Twingate vs PDF Diet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Twingate | PDF Diet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (34 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Twingate Inc. | Artem Svitelskyi |
In-app purchases
Twingate
No in-app purchases
PDF Diet
No in-app purchases









