PDF Reader & Editor vs PDF Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PDF Reader & Editor
This app offers comprehensive PDF management with on-device AI powered by Apple Intelligence. It allows users to read, edit, sign, scan, and convert PDFs, with features like AI summarization, translation, and form auto-filling. All processing happens locally on your device for enhanced privacy.
- On-device AI for summarization, translation, and Q&A
- Read, annotate, sign, and edit PDFs
- High-quality document scanning with OCR
- Convert PDFs to Word, Excel, JPG, and back
- Merge, split, compress, and organize PDFs
- iCloud sync across devices
- Privacy-first design with no tracking or ads
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Summarize, chat with, and translate any PDF entirely on your iPhone. The privacy-first PDF reader, editor, scanner & signer with Apple Intelligence built in. Try Pro free for 7 days. The all-in-one PDF app that respects your privacy. Read, annotate, sign, scan, convert, and edit PDFs - with on-device AI that summarizes, translates, and answers questions about your documents without ever sending them to a server. ON-DEVICE AI, POWERED BY APPLE INTELLIGENCE • Chat with any PDF — ask questions, get instant answers • One-tap summaries of long documents and contracts • Translate pages into 30+ languages instantly • Extract key data from invoices, receipts, and forms • Auto-fill forms from text you already have Everything runs locally on your device. Your documents never leave your iPhone. READ THE WAY YOU WANT • Smooth paginated and continuous reading modes • Outline, thumbnails, and bookmarks sidebar • Powerful in-document search across every page • Read Aloud — let your iPhone read documents to you • Open password-protected PDFs ANNOTATE & MARK UP • Highlight, underline, and strike-through in five colors • Freehand drawing with Apple Pencil • Sticky notes, shapes, arrows, and text boxes • Export annotated copies or annotation-only summaries SIGN ANYTHING • Draw signatures with your finger or Apple Pencil • Save reusable signatures, initials, and stamps • Place, resize, and rotate signatures on any page • Legally valid e-signatures with audit timestamps SCAN TO PDF • High-quality document scanner with auto edge detection • Built-in OCR — every scan becomes searchable text • Multi-page scans saved as a single PDF • Filters: original, B&W, magic color, grayscale CONVERT & ORGANIZE • Convert PDF to Word, Excel, JPG, and back • Reorder, rotate, duplicate, and delete pages • Merge multiple PDFs into one • Split a PDF into separate files • Compress to shrink file size for sharing • Add watermarks, page numbers, and headers • Redact sensitive text and images • Create blank PDFs from scratch LIBRARY THAT MAKES SENSE • Folders, tags, and color-coded bookmarks • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Import from Files, Mail, Drive, Dropbox, or any cloud • Offline access to everything you've opened PRIVACY FIRST • No tracking, no analytics, no ads • AI runs entirely on-device using Apple Intelligence • Your files stay in your iCloud — we never see them • Open-source PDFKit foundations PDF EDITOR PRO Unlock unlimited AI summaries, translations, chat, signatures, conversions, and advanced editing with a Pro subscription. • Monthly $2.99 • Yearly $29.99 (save 17%) • Lifetime $99.99 • Free 7-day trial — cancel anytime in Settings Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled 24 hours before the period ends. Manage in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: propdfeditor.online/privacy.html Terms of Use: propdfeditor.online/terms.html
PDF Editor
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PDF Editor is a local PDF workspace for everyday document work. Import PDFs and images from Files or Photos, scan paper into PDFs, run OCR with Apple Vision, export searchable PDFs, merge multiple documents, add a visual signature and date, flatten redactions, compress scanned PDFs, and export extracted text. Documents stay on the device unless you choose to share or export them. No account is required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDF Editor at none against PDF Reader & Editor's 3. PDF Editor also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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 Reader & Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PDF Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | PDF Reader & Editor | PDF Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zain Haider | KRISHNA PINNAMANENI |
In-app purchases
PDF Reader & Editor
- Monthly Pro3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Yearly Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro$99.99
PDF Editor
No in-app purchases
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