Comparison

PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® vs Secrets

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

Secrets

Features
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Secrets stores your information in records. Each record has a name and a type and optionally some notes and can store any number of these 3 types of data: • Fields (Name and Value pairs; data stored in text, number, date, url or email formats such as passwords, combinations, expiry dates, phone numbers, etc.) • Images • PDF Documents Fields store singular values, such as text, number, date, url, email, etc. When you add a record a number of fields will be added by default, depending on the template (record type). Whatever the original template, any type of field can be added or removed from the record. Records can store any number of Images and/or PDF Documents. Each one can be named and have additional notes added to them. Create reminders for expiry dates or other dates that you would like to be reminded of. Use AutoFill to fill in credentials on websites and into third party apps. If you have enabled Secrets to use iCloud your data will be automatically synced between all your devices. All your data is encrypted using Apple's default data encryption, ensuring its secrecy whilst on your device, while in transit to and from iCloud and whilst on Apple's servers. Starting with iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2 and macOS 13.1, Apple offers an extra layer of protection for your iCloud data, called Advanced Data Protection. If you want to make sure that no one but yourself has access to all your data stored in iCloud, including the Secrets app's data, it is highly recommended to enable this feature. Secrets supports dark mode.

Screenshots

PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®4 screens
Secrets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® at Free against Secrets's $9.99. PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (5 vs 3). Secrets's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On ads 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 Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® is free to download; Secrets costs $9.99 up front. PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Secrets asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® ships an update every 3 days, Secrets every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® versus Secrets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®Secrets
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.3 (22K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings22K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Vision Pro
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMilad FakhrMichel Willems

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

Secrets

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
None

Secrets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® free?
PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Secrets free?
Secrets costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® or Secrets have ads?
Neither PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® nor Secrets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® or Secrets?
PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® ships an update every 3 days, and Secrets every 3 weeks. Most recently, PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® was updated on November 1, 2026 and Secrets on October 30, 2026.

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