Comparison

PDFOptim vs Beauty QR Code

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

Head to head
About

PDFOptim

Easily compress and optimize PDF files on your iPhone and iPad. Reduce the size of large documents, saving storage space and transmission time. Offers both automatic and manual compression modes with advanced settings for image and vector graphics.

Highlights
  • Compress PDF documents
  • Optimize PDF files
  • Automatic compression mode
  • Manual compression mode
  • Adjust image resolution and quality
  • Optimize vector graphics
  • Support for password-protected PDFs
Features
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PDFOptim is a simple and intuitive way to compress, optimize and reduce PDF documents on iPhones and iPads. PDFOptim provides easy and effective ways to compress large image and graphics heavy PDF files. Inbuilt side-by-side preview to compare original and compressed PDF. * * * PDFOptim for Mac is also available on the Mac App Store. * * * Compressed PDF documents requires less disk space for storage and faster uploads and downloads saves transmission time and cost. PDFOptim rewrites the entire PDF documents using selected compression options as efficiently as possible without compromising the document's integrity. If your PDF documents are in another app (For Example Mail, DropBox or SkyDrive etc.) that uses the Open In… button, tap the button to open the PDF document in PDFOptim. You can also transfer PDF documents from your desktop computer via iTunes into PDFOptim application on your iPhone or iPad. KEY FEATURES: AUTO COMPRESSION MODE - PDFOptim analyze document’s contents and apply algorithm to generate a smallest possible PDF by maintaining the document’s visual quality. Choose one of the four predefined Auto compression methods and let the app do the hard work for you. No further user interaction required to provide technical compression options. MANUAL COMPRESSION MODE - Change compression options manually to generate optimum sized PDF of your need. You can choose compression options to set from Image Color Model, Image Resolution, JPEG Image Quality, Optimise vector graphics level and Advance option. - Image color model to choose from RGB, Gray and Mono. Selecting Monochrome color model option converts raster PDF contents into black and white which helps reduces PDF file size to greater extent. It is very helpful when compressing scanned books mainly containing text. - Image resolution ppi (pixels/inch) control to resize raster image contents. Downsampling at lower resolution decrease the file size dramatically. - Quality control. Set quality from lossless to least for resampling all raster images into PDF. It allows you to control compressed PDF size and viewing quality. -Advance options to remove PDF content properties like alternate images, page thumbnails, documents structure hierarchy and output intent. - Optimize vector graphics option removes superfluous information to reduce vector graphics heavy PDF. Increase in optimize vector from 'Level 1' to 'Level 5' reduces output PDF file size less to more respectively. This option is very useful when PDF content mainly consist of high precision vector graphics, Usually PDF drawing, note-taking and PDF markup apps creates large vector graphics heavy PDF files which can be compressed by this option efficiently. - Password protected PDF documents supported for compression using correct password. - Single or multiple compressed PDFs can be shared as single ZIP (*.zip) file. - Allows Compressed PDFs to Open In… another application, Mail, Message, Print, share PDFs to nearby iOS devices via AirDrop. - Use Copy to iTunes to save and share compressed PDFs on your desktop computer. PDF VIEWER: - Inbuilt PDF viewer with fully selectable and searchable text contents. Select and copy text to clipboard for further use. - Pinch out and Pinch in to ZoomIn and ZoomOut view and search feature to find a character, word and sentence. - Scroll through your document by thumbnail view or Go to page feature. Note: PDFOptim is standalone application running natively to compress PDF documents securely on your iOS device. You can refer User Manual for any assistance Or Contact Support. *The free version has limitation to export one compressed PDF per week. Get Premium to remove all restrictions and start exporting an unlimited number of compressed PDFs. Privacy Policy: http://rootrisetech.com/pdfoptim-privacy-policy Terms of Use(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Beauty QR Code

Features
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Create & Scan QR Code, Bar Code is your all-in-one tool for generating and scanning codes with ease. Whether you need a quick QR for sharing links, contact details, Wi-Fi access, or product barcodes, this app makes it simple and fast. What sets it apart? Powerful customization. You can design and personalize your QR codes with colors, logos, and unique styles—making each code truly yours. Perfect for business branding or personal use. Key Features: • Generate custom QR codes and barcodes instantly • Personalize with colors, patterns, and logos • Scan QR codes and barcodes quickly and accurately • Save, share, and organize your codes with ease • Perfect for business, events, or everyday use Create codes that stand out—functional, stylish, and uniquely you. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/kgroup-privacy-policy

Screenshots

PDFOptim4 screens
Beauty QR Code4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PDFOptim at none against Beauty QR Code's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. PDFOptim sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Beauty QR Code sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PDFOptim versus Beauty QR Code: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDFOptimBeauty QR Code
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (292 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings292 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRootRise Technologies Pvt. Ltd.Long Le

Bugs and requests

PDFOptim

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App not launching on iOS 18.0.1
  • App freezes during launch
  • App won't take purchases
  • Cannot optimize certain PDFs
  • Compression not effective on marked-up PDFs
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  • App no longer works after updates
  • File compressed to a slightly smaller size with no significant reduction
  • Graphics become unreadable or highly degraded
  • App crashes
  • Multitasking, drag and drop not working
  • Doesn't use full screen on new iPads

Requested features

6 requests
  • Support for iOS shortcuts
  • macOS version integration/cross-platform compatibility
  • Improved handling of specific file types like GoodNotes
  • Better optimization for handwritten notes within PDFs
  • Cloud storage for compressed documents (iCloud)
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  • Update for latest OS versions and multitasking features

Beauty QR Code

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PDFOptim

Subscriptions2
  • Premium : Monthly Access$0.991 Month
  • Premium : Yearly Access3 Days trial$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium : Lifetime Access$4.99
3 purchases

Beauty QR Code

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Premium - 1 Month$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is PDFOptim free?
PDFOptim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beauty QR Code free?
Beauty QR Code is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PDFOptim or Beauty QR Code have ads?
Beauty QR Code shows ads; PDFOptim does not.

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