PDF Read vs PDF Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PDF Read
This app is a powerful PDF reader that allows for annotation, highlighting, and bookmarking. It offers fast rendering, supports password-protected files, and includes features like full-text search and form filling. Documents can be added via file sharing or Wi-Fi.
- Annotate and highlight PDFs
- Bookmark and outline management
- Full-text search
- Form filling
- Password-protected file support
- Add documents via Wi-Fi
- Freehand drawing signature
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PDF Read is a simple, easy-to-use, powerful PDF document viewer 1 Support annotate, highlight or mark, link, share, print, bookmark, outline, text selection. 2 via iTunes file sharing or desktop browser (WIFI connection) Add the PDF document. 3 beautiful, easy-to-use library management. •Fast rendering speed •Open password-protected PDF files •Print •B/O/T(bookmark, outline, thumbnail) •Full Text Search •Form filling •PDF Annotation (add lines, arrows, squares, circles, sticky notes and text boxes) •PDF Signature( freehand draw)
PDF Reader
Easily view PDF documents on your mobile device or tablet. Upload files via WiFi, open encrypted PDFs with a password, and enjoy adaptive screen sizing for comfortable reading. Protect your documents with app lock and gesture passwords.
- View PDF documents
- WiFi file upload
- Encrypted PDF support
- Adaptive screen size
- Read Word, Excel, PPT
- App lock and gesture password
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PDF Reader, Easy read PDF documents for Mobile and Pad . WiFi easy Upload PDF documents to the phone. Support to view encrypted PDF documents, long press the document to enter the password. Document adaptive screen size, easy to read. Support read word, excel, ppt and other format documents. APP lock, gesture password, protect privacy, protect document security.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PDF Reader at 3.5 against PDF Read's 2.6. PDF Read's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (63% vs 33%). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Read sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PDF Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PDF Reader holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of PDF Read's written reviews are positive against 33% of PDF Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PDF Read ships an update every 6 weeks, PDF Reader every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Read | PDF Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 世木 林 | 小玲 白 |
Customer experience
PDF Read
PDF Reader
In-app purchases
PDF Read
- Remove Ads$2.99
PDF Reader
- Permanently remove ads$1.99
