PDF Reader vs Dark PDF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Dark PDF
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Dark PDF turns any PDF into a calm, eye-friendly reading experience. Read for hours at night — no glare, no strain, just clean pages in beautiful dark themes. Whether it's a textbook, contract, research paper, or a novel, Dark PDF makes long reading sessions comfortable on iPhone and iPad. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • 4 handcrafted dark themes — true black, dim, sepia and more for any lighting • Easy on the eyes — cut eye strain during late-night and long reading sessions • Real-time search — find any word instantly with live highlighting • Jump to any page in a tap — no endless scrolling • Pick up where you left off — recent files always one tap away • Built for iPhone & iPad — a native, responsive layout on every screen • Reads offline — your documents stay private on your device TRY IT FIRST Open a sample and feel the dark reading experience right away. When you're ready for your full library, start a 3-day free trial and unlock every theme and premium feature. Cancel anytime. PRIVACY FIRST Your files never leave your device. No accounts, no document tracking, no clutter. Give your eyes the reading experience they deserve. — Premium is an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly) with a 3-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. It auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms: https://moz6.com/app-term • Privacy: https://moz6.com/app-privacy • info@moz6.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDF Reader at none against Dark PDF's 4. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Dark PDF sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PDF Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
PDF Reader ships an update every 2 months, Dark PDF monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Reader | Dark PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 173 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wondershare Technology (Hunan) Co.,Ltd. | Muhammet Ozturk |
Bugs and 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.)
Dark PDF
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PDF Reader
No in-app purchases
Dark PDF
- Monthly - Unlimited - Black Friday3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Yearly - Unlimited Pdf,Black Friday3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Monthly - Unlimited PDF$49.991 Month
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- Yearly - Unlimited PDF$99.991 Year









