Comparison

Toast vs PDF Reader Mate

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

Head to head
About

Toast

Features
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Write your wedding speech — best man, maid of honor, father of the bride — or a toast for any birthday, retirement, or farewell, then rehearse it until it fits the minutes you've been given. You'll stand up, everyone will look at you, and for three minutes the room is yours. Toast makes sure those minutes land. WRITE IT • Occasion templates that know the shape of a great toast — wedding, birthday, retirement, memorial, roast • A live spoken-time estimate as you type, measured against your target — no more discovering at the podium that "a few words" is nine minutes • Structural nudges in the margin: the hook, the story, the turn, the raise-your-glass • Unlimited toasts, no limit on drafts or occasions REHEARSE IT • A full-screen teleprompter with auto-scroll matched to your pace, drag-to-adjust speed, and mirrored-text mode for actual teleprompter glass • A take timer that logs every run-through so you can watch yourself converge on the target, with a trend chart on the speech hub • An optional event date drives a countdown, a home-screen widget, a Live Activity during rehearsal, and local rehearsal reminders DELIVER IT Print large-type cue cards and end the night looking at humans instead of notes. "Start rehearsing" and "How long is my toast?" work with Siri and Shortcuts. TOAST PRO — one purchase, unlocked forever • Hear every take back: recorded audio takes measure your actual pace and flag any paragraph the run-through seems to have skipped • On iPhones with Apple Intelligence: Polish a draft without losing your voice, shift its tone, tighten it to fit the clock, or sit through a Story Interview that asks like a good ghostwriter would — adapting with a follow-up when you've got more to say — and drafts a first version from your own answers, always on your device, always a suggestion you approve, never applied without you saying so • Index-card and large-type cue-card PDF styles Toast Pro is a single one-time purchase — name your price once and it's yours forever, with Family Sharing included. No subscription, no account required, and no recording, transcript, or draft ever leaves your device. Everything above the Toast Pro section is free, unlimited, and stays that way.

About

PDF Reader Mate

This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for managing PDF documents. It allows you to scan physical papers into digital PDFs, extract text using OCR, annotate and edit existing PDFs, and convert them into various image formats. All core features are available without requiring an account.

Highlights
  • Scan documents to PDF
  • OCR text extraction
  • Annotate and edit PDFs
  • Convert PDF to long image
  • Convert PDF to multi-page images
  • No sign-up required
Features
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PDF Reader Mate — Scan, OCR, Annotate & Convert, All in One   PDF Reader Mate is a lightweight yet powerful PDF toolkit. From scanning paper documents to extracting text with OCR, annotating PDFs, and exporting as images — everything happens in one app. No sign-up required. Open and go.   Scan to PDF Use your camera to scan documents, whiteboards, business cards, or receipts. Auto-crop and generate PDFs instantly.   Smart OCR Text Extraction Extract text from scanned documents and images with OCR technology. Copy text to your clipboard with one tap.   Modify & Annotate Your PDFs Mark up PDFs exactly the way you need — highlight, underline, strikethrough, add freehand drawings, or insert text boxes. Crop pages, delete unwanted pages, and save your changes.   PDF to Long Image & Multi-Page Images Export an entire PDF as one scrolling long image for social sharing, or export each page individually. Batch export and choose which pages to convert — complete control.   Why PDF Reader Mate?   Complete workflow — scan → OCR → annotate → convert to image. No app switching   Privacy first — no account needed, documents stay on your device   Free to use — core features are completely free

Screenshots

Toast4 screens
PDF Reader Mate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Toast at none against PDF Reader Mate's shown. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Toast ships an update every 3 weeks, PDF Reader Mate every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Toast versus PDF Reader Mate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToastPDF Reader Mate
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZossozFuzhou Yuxian Future Technology Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Toast

No in-app purchases

None

PDF Reader Mate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Toast free?
Toast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF Reader Mate free?
PDF Reader Mate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Toast or PDF Reader Mate have ads?
PDF Reader Mate shows ads; Toast does not.
Which is updated more often, Toast or PDF Reader Mate?
Toast ships an update every 3 weeks, and PDF Reader Mate every 2 weeks. Most recently, Toast was updated on October 8, 2026 and PDF Reader Mate on October 24, 2026.

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