PDF Pro vs Magnifying Glass Reader with Light for iPhone
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/
Magnifying Glass Reader with Light for iPhone
Magnify text and images with ease. This app offers a zoom function to enlarge small print on menus or tiny details on screens. It also includes a light to illuminate your subject and a freeze-frame option for steady viewing.
- Magnify text and images
- Built-in illumination light
- Freeze screen for steady viewing
- Zoom up to 5x
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Writing too small to read on the menu? Images too tiny to see on a screen? Now you can zoom in to get a better look with Magnifying Glass! The #1 Magnifying Glass app in the app store. Hands a little shaky? Freeze the screen to see it better. Leave your reading glasses at home. Turn on the light to illuminate the area. Download Magnifying Glass today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PDF Pro at 60% against Magnifying Glass Reader with Light for iPhone's 15%. PDF Pro also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.6) and ratings volume (6.9K vs 14). Magnifying Glass Reader with Light for iPhone's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. PDF Pro sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Magnifying Glass Reader with Light for iPhone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PDF Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Pro has 6.9K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of PDF Pro's written reviews are positive against 15% of Magnifying Glass Reader with Light for iPhone's.
PDF Pro ships an update every 2 months, Magnifying Glass Reader with Light for iPhone every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Pro | Magnifying Glass Reader with Light for iPhone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.9K ratings) — better | 1.6 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 14.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.9K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dominic Rodemer | Toto Ventures Inc. |
Customer experience
PDF Pro
Magnifying Glass Reader with Light for iPhone
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
Magnifying Glass Reader with Light for iPhone
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
Magnifying Glass Reader with Light for iPhone
- Unlock All$1.99
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