Comparison

Video Compressor Gold vs Compressor Pro

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

Head to head
About

Video Compressor Gold

Free up valuable phone storage by compressing large video and photo files. This app helps you reduce file sizes significantly, allowing you to store more content like videos, apps, and music. Easily identify and compress multiple files at once, then share them with ease.

Highlights
  • Compress videos by up to 80%
  • Compress photos
  • Identify large video files
  • Multiple compression presets
  • Batch compression
  • Easy sharing of compressed files
Features
Read full description

Are you running out of space because of too many videos on your phone? Use video compressor GOLD to compress them and free up space to store more videos, apps, and music! Functionality: - Compress and optimize videos to decrease sizes by 80% or more - Compress photos as well - Easily identify large video files - Lots of presets to choose from - Compress multiple videos at once - Easily share compressed videos with friends

About

Compressor Pro

This app helps you free up storage space by compressing videos and images. It allows you to reduce file sizes without significant quality loss, making it easier to share media and manage your device's storage.

Highlights
  • Compresses videos and images
  • Frees up disk space
  • Supports multiple file formats
  • Offline compression
  • Restore deleted files
  • Batch processing up to 30 files
Features
Read full description

Resizer and compressor for one or several media files (up to 50 files at a time). Helps free up disk space. If your storage space is almost full and you are struggling with deciding what to delete, you need this app in your life! No need to delete photos, videos, apps, or music you like anymore, this application will compress your files and free up disk space without unnecessary losses. This also helps with upload speed if your internet connection is not the best at the moment, since smaller files are faster to upload and send via WhatsApp, Messenger, Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, Viber or any other messaging application. The algorithm of this application allows you to reduce file sizes and save up disk space without compromising the quality of the images or videos. Download the app and test this modern way of handling data! You can delete the original files or keep them in case you need them for something else. If you delete a file by mistake and want to restore it, you can later find it in the “Recently deleted” folder. Video formats supported by the app: mov, mp4, m4v, sdv, 3gp, 3gpp, 3g2, 3gp2 Image formats supported by the app: jpeg, png, heic, heif, svg, gif, tiff, webp Here are some reasons to use our Media files compressor regularly: - Your private files stay secured - Helpful and very easy to use - Supports a lot of different formats, more than your average file compressor - Faster uploads and sending via messaging apps or in case of slow internet connection - Minimize the sizes of you files and send them to your friends and family faster - Add multiple files at a time for a faster compression - Keep both resized and original files if you wish - No need to delete files, apps, games, songs you like to free up space - No need to use suspicious online compressors with pop-up ads - Offline compression - Restore deleted files if needed At this point, there is really no reason not to use this app! But let’s talk about safety. It is important to note that this application operates in the offline mode only, that means that no data is being sent to any server, cloud, or any third-party application. This is our way of making sure that your data stays protected and that only you have access to your private files. You do not need to worry about deleting your favorite videos or images to free up space anymore. Download this app to try out this modern approach to data storage and enjoy all the benefits! We’re planning to develop our application together with you. For any questions, contact support - hello@lanars.com

Screenshots

Video Compressor Gold4 screens
Compressor Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Compressor Pro at every 10 days against Video Compressor Gold's every 33 months. Video Compressor Gold's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (13 vs 15.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Video Compressor Gold costs $1.99 and Compressor Pro $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Video Compressor Gold against 4.7 for Compressor Pro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 157 and 111 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Video Compressor Gold's written reviews are positive against 72% of Compressor Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Compressor Gold ships an update every 33 months, Compressor Pro every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Video Compressor Gold versus Compressor Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo Compressor GoldCompressor Pro
Price$1.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.6 (157 ratings)4.7 (111 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews72.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings157 — better111
Update frequencyEvery 33 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer丽譞 牛LANARS LLC

Customer experience

Video Compressor Gold

All ratings157 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral1.3%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral7.5%
Negative25.8%

Compressor Pro

All ratings111 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive72.1%
Neutral2.3%
Negative25.6%

User reviews

Video Compressor Gold

From 157 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast compression
  • 💾 Saves storage space
  • ✨ High quality compression
  • 💰 Good value for money

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Errors when saving
  • 🐛 Doesn't work with new phones
  • 🐛 Compression errors
  • 🐛 App crashes
  • 🐛 Videos disappear after compression

Compressor Pro

From 111 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • ✨ Clean UI
  • 👍 Works well
  • 💡 Good for reducing video size for sharing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Does not compress at all
  • 🐛 Files do not compress
  • 🐛 Stops compressing halfway through
  • 🐛 Compression not up to the mark for videos
  • 🐛 Cannot set target size or less than 30%

Bugs and requests

Video Compressor Gold

Reported bugs

34 issues
  • Error when saving files
  • App not working with new iPhone models (iPhone 16 Pro, 16 Pro Max)
  • Compression errors
  • App freezes and requires restart
  • Compressed videos disappear after saving
Show 29 more
  • App doesn't show all videos
  • Error message: 'can't save to file'
  • Videos are sent to another country for compression
  • App doesn't compress photos
  • Frame rate reduced to 24 FPS
  • Does not support H.265
  • App crashes or shows errors
  • App not opening after purchase
  • Cannot save compressed files to iPhone
  • Error saving to Album
  • Doesn't convert video
  • Videos not appearing in the app
  • Error saving to file
  • Privacy concerns about video transfer
  • App not working on iPhone, only on Mac
  • App doesn't work after last update
  • Cuts videos instead of compressing
  • Slow and heavy performance with multiple videos
  • No Arabic language support
  • Cannot reduce video size multiple times
  • Changes filename after compression
  • Image compression not intuitive
  • Cannot input exact output width and height
  • Issues with storage and permission errors
  • Compressed videos are blurry
  • App does not visualize videos on the device
  • Cannot save to album
  • Compression failed
  • App doesn't work on iPhone

Requested features

12 requests
  • Feature to save a frame from video in full resolution
  • Option to keep original timestamp and location data
  • More detailed functions and formats
  • Ability to compress photos
  • Mac computer version
Show 7 more
  • Back button
  • More intuitive image compression
  • Ability to enter exact output width and height
  • Option to reduce video size repeatedly
  • Preserve original video filename
  • Support for higher frame rates (e.g., 30 FPS)
  • Support for H.265 codec

Compressor Pro

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Charged without permission
  • App crashes
  • Files do not compress
  • Compression stops halfway
  • Unable to select output file format
Show 4 more
  • No way to export or delete videos
  • EXIF data missing after compression
  • Quality slider ignores drag gesture
  • Chinese language display bug for selected file count

Requested features

18 requests
  • Add a way to strip metadata from output video
  • Remove 30 file limitation
  • Add select all functionality
  • Show file names
  • Remember quality settings
Show 13 more
  • Hide already compressed by default
  • Add skip already compressed option
  • Fix files saved from apps appearing latest in gallery post compression
  • Fix removal of a file from batch queue during compression crashing the app
  • Better saving system (e.g., 'Open Photos', 'Open files')
  • Clarity in saving options
  • More compression options (reduce FPS, dimension, quality)
  • Allow setting target size for compression
  • More aggressive photo compressor for low quality/dimensions
  • More intuitive photo selection (Raw, Date, sort by size, date, album)
  • Allow file sorting (by size, date, file type, favorite)
  • Update photo compression to retain EXIF location information
  • Include PNG and JPG as output file types

In-app purchases

None

Video Compressor Gold

No in-app purchases

None

Compressor Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Video Compressor Gold free?
Video Compressor Gold costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Compressor Pro free?
Compressor Pro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Video Compressor Gold or Compressor Pro?
Compressor Pro is rated higher. Video Compressor Gold averages 4.6 out of 5 from 157 ratings, while Compressor Pro averages 4.7 from 111 ratings.
Do Video Compressor Gold or Compressor Pro have ads?
Neither Video Compressor Gold nor Compressor Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Video Compressor Gold or Compressor Pro?
Video Compressor Gold ships an update every 33 months, and Compressor Pro every 10 days. Most recently, Video Compressor Gold was updated on October 9, 2026 and Compressor Pro on October 9, 2026.

Other comparisons