SHAREit Pro vs PDF Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SHAREit Pro
This app is a cross-platform file transfer tool that allows users to share photos, videos, music, and files of any format without using mobile data. It offers speeds over 200 times faster than Bluetooth and includes features like a music player and a privacy vault.
- No ads
- No internet required for transfers
- Extremely fast file transfers
- Integrated music player
- Privacy vault for photos and videos
- Cross-platform sharing
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Free today with ‘App of the Day’. Transfer tool for sharing files without any mobile data, which is the choice of over 600 million users. SHAREit is a cross platform sharing tool which requires no mobile data. It’s over 200 times faster than Bluetooth. Share the photos, videos, audios and files of any formats with your friends at any time on your phone or computer. SHAREit Professional is the advanced SHAREit App. You will experience the purest form of SHAREit without ads by paying a tiny amount for this professional edition. Also, all new features developed by SHAREit team will first be available to experience in this edition. Features: [No ads] We provide you purest transfer experience without ads. [No need for internet] No need for a Wi-Fi network or a mobile data plan. Share at anytime and anywhere. [10 seconds to transfer a film] Over 200 times faster than Bluetooth. The fastest speed can exceed 20Mb/s. [Enjoy music] Enjoy the pleasant experience of listening music on SHAREit music player. [SHAREit Vault] Integrated tool for photos and videos helps you protect privacy. [Cross platform sharing] Transfer between laptops & mobiles of different kinds without obstacles. [Powerful functions] Support sending files of any format. No more cables or internet needed to transfer. Easily sharing between various devices. Site:http://www.ushareit.com/ Feedback:feedback_iOS@ushareit.com
PDF Reader
This app offers a superior PDF reading experience with its innovative Liquid Mode, which optimizes documents for mobile screens. It also provides robust tools for annotating, signing, managing, and sharing your PDF files, catering to both work and study needs.
- Liquid Mode for optimized mobile reading
- Annotation tools (pencil, text, highlighting)
- Handwritten signature insertion
- File management (move, merge, copy, delete)
- Cloud service integration (Wondershare, iCloud)
- Create blank PDFs and folders
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PDFelement - PDF Reader is a PDF reader using the latest technology. The newly connected Liquid Mode function allows you to enjoy the best reading experience. In addition, there are various annotation tools, file management, signature, Various functions such as cloud services can meet your PDF needs in work and study. PDF VIEWER • Liquid Mode gives you the best PDF reading experience • Star files to find them quickly • Easily locate recently accessed files in the "Recent" list. • Enter the page number to navigate to the desired page for viewing LIQUID MODE • Get the best PDF Reading experience with Liquid Mode • PDF document fully fits the mobile phone screen, no need to zoom in and out repeatedly. • Easily adjust brightness, font size,style, and spacing. ANNOTATE • Using Pencil to annotate like writing on the paper • Add text annotations, freely modify the text and background, border colors, choose the appropriate font and font size. • Supports many annotating tools like highlighting, underlining, squiggly lines, or strikethroughs. MANAGE • Move, merge, copy or delete files SIGNATURE • Enables handwritten signatures to be inserted anywhere within the document, while also offering the ability to zoom in and out for greater flexibility. • Built-in commonly used stamps CREATE • Quickly create completely blank PDF documents • Creat blank folders. SHARE • Sharing document content with others is just a click away with capture feature. • Select sentence(s) or pragraph(s) to share CLOUD SERVICE • PDF Reader supports uploading or downloading docs via computer, Wondershare document cloud and iCloud. Please note that this app only supports editing native PDF files. It does not support editing scanned or raster PDF. If you find you cannot edit text in PDF, please check if it is scanned PDF. Thank you! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Need HELP? Please contact us! We'll feedback to you ASAP. Email: pdfelement@wondershare.com Support Center: http://support.wondershare.com Forum: http://forum.pdf.wondershare.com Official Website: https://pdf.wondershare.com If you think this App helps you, your positive review in the App Store would be much appreciated.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PDF Reader at 77% against SHAREit Pro's 30%. PDF Reader also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.3 vs 3.7). SHAREit Pro's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On 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
PDF Reader is free to download; SHAREit Pro costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PDF Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Reader has 3.9K ratings behind it against 145, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of SHAREit Pro's written reviews are positive against 77% of PDF Reader's.
SHAREit Pro ships an update fortnightly, PDF Reader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SHAREit Pro | PDF Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (145 ratings) | 4.3 (3.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.6% of reviews | 76.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 145 | 3.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 173 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHAREit Technologies Co. Ltd | Wondershare Technology (Hunan) Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
SHAREit Pro
PDF Reader
User reviews
SHAREit Pro
From 145 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast file transfer speeds over local network
- 💡 Innovative local WiFi transfer without cloud servers
- 👍 User-friendly interface for file sharing
- 🎵 Built-in music and media player
- 📁 Support for multiple file types
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent connection failures between devices
- ⏱️ No updates for years (last update 6+ years ago)
- 📱 Poor iPad optimization and landscape mode support
- 🔌 Fails to work with Android devices reliably
- 💔 Pro version performs worse than free version
PDF Reader
From 3.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Efficient PDF editing
- 💡 Useful annotation tools
- 🚀 Convenient for students/professionals
- 👍 Great value for free app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and glitches
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with account requirement
- 👎 Unintuitive user interface
- 🐛 Unreliable saving/syncing
- 👎 Limited functionality compared to paid version
Bugs and requests
SHAREit Pro
Reported bugs
20 issues- Transfer stuck at 0 bits/second
- Files not appearing after transfer
- Connection drops frequently
- Cannot receive files from Android devices
- App crashes on launch
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- Screen display cut off on iPad Pro
- Interface not rotating properly
- Failed imports of video files
- Music player causes device overheating
- Battery drains rapidly during use
- QR code scanning issues
- Password authentication failures
- Corrupted files during transfer
- App freezes when connecting to PC
- Files not visible in device storage after import
- Transfer fails with large files
- Incompatibility with iOS 13+ versions
- Landscape mode not functioning
- Half-screen display on iPad
- Unresponsive UI elements
Requested features
16 requests- Landscape mode support for iPad
- App transfer capability between devices
- Dark mode/theme option
- File sorting and organization options
- Batch file selection and transfer
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- Music playlist management
- Search functionality in file management
- Folder creation and management
- File renaming capability
- Export to other apps (Photos, Files app)
- Group photo selection
- Album and artist organization in music player
- Equalizer in music player
- App lock feature
- Google Drive integration
- Improved music player with better controls
PDF Reader
Reported bugs
4 issues- Text boxes appearing randomly
- Inability to select/edit text in some PDFs
- Scrolling issues and page loading delays
- Incompatibility with certain PDF formats
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to edit text formatting (font, size, color)
- Support for multiple open documents
- Improved Apple Pencil integration
- Bookmark/favorite feature for frequently used PDFs
- Expanded cloud storage integration (OneDrive, Google Drive, etc.)
In-app purchases
SHAREit Pro
No in-app purchases
PDF Reader
No in-app purchases
Questions
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