Comparison

PDF Compressor vs Scan Cam PDF

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

Head to head
About

PDF Compressor

Easily reduce the size of PDF files by up to 90% without sacrificing quality. This tool offers multiple compression levels and batch processing, making it ideal for emailing documents, saving storage, and meeting upload size limits.

Highlights
  • Compress PDFs up to 90%
  • 6 compression levels
  • Batch compression
  • Organize with folders
  • Secure file processing
  • Manage and preview files
Features
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Compress PDF files in seconds — reduce file size by up to 90% without losing quality! PDF Compressor is the fastest and easiest way to compress PDF files right from your iPhone or iPad. Whether you need to email a large document, save storage space, or upload a PDF with a size limit, our powerful compression engine shrinks your files while keeping them crystal clear. WHY CHOOSE PDF COMPRESSOR? SUPER FAST COMPRESSION Compress your PDF files in just a few taps. Import, choose a quality level, and get your compressed PDF in seconds. UP TO 90% SMALLER Dramatically reduce PDF file size. Turn a 30 MB document into just a few hundred KB — perfect for email attachments, messaging apps, and online uploads. 6 COMPRESSION LEVELS Choose the perfect balance between size and quality: • No Quality Loss – keeps original quality (~10% reduction) • Light Compression – best for text-heavy documents (~30%) • Balanced – great for long-term storage (~50%) • Web Optimized – ideal for sharing online or by email (~55%) • Screen Optimized – perfect for reading on screens (~60%) • Print Quality – high-quality output ready for printing (~40%) BATCH COMPRESSION Compress multiple PDF files at the same time and save hours of work. ORGANIZE WITH FOLDERS Create folders to keep your work, school, and personal PDFs perfectly organized. Share an entire folder at once. MANAGE YOUR FILES Open, preview, share, rename, move, or delete your compressed PDFs anytime. Track your total storage saved and average reduction right from the home screen. YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS Your files are processed securely and deleted immediately after compression. We never store or access your documents. BEAUTIFUL DESIGN A clean, modern interface that automatically adapts to light & dark mode, with full support for the latest iOS design. PERFECT FOR: • Students – compress lecture notes, assignments, and study materials • Professionals – email contracts, reports, and presentations without size limits • Everyone – free up storage space on your device and in the cloud HOW IT WORKS: 1. Import your PDF files from Files, or any app 2. Choose your compression level 3. Tap "Compress now" and you're done! Your compressed PDFs are ready to share, save, or organize in seconds. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION PDF Compressor offers optional in-app purchases and auto-renewable subscriptions to unlock unlimited compressions and premium features. • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage and cancel your subscriptions anytime in your App Store account settings after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://techcreativelab.com/apps/pdf-compressor/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://techcreativelab.com/apps/pdf-compressor/terms.html Download PDF Compressor now and make your PDFs smaller, faster, and easier to share!

About

Scan Cam PDF

Transform your phone into a powerful document scanner. Capture, enhance, and organize your papers with edge detection, shadow removal, and multiple page support. Export to PDF or JPEG, and share your scans securely offline.

Highlights
  • Edge detection and straightening
  • Shadow removal
  • Multi-page document creation
  • Folder organization
  • Searchable documents
  • PDF and JPEG export
  • Offline text recognition
Features
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Scan Cam turns your iPhone into a document scanner. You photograph a sheet of paper, the app finds its edges, straightens it and cleans up the text: what you get is a real scan, not a photo of a piece of paper. Your documents stay on your iPhone and in your own iCloud Drive — never on a server of ours. No account to create, no adverts, no analytics. The iCloud copy brings your invoices, your contracts and your identity papers back if you reinstall the app or change iPhones, and you can turn it off in the settings. Apart from that copy, a document leaves your phone only on the day you decide to share it yourself. SCANNING • Edges detected and the page straightened, even shot at an angle • Four looks: original photo, colour, greyscale, black and white • Strength adjustable with your finger, with a preview that follows • Shadows removed in one tap, for pages shot under a lamp or a hand • Several pages in one document, to reorder, rotate or remove • Import a photo or a PDF already on your phone: it becomes a document, just like a scan ORGANIZING • Folders and subfolders, like on a computer • A search that also finds what is filed deep inside a folder, and tells you where • Rename, move, duplicate, delete • A copy in your own iCloud Drive: your documents come back after a reinstall or on a new iPhone FINISHING AND SHARING • Export to PDF or JPEG • Add text on a page • Print straight from the app • Save to the Files app, or send through the iPhone's share sheet SCAN CAM PRO The free version is complete and never expires: scan, organize, filter, annotate, print and export to PDF as much as you like. Free PDFs carry a small "Scanned with Scan Cam" line at the foot of the page. The Pro subscription adds: • PDF with no line at the foot • Text recognition, which reads your pages and hands you the text to copy • Signature, drawn with your finger and placed where you want it • Watermark, across the page • Merging several documents into one • Pulling pages out into a new document • Export to Word (.docx) and Excel (.xlsx) Text recognition runs on the phone, with no internet: it reads the Latin alphabet, Japanese, Chinese and Korean. NINE LANGUAGES The app reads in French, English, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese, Chinese and Korean. SUBSCRIPTION • Scan Cam Pro — one year, after a 7-day free trial • The price is the one shown by the App Store and in the app, in your own currency • Payment is charged to your Apple account when you confirm the purchase • The subscription renews automatically at the end of each year unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before that date • You can manage and cancel it at any time in your Apple account settings • Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: https://scancam.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

PDF Compressor4 screens
Scan Cam PDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Scan Cam PDF at 3 against PDF Compressor's 1. Scan Cam PDF also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Scan Cam PDF sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $22.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PDF Compressor against 5.0 for Scan Cam PDF. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Compressor ships an update every 3 days, Scan Cam PDF weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PDF Compressor versus Scan Cam PDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF CompressorScan Cam PDF
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTechCreative Lab LLCPierre Trochet

Customer experience

PDF Compressor

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

Scan Cam PDF

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PDF Compressor

Subscriptions3
  • Week$1.997 Days
  • Month$6.991 Month
  • Year$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Scan Cam PDF

Subscriptions1
  • Premium (1 year)7 Days trial$22.991 Year

Questions

Is PDF Compressor free?
PDF Compressor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scan Cam PDF free?
Scan Cam PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PDF Compressor or Scan Cam PDF?
PDF Compressor and Scan Cam PDF are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do PDF Compressor or Scan Cam PDF have ads?
Neither PDF Compressor nor Scan Cam PDF shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Compressor or Scan Cam PDF?
PDF Compressor ships an update every 3 days, and Scan Cam PDF weekly. Most recently, PDF Compressor was updated on October 6, 2026 and Scan Cam PDF on October 14, 2026.

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