Comparison

SnapPDF vs Compress It! PDF Compressor

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

Head to head

SnapPDF

Save any webpage to PDF

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 5.01 ratingsView app →

Compress It! PDF Compressor

Reduce & shrink document size

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 4.9439 ratingsView app →

About

SnapPDF

Quickly transform any webpage into a PDF document with this efficient tool. Save your favorite sites for later access and preview generated files directly within the app. Enjoy a privacy-focused experience with no data collection and a convenient dark mode.

Highlights

Convert webpages to PDF
Save favorite websites
Preview PDF files
Privacy focused
Dark mode support

Features

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Convert websites to PDF quickly with SnapPDF! SnapPDF is a powerful, light weight and handy tool to convert any website, webpage to PDF very fast and easy. - Convert webpages to PDF with just one click - Save your favorite websites for easy access - Preview PDF files in app - Privacy first, no data collected - Dark mode support ----- SnapPDF Pro is available with a monthly or annual subscription. You can subscribe and pay through your Apple account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renew may be turned off after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.zhihuke.com/snappdf/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.zhihuke.com/snappdf/privacy.html

About

Compress It! PDF Compressor

Easily reduce the file size of your PDF documents with a simple, secure, and privacy-focused tool. Compress PDFs in just three steps, directly on your device, and share them instantly. Enjoy fast and efficient document management without complex features.

Highlights

PDF compression in 3 easy steps
Selectable compression levels
Import PDFs from files or other apps
Fast and secure on-device processing
Share and print compressed PDFs
Privacy-oriented design

Features

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+ PDF Compression in 3 easy steps + 1. Open App 2. Select compression level 3. Select PDF by importing from your files or from other apps It does not get any easier than this! With Compress it!, you can compress your PDF documents in a matter of seconds, securely. Forget about over-complicated apps with nonsense features. Compress it! is the most secure and privacy oriented PDF compressor available. Compress it! Features: + Simplicity + There is no need for complicated PDF compressors. Our app allows anyone to use fast and easy. (Design also helps!) + Fast and secure + Every PDF compression is done right on your device. That means all PDF files are securely stored on your device and the compression is done in seconds (As it should be!) + Share and Print + Export and share all your PDF documents right from the app with a single tap. Send via iMessage, Open in other apps, Print, etc. Compress It! is free to use and you have 2 free daily compressions per day. If you choose to subscribe to Compress It! Pro to enjoy unlimited compressions, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. Prices may vary from country to country. Privacy policy: https://pdfcompressit.app/privacy Terms of use: https://pdfcompressit.app/terms

Screenshots

SnapPDF3 screens

Compress It! PDF Compressor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Compress It! PDF Compressor at every 11 days against SnapPDF's every 16 months. Compress It! PDF Compressor also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 50%) and ratings volume (439 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. SnapPDF sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Compress It! PDF Compressor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SnapPDF against 4.9 for Compress It! PDF Compressor. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compress It! PDF Compressor has 439 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of SnapPDF's written reviews are positive against 77% of Compress It! PDF Compressor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SnapPDF ships an update every 16 months, Compress It! PDF Compressor every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level

SnapPDF versus Compress It! PDF Compressor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	SnapPDF	Compress It! PDF Compressor
Price	Free	Free
Rating	5.0 (1 ratings) — better	4.9 (439 ratings)
Positive reviews	50.0% of reviews	77.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	1	439 — better
Update frequency	Every 16 months	Every 11 days — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	Yes	Yes
Monetization	Freemium	Freemium
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	16.0 — better	17.0
Further details — not scored
Size	4 MB	25 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	杏娣吴	DIGISET LLC

Customer experience

SnapPDF

All ratings1 ratings

Positive100.0%

Neutral0.0%

Negative0.0%

Written reviews2 reviews

Positive50.0%

Neutral0.0%

Negative50.0%

Compress It! PDF Compressor

All ratings439 ratings

Positive97.0%

Neutral0.9%

Negative2.1%

Written reviews44 reviews

Positive77.3%

Neutral0.0%

Negative22.7%

Bugs and requests

SnapPDF

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Compress It! PDF Compressor

Reported bugs

10 issues

Crashes when compressing files above 200mb on iPad 9th gen
Does not work with files over 300mb
Images in documents become big and pixelated
Cannot find compressed files on the device
'Choose file' button does not work

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No option to compress photos
App does not work at all
App is fake and not working
App does nothing useful
Would not load the file at all

Requested features

6 requests

Allow compression of files over 300mb
Improve handling of images in documents
Clarify decompressing to original size functionality
Fix 'Choose file' button
Enable compression of photos

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Improve stability for large files

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SnapPDF

Subscriptions2

SnapPDF Pro$1.491 Month
SnapPDF Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Year

3 purchases

Compress It! PDF Compressor

Subscriptions2

Compress It! Pro Monthly$2.491 Month
Compress It! Yearly Subscription$12.991 Year

One-time1

Compress It! Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is SnapPDF free?

SnapPDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Compress It! PDF Compressor free?

Compress It! PDF Compressor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Which has better reviews, SnapPDF or Compress It! PDF Compressor?

SnapPDF is rated higher. SnapPDF averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Compress It! PDF Compressor averages 4.9 from 439 ratings.

Do SnapPDF or Compress It! PDF Compressor have ads?

Neither SnapPDF nor Compress It! PDF Compressor shows ads.

Which is updated more often, SnapPDF or Compress It! PDF Compressor?

SnapPDF ships an update every 16 months, and Compress It! PDF Compressor every 11 days. Most recently, SnapPDF was updated on September 21, 2026 and Compress It! PDF Compressor on October 17, 2026.