Comparison

PDF Compressor vs PDF Under

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

Head to head
About

PDF Compressor

Features
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Make any PDF small enough to send. Pick a size (5 MB, 10 MB, anything) and PDF Compressor hits it. No guessing between "low, medium, high" quality settings, and no uploading your documents to someone's server: compression runs entirely on your iPhone and iPad. WHY PDF COMPRESSOR • Exact size targets: tap 1, 2, 5, 10 or 25 MB, or type any number you want with Premium. The result fits the limit every time. • 100% offline and private: your contracts, scans and statements never leave the device. No uploads, no account, no tracking. • Keeps text sharp: smart mode preserves selectable, searchable text whenever possible, and tells you when it did. • Preview before you send: open the compressed PDF right in the app and check the quality, with the exact savings on the row. • Batch mode: compress up to 20 PDFs in one run (Premium). • Works everywhere: pick files from the Files app, or send a PDF straight from Mail with "Open in PDF Compressor". • Savings history: track every megabyte you have freed, day by day. MADE FOR • Emailing scans that are over the attachment limit • Uploading documents to portals with strict size caps • Sending contracts and reports through chat apps • Archiving old scans without filling your storage FREE EVERY DAY One PDF a day, up to 20 MB, at full quality. No watermark, no sign-up, no ads. PDF COMPRESSOR PREMIUM Any file size, unlimited compressions, batch mode up to 20 files, custom size targets and PDF info removal. Premium is available as a weekly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. Subscriptions auto-renew until canceled. Cancel anytime in your Apple ID Subscriptions settings at least 24 hours before the renewal date. Privacy policy: https://app.innovaapps.ai/privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

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PDF Under

Features
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Your PDF is ready. Then the upload form says: file too large. Maybe it needs to be under 10 MB. Or 2 MB. Or even 500 KB. You don't want to learn compression settings, and you definitely don't want to keep guessing—compress, check the size, try again, compress again. You just need the PDF to fit. That's what PDF Under is built for. Tell it the MB or KB you need, and it works toward exactly that number. But making a PDF smaller is only half the problem. It still has to look like your PDF. Some compression methods shrink a file by turning every page into a picture—smaller, yes, but the text is no longer selectable, and the document never quite looks right again. PDF Under does it differently. Whenever possible, it keeps your text and vector content untouched, and compresses only the embedded images that were taking up the space in the first place. Smaller file. Same document. You choose the number. 500 KB, 1 MB, 2 MB, 5 MB, 10 MB, or a custom target of your own—no "low, medium, high" guessing games, just the size you were actually asked for. And before you save or share anything, you see the result first: the final size, the finished pages, exactly what you're about to send. Where does this happen? On your phone. Not on a server somewhere. Your PDF is never uploaded, which matters more than usual when the document you're shrinking is the one you'd rather not hand to a random compression website in the first place. No account. No sign-in. Just your file, compressed, still yours. Now, the honest part. Not every target is reachable. A fifty-page scanned document doesn't become 500 KB without something giving—that's just how file size and image quality work, and PDF Under won't pretend otherwise. When your target is more aggressive than the document can survive, it tells you plainly, shows you the smallest version that's still readable, and lets you decide from there. No silent damage. No surprises when you open the file later. This is the app for the moment a portal, a form, an inbox, or a government website hands you a number and expects you to hit it—job applications, school submissions, legal filings, an email that keeps bouncing back because the attachment is too big. Select the PDF, set the target, compress, check the result, send it. Five steps, and you're done. PDF Under is free to try—your first three compressions cost nothing. After that, a Weekly, Yearly, or Lifetime plan unlocks unlimited use, so you're never stuck mid-deadline wondering if today's the day you run out. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends, and you can manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Full pricing is shown in the app before you're asked to pay anything. Because when a website tells you your PDF is too large, you shouldn't have to become a compression expert just to send a document. You should just be able to get it under the limit. By downloading, you agree to the Standard Apple End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PDF Compressor4 screens
PDF Under4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PDF Under at every 3 weeks against PDF Compressor's every 2 months. 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. PDF Compressor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and PDF Under sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Compressor ships an update every 2 months, PDF Under every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
PDF Compressor versus PDF Under: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF CompressorPDF Under
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex Gameli HeymanEmre KABOGLU

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PDF Compressor

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Yearly$24.991 Year
3 purchases

PDF Under

Subscriptions2
  • PDF Under Weekly$1.997 Days
  • PDF Under Yearly$13.991 Year
One-time1
  • PDF Under Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is PDF Compressor free?
PDF Compressor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Under free?
PDF Under is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PDF Compressor or PDF Under have ads?
Neither PDF Compressor nor PDF Under shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Compressor or PDF Under?
PDF Compressor ships an update every 2 months, and PDF Under every 3 weeks. Most recently, PDF Compressor was updated on October 9, 2026 and PDF Under on October 9, 2026.

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