PaperKey vs Document Reader & PDF View
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PaperKey
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PaperKey is a simple and secure PDF utility for iPhone and iPad. Add a password to any PDF before sharing it, or remove protection from documents you already have the password for. Everything happens entirely on-device, ensuring your sensitive files never leave your control. - Shortcuts & Automation: Use the "Lock PDF" and "Unlock PDF" actions to build powerful, automated workflows in the Shortcuts app. - Secure Locking: Add industry-standard password protection to any PDF. - Easy Unlocking: Quickly remove passwords from protected files. - Deep Integration: Open files directly from the Files app, the Share Sheet, or use Drag and Drop on iPad. - Privacy by Design: No accounts, no tracking, and no cloud uploads. Your data stays yours. - Quick Access: Keep track of your work with a list of recent files. - Native Experience: Fully supports Light and Dark modes. PaperKey is built for those who need a focused, private tool for PDF security—without the bloat.
Document Reader & PDF View
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Read almost any document on your iPhone or iPad — fully offline. Fexo Files Reader turns your device into a clean, private library for every file you own. Bring in PDFs, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, EPUB books, text, images and more, and open them in a calm, distraction-free reader that quietly remembers exactly where you left off. Everything happens on your device: no account, no cloud upload, and no internet needed for the core features. Fexo organizes your files automatically into tidy shelves by type, with live counts and sizes, so the document you need is always one tap away. And when a PDF needs work, the built-in Fexo toolkit handles it right on the device. KEY FEATURES • Read almost any format: PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, EPUB, text, RTF, CSV, HTML, XML, JSON, Markdown and images • Library auto-sorted by file type, with search and sorting by date, name, size or type in list or grid view • Import from the Files app or connect a whole folder that re-scans itself automatically • Open in Fexo from any app's share sheet or Open With • Distraction-free PDF reader with full-text search, password unlock and silent resume to your last page • Native Office preview for Word, Excel and PowerPoint, including legacy .doc, .xls and .ppt • EPUB reader with chapters, table of contents, in-book search and typography controls • Merge, split, compress and password-protect PDFs on-device with AES-256 encryption • OCR text extraction from images and PDF pages across Latin, Arabic, Chinese, Devanagari and Japanese or Korean scripts • Print any document through the native iOS print dialog • Six reading themes, keep-screen-on, recents and favourites • Five languages with full right-to-left support: English, Chinese, Hindi, Spanish and Arabic Why choose Fexo? Because your documents stay yours. Fexo keeps every file on your device, with no sign-up and nothing sent to a server. From the Fexo team, built for people who just want to open a file and read. Download Fexo Files Reader today and keep your whole library in one private place. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
PaperKey and Document Reader & PDF View are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | PaperKey | Document Reader & PDF View |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Satya Rohith Gannamanedi | Fexo FZC LLC |
In-app purchases
PaperKey
No in-app purchases
Document Reader & PDF View
No in-app purchases
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