Comparison

Document Reader & PDF View vs PDF to XML Converter

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

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About

Document Reader & PDF View

Features
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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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PDF to XML Converter

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PDF to XML Converter turns a PDF into structured XML — headings, paragraphs, lists and real tables, not a flat dump of text — and renders XML files back to a clean, readable PDF. Everything runs on your device. FREE, WITH NO PURCHASE A sample document is included with the app. Convert it and you can walk the entire pipeline at no cost: the structured XML tree, the raw XML, the XML tools, every export format, and the PDF reader. REQUIRES A PAID SUBSCRIPTION OR A ONE-TIME PURCHASE Converting your own PDF and XML documents, and every feature listed under "Included with PDF to XML Pro" below, is paid content. It requires PDF to XML Pro: a weekly or an annual auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. The price of each option is shown in the app before you buy, and nothing is charged until you choose a plan and confirm it. INCLUDED WITH PDF TO XML PRO — PAID • Convert your own PDF files to XML, with headings, paragraphs, list markers and detected tables preserved as rows and cells (PDF to XML Converter) • Convert your own XML files to PDF, laid out for reading (XML to PDF Converter) • Read scanned pages with on-device text recognition, and open password-protected PDFs with their document password • Keep every converted document in a library on your device • Search filenames and the full text inside everything you have converted • Pin, reopen, preview, save and convert documents again • Convert several selected files in one queue • Save named conversion recipes and apply them in a tap • Check XML with line and column detail, pretty-print or minify it, convert it to JSON or CSV, and pull every value at an XML path into a CSV column • Export converted PDF content as CSV, HTML, plain text, or a searchable PDF • Collect embedded Factur-X, ZUGFeRD, Order-X and XRechnung invoice data in a local ledger: number, date, seller, buyer, currency, tax and total, filtered by date, totalled per currency, exportable to CSV FREE IN EVERY VERSION • The PDF reader: continuous pages, text search with matches highlighted, page navigation, document outlines, night mode and your saved reading position • The sample document and its full conversion • Restore Purchases, support, and this app's privacy and terms PRIVACY PDF processing, XML processing, text recognition, search, reading and export happen on your device. Your documents, their contents and their file names are never uploaded. There is no account: nothing to sign up for and nothing to sign in to, and no profile is created for you anywhere. Works on iPhone, iPad and Mac. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS PDF to XML Pro is offered as a weekly or an annual auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically for the same period unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends, and your Apple ID is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple ID settings after purchase. The Lifetime option is a one-time purchase: it does not renew and there is nothing to cancel. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac on the same Apple ID. Terms of Use: https://rush.tools/terms Privacy Policy: https://rush.tools/privacy

Screenshots

Document Reader & PDF View4 screens
PDF to XML Converter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Document Reader & PDF View at none against PDF to XML Converter's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 to XML Converter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Document Reader & PDF View asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Document Reader & PDF View versus PDF to XML Converter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocument Reader & PDF ViewPDF to XML Converter
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFexo FZC LLCRush Tools LLC

In-app purchases

None

Document Reader & PDF View

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

PDF to XML Converter

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Access3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Annual Access3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$79.99

Questions

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

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