Comparison

PDF Reader vs PassSafe Sorglos

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

Head to head
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.

About

PassSafe Sorglos

Features
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PassSafe Sorglos ist dein sicherer, lokaler Passwort-Manager – entwickelt für maximale Privatsphäre und volle Kontrolle über deine sensiblen Daten. 100 % lokale Verschlüsselung Alle Passwörter werden ausschließlich auf deinem Gerät gespeichert. Keine Cloud. Kein Tracking. Kein Datensammeln. Schneller Zugriff Entsperre deine Daten bequem mit Face ID, Touch ID oder PIN. Höchste Sicherheit • Starke lokale Verschlüsselung • Root- / Jailbreak-Erkennung • Automatische Sperre bei Inaktivität Klar & minimalistisch Ein aufgeräumtes, professionelles Design – damit du dich auf das Wesentliche konzentrieren kannst. Ideal für alle, die ihre digitalen Zugänge sicher verwalten möchten – ohne Cloud-Zwang und ohne Kompromisse bei der Privatsphäre. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PDF Reader4 screens
PassSafe Sorglos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDF Reader at none against PassSafe Sorglos's 3. PassSafe Sorglos's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PassSafe Sorglos sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PDF Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Reader ships an update every 2 months, PassSafe Sorglos daily. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PDF Reader versus PassSafe Sorglos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF ReaderPassSafe Sorglos
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWondershare Technology (Hunan) Co.,Ltd.TOBIAS ROSSMANN

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.)

PassSafe Sorglos

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PDF Reader

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

PassSafe Sorglos

Subscriptions2
  • PassSafe Sorglos Pro (Monatlich)$2.991 Month
  • PassSafe Sorglos Pro (Jährlich)$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • PassSafe Sorglos Pro (Lifetime)$24.99

Questions

Is PDF Reader free?
PDF Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PassSafe Sorglos free?
PassSafe Sorglos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PDF Reader or PassSafe Sorglos have ads?
Neither PDF Reader nor PassSafe Sorglos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Reader or PassSafe Sorglos?
PDF Reader ships an update every 2 months, and PassSafe Sorglos daily. Most recently, PDF Reader was updated on October 18, 2026 and PassSafe Sorglos on September 30, 2026.

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