Marvin is great for ePub and I really wish there was a free app that's comparable for PDFs but with some of the standard PDF functions like FreeText and vertical scrolling and drawing for marginalia notes. I know Marvin is working on the scrolling, but I dunno. I shouldn't expect so much out of free apps, but I'm super poor and I really wouldn't mind using two apps if they each was sufficient. Also, I know I can convert the files but my PDFs are mostly for school-related text that I want to mark up.
So...that's my contribution. I'm super frustrated with the selection. I downloaded so many of the apps just to find them super frustrating because they focus on one key feature but ignore all the rest. I've been starting a list of all of the ones I try and the features I like and don't like just so I don't download them again thinking I didn't give them a chance. Here are the ones I've kept and why so far:
I use BlueFire Reader for library books from OverDrive and OpenLibrary.
Marvin for ePubs, which is generally recreational reading.
ClaroPDF Lite or Adobe for PDF currently because they allow such heavy markup, but I don't like the file management of either and Adobe doesn't allow Dropbox sync.
I HAVE the Kindle app just in case I ever come across enough money to buy a book.
I also have Copia but I'm really struggling to get it working.
I'm sorry for ranting, but I'm just so frustrated. I got to this thread because I was hoping I might stumble upon a recommendation. So if anyone has any for PDF, let me know.
Thanks for letting me vent.