Comparison

Autodesk Vault Mobile vs PDF Reader Pro

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

Head to head
About

Autodesk Vault Mobile

Access and manage design and engineering data on your mobile device. View 2D/3D designs, check files in/out, approve documents, and participate in change orders. Supports over 100 file formats for seamless project collaboration.

Highlights
  • View 2D and 3D designs
  • Check non-CAD files in/out
  • Approve and sign documents
  • Create and participate in change orders
  • Perform advanced searches
  • Support for over 100 file formats
  • Save files locally
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Autodesk® Vault for iPhone and iPad allows you to work with your design and engineering data on your mobile device. You can use the Vault mobile app to view 2D and 3D designs, check non-CAD files in and out, approve and sign documents, create and participate in change orders, perform QR, barcode, simple and extended data searches, and more. Supporting over 100 file formats, the Vault mobile app makes it easy to stay up to date on your projects and collaborate with others anytime, anywhere. The mobile app works in conjunction with its companion desktop product, Autodesk® Vault product data management software. To use the Vault mobile app for iPhone and iPad, you will need to sign in with your Vault account information. Capabilities: File Workflows: Properties, History, Uses, Where Used, & Attachments Add to Change Order Send Link, or File Change Lifecycle State Check-in\Check-out non-CAD files Set Favorites Save files locally Preview Capabilities: View DWF files with a new viewing experience Ability to submit a job to create the visualization file Preview images, PDF & Office files Change Order Capabilities: Create New Change Orders for Files or Items View User Worklist View Details Edit State View Comments Add Records & Attachments View Records &Attachments Add to Favorites Item Capabilities: View All Items View Details Edit Item Lifecycle State View Versions & Revisions View Bill of Materials (BOM) Search Capabilities: Search files, items and change orders Advanced Search Saved Searches QR & Bar code Search capability Files Capabilities: Recent Files List Insights on file activities in Vault Local File Storage List Favorites: Select Favorites for Files, Items Change Orders View Favorites for Files, Items & Change Orders

About

PDF Reader Pro

Experience PDFs in an extraordinary 3D view with this pro PDF reader. It offers a unique 3D book-like reading experience with light and dark modes, and supports both portrait and landscape orientations. Easily share your documents with other applications.

Highlights
  • 3D PDF reading experience
  • Light and Dark Mode support
  • Portrait and Landscape orientation
  • Open Source
  • Share PDFs to other apps
Features
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Name says 3D it is a pro PDF viewer in many ways and give you extra ordinary 3D experience. Compared to other PDF viewers, PDF Viewer 3D gives great user experience and with dark and light Mode Key features : - Read Pdf Like 3D book. - Give you 3D experience. - Open Source. - Portrait and Landscape both mode supported. - Support Light-Dark Mode. - Share Pdf into Other apps like WhatsApp, Facebook and many more.

Screenshots

Autodesk Vault Mobile4 screens
PDF Reader Pro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Autodesk Vault Mobile at 4.4 against PDF Reader Pro's 3.6. Autodesk Vault Mobile also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). PDF Reader Pro's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 40%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Autodesk Vault Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Autodesk Vault Mobile's written reviews are positive against 67% of PDF Reader Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Autodesk Vault Mobile ships an update every 3 months, PDF Reader Pro every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Autodesk Vault Mobile versus PDF Reader Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAutodesk Vault MobilePDF Reader Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (12 ratings) — better3.6 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAutodesk Inc.Nirav Parmar

Customer experience

Autodesk Vault Mobile

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

PDF Reader Pro

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Autodesk Vault Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

PDF Reader Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Autodesk Vault Mobile free?
Autodesk Vault Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF Reader Pro free?
PDF Reader Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Autodesk Vault Mobile or PDF Reader Pro?
Autodesk Vault Mobile is rated higher. Autodesk Vault Mobile averages 4.4 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while PDF Reader Pro averages 3.6 from 8 ratings.
Do Autodesk Vault Mobile or PDF Reader Pro have ads?
PDF Reader Pro shows ads; Autodesk Vault Mobile does not.
Which is updated more often, Autodesk Vault Mobile or PDF Reader Pro?
Autodesk Vault Mobile ships an update every 3 months, and PDF Reader Pro every 4 months. Most recently, Autodesk Vault Mobile was updated on October 31, 2026 and PDF Reader Pro on November 3, 2026.

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