Comparison

PDF Reader vs Vesper

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

Head to head
About

PDF Reader

This app helps you track your reading progress for PDF documents. It allows you to sync your PDFs and reading status across multiple devices for a seamless experience. Customize your reading environment for optimal comfort.

Highlights
  • Track reading progress
  • Sync PDFs and progress across devices
  • Configurable reading experience
  • Document reader functionality
Features
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Track your reading progress of your PDFs. Sync the pdfs and your progress between devices. Configurable reading experience. EULA: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula Privacy: https://privacy.logicalmagic.tech/

About

Vesper

Features
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A calm, focused place to read your own EPUB and PDF books and keep a private journal of everything you read. Load your library, open a book, and the reader gets out of the way. Tap once to hide every chrome element so it's just you and the page. Highlights you save show up in a Quote of the Day widget on your Home Screen, so the lines that mattered come back to find you later. A reading buddy lives inside the book. Tap the chat button on any page and ask about what you're looking at — a phrase, a character, the historical moment, your own half-formed thought. A short answer appears beside the page. Useful for catching a reference, asking a question, working through a passage out loud, or when a scene just wants to be talked about. The journal half of the app tracks what you're reading, what you've finished, and what's still waiting. Build custom views with filters and sorts — Currently Reading, Finished This Year, By Genre, by anything you care about. Tag books with genres and subgenres, add notes, set reading status. It's a bookshelf you actually use. Features: • Read EPUB and PDF files from your library, iCloud Drive, Files, or anywhere on your device • Ask AI about the page you're on, without leaving the book • Save highlights and revisit them via the Home Screen widget • Track reading status, finish dates, genres, and notes per book • Build custom filtered views of your library • Multiple typefaces, adjustable size, and full theme control • Automatic Day/Night theme that follows local sunset • Private iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad — your data, your account • Designed for both phone and iPad Bring your own EPUBs and PDFs. Read at your pace. Keep the record. Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PDF Reader4 screens
Vesper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Vesper at none against PDF Reader's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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

Both are free to download. PDF Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Vesper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
PDF Reader versus Vesper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF ReaderVesper
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.217.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLogical Magic IncS Tan

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PDF Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$49.99
3 purchases

Vesper

Subscriptions2
  • Vesper Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Vesper Premium Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Book Library Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is PDF Reader free?
PDF Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vesper free?
Vesper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PDF Reader or Vesper have ads?
PDF Reader shows ads; Vesper does not.

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