Comparison

Video Compressor & Editor vs Focus Video

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

Head to head
About

Video Compressor & Editor

This app is a comprehensive video editing suite that allows users to compress, crop, trim, cut, split, merge, and rotate videos. It supports HEVC and H.264 codecs, offering advanced compression options and precise editing tools for efficient video management and storage saving.

Highlights
  • Batch video compression
  • Adjustable resolution and frame rate
  • Video cropping with custom ratios
  • Precise video trimming and cutting
  • Split videos into multiple clips
  • Merge multiple video clips
  • Rotate videos
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A full-featured and easy-to-use video toolbox, can be used to batch compress, crop, trim, cut, split, merge and rotate videos in Photo Library. Support HEVC & H.264 codec, save more storage than traditional H.264 compressor. Compress Video: - Support batch and single video compression - Resolution options for H.264 Compression: 4K, 1080p, 720p, 540p, 480p - Resolution options for HEVC Compression: 4K, 1080p, 720p - Support adjusting frame rate, 240 FPS's video can be compressed to 240/120/60/30 FPS - Multiple bitrate options for each resolution and frame rate option - Input any compression bitrate through keyboard - Provide preview function for checking compressed video’s image quality - Compressed video can be saved to a user selected album - Retain all metadata of original video, including timed metadata info in metadata tracks - Automatically add creation date metadata to videos without it, prevent from losing video's creation or capture date Crop Video: - Crop video to fixed ratio’s resolution : 2:1/16:9 / 4:3 / 1:1 / 3:4 / 9:16/1:2 - Crop video to any resolution - Input fixed corp size through keyboard - Touch the lower right corner of the cropped video, drag to adjust it's resolution - Touch other part of the cropped video, drag to adjust it’s position in original video - Support setting export format, delete and storage album option for all editing functions Trim and Cut Video: - Easy scrolled video preview make trim position’s setting very convenient and accurate - Trim precision can reach 0.1 second - Automatically calculate and display trimmed or cut video’s duration - Trimmed or cut video is exported in the same resolution and bitrate as original video Split Video: - One video can be split up to 5 to 7 clips, export and save to Photo Library - Insert or remove a split point is very easy and straightforward - Split position's precision can reach 0.1 second - Split video clips are exported in the same resolution and bitrate as original video Merge Video: - Support merging up to 6 video clips to one video - Select and view video clips in the order of creation date and modification date - Preview the merged video, export to camera roll instantly Rotate Video: - Rotate video clockwise or anti-clockwise - Preview rotated video Video File Management: - View videos in the orders of creation date, modification date, file size and albums - Show codec label for HEVC videos, very easy to distinguish them from H.264 videos - Show video’s file, location and codec info in detail page - Support multi-selection, share or delete multiple videos with one action - Support download iCloud video, compress or edit in local device In-App Purchase: - Compression Module:remove 30 seconds duration’s restriction for batch and single video compression functions. - Editing Module:remove 30 seconds duration’s restriction for all video editing functions. HEVC Codec: - The latest video coding technology adopted by Apple in iOS 11 and later version - Has up to 40% compression improvement over traditional H.264 Codec - Supported by models with A10 fusion or later processor

About

Focus Video

This app efficiently reduces the file size of videos, music, and pictures while preserving high quality. It also converts media files to various common formats and offers features like audio extraction, video merging, and image cropping.

Highlights
  • Video compression
  • Video conversion
  • Audio extraction
  • Video merging
  • Audio conversion
  • Image compression
  • Image cropping
Features
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Focus Video is an efficient app that helps you to reduce video, music and picture file size with high quality kept. And convert their format to most common format as you want. It supports many formats, like MP4, MOV, WMV, MKV, RMVB, AVI, WEMB, MPG, 3GP, FLV, TS, FLAC, APE, MP3, JPG, PNG, GIF, WEBP, APNG, etc. ■ Video Compressor Reduce file size while optimizing for maximal video quality. ■ Video Converter Quickly and losslessly converts video to new formats. ■ Extract Audio Quickly and losslessly extracts audio to mp3, m4a, etc from videos. ■ Video Merger Quickly and losslessly merge videos to new one. ■ Audio Converter Convert audio format with ease at incredible speed. ■ Audio Merger Quickly and losslessly merge audios to new one. ■ Video To Gif Convert video to GIF, WebP, APNG quickly and efficiently. ■ Image Converter Quickly and losslessly converts image to new formats. ■ Image Compressor Reduce file size while optimizing for maximal image quality. ■ Image Cropper Crop your image to an exact pixel size in seconds. Please read the terms of service for more information: Privacy Policy: https://focusvideo.wefocus365.com/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://focusvideo.wefocus365.com/terms.html If you have any questions, please just contact us. Email: wefocus365@outlook.com.

Screenshots

Video Compressor & Editor4 screens
Focus Video3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Video Compressor & Editor at 79% against Focus Video's 60%. Video Compressor & Editor also leads on ratings volume (292 vs 68) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). Focus Video's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Video Compressor & Editor sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Focus Video sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Focus Video holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 292 and 68 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Video Compressor & Editor's written reviews are positive against 60% of Focus Video's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Compressor & Editor ships an update every 6 weeks, Focus Video fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Video Compressor & Editor versus Focus Video: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo Compressor & EditorFocus Video
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (292 ratings)4.7 (68 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings292 — better68
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB108 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer勇 陈春浩 王

Customer experience

Video Compressor & Editor

All ratings285 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral4.6%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews246 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative16.3%

Focus Video

All ratings65 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral26.7%
Negative13.3%

Bugs and requests

Video Compressor & Editor

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Compression fails for some video files
  • Sorting by file size doesn't work as expected
  • Compressed videos sometimes lose original creation date

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for image compression
  • Implement landscape mode on iPad
  • Provide more customization options for compression settings
  • Add ability to batch delete original videos after compression

Focus Video

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Video Compressor & Editor

One-time2
  • Compression Module$1.99
  • Editing Module$1.99
3 purchases

Focus Video

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Video Compressor & Editor free?
Video Compressor & Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Video free?
Focus Video is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Video Compressor & Editor or Focus Video?
Focus Video is rated higher. Video Compressor & Editor averages 4.4 out of 5 from 292 ratings, while Focus Video averages 4.7 from 68 ratings.
Do Video Compressor & Editor or Focus Video have ads?
Neither Video Compressor & Editor nor Focus Video shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Video Compressor & Editor or Focus Video?
Video Compressor & Editor ships an update every 6 weeks, and Focus Video fortnightly. Most recently, Video Compressor & Editor was updated on November 2, 2026 and Focus Video on November 3, 2026.

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