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Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor App Store Revenue Estimate

Adobe Inc. · Business

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Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor earns about
$1.32M/month
range $728.7K – $1.92M · $15.90M/year
Live data · refreshed every hour
Per Day
$44.2K
$24.3K – $64.0K
Per Week
$309.1K
$170.0K – $448.2K
Per Month
$1.32M
$728.7K – $1.92M
Per Year
$15.90M
$8.74M – $23.05M
Lifetime
$39.75M
$21.86M – $57.63M
Brand revenue ✓ Verified filing

Adobe - full brand revenue

Annual brand revenue (2024)
$21.5B/year
SaaS · SEC 10-K FY2024
App Store / Play Store share
1%
≈ $16M/year of in-app revenue
Off-store revenue (everything else)
$21.5B/year
99% of total brand revenue

Adobe earns about $21.5B/year across the whole brand.

Most of that money comes from off-store revenue - trading fees, commissions, payment processing, ad sales, hardware, enterprise contracts - not in-app purchases or subscriptions on the App Store / Google Play.

App store revenue (in-app purchases, subscriptions, ads, paid downloads) Off-store revenue (trading fees, commissions, web subscriptions, ad sales, enterprise)
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A specific clone-and-improve plan for Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor

Auto-generated from this app's real revenue ($1.32M/month · $15.90M/year), monetization model, rating signals and category. Every line is calibrated to this app, not generic advice.

55/100
Opportunity
Decent target
75/100
Cloneability
Easy (1-2 weeks for an MVP)
$0
Revenue / install
Lifetime value per download (≈30-month app life). Higher = each user is worth more.

✓ Features to copy

  • subscription paywall (~$5.83/mo) - proven monetization
  • in-app purchase tier ladder for upsells

⚡ Improve / fix

  • faster onboarding · clearer pricing page · richer empty-state

🛠 MVP scope

  • core feature loop
  • subscription gating
  • free-tier limits
  • trial period
  • analytics

💰 Pricing recommendation

Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor is at $5.83/mo. Consider going slightly lower with a longer free trial (14 days) to win price-aware users.

🔡 App Store title ideas

  • Pro: AI-Powered Business
  • Smart : Business Tracker
  • + - Faster, Cheaper

📺 TikTok / ad hook angles

  • "I tried Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor for 30 days - here's what I'd do differently"
  • "Why Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor costs $5.83/mo when ours costs $3.50"
  • "The business app Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor won't tell you these 3 things"

Monetization

Subscription (~$5.83/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #83
Revenue mix (estimated)
  • Subscriptions ~72%
  • One-time IAP ~22%
  • Ads ~6%
Paying users (est.)
164K
94.2M installs · 5.9% active · 2.9% pay
In-App Purchases 9
  • Monthly Acrobat Premium - Monthly $3.99 /month
  • Monthlyest. Premium - Edit & Create PDF $9.99 /month
  • Monthly Acrobat Premium - Monthly $12.99 /month
  • Monthly PDF Edit and Convert Monthly $12.99 /month
  • Monthly Acrobat Premium - Monthly $14.99 /month
  • Monthlyest. Adobe ExportPDF $23.99 /month
  • Weeklyest. AI Assistant for Acrobat $6.99 /week ~$30.37/mo
  • Annual Acrobat Premium - Yearly $69.99 /year ~$5.83/mo
9 tiers scraped live from the App Store.

App Details

Pulled from the App Store
Current Version
26.05.01
Released
Oct 17, 2011
Last Updated
Jun 18, 2026
File Size
497.4 MB
Required OS
18.3
Content Rating
4+
Category
Business
Price
Free
Currency
USD
Languages
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, NB, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Chinese, Turkish
Developer
Adobe Inc.

What's new in v26.05.01

NEW - UPDATES TO PDF SPACES
PDF Spaces now features a compact, persistent audio player that stays visible while using the Podcast feature. Continue browsing through documents and listen uninterrupted. Also, users can make an exact duplicate of an existing PDF Space podcast and experiment with edits while not altering the original. *
Users can also now add image files to PDF Spaces Overview
*Paid subscribers
NEW - EXPANDED DICTATE FEATURE
Do more without having to type. Search for files, search in text, and make notes and comments with the newly expanded Dictate feature.

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every second
$31
every minute
$1.8K
every hour
$44.2K
every day
  • ☕ Buys 9K $5 coffees every day
  • 👨‍💻 Pays for 88 senior engineer salaries per year
  • 🚗 Earns enough for 379 Tesla Model 3s annually
  • ⏱️ Earns the price of a coffee in 10 seconds

12-Month Revenue Trajectory

Modeled from grossing rank, app score, and update cadence. Hover any point to see the value. Real growth depends on retention, marketing, and seasonality.

JulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
Estimated Installs
94.2M
estimated from 627,829 ratings
Active Users (MAU est.)
5.6M
5.9% of installs · default benchmark · iOS large-install decay × 0.5
US Grossing Rank
#83
Live from App Store top-grossing chart
Monetization
Subscription (~$5.83/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #83

Rating Distribution

5★
532K
4★
43K
3★
15K
2★
8K
1★
30K

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Frequently Asked About Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor

How much money does Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor make on the App Store?
Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor has an estimated App Store revenue of $1.32M per month (~$15.90M per year, $44.2K per day) with a likely range of $728.7K to $1.92M. This includes earnings from in-app purchases, subscription revenue, ads and any paid downloads - all directional estimates from public App Store signals, not private Apple financial data.
How many App Store downloads does Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor get?
Apple does not publish exact App Store download counts. Using public ratings (628K reviews), grossing rank, category position and the standard 1:75 ratings-to-downloads ratio, Rev.now estimates about 94.2M total iOS downloads for Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor - and roughly 5.6M monthly active users on iPhone and iPad.
Is Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor a top grossing iOS app and what is its App Store rank?
Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor is analyzed using App Store grossing rank, category ranking, ratings velocity, monetization model (subscription revenue, in-app purchases, paid downloads) and ad-revenue signals. Check the iOS top grossing leaderboard to see how Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor compares to other highest-grossing iPhone and iPad apps.
How is Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor App Store revenue estimated?
Rev.now estimates Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor App Store revenue from public app data: estimated downloads, monthly active users (MAU), the iOS conversion rate to paying users, subscription pricing detected on the listing, in-app purchase tiers, ad monetization (eCPM × impressions × MAU) and the Business category ARPU benchmark - net of Apple's 15-30% store cut.
What in-app purchases and subscriptions does Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor offer on iOS?
Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor offers in-app purchases on the App Store, which can include subscription tiers (weekly, monthly or annual), one-time purchases or virtual currency. Subscription revenue and IAP earnings are a major driver of the monthly revenue estimate above.
Can I compare Acrobat Reader: PDF Editor App Store revenue with another iOS app?
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