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Readdle Technologies Limited · Productivity · Free · v8.22.8

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Review-rating drop
0.49

2025-Q2 4.28 → last 90 days 3.79, text reviews

Peak quarter
4.28

2025-Q2, text reviews

Last 90 days
3.79

text reviews

Store rating
4.79

all 631810 ratings, incl. star-only

Store gap
1.00

store minus reviews

Est. MRR
$147k

#71 top-grossing, Productivity

store 4.79 · reviews 4.28 → 3.79 · gap 1.00 store 4.79 reviews 3.79

Store ratings include star-only taps from in-app prompts, which skew high. The peak and recent figures come only from people who wrote a review, which skews low. Compare each against itself: the drop is the signal, and a big gap between the two usually means heavy rating prompting is masking unhappy users.

Average rating by quarter from 500 text reviews

2★3★4★5★ 1★ 2025-Q2: 4.28★ from 18 reviews 4.28 2025-Q2 2025-Q3: 3.47★ from 89 reviews 2025-Q4: 3.01★ from 76 reviews 2026-Q1: 3.58★ from 109 reviews 2026-Q2: 3.46★ from 59 reviews 2026-Q3: 3.80★ from 132 reviews 2026-Q4: 3.94★ from 17 reviews 3.94 2026-Q4
Faint bars have fewer than 8 reviews. Text reviews skew negative versus star-only ratings; read the direction, not the level.
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QuarterAvg stars Reviews
2025-Q24.28 18
2025-Q33.47 89
2025-Q43.01 76
2026-Q13.58 109
2026-Q23.46 59
2026-Q33.80 132
2026-Q43.94 17

Recent 1–2 star reviews

Zero value

★ · v8.22.7 · Oct 10, 2026

Everything you would almost need except everything is behind a paywall. Better off finding a different application. Will update when I find something that’s not predatory and scamworthy

How dare you to overdrive iOS default video player

★ · v8.22.7 · Oct 8, 2026

I deleted vlc for the same aggressive behaviors,Document should be next if I could not figure out how to restore to Apple default

Spammy and forcing AI on us

★★ · v8.22.7 · Oct 8, 2026

I hate how spammy this app is now, constantly pushing the subscription and the fact I can't turn off the AI features I do not want. Thumbs way down.

一点不流畅,卡死

★ · v8.22.7 · Sep 30, 2026

8.22.5之前的版本一切都运行流畅,之后版本各种卡死,有点鸡肋!

Subscription

★ · v8.22.7 · Sep 29, 2026

CANCEL

All my files gone

★ · v8.22.7 · Sep 29, 2026

Unbelievable app crashes after 10 sec of use

Genuinely ruined my life

★ · v8.22.7 · Sep 28, 2026

Thanks for the memories I guess because I'm saying bye bye to YEARS of tabs off one bad click and no way to restore them. Wish I'd known this trash could spontaneously combust, because I would've used a different bin.

Keeps crashing, can’t even open it

★ · v8.22.6 · Sep 26, 2026

When I open the app, it either loads forever or crashes. Can’t even use it.

Used to be great but unreliable

★ · v8.22.6 · Sep 25, 2026

This app has become super unreliable would not recommend

It cannot view my files!

★ · v8.22.5 · Sep 22, 2026

Just a white screen, however Documents on my other phone can view my files, can someone CARE TO EXPLAIN?

Iphone app

★ · v8.22.4 · Sep 15, 2026

Sucks- will not print refund my $ asap!

Unnecessary features.

★ · v8.22.2 · Sep 12, 2026

The spam in the app is getting worse.

This thing is a nightmare

★ · v8.22.2 · Sep 10, 2026

It’s overtaken my files and highjacks all my files then wants money for me to access my own files. It’s like performing surgery to dissect it from my systems. I don’t think I have ever hated an app this much

DO NOT FALL FOR 7 DAY TRIAL

★ · v8.22.2 · Sep 9, 2026

They will charge you immediately after accepting the 7 day trial and will not refund you your money. Terribly unfair business practice.

Lots of SPAM

★ · v8.22 · Sep 5, 2026

Recently started spamming with lots of self promotional notifications.

This shouldn’t be a paid app!

★ · v8.21.1 · Sep 1, 2026

It’s ridiculous that Apple expects us to shell out $9.99 a month for capabilities that should be native to iOS.

volume up & down is hard & is busy

★ · v8.21.1 · Sep 1, 2026

volume up & down is hard & is busy

Forced to upgrade

★ · v8.21.1 · Aug 30, 2026

Did not upgrade. Will stop using Documents

Boo AI

★ · v8.21.0 · Aug 29, 2026

Unable to remove stupid AI button that appears on top of every PDF and takes over the screen.

File manager

★ · v8.21.1 · Aug 28, 2026

Need more options

I am trying to get to my damn receipts. I don’t wanna see your new product! I do not want to try …

★ · v8.21.0 · Aug 25, 2026

I am trying to get to my damn receipts. I don’t wanna see your new product! I do not want to try your new products! Let me use the app.

Not sure what it does

★ · v8.21.0 · Aug 25, 2026

It doesn't really help upload and download documents

Obtrusive

★ · v8.21.0 · Aug 25, 2026

Not an app you want on your iPhone. It sets itself as the default app . Very intrusive.

Always a go-to, but overdone, confusing garbage now

★ · v8.21.0 · Aug 24, 2026

This has been a very regular and nice tool to have, for a very long time… I could always count on being able to open it and do what O went there to do. BUT, using it lately I can’t tell what features are in it and which are gonna try to hook me for a subscription. This nonsensical confusion is gonna make me delete the app altogether. You had a good thing and you added so much to it I can’t even figure it out anymore and it seems you’ve embraced dark patterns for monetization. What a shame.

All features are becoming paid

★ · v8.21.0 · Aug 24, 2026

I have owned documents from day 1 when it launched and readdledocs before that. It was my number 1 app. Apart from being a file manager, I could annotate pdf, re arrange / remove pages and sign pdf’s slowly one by one these features have been taken away and you need to subscribe an exorbitant fee. (Not outright purchase by a recurring fee. Now I feel I can just manage with the inbuilt files app by Apple. This app’s developers have become too greedy. These features are now available for free in a host of other apps. This app is going to my trash can

The opportunity

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