Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor: iPhone vs Android
Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor gets 100k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor by Adobe Inc. is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Business GrossingAcrobat Reader: PDF Editor at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-09-27. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Adobe Acrobat Reader is a comprehensive PDF viewing, editing, and signing tool for business professionals and general users who need to manage documents across mobile and web platforms. The app consistently ranks in the top five of Business Grossing charts across major markets including the US, Japan, Canada, and Europe, indicating strong monetization performance driven by its AI Assistant and premium subscription features.
Similar apps: Foxit PDF Editor, Xodo PDF Reader & Editor, WPS Office
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor’s App Store privacy label declares 1 data category used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 9 linked to your identity and 0 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v26.8.4.49084, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 10k+ | 100M+ |
| Google Play | 100k+ | 500M+ Measured |
| Total | 100k+ Confidence | 1B+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor in China
Google Play isn't available in mainland China. Its Chinese Android version on Tencent MyApp (measured, rounded down to a band). Top apps in China
| Tencent MyApp | PDF阅读器 Adobe reader | 10M+ lifetime downloads |
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Subscription-led
How Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Acrobat Premium - Monthly subscription | |
| 2 | PDF Edit and Convert Monthly subscription | |
| 3 | Acrobat Premium - Yearly subscription | |
| 4 | Acrobat Premium - Monthly subscription | |
| 5 | Acrobat Premium - Yearly subscription | |
| 6 | Acrobat Premium - Yearly subscription | |
| 7 | PDF Pack - Doc Creator | |
| 8 | Acrobat Premium - Weekly subscription | |
| 9 | Premium - Edit & Create PDF subscription | |
| 10 | AI Assistant for Acrobat |
Hidden keywords
Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor shows up in App Store search (US) for 3 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Productivity FreeRatings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.7 ★ | 656k |
| Google Play | 4.5 ★ | 8M 146k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.5 ★ weighted by ratings | 8.7M |
What users say about Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users frequently complain about aggressive paywalls, performance issues like slow loading and crashes, and unexpected billing practices. While some praise the core PDF viewing and conversion capabilities, many feel the app has become bloated with unwanted AI features and difficult to use.
Mixed (44% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Useful: “Very useful processing docs for work”
- Ease of use: “Acrobat Reader and Scanner has always been helpful and makes life a little more easier instead of living my life at FedEx Office/Kinko’s”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “The super expensive paid version takes the crown”
- Crashes & bugs: “Doesn’t work and quite a hassle to use”
- Features & content: “So many option and icon, ai summary and stuffs”
- Speed & performance: “Extremely slow to open Files on new iPad Pro”
About Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor
Collaborate and share your files in PDF Spaces, and turn your document summaries into podcast-style audio in Acrobat Studio.
The world’s most trusted PDF reader, PDF editor, and PDF maker with more than 635 million installs. View, share, annotate, add comments, and sign documents - all in one app. You can store your files online and read documents anywhere.
Get your 7-day free trial and try all the features of Acrobat Reader.
Paid features:
Adobe Acrobat AI Assistant
• Work across multiple files in one place with PDF Spaces. Collaborate, store, and use AI Assistant across files
• Use voice or text prompts with AI Assistant chatbot
• Ask questions and get cited answers about details in your document, including charts, graphs, and tables with Figures Q&A
• Easily share the responses you get
• Try voice support to ask queries and have answers read aloud.
• Use new Hands-free to keep the conversation flowing with voice only
• Instantly generate summaries from your PDFs with Generative AI Summaries
• Get content for emails, text, study notes, blogs, and more
[Adobe Acrobat AI Assistant is a paid feature*, free for a limited time]
Edit PDFs
• With our PDF editor, edit text and images directly in your PDF (mobile only)
• Fix typos or add paragraphs with the PDF editor
• Easily add, delete, or rotate any image
• Use this PDF signer and PDF viewer to get your docs just right
Recognize text
• Optical Character Recognition (OCR) turns scanned PDFs into searchable, editable text to use in other formats
Merge & organize PDFs with PDF Converter
• Split or combine multiple files into one PDF with PDF converter
• Use the PDF editor to insert, delete, rotate, crop & reorder pages in your PDF file
Create, convert & export PDFs
• Easily convert to PDF from any file type including Microsoft, Google Docs, and images
• Export and convert PDFs to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or various image files
• Convert web pages to PDFs
Compress & highly secure PDFs
• Compress PDF files for easy saving and sharing
• Password Protect PDF documents
Have your PDF read aloud
• Listen to your PDFs on the go, great for reading support
• Choose free voices or upgrade for high-quality options
Subscribe now to access all these features and use Acrobat across mobile and web platforms.
Free-to-use features:
PDF signer: Fill & Sign
Adobe Fill & Sign is free & available in Acrobat Reader. A form filler and PDF signer that lets you fill, sign, and send
Liquid mode in the optimal PDF viewer
• Get the best PDF reading experience with this PDF viewer
• Search, navigate & adjust font size or spacing to fit your screen
Annotate PDFs
• Add sticky notes, comments, and highlight text
Store & manage files
• Link online storage accounts like Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox, or Google Drive
• Star files to quickly open important documents
Connect the PDF viewer and reader to Google Drive
• A PDF creator that lets you edit, compress, and export Googl
Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor iPhone
Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor gets 100k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor is #2 in Business Grossing in United States and charting in 18 of 24 countries we track.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Business GrossingAcrobat Reader: PDF Editor at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-09-27. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Adobe Acrobat Reader is a comprehensive PDF viewing, editing, and signing tool for business professionals and general users who need to manage documents across mobile and web platforms. The app consistently ranks in the top five of Business Grossing charts across major markets including the US, Japan, Canada, and Europe, indicating strong monetization performance driven by its AI Assistant and premium subscription features.
Similar apps: Foxit PDF Editor, Xodo PDF Reader & Editor, WPS Office
Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor’s App Store privacy label declares 1 data category used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 9 linked to your identity and 0 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor in China
Google Play isn't available in mainland China. Its Chinese Android version on Tencent MyApp (measured, rounded down to a band). Top apps in China
| Tencent MyApp | PDF阅读器 Adobe reader | 10M+ lifetime downloads |
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Acrobat Premium - Monthly subscription | |
| 2 | PDF Edit and Convert Monthly subscription | |
| 3 | Acrobat Premium - Yearly subscription | |
| 4 | Acrobat Premium - Monthly subscription | |
| 5 | Acrobat Premium - Yearly subscription | |
| 6 | Acrobat Premium - Yearly subscription | |
| 7 | PDF Pack - Doc Creator | |
| 8 | Acrobat Premium - Weekly subscription | |
| 9 | Premium - Edit & Create PDF subscription | |
| 10 | AI Assistant for Acrobat |
Hidden keywords
Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor shows up in App Store search (US) for 3 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 24 countries.
Japan
France
Germany
Canada
Russia
Brazil
South Korea
Australia
India
Saudi Arabia
Indonesia
United Arab Emirates
China
Mexico
SpainApps near Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor on the chart
Business Grossing, around #2.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
What users say about Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users frequently complain about aggressive paywalls, performance issues like slow loading and crashes, and unexpected billing practices. While some praise the core PDF viewing and conversion capabilities, many feel the app has become bloated with unwanted AI features and difficult to use.
Mixed (44% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Useful: “Very useful processing docs for work”
- Ease of use: “Acrobat Reader and Scanner has always been helpful and makes life a little more easier instead of living my life at FedEx Office/Kinko’s”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “The super expensive paid version takes the crown”
- Crashes & bugs: “Doesn’t work and quite a hassle to use”
- Features & content: “So many option and icon, ai summary and stuffs”
- Speed & performance: “Extremely slow to open Files on new iPad Pro”
About Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor
Collaborate and share your files in PDF Spaces, and turn your document summaries into podcast-style audio in Acrobat Studio.
The world’s most trusted PDF reader, PDF editor, and PDF maker with more than 635 million installs. View, share, annotate, add comments, and sign documents - all in one app. You can store your files online and read documents anywhere.
Get your 7-day free trial and try all the features of Acrobat Reader.
Paid features:
Adobe Acrobat AI Assistant
• Work across multiple files in one place with PDF Spaces. Collaborate, store, and use AI Assistant across files
• Use voice or text prompts with AI Assistant chatbot
• Ask questions and get cited answers about details in your document, including charts, graphs, and tables with Figures Q&A
• Easily share the responses you get
• Try voice support to ask queries and have answers read aloud.
• Use new Hands-free to keep the conversation flowing with voice only
• Instantly generate summaries from your PDFs with Generative AI Summaries
• Get content for emails, text, study notes, blogs, and more
[Adobe Acrobat AI Assistant is a paid feature*, free for a limited time]
Edit PDFs
• With our PDF editor, edit text and images directly in your PDF (mobile only)
• Fix typos or add paragraphs with the PDF editor
• Easily add, delete, or rotate any image
• Use this PDF signer and PDF viewer to get your docs just right
Recognize text
• Optical Character Recognition (OCR) turns scanned PDFs into searchable, editable text to use in other formats
Merge & organize PDFs with PDF Converter
• Split or combine multiple files into one PDF with PDF converter
• Use the PDF editor to insert, delete, rotate, crop & reorder pages in your PDF file
Create, convert & export PDFs
• Easily convert to PDF from any file type including Microsoft, Google Docs, and images
• Export and convert PDFs to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or various image files
• Convert web pages to PDFs
Compress & highly secure PDFs
• Compress PDF files for easy saving and sharing
• Password Protect PDF documents
Have your PDF read aloud
• Listen to your PDFs on the go, great for reading support
• Choose free voices or upgrade for high-quality options
Subscribe now to access all these features and use Acrobat across mobile and web platforms.
Free-to-use features:
PDF signer: Fill & Sign
Adobe Fill & Sign is free & available in Acrobat Reader. A form filler and PDF signer that lets you fill, sign, and send
Liquid mode in the optimal PDF viewer
• Get the best PDF reading experience with this PDF viewer
• Search, navigate & adjust font size or spacing to fit your screen
Annotate PDFs
• Add sticky notes, comments, and highlight text
Store & manage files
• Link online storage accounts like Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox, or Google Drive
• Star files to quickly open important documents
Connect the PDF viewer and reader to Google Drive
• A PDF creator that lets you edit, compress, and export Googl
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Adobe Acrobat Reader: Edit PDF gets 100k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
Adobe Acrobat Reader: Edit PDF is #6 in Productivity Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 15 of 15 countries we track.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Productivity GrossingAdobe Acrobat Reader: Edit PDF on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v26.8.4.49084, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Adobe Acrobat Reader: Edit PDF downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Adobe Acrobat Reader: Edit PDF's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Adobe Acrobat Reader: Edit PDF in China
Google Play isn't available in mainland China. Its Chinese Android version on Tencent MyApp (measured, rounded down to a band). Top apps in China
| Tencent MyApp | PDF阅读器 Adobe reader | 10M+ lifetime downloads |
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Adobe Acrobat Reader: Edit PDF before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How Adobe Acrobat Reader: Edit PDF makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Acrobat Premium - Monthly subscription | |
| 2 | PDF Edit and Convert Monthly subscription | |
| 3 | Acrobat Premium - Yearly subscription | |
| 4 | Acrobat Premium - Monthly subscription | |
| 5 | Acrobat Premium - Yearly subscription | |
| 6 | Acrobat Premium - Yearly subscription | |
| 7 | PDF Pack - Doc Creator | |
| 8 | Acrobat Premium - Weekly subscription | |
| 9 | Premium - Edit & Create PDF subscription | |
| 10 | AI Assistant for Acrobat |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 15 countries.
Apps near Adobe Acrobat Reader: Edit PDF on the chart
Productivity Grossing, around #6.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
What users say about Adobe Acrobat Reader: Edit PDF
From the 100 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mixed but leaning positive (66% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Useful: “besides payment of other stuff it works well”
- Ease of use: “excellent and easy to use app”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “i signed for 7 day free trial”
- Features & content: “I need refund why is there no option to refund?”
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About Adobe Acrobat Reader: Edit PDF
The world's most trusted PDF reader, editor, signer, converter and maker with more than 635 million installs. View, share, annotate, add comments, sign documents - all in one app. You can store your files online and use this reader to view anywhere.
Get your 7-day free trial and try all the features of Acrobat Reader.
Paid featuresAdobe Acrobat AI Assistant
• Work across multiple files in one place with PDF Spaces. Collaborate, store, and use AI Assistant across files
• Use voice or text prompts with AI Assistant chatbot
• Ask questions and get cited answers about info in your document, including charts, graphs, and tables with Figures Q&A
• Easily share the responses you get
• Try voice support to ask queries and have answers read aloud.
• Instantly generate summaries from your PDFs with Generative AI Summaries
• Get content for emails, text, study notes, blogs, and more
[Adobe Acrobat AI Assistant is a paid feature*, free for a limited time]
Edit documents
• With our PDF editor, edit text and images directly in your document (mobile only)
• Fix typos or add paragraphs to your PDF with the built-in editor
• Easily add, delete, or rotate any image straight in your PDF Reader and editor
Recognize text
• Acrobat Reader has Optical Character Recognition (OCR) that turns scanned PDFs into searchable, editable text to use in other formats
Merge & organize PDFs with PDF converter
• Split or combine multiple files into one PDF
• Use the PDF editor to insert, delete, rotate, crop & reorder pages in your PDF file
PDF converter to make & export
• Easily convert to PDF from any file type including Microsoft, Google Docs, and images
• A converter to export PDFs to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or various image files
• The ultimate file maker: convert web pages into PDFs
Compress & highly secure PDFs
• Compress PDF files for easy saving and sharing
• Looking for a secure way to protect your information and signature? This PDF signer lets you Password Protect documents
Have your PDF read aloud
• Acrobat Reader lets you listen to your PDFs on the go
• Choose free voices or upgrade for high-quality options
• New: get PDFs read aloud through Android Auto for hands-free listening on your drive
Subscribe now to access all these features and use Acrobat Reader across mobile and web platforms.
Free-to-use featuresPDF signer: Fill & Sign
Adobe Fill & Sign is free & available in Acrobat Reader. A form filler and PDF signer that lets you fill, sign, and send
Liquid mode for optimal PDF viewing
• Get the best PDF reading experience with this PDF viewer
• Search, navigate & adjust font size or spacing to fit your screen
Annotate PDFs
• Add sticky notes, comments, and highlight text
Store & manage files
• Link online storage accounts like Microsoft One
What's new
SPACES FOR STUDENTS
Create and view flash cards, study guides, and other student materials in one place.
WEB SEARCH*
Get online answers via PDF Spaces or AI Assistant.
PDF SPACES UPDATES*
● Customize a Space’s default view.
● Categorize images automatically.
● Include image blocks in Space Overviews.
ANNOTATE SCREENSHOTS
Edit screenshots and share them with your documents. Available on devices with 4GB RAM or more.
*Paid subscribers