PDF Candy vs PDF Reader Pro
PDF Candy
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PDF Reader Pro
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| Figure | PDF Candy | PDF Reader Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.33/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 7 |
| Spec score · PDF editors | 9.1 (#9) | 8.8 (#15) |
| Annotation tools | Yes | Includes more than 15 annotation tools |
| Company | PDF Candy says it was developed by the Icecream Apps team and has been offered since 2016. | PDF Technologies, Inc. is a KDAN Company |
| Encryption | The security page says file transfers use HTTPS with TLS/SSL and documents are protected with 256-bit AES encryption in transit and at rest. | Offers secure encryption for banking document management |
| Founded | 2016 | 2013 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| OCR | Yes | Yes |
| PDF conversion | Yes | Converts PDFs to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images, CSV, and HTML |
| Support | The pricing page says technical support will respond within two business days if the Help Center cannot resolve an order issue. | Offers 24/7 customer support |
| Supported platforms | web,windows,macos,linux,ios,android | Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android |
| Text editing | Yes | Edits PDF text while preserving formatting |
Plans
PDF Candy
- Web + Desktop FreeFree
- Desktop + Web Yearly$4 a year
- Web Monthly$6 a month
- Web + Desktop FREEFree
- Desktop + Web Lifetime$99, paid once
PDF Reader Pro
- Free VersionFree
- PDF Reader Pro StandardPrice not published
- PDF Reader Pro AdvancedPrice not published
- PDF Reader Pro Permanent$99.99, paid once
- PDF Reader Pro Advanced Annual Plan$79.99 a year
- PDF Reader Pro AI eSign Monthly PlanPrice not published
- PDF Reader Pro AI eSign Yearly PlanPrice not published
In their own words
PDF Candy
PDF Candy is a PDF toolkit for editing, converting, merging, splitting, compressing, signing, protecting and managing documents. Its tools include text editing, annotations and OCR, while AI features can summarize, chat with and translate PDF documents. Users can import files from Google Drive or Dropbox and save updated versions back to cloud storage. PDF Candy Desktop is a Windows download with 35 tools that can operate offline; the company lists 98 PDF tools and 19 languages. Access is listed for web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android. The free plan has page and hourly restrictions, limited file size, no batch processing and a desktop operations limit. Students and teachers can get one year of PDF Candy PRO online at no cost, with no hourly limits and uploads up to 500 MB. PDF Candy says files are deleted from its servers within two hours after processing. The free plan is available, with paid access from $6/mo.
PDF Reader Pro
PDF Reader Pro has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.