PDF Maker & Reader vs PDF Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PDF Maker & Reader
Create and read PDF documents on your iPhone and iPad. Easily add text, photos, maps, and diagrams to new or existing PDFs. Share your creations via iCloud Drive, email, and other compatible applications.
- Create new PDF documents
- Read PDF documents from various sources
- Add text manually or via keyboard
- Insert photos, maps, and diagrams
- Export PDFs to other applications
- Compatible with App Extensions and Apple Pencil
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PDF Maker & Reader is a simple and powerful tool for reading and creating PDF. It can be displayed PDF documents on iPhone and iPad and you can input either manually or from the keyboard and add photos, maps, lines and diagrams. And you can make a new PDF document. PDF documents that you made can be output to many applications. [Major Functions] - You can read PDF documents from iTunes, iCloud Drive and many applications.(compatible with App Extensions) - You can make a new PDF document. - You can make a PDF document in the following way. 1. You can input either manually or from the keyboard (compatible with Apple Pencil). 2. You can paste up to photos. 3. You can paste maps. 4. By pasting figures and lines, you can display PDF documents graphically. - You can upload PDF documents to iTunes, iCloud Drive, applications compatible with PDF, and you can attach PDF to emails. You can use PDF Maker & Reader for free for 10 days. If you want to use it for more than 11 days, you need to follow the procedure for In-App Purchases(the one time purchase). Or you can extend the free usage period by 3 days by watching a video ad. [Contact us] https://www.studioks.net/en/contact-us/ [Studio K's - Business Applications Maker] https://www.studioks.net/en/
PDF Maker
Easily convert various file types, including documents and photos, into PDF format directly on your device. This app offers advanced tools for merging, splitting, and compressing PDFs, along with options to add content and share your creations.
- Convert DOC, XLS, JPG, TXT, PPT, SVG to PDF
- Create new PDFs from photos or text
- Merge and split PDF files
- Compress PDF files
- Preview, export, and share PDFs
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PDF Maker is a tool to convert any file from DOC, XLS, JPG, TXT, PPT, SVG to PDF easily. Make PDF files right on your iPhone using PDF Converter. Features: Pick DOCX, PPTX, XLSX file on your phone and convert to PDF in seconds Add photo or text to create a new PDF file Use advanced PDF tools: Merge, Split, Compress Preview, Export or Share PDF files to other apps Privacy Policy: https://kupertinolabs.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://kupertinolabs.com/terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PDF Maker at none against PDF Maker & Reader's shown. PDF Maker also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 25). PDF Maker & Reader's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. PDF Maker & Reader sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and PDF Maker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PDF Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Maker has 1.1K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of PDF Maker & Reader's written reviews are positive against 29% of PDF Maker's.
PDF Maker & Reader ships an update every 2 months, PDF Maker every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Maker & Reader | PDF Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (25 ratings) | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 140 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NAOAKI SEKIGUCHI | Muhammet Yalcın Ozdemir Halil Ibrahim Karahan Mustafa Ayten Kupertino Bilisim Yazılım K.S |
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PDF Maker & Reader
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In-app purchases
PDF Maker & Reader
- PDF Maker & Reader Pro$1.99
- License$3.99
PDF Maker
- Weekly Premium3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
- Secret Discount Pro$24.991 Year
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- PDF Converter3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Yearly Premium$49.991 Year
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