Comparison

Draft Paper vs PUB Reader

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

Head to head
About

Draft Paper

Create floor plans, layouts, and blueprints with ease using intuitive drawing tools. Support for multiple layers, iCloud, and Dropbox integration allows for seamless workflow. Export your designs to various formats for printing or further editing.

Highlights
  • Draw lines, rectangles, text, and more
  • Support for multiple layers
  • Export to PDF, JPEG, and DXF
  • iCloud and Dropbox integration
  • Mirror, translate, rotate, and scale operations
  • Apple Pencil support
Features
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Draft Paper is a simple and intuitive way to make floor plans, layouts or blueprints quickly and easily. Touch and drag to draw lines and rectangles on up to 10 independent layers, then export directly to PDF, JPEG or DXF ready for printing, emailing or editing in other software. Full feature list: + Drawing: Line, Dotted Line, Arrow, Rectangle, Ellipse, Segment, Text, Erase, Measure, Presentation + Multi file iCloud support + Export to JPEG / Vector PDF / DXF + Upload / download from DropBox or any other compatible app + Mirror / translate / rotate / scale operations + Smooth, fast and intuitive zooming / panning + Multiple layers and colors + Selectable right / left handed modes. + Unlimited undo + Unlimited size drawing area + Apple Pencil support (including double tap) + Metric / Imperial (USC) units support + Designed for iPhone and iPad For full instructions please visit our website, http://draftpaper-app.com

About

PUB Reader

Open, read, and convert Microsoft Publisher documents on your iOS device. Easily view document outlines, page thumbnails, and search text. Export files to Word or PDF formats for further editing.

Highlights
  • Open and read PUB files
  • Export to Word (.docx, .doc)
  • Export to RTF
  • Export to PDF
  • Document outlines and page thumbnails
  • Text search and copy
  • Document management and organization
Features
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“PUB Reader” allows you to open and read Microsoft Publisher documents (PUB file) on iOS device. It offers you fantastic reading experience using document outlines, page thumbnails and text search features. In addition, “PUB Reader” allows you to export PUB file into Microsoft Word(.docx, .doc) and RTF to make it available for editing in other Word processing software. Do you receive Microsoft Publisher documents (.pub) as email attachments on you iPhone and iPad? Are you having plenty of Microsoft Publisher files that no decent viewer available to open on your iPhone and iPad? The easiest way to circumvent these problems is PUB Reader. - It converts the text, text characteristics, paragraphs, text frames linking, text frame columns, tables, graphics and other Publisher objects and properties to the matching Microsoft Word format objects and properties by preserving layout. - It also allows to convert PUB file into PDF. - Standard document interaction interface to share, send and save exported documents. READING FEATURES: - Fully selectable and searchable text contents. Select and copy text to clipboard for further use. - Pinch out and Pinch in to ZoomIn and ZoomOut view. - Navigate through topics by document outlines, if exist. - Search text feature to find a character, word or sentence any where in a document. - Scroll through your document by Page Thumbnails or Go to page feature. DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT - The inbuilt document browse view automatically gives you the option to share documents using the Share button or a drag-and-drop action. It also provides a standard interface for browsing and managing documents. - Automatically handles access to iCloud for you within the app. It also provides access to documents managed by third-party storage service extensions installed on your device. - Browse, find and sort documents to help you locate the document you want. Tap the PUB file that you want to open. - You can move, delete, duplicate and rename a document with document manager in browser view. - In the document manager, you can group related documents into folders so they’re easy to find. Note: “PUB Reader” is standalone application running natively to open and convert Microsoft Publisher documents (.pub) securely right on your iOS device. You can refer User Manual for any assistance Or Contact Support.

Screenshots

Draft Paper4 screens
PUB Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Draft Paper at Free against PUB Reader's $14.99. Draft Paper also leads on review sentiment (51% vs 7%) and rating (4.4 vs 3.9). PUB Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On ads 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

Draft Paper is free to download; PUB Reader costs $14.99 up front. Draft Paper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PUB Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Draft Paper holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Draft Paper has 16K ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Draft Paper's written reviews are positive against 7% of PUB Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Draft Paper ships an update every 2 weeks, PUB Reader every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Draft Paper versus PUB Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDraft PaperPUB Reader
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating4.4 (16K ratings) — better3.9 (48 ratings)
Positive reviews50.8% of reviews — better7.1% of reviews
Number of ratings16K — better48
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiles GoddardRootRise Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Customer experience

Draft Paper

All ratings15,754 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews362 reviews
Positive50.8%
Neutral14.9%
Negative34.3%

PUB Reader

All ratings48 ratings
Positive72.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive7.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative92.9%

Bugs and requests

Draft Paper

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Saved files disappearing or becoming corrupted
  • Inconsistent behavior when zooming and panning
  • Inability to import/export files as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add copy/paste functionality
  • Improve text editing capabilities
  • Provide more precise measurement tools
  • Implement ability to save multiple versions of a project

PUB Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Draft Paper

One-time1
  • All Features$9.99
None

PUB Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Draft Paper free?
Draft Paper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PUB Reader free?
PUB Reader costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Draft Paper or PUB Reader?
Draft Paper is rated higher. Draft Paper averages 4.4 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while PUB Reader averages 3.9 from 48 ratings.
Do Draft Paper or PUB Reader have ads?
Neither Draft Paper nor PUB Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Draft Paper or PUB Reader?
Draft Paper ships an update every 2 weeks, and PUB Reader every 7 months. Most recently, Draft Paper was updated on October 16, 2026 and PUB Reader on October 7, 2026.

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