MyEffect vs SmartSize
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyEffect
Enhance your videos with a variety of visual effects like saturation, contrast, brightness, and artistic filters. Overlay multiple effects for unique looks and save your creations to your camera roll.
- Saturation adjustment
- Contrast control
- Brightness adjustment
- Sketch effects
- Cartoon effects
- Effect overlay
- Save to camera roll
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Let's add effects to your video! saturation, contrast, brightness, sketch, cartoon, etc... Possible to overlay effects. Edited video can be output to the camera roll.
SmartSize
This app helps you reduce the file size of your photos to free up storage space on your iPhone and iPad. It offers smart previews to show savings before exporting and supports batch compression for efficiency. Advanced features allow for custom size limits and format conversions.
- Smart Preview of storage savings
- Batch photo compression
- Custom size limits
- Format conversion (HEIC/JPG)
- Remove EXIF data
- On-device processing
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Tired of the “Storage Full” warning? SmartSize is the ultimate photo compressor that helps you compress photos and reduce file size to free up iPhone storage fast, while keeping your photos looking great. Need smaller photos for upload limits, email attachments, or web forms? SmartSize works on your iPhone and iPad and shows the size reduction before you export. KEY FEATURES • Smart Preview: See how much storage you save before exporting. • Batch compression: Compress multiple photos at once to save time. • Quick Presets (Pro): Presets optimized for Chat Apps, Sharing, and saving storage. • Replace Originals (Pro): Compressed copies are saved first, then originals move to Recently Deleted. • Size Limit (Pro): Set a maximum file size, for example under 200 KB. • Choose format (Pro): Convert and export as HEIC or JPG. • Privacy controls (Pro): Remove location and photo info before sharing. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No ads • No account required • No uploads • On-device processing FREE VS PRO ------------- Free • Up to 5 compressions per day • Up to 3 photos per batch • Compression Level: Small File, Balanced, Best Quality Pro • Unlimited compressions • Unlimited batch selection • Quick Presets • Size Limit and format conversion (HEIC/JPG) • Remove location and photo info Download SmartSize and reclaim your storage today! Privacy Policy: https://bytely.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SmartSize at 100% against MyEffect's 47%. SmartSize also leads on ads (none vs shown). MyEffect's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price 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. SmartSize sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. MyEffect asks for nothing beyond the download.
MyEffect ships an update fortnightly, SmartSize every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyEffect | SmartSize |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 46.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | kazuki oota | chaman chlach |
Customer experience
MyEffect
SmartSize
In-app purchases
MyEffect
No in-app purchases
SmartSize
- Weekly Premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Yearly Pro$8.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$17.99
