Comparison

Desqueeze vs DPI

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Desqueeze

Easily resize, de-squeeze, and upscale your photos and videos in batches. Apply over 100 templates for social media or custom sizes up to 18,000px for photos and 8K for videos. Optimize format, file size, and color while preserving quality and metadata.

Highlights
  • Batch resizing for photos and videos
  • De-squeeze anamorphic content
  • Upscale to high resolutions (18,000px photos, 8K videos)
  • 100+ social media and custom templates
  • Format and color profile optimization
  • Live Photo support
Features
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Resize, de-squeeze, and upscale your photos and videos — with batch processing, HDR, and Live Photo support. Apply 100+ templates for quick social media, optimization, and anamorphic results. Enter exact sizes up to 18,000 × 12,000 px for photos and 8K for videos for your custom results. Optimize format, file size, and color profile — while preserving high quality and metadata. DESQUEEZE FEATURES: Resize Photos and Videos • Enter a new size in pixels, aspect ratios, and percentages • Resize in three different ways: Stretch, Fill, and Fit • Choose between Normal and Smart size for more flexible resizing • Batch resize an unlimited number of photos and videos • Reuse up to 10 recent resizing tasks with one tap • De-squeeze anamorphic photos to achieve a natural look • Resize Live Photos while preserving their format, or convert them to still images Import Sources inside Desqueeze • Select photos and videos from the Photo Library • Select any full album from the Photo Library • Select multiple photos and videos from the Files app • Take a picture with the camera Reformat Photos • Choose between PNG, JPEG, HEIC, and TIFF image formats • Specify compression quality for JPEG, HEIC, and TIFF formats • Select Auto format to reuse the original image format when possible • Adjust image resolution with a new DPI, or keep the original DPI Reformat Videos • Choose between MP4, QuickTime (MOV), and M4V video formats • Select Auto format to reuse the original video format when possible • Choose video codec between Auto, H.264, and HEVC(H.265) • Specify video bitrate or use Automatic Edit Photos and Videos • Flip and rotate images or videos • Choose a background color for Fit mode • Specify default background color for photos and videos • Adjust position and offset for Fill and Fit modes Manage Colors for Photo and Video • Apply one of 12 Color Profiles, inlcuding Original (Automatic) • Process photos and videos while preserving HDR Templates • Use a universal set of 100+ standard templates to resize photos and videos for specific platforms and standards, including Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and more • Create personal templates for your own tasks • Duplicate standard templates and modify personal templates • Customize standard Tempalate Library for your workflow and needs Photo Viewer and Video Player • Preview photos or play videos on the Result screen (long press a photo or video to preview) Share Photos and Videos • Save results to the Photo Library or Files app • Share results via Instagram, Mail, Facebook, Messages, etc • Use original or custom names for shared results ——— Basic (Free) version has some limitations. You can learn more about them inside the app. ——— Upgrade to PRO to unlock all features and remove all Basic version limitations (In-App Purchase). PRO version is available to other family members when Family Sharing is enabled.
PRO version can be canceled at any time. ——— Maximum target pixel size for photos and videos: Photos (8-bit): • Basic (Free) version: 4,032 x 3,024 px • PRO version: from 12,000 x 10,000 px (iPhone XR) up to 18,000 x 12,000 px (iPhone 16 Pro) Note: Maximum size for 16-bit photos is lower due to hardware limitations. Videos: • Basic (Free) version: 1920 x 1080 px • PRO version: 7680 x 4320 pixels (8K) ——— Contact & Links • Contact us by Email: contact@desqueeze.com • Follow us on Twitter and Facebook: @desqueeze • Visit our Website: http://desqueeze.com • Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: http://desqueeze.com/privacy

About

DPI

Easily modify the DPI (dots per inch) of your images. Save, share, email, or print your adjusted photos with new DPI values.

Highlights
  • Change image DPI
  • Save modified image
  • Share image
  • Email image
  • Print image
Features
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This app allows you to change the DPI value of an image. The image with the changed DPI value can be saved as a new image, shared, emailed or printed.

Screenshots

Desqueeze4 screens
DPI2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Desqueeze at none against DPI's shown. Desqueeze also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (71% vs 60%). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Desqueeze sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month and DPI sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Desqueeze against 4.7 for DPI. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 775 and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Desqueeze's written reviews are positive against 60% of DPI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Desqueeze ships an update every 2 weeks, DPI every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Desqueeze versus DPI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDesqueezeDPI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (775 ratings)4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.1% of reviews — better60.3% of reviews
Number of ratings7751.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAliaksei KhutarshchykauVitalij Schaefer

Customer experience

Desqueeze

All ratings775 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive71.1%
Neutral7.9%
Negative21.1%

DPI

All ratings1,052 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive60.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative36.5%

User reviews

Desqueeze

From 775 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient resizing
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 💡 Useful presets for social media
  • 🚀 Batch processing capability
  • 👍 Affordable pro upgrade

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional freezing and crashing issues
  • 🔒 Watermark added to free version
  • 🔒 Limited functionality in free version
  • 🔒 Removal of previous simple interface

DPI

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Cleans up projects nicely
  • 💡 Fantastic for increasing image resolution for printing
  • 👍 Great app
  • 👍 Awesome one trick pony

Room to improve

  • 🐛 The app DOES NOT WORK as advertised
  • 🐛 Darkened the original photo
  • 🐛 Doesn't return PNG
  • 💰 Too expensive at 18€
  • 🌐 Doesn't work

Bugs and requests

Desqueeze

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Video quality degradation after processing
  • Incompatibility with newer iPhone resolutions
  • Inability to save to Photos app
  • Freezing and crashing on certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to keep original file names
  • Preserve EXIF data for processed files
  • More image resampling algorithm options
  • Landscape mode support for iPad
  • Ability to delete processed images

DPI

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when trying to look back in photos
  • Doesn't handle large files, just crashes

Requested features

2 requests
  • Upload multiple images at a time
  • Merge DPI and Image Size into a single app

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Desqueeze

Subscriptions2
  • PRO Monthly3 Days trial$4.491 Month
  • PRO Annual3 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access to PRO Version$59.99
1 purchases

DPI

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$34.99

Questions

Is Desqueeze free?
Desqueeze is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DPI free?
DPI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Desqueeze or DPI?
DPI is rated higher. Desqueeze averages 4.6 out of 5 from 775 ratings, while DPI averages 4.7 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Desqueeze or DPI have ads?
DPI shows ads; Desqueeze does not.
Which is updated more often, Desqueeze or DPI?
Desqueeze ships an update every 2 weeks, and DPI every 2 months. Most recently, Desqueeze was updated on October 16, 2026 and DPI on October 15, 2026.

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