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PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ®
Free download; paid upgrades in the app
Read, edit, sign and scan PDFs.
Free planiPhone
At a glance
| App | Price | Platforms | Pick it if |
|---|---|---|---|
| iLovePDF (the app you have) | Free download | iPhone, Android | - |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | Reader free. Acrobat Standard $14.99/month, $24.99 month-to-month | Everywhere | you need it on Windows, Mac and the web |
| PDF Editor ,PDF Book Reader ® | Free download | Apple | you want a close match |
| FineReader | Free | Apple | you want it free |
| PDF Hero | Free download | Apple | you want a close match |
| PDF Expert | Yearly $79.99 billed annually | Apple | you need it on Mac |
| GoodReader PDF Editor & Viewer | $6.99 one-time, with optional in-app purchases | Apple | you would rather pay once |
| xScan | Free download | iPhone, Android | you want a close match |
| JotNot Scanner App Pro | $6.99 one-time, with optional in-app purchases | iPhone, Android | you would rather pay once |
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Adobe Acrobat Reader
Reader free. Acrobat Standard $14.99/month, $24.99 month-to-monthAdobe's free app for viewing, commenting on and signing PDFs, with paid Acrobat plans for editing and AI Assistant.
Pick it if you need it on Windows, Mac and the web, you want it free and you run a small business.
Free planWindowsMaciPhoneAndroidWeb
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FineReader
Free
ABBYY's scanner that turns documents and books into editable PDFs with text recognition.
Pick it if you want it free.
FreeiPhone
4
PDF Hero
Free download; paid upgrades in the app
Easy PDF editor for iPhone and iPad.
Free planiPhone
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PDF Expert
Yearly $79.99 billed annually; Lifetime $139.99 one-time. 30-day money-back guaranteeReaddle's PDF editor for Mac, iPhone and iPad to read, annotate, edit, sign and convert PDFs.
Pick it if you need it on Mac and you run a small business.
Free planMaciPhone
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GoodReader PDF Editor & Viewer
$6.99 one-time, with optional in-app purchases
PDF reader and annotator with strong file management.
Pick it if you would rather pay once.
Pay onceiPhone
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xScan
Free download; paid upgrades in the app
Mobile PDF document scanner.
Free planiPhoneAndroid
8
JotNot Scanner App Pro
$6.99 one-time, with optional in-app purchases
Simple scanner that saves paper documents as PDFs.
Pick it if you would rather pay once.
Pay onceiPhoneAndroid
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