Comparison

P&P PDF Reader vs PDF Viewer

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

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About

P&P PDF Reader

Features
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P&P PDF Reader is an iPad PDF reader and annotator designed around one simple idea: reading and marking up PDFs should feel as natural as working with paper and pencil. The app requires an auto-renewable subscription; all features are unlocked with a single subscription, and a 7-day free trial lets you try everything before being charged. The app keeps the PDF and focus at the center of the experience. When you open a document, the page becomes the workspace, with fewer distractions and less time spent reaching for toolbars, panels, and menus. Read, highlight, write, navigate, and switch between documents while staying focused on the content itself. Built for Apple Pencil, P&P PDF Reader makes annotation feel immediate. The pen is always ready, so you can start writing directly on the page. Use Pencil gestures to highlight, select text, activate lasso tools, or erase, keeping your attention on the document rather than the app interface. P&P PDF Reader is guided by four core principles: Distraction-free reading Keep the PDF content on screen and reduce interface friction, so long reading sessions feel calmer and more focused. Natural paper-and-pencil annotation Write, highlight, sketch, and mark up documents with a workflow that feels close to annotating a printed page or notebook. Ergonomic iPad handling Hold the iPad naturally, like a book or sheet of paper. The app is designed to support real reading postures, including resting your thumb or fingers near the page while reading and annotating. Privacy and control Your PDFs, notes, highlights, and annotations remain yours. The app is designed so your documents and annotations are NOT collected, analyzed, or stored on app servers. Key features (subscription required): - Read and annotate PDFs in a focused full-screen workflow - Write naturally with Apple Pencil - Highlight or select text with Pencil gestures - Use lasso and eraser tools through configurable Pencil actions - Navigate with finger gestures and customizable edge regions - Quickly switch between recent and important PDFs without leaving the reading flow - Quickly jump back and forth between links (URLs, cross-references, tables, figures, and citations in the PDF) - Pin frequently used documents to Quick Access - Browse folders and manage PDFs with context menus - Crop away blank margins for more comfortable reading - Use view modes designed for two-column and three-column PDFs - Import PDFs from local storage or cloud services - Sync PDFs and annotations through your own cloud storage workflow - Keep control of where your files live and how they are managed P&P PDF Reader is especially useful for students, researchers, professionals, and anyone who spends serious time reading PDFs on iPad. Whether you are working through academic articles, technical documents, books, reports, lecture notes, or reference material, the app is designed to keep you immersed in the page. It combines the tactile feel of paper-and-pencil reading with the speed and flexibility of digital documents. Read comfortably, annotate directly, move between PDFs quickly, and keep your work private and under your control. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION P&P PDF Reader requires a Monthly Subscription to use. The subscription is auto-renewable and includes a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at the end of the trial unless canceled at least 24 hours before the trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings at any time. Privacy Policy: https://pp-pdf-reader.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PDF Viewer

Features
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PDF Viewer opens your documents instantly and gives you real tools to work with them — highlight, draw, sign, fill in forms, reorganize pages, and listen to any page read aloud. No account. No sign-up. No waiting. FAST, LIGHTWEIGHT READING • Opens straight from Files, Mail, or the share sheet • Smooth continuous scrolling, even in long documents • Vertical or horizontal reading modes • Adjustable page tint and light/dark themes for comfortable reading • Search inside any document • Outline, thumbnails, and bookmarks for fast navigation A COMPLETE ANNOTATION TOOLBAR • Highlight text in any color • Draw freehand with the pen tool • Add text notes anywhere on the page • Draw shapes — rectangles, circles, arrows, lines • Erase and undo/redo every change • Annotations are saved automatically as you work SIGN AND FILL • Draw your signature once and place it on any page • Fill in PDF form fields directly • Reuse saved signatures across documents PAGE TOOLS • Reorganize, reorder, and rotate pages • Extract a page range into a new document • Merge several PDFs into one • Print any document LISTEN TO YOUR DOCUMENTS • Read-aloud narrates any page out loud • Great for proofreading, studying, or reading hands-free EXPORT AND SHARE • Flatten annotations permanently into the PDF • Save a copy or share annotations on their own • Exports are true vector burn-in — your markup stays sharp at any zoom PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your documents never leave your device. There is no account to create, nothing to upload, and no tracking. Files you open stay in your own storage. BUILT FOR Students marking up textbooks and papers, professionals reviewing contracts and proposals, engineers reading plans and drawings, and anyone who just wants a PDF to open quickly and work properly. Questions or feedback? We read every message.

Screenshots

P&P PDF Reader4 screens
PDF Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDF Viewer at none against P&P PDF Reader's 1. PDF Viewer also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. P&P PDF Reader sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. PDF Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 3 level
P&P PDF Reader versus PDF Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterP&P PDF ReaderPDF Viewer
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDIOGO AUGUSTO FERRARIMohamed Nagy

In-app purchases

1 purchases

P&P PDF Reader

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Full Access7 Days trial$0.991 Month
None

PDF Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is P&P PDF Reader free?
P&P PDF Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Viewer free?
PDF Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do P&P PDF Reader or PDF Viewer have ads?
Neither P&P PDF Reader nor PDF Viewer shows ads.

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