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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDF Expert (the app you have) | Yearly $79.99 billed annually | Apple | - |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | Reader free. Acrobat Standard $14.99/month, $24.99 month-to-month | Everywhere | you need it on Android, Windows 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 |
| iLovePDF | Free download | iPhone, Android | you need it on Android |
| GoodReader PDF Editor & Viewer | $6.99 one-time, with optional in-app purchases | Apple | you would rather pay once |
| CamScanner | Free download | Apple | you want a close match |
| DEVONthink | Standard $99 | Apple | 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 Android, Windows and the web and you want it free.
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
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PDF Hero
Free download; paid upgrades in the app
Easy PDF editor for iPhone and iPad.
Free planiPhone
5
iLovePDF
Free download; paid upgrades in the app
Read, convert, annotate and sign PDFs.
Pick it if you need it on Android.
Free planiPhoneAndroid
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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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CamScanner
Free download; paid upgrades in the app
Document scanner that turns photos of paper into searchable PDFs.
Free planiPhone
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DEVONthink
Standard $99; Pro $199; Server $499. One-time licences with 1 year of updatesMac document and knowledge manager that stores files in local databases with AI classification, OCR, search and automation.
Pick it if you would rather pay once, privacy matters most to you and you want more power-user features.
Pay onceMaciPhone
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