Comparison

Compress PDF vs Compress PDF

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

Head to head
About

Compress PDF

This app allows you to reduce the file size of PDF documents while maintaining text selectability and searchability. It offers various editing tools like merging, splitting, and reordering pages, all processed on your device for enhanced privacy. A subscription is needed to save or share your work.

Highlights
  • Reduce PDF file size
  • Preserve text and layout
  • On-device processing
  • Merge and split PDFs
  • Reorder and remove pages
  • Password protect PDFs
  • Convert images to PDF
Features
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Compress PDFs and reduce PDF document size while keeping text selectable and searchable. Perfect for email attachments, messaging, uploads, and storage - with everything processed on your device for maximum privacy. Reduce PDF Size Choose a compression level to shrink PDF file size with minimal quality loss. Unlike "print to image" solutions, your text stays text - searchable, selectable, and copyable. How it works • Open Compress PDF and import a PDF from Files. • Compress PDF. • Save to Files or share to any app. Core features • PDF compression that preserves text and layout • Fast on-device processing - works offline, no uploads • Smart algorithm to reduce size while preserving clarity PDF editor tools (all on device) • Merge PDFs into one file • Split PDF by page ranges • Reorder pages • Remove pages you don't need • Crop pages to the right framing • Rotate pages for correct orientation • Add page numbers for clean documents • Protect PDF with a password • Unlock PDFs (when you know the password) • Convert images to PDF (Photos to PDF) • Convert PDF to images (PDF to PNG/JPG) Made for everyday tasks • Compress large PDFs for fast sharing • Clean up and organize paperwork • Combine multiple documents into one PDF • Remove sensitive pages before sending Subscription required to save or share results To save or share compressed/edited files, a subscription is required: - Weekly (3-day free trial) - Lifetime Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://img2pdf.org/privacy-policy/

About

Compress PDF

Easily reduce the size of PDF files for efficient storage and sharing. Offers adjustable quality levels and on-device processing for privacy. An optional Pro upgrade provides unlimited compressions, target file size control, and an ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Compress PDFs by adjustable quality
  • Reduce PDF file size quickly
  • Preview original vs. compressed size
  • Share or save compressed PDFs
  • Private and secure on-device processing
  • Target file size control (Pro)
  • Unlimited compressions (Pro)
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Compress PDFs and make PDFs smaller easily. Optimize PDFs for storage and sharing. Need to format a document for printing, work, or official submission? Resize PDF pages to A4, Letter, Legal, Tabloid, A3, and Custom Dimensions. Features: • Adjustable Quality: Use a simple slider to balance file size • Target Size: Set a goal size • Live Preview: Compare original vs. compressed file size instantly • Quick Share: Easily save to Files or share via email and messages • Smart Document Scanner: Capture and crop documents cleanly right from your camera • Photos to PDF: Convert your images and photos directly into a clean PDF document • Quick Text Creator: Convert plain text typed on your keyboard directly into flat, print-ready text documents • Advanced Organizer: Merge separate files together or cleanly extract specific pages into a new document • Live Text OCR: Instantly lift editable text directly out of captured images • PDF Markup: Annotate documents by drawing, highlighting, and adding text directly to the page PDFs are flattened during export. Text, links, and bookmarks will no longer be selectable. Free users: • Standard PDF Compression (1 per day) • Standard A4 Resizing (1 per day) • Photos to PDF conversion (1 per day) • Quick Text to PDF documents (1 per day) • PDF Markup & Annotation tools (1 per day) Premium unlocks: • Target File Size mode (specify KB/MB) • Merge separate PDFs together • Extract specific pages into a new file • Live Text OCR Extraction • Custom Page Sizer & All Page Formats • No Daily Limit Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://shotexstudio.com/compress-pdf-resize-pdf/ On-Device Processing: Private and secure—no files ever leave your phone.

Screenshots

Compress PDF4 screens
Compress PDF3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Compress PDF at free with in-app purchases against Compress PDF's subscription. Compress PDF also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 1). Compress PDF's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Compress PDF sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Compress PDF sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Compress PDF holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compress PDF has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Compress PDF versus Compress PDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompress PDFCompress PDF
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings114 — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS1817.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB7 MB
Age rating+412+
DeveloperArtiom YakoventsevPremiumAl Limited

Customer experience

Compress PDF

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Compress PDF

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Compress PDF

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$3.997 Days
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99
3 purchases

Compress PDF

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
One-time2
  • Premium$4.99
  • Premium$5.99

Questions

Is Compress PDF free?
Compress PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Compress PDF free?
Compress PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Compress PDF or Compress PDF?
Compress PDF is rated higher. Compress PDF averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Compress PDF averages 4.7 from 14 ratings.
Do Compress PDF or Compress PDF have ads?
Neither Compress PDF nor Compress PDF shows ads.

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