PDF Pro vs PDF Document Editor, Read Book
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PDF Pro
Edit, annotate, and read PDF documents on your iPhone and iPad. Highlight text, add notes, shapes, voice recordings, and photos. Search your entire PDF library, fill out forms, and sign documents.
- Edit and annotate PDFs
- Highlight text and add notes
- Embed audio and photo annotations
- Full-text search of PDF library
- Fill out and sign PDF forms
- Organize PDFs with folders and tags
- Import from cloud storage
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PDF Pro lets you read, edit and annotate your PDF documents directly on your iPhone and iPad. Highlight text, take notes, embed shapes or draw with your finger. You can even embed voice recordings or photo annotations. Full-text-search your entire PDF library with just a single tap. Above all PDF Pro comes with full-featured PDF form and signature support. Key-Features At A Glance: • POWERFUL SEARCH: ∙ Full-text-search your entire PDF library. ∙ Search inside specific documents with easy navigation through the search results. ∙ Look-up selected text directly on Wikipedia or in the included dictionaries. • FILE-MANAGEMENT: ∙ Group your PDFs in folders and tag them with colorful labels. ∙ Import PDFs from your Dropbox®, Microsoft OneDrive® or Google Drive®. ∙ Add PDFs via USB or WiFi. ∙ Open E-Mail attachments. • CLEAR VIEW: ∙ Easily browse through all your annotations. ∙ Full PDF outline support. You can even search the outline. ∙ Get an overview of all your bookmarked or annotated pages just with a single tap. • SHARE and PRINT: ∙ Easily share your annotated documents with your friends or co-workers. ∙ Print your annotated and edited PDFs. ∙ You can even share or print single pages of a document. • HIGH SPEED and STABILITY: ∙ Rapid viewing of PDF documents. ∙ Smooth display of very large PDF files. • NIGHT MODE: ∙ Makes reading in the dark much easier on the eyes. • SECURITY: ∙ Support for password-protected PDFs • AND MUCH MORE... Premium Features and Premium Offer include: • ANNOTATIONS and NOTES: ∙ Highlight text, take notes or draw with your finger. ∙ Powerful shape editor for arrows, rectangles, circles, lines and much more. ∙ Embed audio and photo annotations into your PDFs. ∙ Use predefined stamps or create your own. • DOCUMENT EDITOR: ∙ Create new pages. ∙ Export pages or merge them into existing documents. ∙ Reorder, rotate and delete pages. • CONTENT EDITOR: • Modify the existing content of PDF documents. • MULTITASKING: ∙ Work with multiple PDFs at a time. ∙ Copy and paste annotations, shapes, images or text from one PDF document into another. • FORM SUPPORT: ∙ Just fill out your PDF form, sign it with your handwritten signature and you are ready to send it via E-Mail or print it via AirPrint®. A monthly or annual subscription is required to get access to all premium features and premium offer. --- Subscriptions automatically renew monthly or yearly depending on your plan unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Plans are priced at $3.99USD monthly and $24.99USD yearly (pricing may vary in countries other than the U.S.). Payment will be charged to your App Store Account at confirmation of purchase. To avoid automatic renewal, you must turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before your subscription ends. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your App Store Account Settings. Terms of Use: https://pdf-pro.net/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://pdf-pro.net/privacy-policy/
PDF Document Editor, Read Book
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The ultimate PDF Editor and PDF Reader: + Add text, images, signatures to PDF easily. + Read PDF Books and annotate them. + Highlight, underline and strikethrough text. + Draw on PDF pages. + Get all text from your PDF with OCR PDF feature. + Manage your pages. + Converter to and from PDF. + Export and Share your edited files. Edit PDFs with Photos. Add photos and images to the pdf. + Import files, tables, slides and docs from iCloud. + Import photos from Photo Library. PDF Signature: + Sign documents professionally. + Create and save your e-signature to use it in a few taps. + Sign documents and fill forms in a few taps. PDF Scanner: + Scan documents or books to PDF. + OCR PDF. PDF Management, Manage pages in PDFs: + Merge PDF. + Combine PDF. + Split PDF. + Add, rotate, extract, reorder and delete pages in PDF files. PDF Converter: + Choose the format to which you want to convert the file. + Convert or open Word, Excel PowerPoint, TIFF, JPEG, PNG files to PDF. + Image to PDF. Document Protection: All documents are stored locally on your device, they are not available to us, nor to third parties. Subscription pricing and terms: Premium subscriptions are available to get full access in the app with flexible plans with a 3 days trial period. This app includes an auto-renewable subscription (Premium Subscription): Premium Subscription provides all features. And you get full access to the app. Payment will be charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration/price selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period. You can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your Apple Account Settings after purchase. Also you can tap the "Manage Subscription" menu option in the App Settings. Any unused portion of the free initial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Manage Subscription: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lnzcOaOt8fnvQvkCknEccAkbdRIPG993Ha-B6gVZDdQ/edit?usp=sharing Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZpQXpsDtzX6j0Y5vE3_qF8FMf7OVUMl-UAdmxqzl6A4/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LYQ3HA4uiyBMDVA6s_Ms9Z4NqoRoFESt6U4ZDRmr1jk/edit?usp=sharing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PDF Document Editor, Read Book at every 9 days against PDF Pro's every 2 months. 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. PDF Pro sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and PDF Document Editor, Read Book sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PDF Pro ships an update every 2 months, PDF Document Editor, Read Book every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Pro | PDF Document Editor, Read Book |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dominic Rodemer | Oleksandr Bilyk |
Bugs and requests
PDF Pro
Reported bugs
5 issues- Annotations and highlights randomly disappearing
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Corrupted PDF files after editing
- Slow performance on older devices
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between PDFs
Requested features
5 requests- Improved bookmarking and note-taking
- Seamless iCloud/cloud storage integration
- Customizable keyboard shortcuts
- Advanced text editing and OCR capabilities
- Better organization and folder management
PDF Document Editor, Read Book
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PDF Pro
- Offer - Monthly - macOS3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Offer - Monthly - iOS3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Premium - Monthly - iOS3 Days trial$3.991 Month
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- Premium - Monthly - macOS3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Offer - Annual - iOS3 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Offer - Annual - macOS3 Days trial$22.991 Year
- Premium - Annual - iOS3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Offer - macOS + iOS3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Offer - iOS + macOS3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Premium - Annual - macOS3 Days trial$44.991 Year
- Premium - iOS + macOS3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Premium - macOS + iOS3 Days trial$49.991 Year
PDF Document Editor, Read Book
- PDF Editor: PDF Reader, Sign3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- PDF Editor: PDF Reader, Sign3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- PDF Editor: PDF Reader, Sign3 Days trial$5.991 Month
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- PDF Editor: PDF Reader, Sign3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- PDF Editor: PDF Reader, Sign3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- PDF Editor: PDF Reader, Sign3 Days trial$34.991 Year
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