pdf vs PDF Reader Pro for Document
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
This app allows you to read and annotate PDF files on your iPhone with fast page turning and convenient finger-writing tools. Easily import PDFs and share your notes via email or cloud services.
- Fast PDF display and page turning
- Finger-writing and annotation tools
- Import PDFs via Dropbox, Email, iTunes
- Categorized bookshelves with search
- Export annotated PDFs
- Password-protected bookshelves
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Utilize pdf-notes to read pdf files on your iPhone. The fastest and convenient pdf-notes for iPad is now available for iPhone. 1. Fast display, quick page-turning even a thousand pages 2. Convenient finger-writings 3. Sharing notes by mail or clouds. - Categorized multiple bookshelves(booklists) with powerful search - Easy importing PDF files through (DropBox, Email or Safari's) "Open In..." or iTunes - Finger-writing with a variety of pens, highlighters, drawings, sticky or text notes - Outlines and bookmarks - Exporting annotated PDF files to mail or clouds - Protected bookshelves by a password - External display and AirPrint * please visit the support site for more information http://bit.ly/1gBUQV1 Blog http://bit.ly/1992293 Email musebook@musebook.com Twitter http://twitter.com/musebook4u YouTube http://youtu.be/_60pvYx6pT4 NOTE: All content contained herein is subject to change without notice.
PDF Reader Pro for Document
This app provides a fast and secure way to view PDF documents on your mobile device. It allows you to open and read PDFs, access scanned documents, and share files in various formats like PDF and Word.
- View PDF documents
- Access scanned PDFs
- Share as PDF/Word
- Reading mode
- Upload documents
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PDF Reader Pro for Document helps you finish real PDF work on iPhone: read a report before a meeting, mark up a contract, turn a PDF into an Office file, or send just the pages someone needs. Read PDFs in a clean mobile viewer built for everyday documents: business reports, agreements, class notes, research papers, proposals, receipts, and more. Mark up what matters with highlights, underlines, strikethroughs, ink, shapes, and text notes. Select existing annotations to remove them, or update FreeText notes when your comments change. Convert PDFs to Word, Excel, PPT, or images when you need reusable files for work, school, or sharing. Encrypted PDFs are detected before conversion, so protected documents stay out of the conversion flow. Organize pages without going back to a desktop. Reorder pages, delete unwanted pages, merge documents, split files, or export only the pages you need. Free users can read and annotate PDFs, with limited conversion access. VIP unlocks full conversion plus advanced page tools. Download PDF Reader Pro for Document and make PDF work simpler on iPhone. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PDF Reader Pro for Document at 4.7 against pdf's 4.0. PDF Reader Pro for Document also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 49%) and ratings volume (367 vs 17). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and PDF Reader Pro for Document sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PDF Reader Pro for Document holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Reader Pro for Document has 367 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of pdf's written reviews are positive against 86% of PDF Reader Pro for Document's.
pdf ships an update every 5 weeks, PDF Reader Pro for Document every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Reader Pro for Document | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (17 ratings) | 4.7 (367 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.6% of reviews | 86.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 367 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AMuseTec Co., Ltd. | Fan Technology Limited |
Customer experience
PDF Reader Pro for Document
Bugs and requests
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PDF Reader Pro for Document
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes and freezes during use
- Cannot open downloaded PDF files
- File deletion not working properly
- Does not save last opened page
- Poor performance on small phone screens
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- Compatibility issues with older iOS versions
Requested features
8 requests- Add landscape mode orientation
- Implement font size adjustment options
- Add page number search functionality
- Save last opened page position
- Add PDF editing capabilities
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- Optimize for iPad display format
- Move top navigation bar to bottom
- Improve file deletion functionality
In-app purchases
- 2-Month Pass$0.99
- 1-Year Path$2.99
- Lifetime License$4.99
PDF Reader Pro for Document
- PDF Reader Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
- PDF Reader Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
