Comparison

PDF Squeezer vs Foldless

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

Head to head
About

PDF Squeezer

Reduce PDF file sizes on your iPhone or iPad with customizable compression settings. Preview changes before saving and process files securely offline. Automate tasks with iOS Shortcuts integration and compress multiple files at once.

Highlights
  • Customizable compression settings
  • Preview compressed PDFs
  • Offline, on-device processing
  • iOS Shortcuts integration
  • Batch compression
Features
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PDF Squeezer, the beloved Mac app, is now available for iPhone and iPad! Effortlessly reduce PDF file sizes with customizable compression settings to save space without losing quality. Process files securely on your device, ensuring total privacy with no internet connection required. Experience this well-known app's magic with an unlimited free trial! Customizable Compression Choose from light, moderate, or strong settings to balance file size reduction and quality, right from your iPhone or iPad. See Before You Save Preview your compressed PDFs directly on your device. Ensure the quality meets your needs before saving. Privacy-Focused Compression PDF Squeezer's on-device compression keeps your PDFs private and secure, eliminating the need for an Internet connection. Streamline Your Workflow PDF Squeezer integrates deeply with iOS, including a Shortcuts action for custom workflows. Automate your PDF compression tasks. Batch Compression Compress multiple PDF files at the same time to speed up your work. PDF Squeezer is also available for Mac and Windows as a separate purchase.

About

Foldless

Capture entire webpages as a single, high-resolution screenshot or PDF. Save articles, receipts, and more exactly as they appear on screen, with options to organize and share your captures.

Highlights
  • Full-page web capture
  • Save as image or PDF
  • High-quality output
  • Organize captures by project
  • Save and share easily
  • Light and dark themes
  • Private, local storage
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Foldless turns any web page into one clean, full-length screenshot or PDF — capturing everything from the top to the very bottom of the scroll, not just what fits on screen. Open a page in the built-in browser, tap capture, and Foldless stitches the entire page into a single high-resolution image or PDF. Perfect for saving articles, receipts, conversations, recipes, product pages, research, and anything you want to keep exactly as it looked. WHY FOLDLESS • Full-page capture — grab the whole scrollable page in one shot • Image or PDF — save as a sharp image or a clean PDF • High quality — crisp, true-to-screen output every time • Organize by project — keep captures grouped and easy to find • Sort by most recent — your latest work is always on top • Save & share — send to any person or app in a tap • Light & dark themes — looks great day or night PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-up • No cloud, no tracking, no ads • Everything is stored locally on your iPhone • Your browsing and captures never leave your device ONE-TIME PURCHASE Pay once. No subscriptions, no hidden fees. Foldless is yours to keep. Capture the full picture with Foldless. ——— Privacy Policy: https://foldless.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://foldless.app/terms License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PDF Squeezer4 screens
Foldless4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PDF Squeezer at Free against Foldless's $3.99. PDF Squeezer also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 1). Foldless's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads, 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

PDF Squeezer is free to download; Foldless costs $3.99 up front. PDF Squeezer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Foldless asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Foldless holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Squeezer has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of PDF Squeezer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Foldless's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Squeezer ships an update monthly, Foldless every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PDF Squeezer versus Foldless: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF SqueezerFoldless
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.8 (22 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB46 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDaniel WittEcho Persona LLC

Customer experience

PDF Squeezer

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative31.8%

Foldless

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PDF Squeezer

One-time1
  • Full Version$9.99
None

Foldless

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF Squeezer free?
PDF Squeezer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Foldless free?
Foldless costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PDF Squeezer or Foldless?
Foldless is rated higher. PDF Squeezer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Foldless averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PDF Squeezer or Foldless have ads?
Neither PDF Squeezer nor Foldless shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Squeezer or Foldless?
PDF Squeezer ships an update monthly, and Foldless every 6 weeks. Most recently, PDF Squeezer was updated on October 17, 2026 and Foldless on October 2, 2026.

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