Adobe Acrobat is great for editing PDF files, but the software costs between $13 and $20 a month for a subscription. If you work with PDFs only occasionally, paying out monthly is massive overkill.
Luckily, there are practical and feature-rich apps out there that cost very little to use. One of them is PDF Editor PDF Book Reader, which has been around for years but has been updated to work with iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 on iPhones and iPads.
PDF Editor PDF Book Reader
PDF Editor PDF Book Reader is free for a trial, with in-app purchases available, so you don’t have to buy anything you don’t need.
You can use it to mark up PDF pages, and convert text and images to PDF — both via the app’s embedded text editor.
Features at a glance
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The app has been updated to work seamlessly with iOS 16 and iPadOS 16. Here are some features at a glance:
PDF editor. Add Text Boxes anywhere you want in the file and and edit them however you like. You can also draw shapes with different colors, easily insert signatures and images. The app includes professional color palettes and a lot more.
eBook reader. The app lets you read books on your device with some special features you may not find anywhere else. You can search the text, change the brightness (Day and Night modes) and zoom in, for example. You can also archive PDF files in the library or on other platforms, such as iCloud.
PDF creator.With the help of the embedded text editor in the app, you can create your own PDF file, insert and align text and images, change font colors and sizes, and save and share your PDF.
PDF scanner. The app includes a paper document scanner that uses your device’s camera to scan papers and save in PDF format. It uses AI to detect the paper’s content and scans it at the highest resolution possible. With the help of this app, you’ll no longer a stand-alone scanner ever again.
Import PDFs, export and share.
You can import PDF files to the app from email, social media or websites — with an embedded PDF downloader. It’s easy to create, edit, export and share PDFs.
Text detection in images (OCR).
Thanks to OCR technology built into the app, it can detect text in images and export the texts to a PDF file (supports all languages).
PDF converter.
Convert images to PDF files directly. You can also add an edit texts and make a host of adjustments, if needed, before saving and sharing the PDF file however you like.
Respecting your privacy
The company said it considers its users’ privacy its top priority, which is comforting in this age of data breaches and identify theft.
How is your privacy safeguarded? Basically, the app collects and stores none of your personal information. It does not incorporate social media software or use email, phone or webcam features associated with smartphones and tablets.
The app’s privacy policy can be checked on the official App Store, which confirms that the app doesn’t collect any data from its users.
Price and payment
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PDF Editor PDF Book Reader is an affordable PDF reader and editor that won’t break the bank. The free app includes in-app purchases for upgrades. All payment transactions are via Apple’s App Store, so you can count on the store’s security measures.
Compared to other apps, PDF Editor PDF Book Reader is one of the most reasonably priced PDF editors in the App Store. You can pay annually, or for just three months.
- PDF Editor and Scanner 3-month subscription (all features) – $9.99
- PDF Editor Premium annual subscription (all features) – $29.99
Price: Free download with in-app purchases described above.
Where to download: App Store
