PDF Cabinet vs Book Reader For PDF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PDF Cabinet
This application offers a streamlined PDF experience for reading and annotating documents. It focuses on essential features with an intuitive interface, making it easy to mark up PDFs, share annotations, and collaborate in real-time with others. Optimized for performance, it handles large documents efficiently.
- Effortless PDF annotation
- Intuitive user interface
- Fast document review with thumbnails
- Annotations sharing
- Real-time collaboration
- Quick note taking
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THINGS WE ARE PROUD OF - Really effortless PDF annotation - Only the most essential functionality - don't lose yourself in hundreds of buttons - Intuitive user interface that allows you to do exactly what you want - Fast and easy document skimming and review with thumbnails sidebar - Ultimate performance – optimized for really large documents (within reason, of course) - Annotations sharing - send annotated documents to anyone, and mark up will show up in any other reader - Interaction with other Cabinet users - send annotations only to your friends or colleagues using Cabinet – much faster, less traffic - Real-time collaboration with your friends or colleagues – annotate the same document together from several iPads EVEN MORE GREAT THINGS IN CABINET - Amazing and intuitive dynamic annotation menu - Empty notebooks for quick note taking or doodling - Pen and Paper Games for relaxing during non-working hours - Sending multiple documents attached in a single e-mail - Easy work with various document formats - such as .doc, .xls, .ppt and others Did we tell you already that Cabinet is really easy to use? Try it out yourself!
Book Reader For PDF
Easily import and read PDF documents from iCloud or AirDrop. This app offers simple navigation with tap-to-scroll and press-and-hold to flip pages, providing a straightforward reading experience.
- Import PDF from iCloud
- Import PDF with AirDrop
- Tap to scroll
- Press and hold to flip pages
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・ Import PDF from iCloud ・ Import PDF with AirDrop ・ Tap to scroll wisely ・ Press and hold to flip the book
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PDF Cabinet at 66% against Book Reader For PDF's 17%. PDF Cabinet also leads on rating (3.8 vs 2.6) and ads (none vs 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PDF Cabinet holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Cabinet has 56 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of PDF Cabinet's written reviews are positive against 17% of Book Reader For PDF's.
PDF Cabinet ships an update every 5 weeks, Book Reader For PDF monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Cabinet | Book Reader For PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (56 ratings) — better | 2.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.1% of reviews — better | 17.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bright Nine SIA | yuuichi tajima |
Customer experience
PDF Cabinet
Book Reader For PDF
Bugs and requests
PDF Cabinet
Reported bugs
5 issues- Randomly deleting files
- Sync issues causing loss of annotations
- Crashing when opening large documents
- Navigation problems when zoomed in
- Annotations not exporting properly
Requested features
7 requests- Add more highlighter and pen color options
- Implement palm rejection for Apple Pencil
- Add ability to resize and move annotation tools
- Improve cloud/sync functionality (iCloud, Dropbox, etc.)
- Implement vertical scrolling for continuous reading
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- Add text box annotation feature
- Improve export/sharing options for annotated documents
Book Reader For PDF
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PDF Cabinet
No in-app purchases
Book Reader For PDF
No in-app purchases
Questions
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