PDFelement: PDF Editor, Viewer
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- Profile analysed
- Aug 22, 2026
- App updated
- Jul 13, 2026
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What it actually doesA mobile PDF editor with scanning, OCR, AI assistant, and annotation features, but requires a paid subscription for most editing and export operations.
Actually does
- ✓PDF viewer40% of reviews
- ✓PDF editor80% of reviews
- ✓OCR / Document scan30% of reviews
- ✓Конвертация PDF в другие форматы7% of reviews
- ✓Subscription80% of reviews
- ✓PDF annotation and editing10% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠AI assistant
- ⚠Translation
- ⚠Заполнение форм и подписи
- ⚠PDF Processing
- ⚠Cloud sync
- ⚠Text-to-speech
- ⚠File encryption
Common complaints
- ✗Aggressive paywall: almost all features require a subscription60% of mentions
«Don't recommend the app, everything in it is paid. You can't even save a PDF with a note or highlight color»
- ✗Saved files contain a watermark without a subscription15% of mentions
«Then it turned out that payment is required to save it, but when I clicked save with watermarks the PDF file got corrupted!»
- ✗Crashes and file corruption when saving15% of mentions
«After clicking save with watermarks the PDF file turned out to be corrupted»
- ✗Payment processing errors and license issuance failures20% of mentions
«Can't make a payment. It asks for a lot of money to remove it. But it won't accept the payment»
- ✗Irresponsible support and disregard of issues10% of mentions
«Their support is terrible. You wait a long time for a response on the website, and if you miss what they wrote, they close the dialog in 5 minutes»
What people praise
- ★Good results for scanning and digitizing paper documents
«I use it exclusively for photographing documents in PDF format»
- ★Rich set of features for working with PDF
«Lots of features that make working with PDF files easier»
- ★Convenient and intuitive interface
«Good ui perfect tools»
- ★OCR and scanning features work well
«So far I'm happy. I use it exclusively for photographing documents in PDF format»
- ★Overall satisfaction with available features
«So far I like everything»