Comparison

Compress PDF vs ShrinkApp

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

ShrinkApp

Features
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ShrinkApp - Zip & Compress helps you compress and manage files easily on your device. The app supports photo, video, audio, and PDF compression, along with ZIP file creation and extraction in a simple and clean interface. You can reduce file sizes to save storage space, organize files more efficiently, and share compressed files quickly. ShrinkApp also provides adjustable compression options for supported formats to help balance quality and file size based on your needs. Features: • Compress photos with quality adjustment • Compress videos to reduce storage usage • Compress PDF documents • Compress audio files • Create ZIP archives • Extract ZIP files • Simple and easy-to-use interface • Fast file processing ShrinkApp - Zip & Compress is designed for users who want a straightforward way to compress, extract, and manage files directly from their device. Terms of Use: https://muhammad-muzammil-muhammad-farhad.blogspot.com/2025/12/terms-conditions.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://muhammad-muzammil-muhammad-farhad.blogspot.com/2025/12/privacy-policy.html Go Pro to Unlock More: Upgrade to ShrinkApp - Zip & Compress Pro for unlimited access to all premium features. Subscription Options: Monthly Subscription Yearly Subscription Subscription Details: Payment is charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period Manage subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal in your Account Settings after purchase Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited once you subscribe.

Screenshots

Compress PDF4 screens
ShrinkApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Compress PDF at none against ShrinkApp's shown. ShrinkApp's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18). On price, 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 ShrinkApp sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Compress PDF versus ShrinkApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompress PDFShrinkApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1813.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB91 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperArtiom YakoventsevMuhammad Muzammil Muhammad Farhad

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Compress PDF

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

ShrinkApp

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$4.991 Month
  • Annual Plan$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Compress PDF free?
Compress PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShrinkApp free?
ShrinkApp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Compress PDF or ShrinkApp have ads?
ShrinkApp shows ads; Compress PDF does not.

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