HLL Pdf Reader vs READER
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HLL Pdf Reader
This app offers a streamlined PDF reading experience with an iBooks-inspired interface. It provides features like recent reading history, page cropping for larger content views, and an outline for easy navigation. Zooming is simplified with double-tap gestures.
- iBooks-like design
- Reading history
- Page cropping
- Document outline
- Double-tap zoom
- Automatic fit on rotation
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Universal app - Support for iPhone / iPad iBooks-like design - Support your reading experience with simple User Interface. Recently read books - Show your reading histories. Therefore you can find books that you read recently. Cropping - Crop page merging to show contents bigger automatically. Outline - Show current document structure so that you can see your position and move around easily. No more pinch in/out. - Zoom in/out with double tap. - Fit document to device size automatically when rotating.
READER
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READER is a focused PDF reading app designed to help you build a real reading habit — one short session at a time. Import any PDF from the Files app and start reading right away. No account required. No sign-in. No tracking. Your files stay on your device. READER remembers exactly where you left off in every PDF, so you can always pick up where you stopped. A simple streak counter tracks how many days in a row you've read, and a session timer helps you start small — even 10 minutes counts. FEATURES — Open and read any PDF from Files — Zoom in, zoom out, and reset for comfortable reading — Previous and next page controls — Session timer with a daily reading goal — Reading streak — counts after just one minute — Recent PDFs with visual progress per book — Last page saved automatically for every PDF — No account, no login, no data collection — All files stay private on your device READER is for anyone who wants to read more but needs a simple, low-friction place to start.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: HLL Pdf Reader at 15.0 against READER's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | HLL Pdf Reader | READER |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hades lade lam | Eduardo Mora |
In-app purchases
HLL Pdf Reader
No in-app purchases
READER
No in-app purchases









