Orator Reader vs Jo's PDF Text Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orator Reader
Listen to articles and blog posts from your favorite RSS feeds as if they were podcasts. Easily add new feeds or individual articles to your listening queue.
- Listen to articles like podcasts
- Add RSS feeds
- Add individual articles
- Podcast-like playback
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Orator fetches articles and blog posts from your favourite RSS feeds and allows you to listen to them like podcasts. You can add your favourite RSS feeds, or you can add individual articles as you go!
Jo's PDF Text Viewer
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S PDF Viewer is a focused, lightweight reader for PDF and plain-text files. No account is required, and the app does not upload your documents to a server. IMPORT AND ORGANIZE • Import PDF and TXT files from the Files app • Keep documents together in a simple local library • Sort by Recently Read, Recently Added, or Name • See reading progress and recent activity • Remove documents whenever you no longer need them READ AND NAVIGATE PDFs • Search the full document and highlight matching results • Continue from your last-read page • Jump directly to any page • Browse document outlines when available • Navigate with lazy-loading page thumbnails • Save bookmarks and return to important pages • Scroll and zoom with PDFKit READ TEXT COMFORTABLY • Import plain-text files or open the included sample • Search the full text and navigate highlighted results • Turn long text into readable pages • Save, rename, delete, and revisit text bookmarks • Jump directly to a page • Continue from your last reading position after layout changes PERSONALIZE YOUR READING • Choose System, Light, Sepia, or Dark themes • Select System, Serif, Rounded, or Monospaced fonts • Adjust font size, line spacing, and margins • Keep your preferred reading setup between sessions PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account • No subscription • No advertising or analytics SDKs • No document upload by the app • Documents and reading information remain on your device JS PDF Viewer focuses on comfortable reading, navigation, and privacy without editing tools, cloud accounts, or unnecessary complexity.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Jo's PDF Text Viewer at every 6 weeks against Orator Reader's every 5 months. Orator Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Orator Reader ships an update every 5 months, Jo's PDF Text Viewer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orator Reader | Jo's PDF Text Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tin Soldier Software | JUNGYUN JO |
In-app purchases
Orator Reader
No in-app purchases
Jo's PDF Text Viewer
No in-app purchases









