Comparison

Compress PDF vs LiteZo

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

LiteZo

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Compress, convert, clean and organize PDFs, images, videos and archives without uploading your files. LiteZo brings the file tools you use every day into one private workspace on Mac, iPhone and iPad. YOUR FILES STAY ON YOUR DEVICE LiteZo processes selected files locally. There is no account, advertising SDK, analytics SDK or app-owned upload service. Originals stay untouched and every operation creates a new output in a separate LiteZo Output folder. IMAGES • Convert between JPEG, PNG, WebP and HEIC • Turn an image into a separate PDF file • Compress toward a practical target size • Remove GPS, camera and common author metadata • Apply image orientation correctly during conversion • Preserve transparency when the output format supports it PDF TOOLS • Optimize and compress PDF files • Remove common PDF metadata • Use stronger compression for scan-heavy documents when needed • Export every PDF page as JPEG, PNG, WebP or HEIC • Convert images to PDF • Keep each converted result clearly organized VIDEO TOOLS • Compress compatible videos to MP4 with H.264 • Aim for a selected size while choosing a compatible export quality • Remove common sharing metadata • See live progress and cancel processing at any time ARCHIVES AND OFFICE FILES • Create a separate ZIP archive for every selected file • Recompress ZIP archives • Clean common packaging files such as .DS_Store and __MACOSX • Remove common author, title, subject, company and last-editor metadata from DOCX, XLSX and PPTX packages SIX PURPOSE-BUILT PRESETS • Email: prepare a batch around an 18 MB total attachment goal • Messaging: prepare share-ready files around 15 MB per file • Web: create modern WebP images around 8 MB per file • Target Size: choose an approximate total or per-file goal from 1 MB to 100 MB • Privacy: keep practical quality while removing hidden details • Save Space: create smaller practical files around 5 MB per file BATCH WORKFLOW • Add files from Files or choose photos and videos from the photo library • Drag and drop files into the Mac app • Process up to 200 files in one Pro batch • Apply a target to the whole batch or to each file • Preview the planned output format, name and estimated size before starting • Rename in bulk with {name}, {index} and {date} tokens • Follow per-file progress • Cancel safely without keeping incomplete output • Continue receiving successful results when another item in the batch fails • Review clear warnings when a target cannot be reached without unsafe quality loss FILES AND HISTORY • Keep prepared results in the local LiteZo Files library • Search by file or batch name • Filter images, PDFs, videos, documents and archives • Preview with Quick Look, open, share or delete a result • View file counts and local storage usage • Review completed and partially completed batches • See original size, output size and percentage change • Clear activity history without deleting prepared files • Access outputs in the Files app on iPhone and iPad or Finder on Mac FREE AND PRO The permanent free tier prepares one file at a time with core Email, Messaging and Privacy workflows plus Automatic, JPEG, PNG and MP4 output. LiteZo Pro unlocks batches up to 200 files, every preset, WebP, HEIC, PDF and ZIP output, custom size targets and custom batch naming. Files, History, sharing and deletion remain available to everyone. One eligible purchase works across Mac, iPhone and iPad when the devices use the same App Store account and the product supports sharing under Apple rules. Restore Purchases is included. Important: Requested file sizes are goals, not guarantees. Results depend on the source format, duration, complexity and quality that can be preserved safely. Strong PDF compression may flatten text, links, forms and accessibility structure, and LiteZo displays a warning when it uses that method. Privacy Policy: https://www.pleyra.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.pleyra.com/terms.html Support: support@pleyra.com

Screenshots

Compress PDF4 screens
LiteZo4 screens

Verdict

The call

Compress PDF and LiteZo are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 LiteZo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Compress PDF versus LiteZo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompress PDFLiteZo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS1817.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB5 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperArtiom YakoventsevMehmet Sabri Sepik

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Compress PDF

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

LiteZo

One-time1
  • LiteZo Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Compress PDF free?
Compress PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LiteZo free?
LiteZo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Compress PDF or LiteZo have ads?
Neither Compress PDF nor LiteZo shows ads.

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