CleanPics vs Video Compressor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CleanPics
Enhance your selfies and photos with automatic tools for noise reduction, skin retouching, and makeup. Achieve a polished look in seconds without complex editing software. Save and share your improved images instantly.
- Automatic noise reduction
- Automatic selfie retouch
- Automatic skin makeup
- Before and after comparison
- 4K Ultra HD support
- Save and share
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CleanPics is the secret to the perfect selfie! CleanPics lets you be the best version of yourself in every photo. Use CleanPics photo improvement tool for better selfies and pictures. What does CleanPics do: • Fully automatic noise reduction • Fully automatic selfie retouch • Fully automatic skin makeup • Great “before and after” comparison • 4k ultra HD support • Save & share on social networks CleanPics is built to make your every shot perfect. No need to spend a lot of time and money on expensive software. CleanPics will clean up and improve your photo in just seconds. It is the most simple and fast way to perfect and share photos. Download the app and start sharing perfect selfies in just seconds. Contact us for questions and comments! cleanpics@icloud.com
Video Compressor
Reduce the file size of your videos and photos without compromising quality. Free up storage space on your device and easily share media. Offers various compression options for optimal results.
- Compress photos and videos by up to 80%
- Sort media by creation date, duration, and pixel
- Choose video resolution (Full HD, HD, etc.)
- Set video bitrate for compression
- Adjust photo quality and dimensions
- Save compressed media without watermarks
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Compress large size Videos & Photos and save space in your Devices, all this without reducing their quality! Perks of using this app: - Super easy steps to compress your videos & photos. - Save space on your iPhone or iPad by reducing videos & photos file size. - Get the best video quality after compressing. - Quick compress the videos and photos. - Directly save videos and photos into your device. Features: - Compress and optimize Photos & Videos to decrease sizes by 80% or more - Sort the Photos & Videos by creation date, duration and pixel. - Choose the video resolution from Full HD, HD 720p, HD 540p, 480p, 360p. - Set the bitrate to compress the video. - Check the Before and After Photos & Videos size after selection the compress options. - Get custom options like Width, Height, Frame Rate & Bitrate to compress the video. - Compress the Photos with options like Photo Quality and Photo Dimensions. - After compressing the Photos & Videos you can directly delete the original Photos & Videos from the app. - Directly save the Photos & Videos into your iPhone and iPad with NO WATERMARK! The best application for daily use to save space into your iPhone and iPad, easy and few steps to compress the Photos & Videos. So that you can share all your Photos & Videos to loved ones in seconds. Wait is over, Download the Best Photos & Videos Compressor App NOW!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CleanPics at 62% against Video Compressor's 15%. CleanPics also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Video Compressor's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (436 vs 72). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Video Compressor sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. CleanPics asks for nothing beyond the download.
Video Compressor holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Video Compressor has 436 ratings behind it against 72, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of CleanPics's written reviews are positive against 15% of Video Compressor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CleanPics ships an update every 3 weeks, Video Compressor monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CleanPics | Video Compressor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (72 ratings) | 4.5 (436 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.6% of reviews — better | 15.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 72 | 436 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Clean Pics LLC | Asmitaben Dineshbhai Vora |
Customer experience
CleanPics
Video Compressor
User reviews
CleanPics
From 72 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Makes pictures clean and clear
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 🌟 Removes unwanted objects effectively
- 🚀 Good noise reduction
- 💯 Highly recommended by users
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🔄 Stuck in processing loops
- 📉 Low resolution output
- 💸 Subscription cost concerns
- 🚫 Ads shown after purchase
Video Compressor
From 436 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use interface
- ✅ Does what it's supposed to do
- ⚡ Functional video compression capability
Room to improve
- 💰 Aggressive monetization and paywall after first use
- 📺 Excessive forced advertising throughout app
- 🐛 Frequent app freezes and crashes requiring restarts
- ❌ Video compression fails or produces incorrect output
- 📁 Compressed videos not saved to camera roll
Bugs and requests
CleanPics
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes during save/save a copy
- Stuck in processing loop, no results
- App crashes on opening/loading images
- Clean pics feature not working after iOS update
- App crashes and won't restart
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- Download not completing
Requested features
6 requests- Allow adjustment of noise reduction amount
- Option to not overwrite original pictures
- Add finer adjustment controls (e.g., sliders)
- Include cropping and tone curve features
- Make the app available in Russian
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- Allow saving with metadata preservation
Video Compressor
Reported bugs
10 issues- App freezes frequently, requires restart
- Video compression produces blank or black screen output
- MP4 files not compressing at all
- Compressed videos fail to save to camera roll
- Metadata (date, time, location) lost after compression
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- File size increases instead of decreases after compression
- Resolution and bitrate sliders non-functional
- Review link broken, redirects to wrong app
- Free compression feature doesn't work despite watching ads
- Mandatory review prompt blocks app functionality
Requested features
3 requests- Sort videos and photos by file size
- Ad-free premium version option
- Ability to disable review prompts
In-app purchases
CleanPics
No in-app purchases
Video Compressor
- Life Time Purchase OfferFree
- VC One Time Purchase$4.99
Questions
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