# Whiz Reader vs PatchDoc

Whiz Reader and PatchDoc both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of PatchDoc's written reviews are positive against 0% of Whiz Reader's. PatchDoc also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). Whiz Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Whiz Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PatchDoc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Whiz Reader against 5.0 for PatchDoc. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PatchDoc has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Whiz Reader's written reviews are positive against 100% of PatchDoc's.

Whiz Reader ships an update every 2 weeks, PatchDoc every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Whiz Reader | PatchDoc |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whiz-reader/id1514342771/reviews) | [5.0 (6 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/patchdocfile-and-code-editor/id6763091539/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | **6** |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | **Every 3 days** |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 2 MB | 35 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Yesheng Liang](https://appshunter.io/developer/1514342770) | [夏骏 倪](https://appshunter.io/developer/1892993247) |

## What reviewers say

### Whiz Reader

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whiz-reader/id1514342771)

This app helps you read foreign language content by providing instant word definitions and text translation. It supports PDF annotation, OCR, document scanning, and clipboard translation for a seamless reading experience.

**Highlights:** Word definition lookup, Text translation, Real-time split-screen translation, PDF annotation with Apple Pencil, OCR and document scanning, Clipboard translation, Web page to PDF conversion

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 高级功能 | $0.99 | one-time |


### PatchDoc

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/patchdocfile-and-code-editor/id6763091539)

A versatile document editor and viewer for iPhone and iPad. Quickly edit text, code, and CSV files, preview PDFs and Office documents, and extract archives. Streamline your mobile file management.

**Highlights:** Text and code editing with syntax highlighting, CSV table browsing and editing, HTML source editing with live preview, PDF viewing with annotations, Preview for Office documents and images, Archive browsing and extraction

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 终身会员 | $0.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Whiz Reader free?

Whiz Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is PatchDoc free?

PatchDoc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Whiz Reader or PatchDoc?

Whiz Reader and PatchDoc are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 6 ratings respectively.

### Do Whiz Reader or PatchDoc have ads?

Neither Whiz Reader nor PatchDoc shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Whiz Reader or PatchDoc?

Whiz Reader ships an update every 2 weeks, and PatchDoc every 3 days. Most recently, Whiz Reader was updated on October 8, 2026 and PatchDoc on October 2, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*