Comparison

Twingate vs PDF Diet

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Twingate

Provides secure, encrypted, least-privileged access to cloud or on-premise applications. It offers a more secure alternative to VPNs, allowing remote access without exposing public IPs and enabling 2FA/MFA with no application changes.

Highlights
  • Encrypted, least-privileged access
  • Access any cloud or on-premise resource
  • More secure than VPN
  • Remote access without public IPs
  • Enable 2FA/MFA with zero changes
  • Audited access to private resources
Features
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Twingate is the most secure way to provide encrypted, least privileged access to any cloud (AWS, Azure or Google Cloud Platform) or on-premise application or resource. Twingate allows you to secure all access regardless of device platform or network. Far more secure than VPN, and using either your company’s identity provider or public identity authorities for authentication, Twingate allows you to remotely access any private application without exposing any public IPs. Twingate’s network performance is exceptional, access to private resources is audited, and you can enable 2FA/MFA on any resource with zero application changes required.

About

PDF Diet

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Shrink a PDF before you email it or upload it from your iPhone or iPad. Open a scanned form, a report with photos, or another large PDF from Files. PDF Diet compresses it right on your device, so you can work offline. Find the right file size Choose Light, Medium, High, or Strong. Check the file size for each preset and compare the original and compressed pages in a synchronized preview. See what changed before you share. Keep documents readable PDF Diet checks what’s inside the document. On supported PDFs, it can recompress embedded images while keeping text and vector graphics sharp. Results depend on what’s in the file. Clean up a copy Delete unwanted pages or choose which details to remove, including author metadata, comments, bookmarks, attachments, and links. Save to Files or share Export a separate copy and keep your original intact. Save the result to Files or send it through the share sheet with Mail, Messages, or AirDrop.

Screenshots

Twingate3 screens
PDF Diet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Twingate at Free against PDF Diet's $1.99. PDF Diet's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Twingate is free to download; PDF Diet costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Twingate ships an update every 5 weeks, PDF Diet every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Twingate versus PDF Diet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTwingatePDF Diet
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.4 (34 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings34 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTwingate Inc.Artem Svitelskyi

In-app purchases

None

Twingate

No in-app purchases

None

PDF Diet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Twingate free?
Twingate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF Diet free?
PDF Diet costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Twingate or PDF Diet have ads?
Neither Twingate nor PDF Diet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Twingate or PDF Diet?
Twingate ships an update every 5 weeks, and PDF Diet every 10 days. Most recently, Twingate was updated on November 3, 2026 and PDF Diet on November 10, 2026.

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