# Video Compressor - HQ Compress — user reviews > 185 indexed App Store user reviews of Video Compressor by LightByte Co., Ltd., rated 4.70/5 from 2,106 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/video-compressor-hq-compress/id1546946937/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/video-compressor-hq-compress/id1546946937.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,805 · 4★ 155 · 3★ 63 · 2★ 15 · 1★ 68 ## What do users think of Video Compressor? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🚀 Efficient compression - 💡 Useful features (collage, GIF, etc.) - 🤘 Great app overall - 🎉 Free and no ads **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes/freezes - 🤔 Inconsistent performance - 🤷‍♂️ Compression issues (no size reduction) - 🤨 Metadata/export problems **Commonly reported bugs** - Videos getting inverted during export - Disappearing clips in video collage - Prompts in Chinese language **Most requested features** - Customizable collage layouts - Precise GIF trimming controls - 4K video compression support - Ability to add custom audio ## Newest reviews (10 of 185) ### 4/5 — Hyper2 *2026-04-29, version 1.5.16* Hyper3 ### 2/5 — Spontaneously stop working in compression *2025-12-04, version 1.5.15* Was working fine at compressing videos for many months, and now it says that it is compressing, but there is NO compression happening. ### 4/5 — review *2025-09-09, version 1.5.13* great tool for compression has other great features create collage on top of the normal features video editors do, i highly reccommend. States a one time purchase of 14:99$ which i’m happy to do, but then in the fine print it says auto renewal? Otherwise the free version is still extremely handsome 5/5 ### 2/5 — Doesn’t work properly *2025-06-28, version 1.5.13* It says it compresses the video and appears to do so, but then when trying to upload the video to google drive the compressed file is actually its full size again. ### 4/5 — 倒放视频并形成新文件，不错！ *2024-12-11, version 1.5.7* 不会做压缩视频。倒放视频并形成新文件，不错！ ### 1/5 — $9.00 for an app that does not work *2024-09-28, version 1.5.1* It’s so obvious just tap the info on the file it compressed and you can see it does nothing! ### 4/5 — 非常感謝 *2024-07-24, version 1.5.1* 這是一個非常實用的軟件，幫助我製作出非常好的短視頻，並且可以壓縮到隨意傳送和播放！謝謝！ ### 1/5 — Don’t waste your time *2024-07-18, version 1.5.1* Doesn’t work. Doesn’t let you save ### 5/5 — Reduces 60 fps videos to 30 *2024-07-01* As much as I like this app for that it has 3 preset options and Quality, it always lowers my 60 fps videos to 30 fps. Is there a reason it does? But I still like this app the most as it does not drain my iPhone battery as fast as other apps do. ### 1/5 — Not working *2024-06-27, version 1.5.1* It’s not compressing my video at all, just downloading the same large file. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2026-06-17, version 1.5.17* Tried uploading a 6GB video to compress and it wouldn’t even load in. Not impressed ### 1/5 — Didn’t work. *2026-02-23, version 1.5.15* After paying for the subscription, I tried several videos and received an error that the videos couldn’t compressed. I downloaded a different video compressor app and it worked on the same videos no problem. ### 1/5 — does not compress video *2026-02-20, version 1.5.15* “compresses” video 1mb at a time, waste of time ### 1/5 — Trash... *2025-11-09, version 1.5.14* Doesn’t even open. ### 1/5 — Export issue *2025-06-03, version 1.5.13* Video export with metadata did not work properly. Need a fix. ### 1/5 — Export issue *2025-05-11, version 1.5.12* Video export with metadata did not work ### 1/5 — Wanted permissions for -ALL Photos!! *2025-03-11, version 1.5.10* NOT cool! Don’t need all; deleted right away! ### 1/5 — Doesn’t Work *2025-02-09, version 1.5.8* Just like the title says. ### 1/5 — Didn’t work *2025-01-29, version 1.5.8* Didn’t work ### 1/5 — Made my video bigger *2024-12-04, version 1.5.7* Went from 7.1 Mb to 9.5 Mb 😭 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great App *2026-07-25, version 1.5.17* Reduces size with no issues, fast efficient - absolutely great app ### 5/5 — Excellent *2026-06-20, version 1.5.17* This is like a must have if you’re storing large files. I wish there was a version for servers! ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-05-24, version 1.5.17* It works quick and easy with no problems. I highly recommend this app! ### 5/5 — Love it!! *2026-05-22, version 1.5.17* Works well and has lots of options! ### 5/5 — Really Great to Have!!! *2026-03-31* I’ve used this app only a few times yet I really like the available options and control you have when exporting! Thanks! It’ll definitely be my go to compressor for my future videos! Continued success with future updates and other apps! 😊 ### 5/5 — Love this app! *2026-03-03, version 1.5.15* It’s quick, easy, and free. What more could you ask?! Thank you! ### 5/5 — so far so great *2025-03-17, version 1.5.10* 🤘 ### 5/5 — Amazing app with no lies *2024-10-13, version 1.5.3* You get exactly what they say, no vagueness or tricks the app works fine and helps as you need! ### 5/5 — Remarkable Video Editor *2024-08-26* It has features you would have to pay ten times for in other apps. Definitely recommended for outstanding video editing capabilities. ### 5/5 — Wonderful app *2024-07-02, version 1.5.1* Great app, easy to use with less add --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-29.*