Comparison

PDF Reader vs Translate Time

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 allows you to scan, read, edit, and manage PDF documents on your iPhone and iPad. Features include OCR text extraction, annotation tools, digital signatures, and file organization.

Highlights
  • Scan documents with camera
  • Convert photos to PDF
  • Extract text with OCR
  • Annotate and highlight PDFs
  • Add digital signatures
  • Merge and split PDFs
  • Password protection
Features
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PDF Reader is your all-in-one app to read, scan, edit, and manage PDF documents on iPhone and iPad. SCAN & CREATE • Scan paper documents with your camera and save them as crisp PDFs • Convert photos and images into PDF files • Extract text from scans and PDFs with OCR READ & VIEW • Smooth, fast PDF viewer with page thumbnails and search • Open PDFs from Files, email, and other apps EDIT & ANNOTATE • Highlight, draw, and add text to any PDF • Add your signature to sign documents • Rotate, delete, and reorder pages ORGANIZE YOUR TOOLS • Merge multiple PDFs into one • Split a PDF into separate files • Lock and unlock PDFs with a password • Manage files with search and a recycle bin PDF READER PREMIUM Upgrade to Premium to remove ads and unlock the full toolset: • OCR text recognition • Edit & sign without limits • Unlimited access to all PDF tools • An ad-free experience Subscription details: • PDF Reader Premium is a weekly auto-renewable subscription. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: https://goldenboat.io/policy

About

Translate Time

Features
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Translate Time is an advanced AI translator for voice, text, photos, and live conversations. Translate photos and typed text in 333 languages. Speak and listen to translated voice, and hold live two-way conversations in real time. Scan signs, menus, labels, travel notes, directions, and everyday messages with the camera. Online AI translation delivers the highest-accuracy Translate Time results and the full experience. On iPhone with iOS 26 and a downloaded language, text, camera, voice, and conversation keep working without internet — on flights, on the metro, or off the grid — using native iPhone translation technology and your iPhone system voice. Translate Time Pro unlocks unlimited text, voice, camera, and conversation translations. Features: - Translate photos and typed text in 333 languages. - Speak and hear translated voice in major languages. - Translate live conversations between two languages. - Scan signs, menus, labels, and travel notes with camera translation. - Works offline on iOS 26 with a downloaded language, using native iPhone translation and your iPhone system voice. - Save translations for later. Terms of Use: https://timeapps.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://timeapps.io/privacy

Screenshots

PDF Reader4 screens
Translate Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Translate Time at none against PDF Reader's shown. PDF Reader's advantage is chart position (#199 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PDF Reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and Translate Time sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
PDF Reader versus Translate Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF ReaderTranslate Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (134 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings134 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#199 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDuc Duong TranTIME VENTURES - FZCO

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PDF Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$14.997 Days
4 purchases

Translate Time

Subscriptions4
  • Translate Time Pro Trial3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Translate Time Pro Weekly7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Translate Time Pro Annual1 Month trial$49.991 Year
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  • Translate Time Pro Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is PDF Reader free?
PDF Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Translate Time free?
Translate Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PDF Reader or Translate Time have ads?
PDF Reader shows ads; Translate Time does not.
Which is updated more often, PDF Reader or Translate Time?
PDF Reader ships an update every 3 weeks, and Translate Time every 3 weeks. Most recently, PDF Reader was updated on November 5, 2026 and Translate Time on November 5, 2026.

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