Comparison

PDF Maker & Reader Pro vs NetCommander

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

Head to head
About

PDF Maker & Reader Pro

Create and edit PDF documents on your iPhone and iPad. Add text, photos, maps, and diagrams to new or existing PDFs. Easily share your creations via email or cloud storage.

Highlights
  • Create new PDF documents
  • Edit existing PDFs
  • Add text, photos, and maps
  • Input manually or with keyboard
  • Support for Apple Pencil
  • Share via email and cloud storage
Features
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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. [Contact us] https://www.studioks.net/en/contact-us/ [Studio K's - Business Applications Maker] https://www.studioks.net/en/

About

NetCommander

Manage files on FTP/SFTP servers directly from your device's default Files app. Upload, download, preview, and delete files, and integrate with other apps to load and save projects and documents.

Highlights
  • FTP/SFTP server management
  • Integration with Files app
  • Download, upload, preview files
  • Load/save projects in other apps
  • Supports SFTP, FTP, FTPS, FTPES
  • iCloud sync for connections
Features
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This app allows you to manage files on FTP/SFTP servers from the default Files app that you already have on your iPhone and iPad. That includes downloading, uploading, previewing, deleting, and other file management functions. You can also load your projects from FTP/SFTP and save them there in apps that allow for accessing files. This function includes: * adding and storing attachments in Mail * exporting photos from Photos, and Camera * loading and saving documents in Numbers, Pages, and Keynote * loading and saving songs in GarageBand * saving web pages as PDF or Web Archive in Safari * importing and exporting projects in iMovie * saving recordings in Voice Memos * and more! The NetCommander consists of two parts: * the NetCommander app - allows you to manage FTP/SFTP connections - create, edit, delete and organize them in folders * the NetCommander File Provider for the operating system - integrates with the operating system of your device - iOS or iPadOS - adding the ability to access FTP/SFTP servers to it The following file servers are supported: * SFTP * FTP * FTPS - implicit FTP over SSL/TLS * FTPES - explicit FTP over SSL/TLS Today, most Linux systems support SFTP or FTPES (also called 'explicit FTPS'). Publicly available file archives that do not need additional security use FTP. SFTP connections can use a password or key authentication. If you have multiple mobile devices, your connections will be synchronized between them using iCloud - it may be turned off in the app settings. More information you can find on the app website.

Screenshots

PDF Maker & Reader Pro4 screens
NetCommander3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NetCommander at 100% against PDF Maker & Reader Pro's 40%. NetCommander also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3). PDF Maker & Reader Pro's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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

PDF Maker & Reader Pro costs $1.99 and NetCommander $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NetCommander holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Maker & Reader Pro has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of PDF Maker & Reader Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of NetCommander's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Maker & Reader Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, NetCommander every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PDF Maker & Reader Pro versus NetCommander: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF Maker & Reader ProNetCommander
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating4.3 (12 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.3 — better13.5
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNAOAKI SEKIGUCHIMarcin Labenski

Customer experience

PDF Maker & Reader Pro

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

NetCommander

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PDF Maker & Reader Pro

No in-app purchases

None

NetCommander

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF Maker & Reader Pro free?
PDF Maker & Reader Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NetCommander free?
NetCommander costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PDF Maker & Reader Pro or NetCommander?
NetCommander is rated higher. PDF Maker & Reader Pro averages 4.3 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while NetCommander averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PDF Maker & Reader Pro or NetCommander have ads?
Neither PDF Maker & Reader Pro nor NetCommander shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Maker & Reader Pro or NetCommander?
PDF Maker & Reader Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, and NetCommander every 2 months. Most recently, PDF Maker & Reader Pro was updated on October 6, 2026 and NetCommander on September 22, 2026.

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