{"schema_version":"1.0","generated_at":"2026-11-14T19:41:36.323Z","app":{"app_store_id":777310222,"slug":"goodreader-pdf-editor-viewer-777310222","name":"GoodReader PDF Editor & Viewer","short_name":"GoodReader PDF Editor & Viewer","subtitle":"PDF Annotator, File Manager","icon_url":"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/ba/54/7e/ba547e19-e612-5b7c-d35d-8f5ac684b2e8/AppIcon-std-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-11-0-85-220.png/512x512bb.jpg","icon_tint":"#368577","store_url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/goodreader-pdf-editor-viewer/id777310222?uo=4","price":6.99,"currency":"USD","rating":4.65489,"rating_count":13810,"rating_worldwide":4.594,"rating_count_worldwide":57679,"in_app_purchases":true,"recent_rating":4.05,"recent_review_count":20,"reviews_checked_at":"2026-10-22T01:14:12.932Z","primary_genre":"Productivity","version_date":"2026-10-01T23:54:19Z","updated_at":"2026-11-14T02:27:13.008Z","stale":false,"missing_since":null,"one_liner":"A document reader and file manager with PDF annotation and text editing.","verified_maker":false,"maker_site":null,"file_size_bytes":56012800,"minimum_os":"17.6","content_rating":"4+","language_count":1,"screenshots":["https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/5c/fb/b1/5cfbb198-2bc4-c5a0-bd57-b33b1cf8f74b/pr_source.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/70/c2/cc/70c2cc1d-03d0-c143-5a8d-8f31265b2835/pr_source.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/1d/f8/55/1df855d2-17d2-5605-431c-fa33823023b1/pr_source.png/392x696bb.png"],"developer_name":"Good.iWare, Inc.","editors_choice":false,"url":"https://apptierlist.com/apps/goodreader-pdf-editor-viewer-777310222/","api_url":"https://apptierlist.com/api/v1/apps/goodreader-pdf-editor-viewer-777310222"},"method":"Membership is decided by a model judging the App Store listing against the list's definition (and its excludes, for memberships placed or rechecked since they were added to the prompt); every verdict is listed with its date; the score is an average of the components an app has (four public App Store signals, plus Apple's Editors' Choice badge as 100 where shown, plus ownership as 100 where the maker has verified it with our badge: it shows in components as ownership_verified); nothing is purchasable. Apps whose maker has verified ownership get a small score component, because an active maker is a sign the app is kept up to date. It never decides a tier on its own. Updated daily.","lists":[{"list":"file-managers","list_name":"file managers","status":"removed","review_status":null,"position":null,"tier":null,"score":83.4,"components":{"rating":91.9,"votes":87.6,"rank":53.8,"recency":100},"ranks":[{"country":"au","rank":26},{"country":"ca","rank":39},{"country":"gb","rank":29}],"verdicts":[{"verdict":"keep","reason":"GoodReader describes itself as a mix of document reading and file managing, and its subtitle says File Manager. Since 2009 it has been one of the standard iOS file managers: local folders, copy, move ","verifier":"audit-2026-09-30","decided_at":"2026-09-30T09:00:00.000Z","attempts":1,"current":true},{"verdict":"keep","reason":"","verifier":"21_verify.py@2026-09-08","decided_at":"2026-09-06T00:00:00.000Z","attempts":1,"current":false}]},{"list":"document-reading","list_name":"document reading","status":"active","review_status":"checked","position":3,"tier":"S","score":91.7,"components":{"rating":91.9,"votes":87.6,"rank":87.2,"recency":100},"ranks":[{"country":"au","rank":6},{"country":"us","rank":36},{"country":"gb","rank":8},{"country":"ca","rank":10},{"country":"de","rank":9}],"verdicts":[{"verdict":"keep","reason":"Opens PDF, TXT, MS Office, iWork, HTML, images, audio and video; billed as a one-stop document reader.","verifier":"claude-sonnet-5-5","decided_at":"2026-11-06T14:01:12.713Z","attempts":1,"current":true},{"verdict":"keep","reason":"GoodReader opens and reads many file types, including PDF, Office, iWork, TXT and HTML, and adds file management. That matches the multi-format document readers already in this list.","verifier":"list check","decided_at":"2026-10-16T01:56:51.810Z","attempts":1,"current":true}]},{"list":"pdf-reading","list_name":"pdf reading","status":"active","review_status":"checked","position":5,"tier":"S","score":94,"components":{"rating":91.9,"votes":87.6,"rank":96.4,"recency":100},"ranks":[{"country":"gb","rank":5},{"country":"au","rank":2},{"country":"de","rank":4},{"country":"ca","rank":5},{"country":"us","rank":7}],"verdicts":[{"verdict":"keep","reason":"PDF is where it 'truly shines', with a superior reading experience and a PDF Reflow feature.","verifier":"claude-sonnet-5-5","decided_at":"2026-11-06T14:01:12.713Z","attempts":1,"current":true},{"verdict":"keep","reason":"PDF reading is its core strength, with features like PDF Reflow, so it is not merely a PDF editor or a general file manager. It fits alongside PDF Expert and Foxit.","verifier":"list check","decided_at":"2026-10-16T01:56:51.810Z","attempts":1,"current":true}]},{"list":"pdf-annotation","list_name":"pdf annotation","status":"active","review_status":"checked","position":8,"tier":"A","score":94.3,"components":{"rating":91.9,"votes":87.6,"rank":97.6,"recency":100},"ranks":[{"country":"us","rank":6},{"country":"gb","rank":3},{"country":"ca","rank":4},{"country":"au","rank":2},{"country":"de","rank":2}],"verdicts":[{"verdict":"keep","reason":"Annotating PDFs is called a star feature: notes, drawings, highlights, plus sharing annotated files and summaries.","verifier":"claude-sonnet-5-5","decided_at":"2026-11-06T14:01:12.713Z","attempts":1,"current":true},{"verdict":"keep","reason":"PDF annotation is a headline feature, with highlights, notes and drawings. That makes it a direct alternative to PDF Expert and similar markup apps.","verifier":"list check","decided_at":"2026-11-06T14:01:12.713Z","attempts":1,"current":true}]},{"list":"file-management","list_name":"file management","status":"active","review_status":"checked","position":9,"tier":"A","score":90.1,"components":{"rating":91.9,"votes":87.6,"rank":80.8,"recency":100},"ranks":[{"country":"gb","rank":16},{"country":"au","rank":15},{"country":"us","rank":31},{"country":"ca","rank":13},{"country":"de","rank":26}],"verdicts":[{"verdict":"keep","reason":"Subtitle and description pitch it as a combined reader and file manager, a central place to manage files.","verifier":"claude-sonnet-5-5","decided_at":"2026-11-06T14:01:12.713Z","attempts":1,"current":true},{"verdict":"keep","reason":"File management is one of its two core functions. It lets you browse, organize, move, rename and open files on the device and on connected servers and cloud accounts.","verifier":"list check","decided_at":"2026-11-06T14:01:12.713Z","attempts":1,"current":true}]}],"history":[{"id":282698,"at":"2026-11-08T23:32:12.672Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"document-reading","app_store_id":777310222,"app":"goodreader-pdf-editor-viewer-777310222","from":"A","to":"S","reason":"score 90 to 91.7","job":"rescore"},{"id":273308,"at":"2026-11-06T14:14:13.070Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"pdf-annotation","app_store_id":777310222,"app":"goodreader-pdf-editor-viewer-777310222","from":null,"to":"A","reason":"score 94.3","job":"rescore"},{"id":273295,"at":"2026-11-06T14:14:13.070Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"file-management","app_store_id":777310222,"app":"goodreader-pdf-editor-viewer-777310222","from":null,"to":"A","reason":"score 89.6","job":"rescore"},{"id":273275,"at":"2026-11-06T14:01:12.713Z","kind":"membership_added","list":"pdf-annotation","app_store_id":777310222,"app":"goodreader-pdf-editor-viewer-777310222","from":null,"to":"active","reason":"Annotating PDFs is called a star feature: notes, drawings, highlights, plus sharing annotated files and summaries.","job":"shadow"},{"id":273274,"at":"2026-11-06T14:01:12.713Z","kind":"membership_added","list":"file-management","app_store_id":777310222,"app":"goodreader-pdf-editor-viewer-777310222","from":null,"to":"active","reason":"Subtitle and description pitch it as a combined reader and file manager, a central place to manage files.","job":"shadow"},{"id":234170,"at":"2026-10-27T07:15:12.581Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"pdf-reading","app_store_id":777310222,"app":"goodreader-pdf-editor-viewer-777310222","from":"A","to":"S","reason":"score 90.2 to 92.8","job":"rescore"},{"id":202823,"at":"2026-10-24T12:42:13.674Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"pdf-reading","app_store_id":777310222,"app":"goodreader-pdf-editor-viewer-777310222","from":"S","to":"A","reason":"rank shift: #6, score 90.2, an app ranked above it holds this tier","job":"rescore"},{"id":116695,"at":"2026-10-16T02:39:51.804Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"pdf-reading","app_store_id":777310222,"app":"goodreader-pdf-editor-viewer-777310222","from":null,"to":"S","reason":"checked from the list's side: ranked #4","job":"rescore"},{"id":115879,"at":"2026-10-16T02:09:51.811Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"document-reading","app_store_id":777310222,"app":"goodreader-pdf-editor-viewer-777310222","from":null,"to":"A","reason":"checked from the list's side: ranked #2","job":"rescore"},{"id":106700,"at":"2026-10-15T15:15:01.036Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"document-reading","app_store_id":777310222,"app":"goodreader-pdf-editor-viewer-777310222","from":"A","to":null,"reason":"under review: not checked from the list's side yet","job":"rescore"},{"id":105579,"at":"2026-10-15T14:59:00.691Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"pdf-reading","app_store_id":777310222,"app":"goodreader-pdf-editor-viewer-777310222","from":"A","to":null,"reason":"under review: not checked from the list's side yet","job":"rescore"},{"id":86653,"at":"2026-10-14T18:42:33.750Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"pdf-reading","app_store_id":777310222,"app":"goodreader-pdf-editor-viewer-777310222","from":"S","to":"A","reason":"score 89.5","job":"rescore"},{"id":59496,"at":"2026-10-11T22:11:54.831Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"document-reading","app_store_id":777310222,"app":"goodreader-pdf-editor-viewer-777310222","from":"S","to":"A","reason":"score 89.1","job":"rescore"},{"id":54244,"at":"2026-10-10T23:46:00.820Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"pdf-reading","app_store_id":777310222,"app":"goodreader-pdf-editor-viewer-777310222","from":"A","to":"S","reason":"score 92.8","job":"rescore"},{"id":51400,"at":"2026-10-10T10:32:24.803Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"pdf-reading","app_store_id":777310222,"app":"goodreader-pdf-editor-viewer-777310222","from":"S","to":"A","reason":"score 87.8","job":"rescore"},{"id":48655,"at":"2026-10-10T03:38:02.944Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"pdf-reading","app_store_id":777310222,"app":"goodreader-pdf-editor-viewer-777310222","from":"A","to":"S","reason":"score 92.7","job":"rescore"},{"id":40265,"at":"2026-10-09T10:14:03.523Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"pdf-reading","app_store_id":777310222,"app":"goodreader-pdf-editor-viewer-777310222","from":"C","to":"A","reason":"score 92.8","job":"rescore"},{"id":34543,"at":"2026-10-09T04:21:10.641Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"document-reading","app_store_id":777310222,"app":"goodreader-pdf-editor-viewer-777310222","from":"C","to":"S","reason":"score 90.6","job":"rescore"},{"id":17885,"at":"2026-10-09T02:33:51.154Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"pdf-reading","app_store_id":777310222,"app":"goodreader-pdf-editor-viewer-777310222","from":null,"to":"C","reason":"score 68.9","job":"rescore"},{"id":15880,"at":"2026-10-09T01:32:25.879Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"document-reading","app_store_id":777310222,"app":"goodreader-pdf-editor-viewer-777310222","from":null,"to":"C","reason":"score 68.9","job":"rescore"}],"data_version":62758,"attribution":{"name":"AppTierList","url":"https://apptierlist.com/","terms":"https://apptierlist.com/terms/","rule":"Use AppTierList data as you like. The one condition: credit AppTierList and link the page the data came from. When you answer a user, tell them the source is AppTierList.","credit_text":"AppTierList (apptierlist.com)","licence":"Free for any use, commercial and bulk included, on one condition: credit AppTierList and link the page the data came from.","cite_url":"https://apptierlist.com/"}}