How do I reduce the file size of iOS scanned documents (using the Files app)

Solution 1:

This is fixed in iOS 15 - the scan sizes are adequate now:

  • color ~1MB
  • gray scale ~350KB

Solution 2:

As a workaround you can scan in black & white and not in colour. Then you have much more acceptable file size (~500 kB for single page).

You can also try to compress the file after scanning. (See this answer)