Checked 1 October 2026. We reviewed developer documentation and the App Store listing. We did not install the app, test file transfers or inspect its security.
A form arrives in email, a timetable lives behind a website download, and a ZIP archive waits in a message thread. Finding everything again becomes its own errand. Documents by Readdle belongs in everyday admin: a small shelf of tools for dealing with the practical files that accompany a normal week.
What it brings together
The official listing describes local folders, cloud connections, a built-in browser, ZIP and RAR extraction, PDF reading and additional editing or conversion tools. Its appeal is the relationship between those jobs. Download a document, give it a recognisable name, keep it with the related files and share the right copy. That is a more concrete reason to consider it than the promise of an app that does everything. Documents on the App Store
Readdle's download guide explains how the built-in browser saves a file into Documents and how you can choose its destination. Our interpretation is that a deliberate folder can become a useful arrival point: one for a trip, one for a project, or one for paperwork that still needs attention. The app cannot decide which of your fifteen almost-identical PDFs is the final version. A naming habit still helps. Saving files guide
Offline needs preparation
Seeing a cloud file and keeping a local copy are separate things. Readdle's sync guide describes connecting a cloud account, syncing a selected folder and retaining local files for offline access. It says changes upload when the device reconnects. That is documented behaviour, not an AppleApps sync test. Before a journey, check the actual files without a connection; a cloud icon alone is not evidence that the train timetable is on your phone.
