# Compress PDF & Merge - Quire — Split, shrink & lock PDFs

> Split, shrink & lock PDFs (iPhone/iPad app by Thijs Hiemstra.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/compress-pdf-and-merge-quire/id6777995959 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Thijs Hiemstra](https://appshunter.io/developer/1838714965)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 48 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-13
- Data updated: 2026-07-05
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/compress-pdf-and-merge-quire/id6777995959/reviews.md

## What is Compress PDF & Merge?

You needed to send one PDF and the app told you it was too large. You had four files that should have been one. You had a document you did not want sitting on someone else's server.

Quire fixes all of that in seconds, and it does it without sending a single page off your phone.

Drop in a PDF and watch it shrink. A 40 MB scan becomes a few MB, still sharp, still readable, finally small enough to email or upload. Combine a stack of files into one    
clean document. Pull out the pages you need. Lock a sensitive file behind a password before you share it.

Everything happens on your device. No account. No sign up. No upload. Your documents never touch the internet, because they never need to.

What you can do with Quire:

- Compress PDFs without wrecking the quality
- Merge several PDFs into one ordered document
- Split a long PDF or pull out single pages
- Lock and password protect files before sharing
- Add a watermark to mark a document as yours
- Run OCR to make scanned text searchable
- Process a whole batch of files at once
- Share or save anywhere in one tap

Quire is a subscription app. A Quire Pro subscription is required to use the app's features. New subscribers get a 3-day free trial on the annual plan.

- Annual: 3 days free, then $29.99 per year (about $2.50 per month)
- Monthly: $4.99 per month (no free trial)

You can cancel anytime, and nothing is charged until the trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current     
period. You can manage or cancel in your App Store account settings.

Your privacy, by design:

Quire has no servers to upload to. There is no account to create and nothing to sync. Your files live on your phone and stay there. The privacy story is not a setting you   
turn on. It is the only way the app works.

Make the file fit. Keep it private. Get on with your day.

TERMS OF USE & PRIVACY

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://quire.revisit.gallery/privacy

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Quire Pro Annual | $29.99 | per year |
| Quire Pro Monthly | $4.99 | per month |



## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2026-06-16

Small improvements.

### 1.0.0 — 2026-06-13

No release notes.

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All apps by Thijs Hiemstra: https://appshunter.io/developer/1838714965

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