PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® vs Simple PDF Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Simple PDF Editor
Easily edit PDF documents by deleting, rotating, sorting, extracting, or combining pages. Secure your files with password protection and unlock them. The free version lets you preview edits before purchasing tools or the professional version for full access.
- Delete PDF pages
- Rotate PDF pages
- Sort PDF pages
- Extract PDF pages
- Combine PDF pages
- Password protect PDFs
- Unlock password-protected PDFs
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This app is an app that allows you to easily edit PDF documents. You can easily delete, rotate, sort, extract, and combine pages of PDF documents with simple operations. You can also password protect PDF documents and unlock them. In the free version, you can even check the result of editing the PDF. If you want to save the edited file, please consider purchasing each editing tool in the app or purchasing the professional version that can use all the tools. ---------------------- Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: https://akikibai-labolatory.jimdofree.com/privacy-policy-log-apps/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® at 83% against Simple PDF Editor's 8%. PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (22K vs 16). Simple PDF Editor's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (15.6 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
Both are free to download. PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Simple PDF Editor sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simple PDF Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® has 22K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®'s written reviews are positive against 8% of Simple PDF Editor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® ships an update every 4 days, Simple PDF Editor every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® | Simple PDF Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (22K ratings) | 4.6 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.8% of reviews — better | 8.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Milad Fakhr | Kei Suefuji |
Customer experience
PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®
Simple PDF Editor
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
Simple PDF Editor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®
- Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
- Quarterly Subscription$17.993 Months
- Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Scanner (OCR)$3.99
- PDF Editor Creator & Scanner$49.99
- Lifetime Access$100.99
Simple PDF Editor
- Delete Pages$4.99
- Rotate Pages$4.99
- Sort Pages$4.99
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- Unlock Password$4.99
- Extract Pages$4.99
- Password Protect$4.99
- Combine PDF$4.99
- Pro (All Tools)$19.99
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