Comparison

PDF Reflow vs CustomNotify

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

Head to head
About

PDF Reflow

Read PDF and Word documents on your phone with a mobile-optimized layout. It reformats documents to fit your screen width, preserving original fonts, colors, and graphics. Features include text search, selection, and adjustable text size.

Highlights
  • Mobile-optimized PDF and Word reading
  • Reflows text to fit screen width
  • Preserves original fonts, colors, and graphics
  • Text search and selection
  • Adjustable text size up to 300%
Features
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Reading PDFs on your phone shouldn’t feel like work. PDF Reflow transforms PDFs and Word documents into a clean, phone-friendly reading experience. No more tiny text, constant pinching, horizontal scrolling, or multi-column pages that don’t fit your screen. The latest version uses AI-powered page analysis to better understand each document’s layout, including text, graphics, figures, tables, and mathematical formulas. It then reorganizes the content into a natural vertical flow while preserving the document’s structure and visual context. PDF Reflow is ideal for: • Research papers • Reports and manuals • Articles • Word documents • Technical and scientific PDFs • Documents with figures, tables, colors, and formulas Features include: • AI-powered page and layout analysis • Comfortable, screen-width reading • Text selection and highlighting • Search within documents • Adjustable text size up to 300% • Automatic Table of Contents • Dark mode for PDFs • Built-in document picker If you read PDFs on your phone and are tired of fighting the original page layout, PDF Reflow is made for you. Questions or feedback? laurent@appblit.com

About

CustomNotify

Design and schedule personalized alerts with custom titles, messages, icons, and sounds. Set one-time or recurring reminders, and use persistent notifications with action buttons for easy management. Works entirely offline for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Customizable notification design
  • Live lock screen preview
  • Template library
  • Natural language scheduling
  • Actionable notification buttons
  • Recurring and custom interval scheduling
  • Persistent and nagging alerts
Features
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Your Alerts, Your Way CustomNotify puts you in complete control of your notifications. Design personalized alerts with custom titles, messages, icons, colors, and sounds, then schedule them exactly when you need them. CREATE IN SECONDS See a live lock screen preview as you build your notification. Choose from 50+ ready made templates or type a natural language description and let CustomNotify do the rest. Add action buttons to snooze, skip, or mark done right from your lock screen. SCHEDULE YOUR WAY • One time reminders for dates that matter • Daily and weekly repeats • Custom intervals, every 2 hours, every 3 days, you name it • Persistent alerts that stick until you act on them NEVER FORGET Turn on nagging mode and CustomNotify will remind you again and again until you acknowledge it. Choose how often (every 1, 5, 15, 30, or 60 minutes) and how many times. Snooze when you need a break. PRIVACY FIRST No account. No cloud. No tracking. No ads. CustomNotify works entirely offline, your reminders and personal data never leave your device. FREE FEATURES • Up to 10 active notifications • One time, daily, and weekly scheduling • 10 built in templates • Nagging mode • Full notification history • Unlimited active notifications • All schedule types including custom intervals • 50+ templates • Persistent notifications • Backup and restore • Priority support From the makers of CustomBank, CustomCrypto, CustomSubs, and CustomWorth. Questions or feedback? Visit customnotify.us or email info@customapps.us

Screenshots

PDF Reflow4 screens
CustomNotify3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CustomNotify at 4.5 against PDF Reflow's 3.6. CustomNotify also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). PDF Reflow's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 4). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and 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

Both are free to download. PDF Reflow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CustomNotify asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CustomNotify holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Reflow has 28 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of PDF Reflow's written reviews are positive against 50% of CustomNotify's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Reflow ships an update every 5 days, CustomNotify weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PDF Reflow versus CustomNotify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF ReflowCustomNotify
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (28 ratings)4.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppBlit LLCCustomApps LLC

Customer experience

PDF Reflow

All ratings28 ratings
Positive60.7%
Neutral10.7%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%

CustomNotify

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PDF Reflow

One-time1
  • PDF Reflow PRO$7.99
None

CustomNotify

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF Reflow free?
PDF Reflow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CustomNotify free?
CustomNotify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PDF Reflow or CustomNotify?
CustomNotify is rated higher. PDF Reflow averages 3.6 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while CustomNotify averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do PDF Reflow or CustomNotify have ads?
Neither PDF Reflow nor CustomNotify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Reflow or CustomNotify?
PDF Reflow ships an update every 5 days, and CustomNotify weekly. Most recently, PDF Reflow was updated on October 18, 2026 and CustomNotify on October 16, 2026.

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