Comparison

PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® vs Watch PDF Reader

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

Watch PDF Reader

Access and view PDF documents directly on your Apple Watch. Convert photos and scans into PDFs on your iPhone, then transfer them for offline viewing and quick reference on the go. Zoom in to see every detail.

Highlights
  • View PDFs on Apple Watch
  • Convert photos to PDF
  • Scan documents to PDF
  • Import PDFs from Files app
  • Offline PDF viewing
  • Zoom functionality
Features
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This is a simple but powerful PDF viewer for your Apple Watch. Having PDFs on your Apple Watch gives you following benefits 1. Convenience: Having PDFs on a smartwatch allows for easy access to important documents without having to pull out a phone or computer. This can be especially useful for people who are always on the go. 2. Quick reference: PDFs on a smartwatch can be used as quick reference guides for things like recipes, instructions, or presentations. This can be helpful for people who need to quickly look up information while they're away from their main device. 3. On-the-spot Decision Making: In a meeting or a presentation, having PDFs on smartwatch can be helpful for taking quick notes, making decisions and take actions on the spot. The iPhone app has a simple user-friendly PDF converter integrated so that you could create PDFs easily. Using iPhone app you could create PDFs from Photos & Scans.  You could also import your existing PDFs from Files app. The created/imported PDFs could be transferred to your Apple Watch with one single tap. The Apple Watch app lets you view the PDFs offline on the go. The zoom feature on the Apple Watch lets you view every little detail of your PDF.

Screenshots

PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®4 screens
Watch PDF Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® at 83% against Watch PDF Reader's 29%. PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (4.3 vs 3.1). Watch PDF Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On ads and iOS requirement 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; Watch PDF Reader costs $4.99 up front. PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Watch PDF Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.1. 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 point the same way: 83% of PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®'s written reviews are positive against 29% of Watch PDF Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® ships an update every 4 days, Watch PDF Reader every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® versus Watch PDF Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®Watch PDF Reader
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.3 (22K ratings) — better3.1 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews — better28.9% of reviews
Number of ratings22K — better16
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB37 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMilad FakhrEngels Cybersecurity & Consulting GmbH

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%

Watch PDF Reader

All ratings17 ratings
Positive52.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative47.1%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive28.9%
Neutral8.9%
Negative62.2%

User reviews

PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®

From 22K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use and navigate
  • 👍 Helpful for signing documents
  • 🚀 Efficient PDF editing and management
  • 🚀 Reliable performance and compatibility
  • 👍 Useful for reading and annotating PDFs

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Issues with saving edits and text input
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
  • 🔒 Concerns about privacy and data collection

Watch PDF Reader

From 16 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple interface
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Zoom function works
  • 👍 Good for emergency access
  • 👍 Handles large PDFs

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Sync issues
  • 🐛 Doesn't work consistently
  • 🐛 Slow upload times
  • 🐛 Poor image quality

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

Watch PDF Reader

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App crashes
  • Syncing issues between phone and watch
  • Documents not displaying on watch
  • Refresh button only visible
  • Cannot load files
Show 4 more
  • App closes with multi-page documents
  • Not connecting to Apple Watch
  • Files not syncing
  • App crashes during sync

Requested features

5 requests
  • Support for complications
  • Improve page navigation while zoomed
  • Faster file upload
  • Better image quality
  • Improved user interface

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

Watch PDF Reader

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 Watch PDF Reader free?
Watch PDF Reader costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® or Watch PDF Reader?
PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® is rated higher. PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® averages 4.3 out of 5 from 22K ratings, while Watch PDF Reader averages 3.1 from 16 ratings.
Do PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® or Watch PDF Reader have ads?
Neither PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® nor Watch PDF Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® or Watch PDF Reader?
PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® ships an update every 4 days, and Watch PDF Reader every 3 weeks. Most recently, PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® was updated on October 25, 2026 and Watch PDF Reader on October 23, 2026.

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