# HugConverter - Compress Video — Timelapse frees up storage

> Timelapse frees up storage (iPhone/iPad app by Hiroya Ishihara.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hugconverter-compress-video/id6758778310 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Hiroya Ishihara](https://appshunter.io/developer/1871201609)
- Category: Photo & Video, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 8 MB
- Languages: English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese and 5 more
- Released: 2026-02-12
- Data updated: 2026-07-10
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hugconverter-compress-video/id6758778310/reviews.md

## What is HugConverter?

Hard to delete your child's precious videos?
But if you keep everything, your iPhone fills up fast and you may miss the next moment because there is no room to record.
HugConverter frees up space with video compression and timelapse conversion, so you can keep your memories and stay ready to capture new ones.

■ Who It's For

• Parents whose storage fills up with videos
• Anyone who does not want to delete important clips
• Anyone who does not want low storage to interrupt recording

■ Key Features

【Video Compression】
Optimize resolution, frame rate, and bitrate to reduce file size while keeping visual quality as high as possible.
• Balanced / High Quality / Light presets
• Manual mode for finer control (Pro)

【Timelapse Conversion】
Turn long videos into timelapses to reduce file size dramatically.
• 2x / 4x / 10x / 30x speed presets
• Keep audio at 2x speed (Pro)

■ Highlights

• Everything is processed directly on your iPhone
• Compare before and after with preview
• HEVC (H.265) support for efficient compression
• Overwrite the original or save as a new file

■ Pro (One-Time Purchase)

• Unlimited saves
• All presets unlocked
• Manual settings (speed, resolution, FPS, bitrate)
• Batch conversion

Try it free today!

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| HugConverter Pro | $2.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.2 — 2026-04-10

- Improved the experience of converting videos stored in iCloud

- Improved usability with updated sort order options and UI adjustments to the conversion preview screen

- Fixed an issue where videos might not load during batch conversion

### 2.1 — 2026-03-16

- User experience improvements

- Minor bug fixes

### 2.0 — 2026-03-14

- Ads removed
  Ads are no longer shown during conversion, even on the free version.

- Free version expanded
  You can now save up to 5 times without ads on the free version.

- Added support for multiple languages
  Now supports English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and more.

- Dashboard improvements

- Improved conversion results screen
  - Added a comparison view
  - Improved display of conversion details

- User experience improvements

- Minor bug fixes

### 1.2 — 2026-02-17

When saving over a batch of converted videos, you can now delete all the original videos at once.

### 1.1 — 2026-02-16

Improvements:
 - You can now drag to select multiple videos for batch conversion
 - Added Select All / Deselect All button

 Other:
 - Improved app stability and performance
 - Updated Privacy Policy

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