MSRX PDF Compressor vs Artifacto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
MSRX PDF Compressor
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MSRX PDF Compressor makes PDFs smaller without turning your text into pictures. Most PDF compressors flatten every page to an image. The file shrinks, but you lose selectable text, search, links, and anything a screen reader can use. This one looks at each page first. Pages with real text keep it. Pages that are scans or photographs get re-encoded, which is where nearly all the saving in a scanned document lives anyway. TEXT STAYS TEXT A 135-page workbook came out 33% smaller with all 138,000 characters still selectable and searchable. A 224-page scanned textbook went from 100 MB to 9 MB. The difference is the document, not the setting โ and the app tells you which one you have before you commit. FIT UNDER A LIMIT Tell it the limit your email or upload form imposes โ 5, 10, 20 or 25 MB โ and it works out the settings for you, testing real pages rather than guessing. If it cannot reach your limit, it says so and hands back the smallest file it managed. It will not pretend it succeeded. SEE WHERE THE MEGABYTES ARE Before you compress, the app breaks the file down: images, fonts, page content, overhead. Then it tells you plainly what to expect โ "10 of 28 pages are scans. Those compress well; the rest keep their text." COMPARE BEFORE AND AFTER Put the original and the result side by side, page by page, and confirm for yourself that nothing was lost. ALSO IN THIS VERSION โข Compress several PDFs at once, with per-file results โข History, with a running total of everything you have saved โข Greyscale conversion for scans and photographs โข Compress from any app's share sheet, without opening this one โข A Shortcuts action, for compressing as part of an automation โข Full Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, and VoiceOver support HONEST ABOUT WHAT IT CANNOT DO Compression works on images. A document that is mostly text and embedded fonts has very little to give, and the app says so up front instead of letting you find out afterwards. Scanned documents are where you will see the dramatic numbers. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything happens on your iPhone or iPad. Your files are never uploaded, and the app has no analytics, no accounts, and no network access at all. FILE LIMITS Up to 500 MB and 2,000 pages per document. Free. No ads, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases.
Artifacto
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Artifacto is a terminal for your artifacts โ a fast, beautiful viewer that renders HTML, Markdown, Mermaid, SVG, JSON and CSV right on your phone. Got an AI-generated dashboard, a chart, a report, a webpage, a snippet of Markdown? Paste it in, or share it straight from any app, and Artifacto renders it full-screen in seconds โ fonts, colours, layout and all โ inside a clean pixel-terminal shell. WHAT YOU CAN DO โข Render HTML, Markdown, Mermaid diagrams, SVG, JSON and CSV โ instantly โข Paste from the clipboard, open a file, or share from any app โข Pinch or tap ยฑ to zoom into any detail โข Phone and Desktop width modes โ see it the way it was designed โข Your recents are kept locally so you can reopen anything in a tap BUILT FOR โข Anyone working with AI artifacts โ dashboards, mockups, reports, charts โข Developers previewing HTML, Markdown, Mermaid and SVG on the go โข Reading and sharing rendered content without a laptop PRIVATE BY DESIGN Artifacts you open stay on your device. No tracking, no ads, no accounts required โ "Continue as guest" and you're rendering in seconds. ARTIFACTO PRO Render up to 10 artifacts free, then go unlimited with Artifacto Pro โ available as an auto-renewing monthly subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app before any purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation; the monthly subscription automatically renews unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and it can be managed or cancelled anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://artifactohtml.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://artifactohtml.com/privacy A terminal for your artifacts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MSRX PDF Compressor at none against Artifacto's 2. Artifacto's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Artifacto sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. MSRX PDF Compressor asks for nothing beyond the download.
MSRX PDF Compressor ships an update every 5 months, Artifacto every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MSRX PDF Compressor | Artifacto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mrinal Singh Raja | Rishi Kakde |
In-app purchases
MSRX PDF Compressor
No in-app purchases
Artifacto
- Artifacto Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Artifacto Pro Lifetime$49.99
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