# PDF Reader vs PDFHaul

The clearest difference is rating: PDFHaul at 5.0 against PDF Reader's 4.4. PDFHaul also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). PDF Reader's advantage is ratings volume (316 vs 1) and chart position (#83 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. PDF Reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. PDFHaul asks for nothing beyond the download.

PDFHaul holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Reader has 316 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

PDF Reader ships an update every 10 days, PDFHaul every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | PDF Reader | PDFHaul |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.4 (316 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdf-reader-ocr-scan-edit/id6754001880/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdfhaul/id6761615374/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **316** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 42.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 10 days** | Every 3 weeks |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Ad-supported** |
| Best chart rank | **#83** | — |
| Size | 72 MB | 43 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | **15.1** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Fuzhou Jiange Technology Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1821346905) | [Peter Ndumia](https://appshunter.io/developer/1890464667) |

## What reviewers say

### PDF Reader

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdf-reader-ocr-scan-edit/id6754001880)

**Currently charting:** #83 Top Free · Productivity (US App Store)

This mobile app acts as a PDF office assistant, offering features for editing, scanning, and optical character recognition. It allows for easy document management, page manipulation, and conversion of images and paper documents into editable digital files.

**Highlights:** PDF Editing, Image to PDF conversion, Import PDF files, OCR Text Recognition, Add, delete, rearrange pages, Filters, highlights, annotations

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PDF Reader Ad-Free | $5.99 | per 7 days |
| PDF Reader Ad-Free | $29.99 | per year |


### PDFHaul

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdfhaul/id6761615374)

This app offers a comprehensive suite of over 20 tools for managing PDF documents. It allows for merging, splitting, compressing, editing, and converting PDFs to various formats, including specialized tools for extracting tables and converting to Excel. Users can also create automated workflows and connect to cloud storage services.

**Highlights:** Merge, split, compress, rotate PDFs, Convert to Word, PowerPoint, images, Excel, Extract tables and structured data, Add signatures and redact content, Create automated workflows, Cloud storage integration (OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive), Secure file handling and automatic deletion

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is PDF Reader free?

PDF Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is PDFHaul free?

PDFHaul is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, PDF Reader or PDFHaul?

PDFHaul is rated higher. PDF Reader averages 4.4 out of 5 from 316 ratings, while PDFHaul averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do PDF Reader or PDFHaul have ads?

Both PDF Reader and PDFHaul show ads.

### Which is updated more often, PDF Reader or PDFHaul?

PDF Reader ships an update every 10 days, and PDFHaul every 3 weeks. Most recently, PDF Reader was updated on October 18, 2026 and PDFHaul on October 8, 2026.

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