Comparison

QuickSearch PDF Reader vs EFBOne

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

Head to head
About

QuickSearch PDF Reader

This app provides lightning-fast text searching within PDF documents, both individually and across your entire library. It also functions as a smooth PDF viewer with intuitive navigation and zooming capabilities.

Highlights
  • Instant text search within PDFs
  • Cross-document search
  • Natural page navigation
  • Pinch-to-zoom and double-tap zoom
  • Scrub bar for document navigation
  • Import from other apps and iTunes File Sharing
Features
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"QuickSearch PDF Reader is the tool you didn't realize you needed ... searches are extra fast but it's the interface design that shines ... a terrific app" -- The Unofficial Apple Weblog (tuaw.com) QuickSearch PDF Reader makes it fast and easy to find text in PDF documents. When you add a document, it is scanned in the background, so when you search, results are instant. And as well as searching within a document, you can search across all your documents at once. It’s also a great PDF viewer with a very natural style of navigation. It snaps to page boundaries, yet it’s easy to flick past them. Zooming is straightforward by pinching, or you can double-tap a region of text to zoom to fit. You can easily jump to any part of the document using the scrub bar. And everything is lightning-fast, even on large documents. You can easily get your documents into QuickSearch from other apps on your iPad or iPhone that support the "Open In..." function, such as Mail, Safari, or Dropbox. You can also use iTunes File Sharing to transfer documents to and from your Mac or PC. Full step-by-step instructions are included.

About

EFBOne

This cross-platform software integrates all flight operations into a single, customizable platform. It offers flexible workflow options designed to meet the exact operational needs of airlines, covering modules like journey logs, flight planning, and document management.

Highlights
  • Cross-platform integration
  • Customizable workflow
  • Journey Log module
  • Electronic Flight Planning
  • Document Management
  • Chart Viewer integration
Features
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EFBOne – the world’s first true EFB Cross-Platform software powered by International Flight Support. The new platform seamlessly integrates all flight ops in one place and offers the most flexible set-up options, providing airlines with a truly agile & customizable workflow process. App’s workflow design is adapted to cover the exact operational needs of an airline. EFBOne provides full suites or selected module combinations such as Journey Log, Electronic Flight Planning, M & B/eLoadsheet, eReporting, Document Mgmt, and Library Module, Chart Viewer integration, and in some cases also Performance Module integration. You can apply for a customized demo here: https://ifs.aero/demo/ Request an online demo session Eager to see EFBOne in action? Sign-up for a free, non-binding online demo session and see how agility can make a difference for your airline!

Screenshots

QuickSearch PDF Reader4 screens
EFBOne4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: EFBOne at Free against QuickSearch PDF Reader's $2.99. QuickSearch PDF Reader's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (24 vs 1). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

EFBOne is free to download; QuickSearch PDF Reader costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

QuickSearch PDF Reader holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QuickSearch PDF Reader has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuickSearch PDF Reader ships an update every 5 weeks, EFBOne monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
QuickSearch PDF Reader versus EFBOne: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickSearch PDF ReaderEFBOne
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (24 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews67.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB353 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOlive Toast Software LtdIFS Aps

Customer experience

QuickSearch PDF Reader

All ratings24 ratings
Positive70.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive67.2%
Neutral6.9%
Negative25.9%

EFBOne

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

QuickSearch PDF Reader

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Dropbox authentication fails with reCAPTCHA not displaying
  • App crashes when opening certain PDF documents
  • Search function crashes during use
  • Cannot access PDF files on iPad Air 2
  • File upload functionality not working
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  • Search fails to find all instances of words in documents
  • Inconsistent search results with multi-column PDFs
  • App crashes when handling large file collections (2GB+)
  • Cannot open user manual without crashing
  • Search misses words mixed with numbers
  • Case-sensitive search issues
  • Poor performance with non-English character sets

Requested features

16 requests
  • Text highlighting and underlining capabilities
  • Note-taking and annotation features
  • Folder creation and document organization
  • Microsoft OneDrive integration
  • Google Translate integration
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  • Copy and translate functionality
  • Advanced search options (exact match, case sensitivity)
  • Document renaming capability
  • Tab support for multiple PDFs
  • PDF index/table of contents navigation
  • Support for additional file formats (.txt, .doc)
  • Batch file export functionality
  • Search results listing with page numbers
  • OCR support for scanned documents
  • Right-to-left language support
  • Folder-based search filtering

EFBOne

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

QuickSearch PDF Reader

No in-app purchases

None

EFBOne

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QuickSearch PDF Reader free?
QuickSearch PDF Reader costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is EFBOne free?
EFBOne is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, QuickSearch PDF Reader or EFBOne?
QuickSearch PDF Reader is rated higher. QuickSearch PDF Reader averages 3.9 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while EFBOne averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do QuickSearch PDF Reader or EFBOne have ads?
Neither QuickSearch PDF Reader nor EFBOne shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuickSearch PDF Reader or EFBOne?
QuickSearch PDF Reader ships an update every 5 weeks, and EFBOne monthly. Most recently, QuickSearch PDF Reader was updated on October 4, 2026 and EFBOne on October 2, 2026.

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