Comparison

Book Reader For PDF vs PDF Reader

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Book Reader For PDF

Easily import and read PDF documents from iCloud or AirDrop. This app offers simple navigation with tap-to-scroll and press-and-hold to flip pages, providing a straightforward reading experience.

Highlights
  • Import PDF from iCloud
  • Import PDF with AirDrop
  • Tap to scroll
  • Press and hold to flip pages
Features
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・ Import PDF from iCloud ・ Import PDF with AirDrop ・ Tap to scroll wisely ・ Press and hold to flip the book

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Book Reader For PDF2 screens
PDF Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PDF Reader at 77% against Book Reader For PDF's 17%. PDF Reader also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.6) and ads (none vs shown). Book Reader For PDF's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PDF Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Reader has 3.9K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Book Reader For PDF's written reviews are positive against 77% of PDF Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Book Reader For PDF ships an update monthly, PDF Reader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Book Reader For PDF versus PDF Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook Reader For PDFPDF Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (5 ratings)4.3 (3.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.4% of reviews76.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings53.9K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB173 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeryuuichi tajimaWondershare Technology (Hunan) Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

Book Reader For PDF

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive17.4%
Neutral17.4%
Negative65.2%

PDF Reader

All ratings3,923 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative13.7%
Written reviews1,582 reviews
Positive76.7%
Neutral6.1%
Negative17.2%

Bugs and requests

Book Reader For PDF

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

None

Book Reader For PDF

No in-app purchases

None

PDF Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Book Reader For PDF free?
Book Reader For PDF is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF Reader free?
PDF Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Book Reader For PDF or PDF Reader?
PDF Reader is rated higher. Book Reader For PDF averages 2.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while PDF Reader averages 4.3 from 3.9K ratings.
Do Book Reader For PDF or PDF Reader have ads?
Book Reader For PDF shows ads; PDF Reader does not.
Which is updated more often, Book Reader For PDF or PDF Reader?
Book Reader For PDF ships an update monthly, and PDF Reader every 2 months. Most recently, Book Reader For PDF was updated on November 2, 2026 and PDF Reader on November 3, 2026.

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