PDF Expert review
A capable Apple-focused PDF editor with OCR, conversion, signatures, and document tools.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
PDF Expert is Readdle’s PDF reader and editor for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It is aimed at professionals such as architects, construction workers, and educators who need to edit existing PDFs, annotate documents, fill forms, sign files, organize pages, and handle scanned paperwork. Its toolset covers text, images, links, highlights, comments, stamps, drawings, notes, redaction, compression, and electronic signatures. It also supports conversion between PDF and Word, Excel, PowerPoint, text, JPG, and PNG files.
Pricing is structured around free access, a 7-day premium-feature trial, and three paid plans. The Weekly plan costs CHF 5.00 and includes iPhone, iPad, and Mac versions, PDF Copilot, PDF translation, conversion to Word, Excel, and PPT, OCR, and document signing. The Yearly plan costs CHF 80.00 billed annually and includes the same listed features. The Lifetime plan costs CHF 140.00 and includes the Mac version, PDF Copilot, PDF translation, conversion, OCR, and document signing. The main difference is device coverage: the lifetime option is Mac-only, while Weekly and Yearly cover iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
OCR and conversion give PDF Expert useful coverage for scanned documents and office-file workflows. Users can recognize text in scanned PDFs, convert documents to and from common office and image formats, and continue with editing or signing in the same product. The platform fit is narrower than a cross-platform PDF editor: the core app supports iOS and macOS, while Windows is not supported, and PDF Copilot is offered separately on the web. PDF Expert suits Apple users who want broad document editing and signing tools; teams needing Windows support or PDF form creation should choose an alternative.
PDF Expert pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Edits PDF text, images, links, pages, and annotations
- Includes OCR, PDF conversion, form filling, and electronic signatures
- Redacts confidential information and compresses PDF files
- Where it doesn't
- Core app support is limited to iOS and macOS
- Form creation is not a listed capability
- PDF Copilot is offered separately on the web
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