Comparison

PDF Cabinet vs QuikPDF Pro

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Effortless PDF annotation
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Fast document review with thumbnails
  • Annotations sharing
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Quick note taking
Features
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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!

About

QuikPDF Pro

Features
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QuikPDF Pro is the fastest way to create, format, and export professional PDF documents on your iPhone or iPad — no account, no cloud, no subscription required. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Write rich documents with headings (H1–H3), bold, italic, underline, lists, and dividers • Start from a template: invoice, formal letter, meeting notes, or a blank page • Import text, Markdown, JSON, CSV, HTML, images, and existing PDFs — every PDF page comes in, in order • Draw your signature once and add it to any document • Export sharp PDFs with real, selectable text in A4, Letter, or Legal size UNIVERSAL IMPORT • CSV → styled table with headers • JSON → formatted code block • Text and Markdown → editable text • HTML → formatted content • Images → from your photo library, the camera, or Files • PDF → every page added to your document, ready to type around PROFESSIONAL PDF EXPORT Text stays crisp and selectable, and long documents break cleanly between lines. Share your PDF to Mail, Messages, AirDrop, or any app, or save it straight to the Files app. YOUR DOCUMENTS, ON YOUR DEVICE Documents save automatically as you type and appear in the Files app under QuikPDF Pro. Signatures you draw stay on your device. PRIVACY FIRST QuikPDF Pro collects zero data. No analytics, no tracking, no servers. Everything happens on your device, and no internet connection is required. SETTINGS & CUSTOMIZATION • Choose from 5 page margin presets (None to Extra Wide) • Pick your editor font, size, and line spacing • Set a filename prefix with an optional date stamp QuikPDF Pro works on all iPhone and iPad screen sizes.

Screenshots

QuikPDF Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PDF Cabinet at every 5 weeks against QuikPDF Pro's every 7 months. PDF Cabinet also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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

PDF Cabinet ships an update every 5 weeks, QuikPDF Pro every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PDF Cabinet versus QuikPDF Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF CabinetQuikPDF Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (57 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings57 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBright Nine SIASouriya Vongchanh

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

QuikPDF Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PDF Cabinet

No in-app purchases

None

QuikPDF Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF Cabinet free?
PDF Cabinet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QuikPDF Pro free?
QuikPDF Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PDF Cabinet or QuikPDF Pro have ads?
Neither PDF Cabinet nor QuikPDF Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Cabinet or QuikPDF Pro?
PDF Cabinet ships an update every 5 weeks, and QuikPDF Pro every 7 months. Most recently, PDF Cabinet was updated on October 23, 2026 and QuikPDF Pro on October 24, 2026.

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