StarForce Reader vs ApplyCAD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StarForce Reader
This app serves as a versatile media player and document reader, supporting a wide range of audio, video, and PDF formats. It also offers secure playback for protected files created with specific services and allows for in-app note-taking and background audio playback.
- Supports PDF and EPUB documents
- Plays various audio and video formats
- Secure playback for protected files
- Automatic file scanning and library management
- File sorting, filtering, and searching
- Create notes and search within text
- Background audio playback
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StarForce Reader allows you to open PDF and EPUB text documents as well as playback WAV, MP3, WMA, FLAC, OGG, etc. audio and AVI, MPEG, MOV, FLV, WMV, etc. video files. The full list of the supported formats is provided below. Protected files (SFPDF, PCDOC, and SFMEDIA) are created using the SFContent.com and SFLetter.com services, allowing content owners to securely encrypt their sensitive data from illegal distribution. The app scans the device for files that might be open on it, automatically adding them to the app's library. StarForce Reader allows you to sort, filter and search for files in the library. The application allows you to view not only encrypted data, but also regular PDF documents, as well as audio and video recordings. You can also create notes or search within the text. Sound playback for audio and video recordings is available in the background. Video: - AVI (.avi) - MPEG (.mpeg, .mpg, .mpe, .m1v, .m2v) - MP4 (.mp4, .m4v) - DVD (.vob, .ifo) - HD Video (.m2ts, .mts, .tod, .wmv, .mpg, .mov) - Flash (.flv) - Matroska (.mkv) - WMV (.wmv) - ASF (.asf) - 3GPP (.3gp3, .3gpp, .4g2) - Quick Time (.mov, .qt, .m4v, .mp4) Audio: - Dolby Digital (.ac3) - FLAC (.flac) - AAC (.m4a, .mp4, .m4p, .aac) - MP3 (.mp3) - Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless (.wma) - WAV (.wav) - Ogg Vorbis (.ogg) - RealAudio (.ra, .rm) - Matroska (.mka) NOTE: StarForce Reader installation itself does not give you access to protected files - you must have a serial number issued by the content owner.
ApplyCAD
This app helps create ceiling designs, generate estimates for work and materials, and calculate photo printing and carved ceiling projects. It also manages a list of measurements, contracts, and order archives.
- Manual sketch creation for ceilings
- Drawing creation with ApplyScan
- Estimate and material calculation
- Photo printing and carved ceiling calculation
- Multi-level ceiling design
- Order and contract management
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Перечень функций: - построение эскиза (рисунка) потолка при ручном снятии размеров; - создание чертежа при помощи сканера ApplyScan для измерения потолков; - создание сметы и расчет работ и материалов по чертежу потолка; - построение и расчет фотопечати на потолках; - построение и расчет резных натяжных потолков; - построение и расчет многоуровневых потолков; - ведение списка замеров, договоров и архивов заказов;
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ApplyCAD at weekly against StarForce Reader's every 4 months. On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
StarForce Reader ships an update every 4 months, ApplyCAD weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StarForce Reader | ApplyCAD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | StarForce Technologies Inc. | Dmytro Panha |
Customer experience
StarForce Reader
ApplyCAD
In-app purchases
StarForce Reader
No in-app purchases
ApplyCAD
No in-app purchases









