Comparison

Scribes PRO vs PDF Reader Light

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

Head to head
About

Scribes PRO

This app offers a versatile digital notebook for handwritten notes, freehand drawing, and text editing. It supports audio recording, image import, and technical drawing tools with grid options. Securely archive your notebooks and print them wirelessly.

Highlights
  • Handwritten note-taking with customizable pens
  • Freehand drawing with grid and technical tools
  • Integrated text editor with font and angle options
  • High-quality stereo audio recording
  • Image import and annotation
  • Secure, password-protected archive
  • Wireless printing support
Features
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Do you need a notebook with lines or squares with endless pages where you can take your freehand notes in the same way and with the same speed as when you use the pen? Need a few sheets of white paper for freehand drawing and then enter the text written with the keyboard and being able to choose font, color, size and angle of the text? Do you want to photograph transparencies of a presentation in real time and add notes or highlight parts? Do you need to record audio while taking notes of lectures on the book with an infinite number of pages? Need a secure archive (password protected) to save countless notebooks? Want to listen a recorded university lecture and add or correct the notes taken during the lesson? In your notes you have to add computer-aided technical drawings by exporting them ex. from FingerCAD and writing notes on the CAD design or using CAD technical drawing tools like lines, rectangles, circles with the drawing grid option activated? Need to print the pages of your notebook when You come back to home (using the new technology of wireless printing "AirPrint" or PDF)? Do you think that writing with a pen is faster than writing with the keyboard? "Scribes" is the right application for You! Write mode: - Writing handwritten text (the same way as you use a pen/highlighter on a notebook, with the stroke, the color, the transparency “ALPHA” that you want - dotted lines with ALPHA = 0) - Writing text using the integrated text editor of Scribes (you can use different fonts, different angles, different sizes and colors on the same page or on different pages of the notebook) Drawing mode: - Draw free-hand using many colors/transparency and the brush size you want (both on notebook lines/squares and on white sheets) - Enable or disable the drawing grid: enable the grid together with the line, circle, rectangle drawing tools (with optional color fill) for simple technical drawings (disable the grid to write some freehand notes on the technical drawings or use the text editor of Scribes to insert for example measurements) - Filter for wrist touch Multimedia Support: - Record high quality stereo audio with 32Bit 44Khz, infinite recording time (on .caf file) in the background (while recording, you can take notes on notebook) - Import images in the pages of the notebook in real-time, taken by camera and stored in the photo albums of the device (you can import many images, for each page of the book, on which you can write notes) - Listen the audio recordings with the built-in player of Scribes - Photo camera support (acquire the photo camera's images directly from Scribes software) Navigation: - Fast book pages change - Animated zoom pinching the screen with two fingers - Animated pan dragging two fingers on the screen - Reset pan and zoom settings: full zoom out pinching the screen with two fingers or by pressing and holding down two fingers on the screen Management of books stored in the "Scribes Archive": - Archive of notebooks (you can save / copy an infinite number of notebooks in the archive) - Add books (file sharing, copy) - Sharing books with other apps - Rename notebooks - Delete notebooks - Duplicate notebooks Sharing books and audio files recorded with: - Dropbox (remote storage systems, cloud) - Apple FILE - AirDrop - Open In - iTunes File Sharing - email - tapeRecorder app Print: - AirPrint - PDF App type: - UNIVERSAL APP (you pay only once and runs on all your devices) * www.ngcybit.it Scribes PRO Quick Users Guide is available at URL: http://www.ngcybit.it/iTunesApp/scribes/scribes-pro-quick-users-guide.html *

About

PDF Reader Light

Easily read, extract text, and convert PDF files. Save, share, and print documents directly from your device. Organize your files with a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Extract text from PDFs
  • Convert PDFs to text
  • Download PDFs from web
  • Access local documents
  • Save PDFs to device
  • Share PDF files
  • Print PDF files
Features
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Introducing PDF Reader Light, a versatile and user-friendly application designed to extract Text from your PDF. Seamlessly download PDF files from the web or access local documents stored on your device with just a few taps. With its intuitive interface, navigating through PDFs is a breeze, allowing you to open documents at your convenience. PDF Reader Light offers more than just simple viewing capabilities – it empowers you to convert PDFs into text files with just One click. Whether you need to extract essential information or convert lengthy documents into a more digestible format, our app provides the tools you need to accomplish your tasks. Furthermore, PDF Reader Light enables you to organize your documents by offering the option to save PDF files directly to your device's documents folder. This feature ensures that your important files are conveniently stored and readily accessible whenever you need them. Sharing documents has never been simpler. With PDF Reader Light, you can share PDF files with colleagues, friends, or family members via Airdrop or various apps and services, ensuring seamless collaboration and communication. Additionally, our app supports printing functionality, allowing you to generate hard copies of your PDF files with ease. Whether you need to create physical copies for reference or archival purposes, PDF Reader Light provides a hassle-free solution. Experience the convenience and efficiency of PDF management with PDF Reader Light – the ultimate companion for all your PDF reading and document management needs.

Screenshots

Scribes PRO4 screens
PDF Reader Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PDF Reader Light at Free against Scribes PRO's $2.99. PDF Reader Light also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 38 months). Scribes PRO's advantage is rating (2.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

PDF Reader Light is free to download; Scribes PRO costs $2.99 up front. PDF Reader Light sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scribes PRO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scribes PRO holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Scribes PRO's written reviews are positive against 0% of PDF Reader Light's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scribes PRO ships an update every 38 months, PDF Reader Light every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Scribes PRO versus PDF Reader Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScribes PROPDF Reader Light
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGianluca NataliniJorge Lucioni Charalla

Customer experience

Scribes PRO

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

PDF Reader Light

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Scribes PRO

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PDF Reader Light

One-time1
  • Basic App$1.99

Questions

Is Scribes PRO free?
Scribes PRO costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF Reader Light free?
PDF Reader Light is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scribes PRO or PDF Reader Light?
Scribes PRO is rated higher. Scribes PRO averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while PDF Reader Light averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Scribes PRO or PDF Reader Light have ads?
Neither Scribes PRO nor PDF Reader Light shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scribes PRO or PDF Reader Light?
Scribes PRO ships an update every 38 months, and PDF Reader Light every 7 months. Most recently, Scribes PRO was updated on October 9, 2026 and PDF Reader Light on October 16, 2026.

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