Comparison

Files vs PDF Reader

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

Head to head
About

Files

Manage all your documents, spreadsheets, and media on your iPhone and iPad. This app facilitates downloading, storing, editing, and transferring files across devices and cloud services. It offers seamless integration with other iOS apps for enhanced productivity.

Highlights
  • Download, store, edit, create, and transfer files
  • Cloud synchronization with iCloud
  • Support for Dropbox, Google Drive, FTP, and Wi-Fi transfer
  • Integrated website downloader for videos and music
  • Seamless integration with other iOS apps
  • Organize media into folders
  • Create documents for email and web attachments
Features
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The all-in-one File Manager for iOS. Files allows you to easily download, store, edit, create, transfer, and manage documents, spreadsheets, and media on your iPhone and iPad. File synchronisation and backup can happen automatically across your devices using iCloud. Files support transfer of files using Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive, FTP, Wifi, and many other protocols. Integrated downloader allows downloading from any website, including mp3, avi, mp4 and youtube videos. Files is tightly integrated with other iOS apps such as Safari, Mail and Pages so you can easily send files between your Apps. Using Files, you can easily create documents for use in emails, web site attachments, personal reminders. You can also use files to arrange your media files into folders, watch movies, play music, and achieve greater productivity on your iOS device. Files is a essential App for any regular iPhone and iPad user.

About

PDF Reader

Easily view, edit, search, and annotate PDF documents. This software helps manage your daily work needs by supporting multiple document formats and offering convenient sharing and printing options.

Highlights
  • View PDF documents
  • Text search within PDFs
  • Annotate documents
  • Document management
  • Support multiple formats
  • Share and print PDFs
Features
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PDF Reader is an easy-to-use software that can quickly view, edit, search, annotate, share or print PDF content ,including forms and multimedia to meet your daily work needs. 【Main functions】 • View • Text search • Annotations • Document Management • Support multiple document formats • Share • Print 【Starter guide】 1. Open the PDF document 1) Open from other applications Find the PDF document on emails, webs or other application, tap the Share icon or Open-in option, and choose Copy to PDF Reader, select "PDF Reader". The document will be opened in the PDF Reader . 2) Within the APP You can open the PDF documents that you viewed or edited recently within the APP . 2. Process the documents Open the PDF documents and choose the tools at the top right to process. 3. Complete processing Share files to your friends with email, Facebook, Twitter, Airdrop. Or, print it. 【PDF Reader VIP member subscription instructions】 We offer subscription plans as followed, the price will change depending on the currency 1-month subscription 1-year subscription Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew 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, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of service: https://kkyun.com/html/service.html Privacy policy: https://kkyun.com/html/privacy.html 【Feedback】 Please contact us: service@kkyun.com

Screenshots

Files4 screens
PDF Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Files at 88% against PDF Reader's 47%. Files also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (5.0 vs 9.0). PDF Reader's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Files sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and PDF Reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Files holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 242 and 91 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Files's written reviews are positive against 47% of PDF Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Files ships an update every 3 months, PDF Reader monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Files versus PDF Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilesPDF Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (242 ratings) — better4.0 (91 ratings)
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews — better46.7% of reviews
Number of ratings242 — better91
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.0 — better9.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSavy Soda Pty LtdABV Mobile

Customer experience

Files

All ratings242 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral5.0%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews144 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral1.4%
Negative10.4%

PDF Reader

All ratings91 ratings
Positive70.3%
Neutral6.6%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive46.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

Files

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App crashes when launched on certain iOS versions
  • Random deletion of documents without user action
  • Google Drive sync fails with 'Access denied' error
  • Files not displaying or downloading
  • Blank screen when downloading Google Docs
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  • App closes unexpectedly on older devices
  • Storage space warnings causing app deletion consideration

Requested features

10 requests
  • iOS 11 and above compatibility update
  • iPad 1 iOS 5.1.1 support
  • Document signing capability
  • Audio and video downloader functionality
  • Music playback while using other apps
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  • File sharing with other applications
  • MP3 file editing capability
  • Touch-based writing/drawing feature
  • System file access
  • Ability to play music in background

PDF Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Files

One-time3
  • Large Spreadsheets$1.99
  • Enhanced Security$1.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
2 purchases

PDF Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly VIP$1.991 Month
  • Annual VIP3 Days trial$14.491 Year

Questions

Is Files free?
Files is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Reader free?
PDF Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Files or PDF Reader?
Files is rated higher. Files averages 4.4 out of 5 from 242 ratings, while PDF Reader averages 4.0 from 91 ratings.
Do Files or PDF Reader have ads?
Neither Files nor PDF Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Files or PDF Reader?
Files ships an update every 3 months, and PDF Reader monthly. Most recently, Files was updated on October 7, 2026 and PDF Reader on September 30, 2026.

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