I delete a file twice before it is actually deleted. ### 5/5 — Thru 3 iPads this app has shone *2020-06-12, version 8.6* Been using this app for years after trying many other PDF readers early on. This is easily my favorite, and one of my most used apps in general. Great markup tools, easy functionality and very rare glitchiness despite my heavy usage. ### 5/5 — Missing part *2020-05-24, version 9* I would like to see you add text to speech, other than that everything is perfect. ### 5/5 — 好用 *2020-03-13* 确实好用 ### 5/5 — Powerful and non-subscription *2019-07-31, version 9* This is quick to use, it is good for me to import and export pdfs, and fill in forms. I appreciate greatly it is non-subscription. It is very nicely laid out. ‘Flattened’ PDF’s print better for me. Editing is slightly limited but other software can be used for this. ### 5/5 — Very useful app *2019-07-23, version 9* It’s really very useful. But if we can add pages from one file to other then it will be excellent and must be eligible for 7 stars. --- *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 2026-09-05.*