Comparison

PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® vs PDF Tools & Utilities

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

Head to head
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

About

PDF Tools & Utilities

Easily manage PDF files with tools to merge, split, delete, extract, lock, unlock, and rotate pages. Add watermarks and organize your documents with advanced file management features.

Highlights
  • Merge multiple PDFs
  • Split PDFs into multiple files
  • Delete and extract PDF pages
  • Lock and unlock PDFs with passwords
  • Rotate PDF pages
  • Add text or image watermarks
  • Organize and manage PDF files
Features
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Merge PDF | Split PDF | Delete page | Extract Page | Lock PDF | Unlock PDF | Rotate Pages| | Add Watermark| Merger Multiple PDF Files | PDF Tools – PDF Utilities You can also see generated PDF list in organized manner. You can see list order by name, modified date, or size of file. You can see file information like name, location, last modified date, and size. You can also perform actions like rename file name, delete file, or share file. PDF Tools & Utilities App Feature: - You can pick PDF file from iCloud Drive, On My phone and Google Drive. - Easy to share, delete and rename generated PDF Files - Rotate PDF pages - Add Text or Image watermarks to PDF - Remove write protection from PDF - Encrypt or Lock PDF - Split PDF into multiple PDFs - Remove any PDF page and recreate the PDF - Extract images from PDF - Merge PDF or Images into a single PDF This app contains following PDF Tools & Utilities: Merge PDF: It combines/joins multiple PDF files into one PDF File. Split PDF: Splits PDF file into two PDF files. You can give page numbers or specific range to split PDF file. Delete Page: Deletes pages from PDF file. You have to give page numbers that you want delete from file. Extract Page: Extracts pages from PDF file. Give page numbers you want to extract and new file will created of that pages only. Lock PDF: You can add password lock to PDF file for security purpose. Unlock PDF: You can also unlock PDF file if you wish to. Rotate Page: You can rotate pages by 0, 90, 180, or 270 degree. You can rotate all page or specific pages. Add Watermark: You can add watermark to all pages or specific pages. You can set font, font size, font-color and font style of watermark too.

Screenshots

PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®4 screens
PDF Tools & Utilities4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: PDF Tools & Utilities at free against PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®'s free with in-app purchases. PDF Tools & Utilities also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®'s advantage is ratings volume (22K vs 11) and review sentiment (83% vs 67%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and PDF Tools & Utilities sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® against 4.3 for PDF Tools & Utilities. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® has 22K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®'s written reviews are positive against 67% of PDF Tools & Utilities's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® versus PDF Tools & Utilities: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®PDF Tools & Utilities
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (22K ratings) — better4.3 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings22K — better11
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMilad Fakhrsandip paghadar

Customer experience

PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®

All ratings22,242 ratings
Positive82.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews488 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral0.6%
Negative16.6%

PDF Tools & Utilities

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

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

PDF Tools & Utilities

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Quarterly Subscription$19.993 Months
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • Scanner (OCR)$3.99
  • PDF Editor Creator & Scanner$49.99
  • Lifetime Access$99.99
1 purchases

PDF Tools & Utilities

One-time1
  • Ads Free version$2.99

Questions

Is PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® free?
PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Tools & Utilities free?
PDF Tools & Utilities is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® or PDF Tools & Utilities?
PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® is rated higher. PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® averages 4.3 out of 5 from 22K ratings, while PDF Tools & Utilities averages 4.3 from 11 ratings.
Do PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® or PDF Tools & Utilities have ads?
Neither PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® nor PDF Tools & Utilities shows ads.

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