Comparison

PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ vs PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®

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

Head to head
About

PDF Scanner Pro ⊟

Easily digitize documents, IDs, and papers with a powerful yet simple scanner. Convert scans to editable text, sign documents electronically, and print or compress PDFs for convenient sharing. Enjoy offline scanning and a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Offline scanning
  • Multi-page scanning
  • E-signature
  • OCR text conversion
  • Highlighting tools
  • Direct printing
  • PDF compression
Features
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Simple and powerful PDF-Scanner: --> Get the real feel of scanning offline. --> Navigate easily with our user-friendly interface. --> Scan multiple pages smoothly. --> Sign documents with ease using the e-signature feature. --> Convert scanned documents into editable text formats using OCR. --> Highlight crucial sections with our new tools. --> Print PDFs directly from the app for extra convenience. --> Compress PDF files for easy emailing. Full access: Upgrade to the Premium version and get unlimited access to an amazing app features without ads! — Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in the iTunes settings at least 24-hours before the end of the free trial period. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period and you will be downgraded to the free service. — Please note: any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. — Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.levelclashapps.com/TermsOfUse.html — Privacy Policy: https://www.levelclashapps.com/PrivacyPolicy.html Enjoy!

About

PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®

This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for managing PDF documents. It allows users to read, edit, annotate, convert, and scan PDFs with an intuitive interface. Features include form filling, digital signatures, page management, and robust sharing options across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Read and edit PDFs
  • Annotate and markup documents
  • Fill forms and add digital signatures
  • Convert images and web pages to PDF
  • Scan documents with OCR
  • Organize and manage PDF library
  • Share via AirDrop and iCloud
Features
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PDF Editor, PDF Book Reader ® — Smart, Private, Made for Apple Intelligence Read, edit, sign, scan and organize PDFs in one app. Designed with Liquid Glass for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Vision Pro and Apple Watch. APPLE INTELLIGENCE - Summaries: understand a long PDF in seconds. Summarize the whole document or one page. - Smart Categories: each PDF is sorted into a category, like Book, Manual, Receipt, Ticket or Contract, with an icon in your Library. Filter your Library by category in one tap. - Auto Labels: every PDF gets a short title of its subject, shown under its name. Edit any title, and search finds it too. - Suggested Tags: select a PDF and get up to three tag ideas from its content. Tap one to add it. - Private by design: all Apple Intelligence features run on your device. Your documents never leave it. SIRI AND SHORTCUTS Just ask Siri: - "Summarize my PDF with PDF Editor" - "Open PDF in PDF Editor" - "Search my documents in PDF Editor" - "Scan text with PDF Editor" Build Shortcuts to import files, load a PDF from the camera or iCloud, download a PDF from a link, open documents and rotate pages. READ AND LISTEN - Crisp, high-resolution display with smooth zoom. - Book mode with realistic page curl, and two facing pages in landscape. - Read Aloud in natural voices, with each word highlighted as it is spoken. Choose the speed, voice and language. - Translate the current page with Apple Translate. - Search the text of every PDF, and even your handwritten notes (iOS 27). - Full Dark Mode support. EDIT AND ANNOTATE - Highlight, underline and add notes anywhere. - Draw with Apple Pencil or your finger in any color. - Add text boxes, shapes, images and photos. - Fill forms, and create and place signatures. - Rotate, insert, delete and reorder pages. - Annotate together in real time with SharePlay. SCAN AND CONVERT - Scan receipts, notes, contracts and multi-page documents with automatic edge detection. - Instant Text (OCR): turn images and scans into text. - Convert photos, images and web pages into PDFs. - Export to HEIC, JPEG, PNG, Word (.docx), TIFF and PDF. - Create professional invoices and share them as PDFs. - Scan from Control Center or the Camera Control button. ORGANIZE YOUR LIBRARY - Categories: choose a category for any PDF yourself, on any device, and filter by it. - Color tags, with a simple Tags button to assign and manage them. - Sort by name, date, size or tag. - Select many PDFs at once to share, tag, categorize, back up or delete. - Recently Deleted keeps removed PDFs so you can restore them. - Zip, print and share via AirDrop, Messages, Mail and more. EVERYWHERE YOU ARE - iCloud sync across all your Apple devices. - Made for iPhone Duo: a book opens across both halves when you unfold. - Widgets, including a reading streak calendar. - Apple Watch app and iMessage app. - One purchase unlocks all your devices. PRIVACY AND ACCESSIBILITY - No data collected. Your documents stay yours. - Built for VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion. - Available in 19 languages. PLANS - Subscribe monthly, every 3 months or yearly — try Yearly free first. - Or choose Lifetime: pay once and keep every feature forever. No subscription, nothing renews. PRICE AND TERMS Lifetime is a one-time purchase and does not renew. For subscriptions, payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your Apple Account settings, or with "Subscription" in the app's settings menu. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://pdfeditorpdfbookreader.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://pdfeditorpdfbookreader.app/privacy

Screenshots

PDF Scanner Pro ⊟4 screens
PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® at 83% against PDF Scanner Pro ⊟'s 40%. PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). PDF Scanner Pro ⊟'s advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.1K and 22K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of PDF Scanner Pro ⊟'s written reviews are positive against 83% of PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ ships an update fortnightly, PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ versus PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF Scanner Pro ⊟PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.1K ratings) — better4.3 (22K ratings)
Positive reviews40.5% of reviews82.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.1K22K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLevel Clash Apps S.L.Milad Fakhr

Customer experience

PDF Scanner Pro ⊟

All ratings6,147 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews215 reviews
Positive40.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative53.0%

PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®

All ratings22,231 ratings
Positive82.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews488 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral0.6%
Negative16.6%

User reviews

PDF Scanner Pro ⊟

From 6.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast scanning
  • 💡 Allows multi-page PDF creation
  • 🔒 Secure document handling

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Poor image quality after updates
  • 📢 Excessive ads and pop-ups
  • 💰 Subscription model limits free usage
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs

PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®

From 22K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use and navigate
  • 👍 Helpful for signing documents
  • 🚀 Efficient PDF editing and management
  • 🚀 Reliable performance and compatibility
  • 👍 Useful for reading and annotating PDFs

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Issues with saving edits and text input
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
  • 🔒 Concerns about privacy and data collection

Bugs and requests

PDF Scanner Pro ⊟

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Scanning area detection issues
  • Exported PDFs not opening properly
  • App crashes on certain devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add option to rename PDF files
  • Improve color/contrast adjustment tools
  • Allow batch upload of images

PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Text not saving properly after editing
  • Difficulty accessing documents at the bottom of PDFs

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add folder organization for PDFs
  • Improve text editing and input responsiveness
  • Provide more customization options for PDF viewing
  • Integrate with cloud storage services

In-app purchases

15 purchases

PDF Scanner Pro ⊟

Subscriptions15
  • Weekly Plan$4.997 Days
  • premium$4.997 Days
  • Enjoy Unlimited for 1 Week3 Days trial$4.997 Days
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  • All features you need$5.991 Month
  • Weekly Plan3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Weekly Plan3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Weekly Plan3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Weekly Plan3 Days trial$8.997 Days
  • All features you need7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • UNLIMITED SCANNING$19.991 Year
  • All features you need$24.991 Year
  • Premium Subscription$29.991 Year
  • All features you need7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • yearly subscription$49.991 Year
6 purchases

PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Quarterly Subscription$17.993 Months
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • Scanner (OCR)$3.99
  • PDF Editor Creator & Scanner$49.99
  • Lifetime Access$100.99

Questions

Is PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ free?
PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® free?
PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ or PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®?
PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ is rated higher. PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6.1K ratings, while PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® averages 4.3 from 22K ratings.
Do PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ or PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® have ads?
PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ shows ads; PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® does not.
Which is updated more often, PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ or PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®?
PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ ships an update fortnightly, and PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® every 4 days. Most recently, PDF Scanner Pro ⊟ was updated on October 17, 2026 and PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® on October 18, 2026.

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