HotSteamer vs Video Converter & Compressor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HotSteamer
Easily add realistic steam effects to your coffee, tea, and food photos. Enhance your social media content with visually appealing, warm imagery in just seconds. The app uses fluid simulation for realistic steam that can be adjusted and repositioned.
- Realistic steam simulation
- Apply to camera preview or library photos
- Adjust steam intensity
- Reposition and resize steam
- Record video with steam effects
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Add realistic steam to coffee, tea, and food photos effortlessly. Create warm, eye-catching content for Instagram and social media in seconds. ◆Composites realistic steam — powered by fluid simulation — onto your camera preview or any photo from your library in real time. ◆ Pick a photo from your library to use as the background and layer steam on top. ◆ Adjust steam intensity with the slider. ◆ Swipe to reposition steam, pinch to resize it. ◆ Record video using iOS screen recording. Before purchasing the paid version, please try the free Lite version on your device first.
Video Converter & Compressor
Easily convert and compress videos to various formats, including those not supported by your device. This app also allows you to resize videos, convert audio files to video with custom images, and play back your converted media. Create custom playlists for your video library.
- Video format conversion
- Video compression
- Video resizing
- Convert music to video
- Video playback
- Playlist creation
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It is an application that features easy video format conversion. Have you ever been in trouble with WMV or MKV being sent? Supports video formats such as WMV / MKV / MPEG / MPG / WEBM as conversion sources It is a multifunctional video conversion app You can mainly use the following functions √ Video conversion √ Video resizing √ Convert music files to videos √ Video playback √ Creating playlists --Video conversion √ Convert videos that cannot be played on iPhone or iPad to a format that can be played √ Conversion source format WMV / WEBM / MPEG / MPG / FLV / MP4 / MOV / M4V √ You can set the video size during conversion --Convert music files to videos √ Convert AAC / M4A / MP3 / WAV to video √ It is possible to select a still image at the time of conversion --Video playback √ You can play converted videos and videos imported into the app. √ Playable video formats MP4 / M4V / MOV --Create playlist √ It is possible to create playlists of videos
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Video Converter & Compressor at 61% against HotSteamer's 0%. Video Converter & Compressor also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 19 months). HotSteamer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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
Video Converter & Compressor is free to download; HotSteamer costs $4.99 up front. Video Converter & Compressor sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. HotSteamer asks for nothing beyond the download.
HotSteamer ships an update every 19 months, Video Converter & Compressor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HotSteamer | Video Converter & Compressor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (591 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 61.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 591 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KOJI HARA | WEBDIA INC. |
Customer experience
HotSteamer
Video Converter & Compressor
Bugs and requests
HotSteamer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Video Converter & Compressor
Reported bugs
8 issues- Conversion freezes at 99% completion
- App stops working after reinstall, requires repayment
- Conversion fails when app backgrounded or device sleeps
- Files not found after conversion completion
- Sharing converted videos to PC fails
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- Audio-only files display without thumbnails
- Excessive Documents & Data storage not clearing after deletion
- App won't load or convert files
Requested features
8 requests- Bitrate and quality customization options
- Sleep mode to prevent conversion interruption
- Batch folder operations for file management
- Video thumbnail preview in playlist creation
- Video naming display in playlists
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- Apple TV export functionality
- Better file organization and sharing options
- Keep screen on during conversion mode
In-app purchases
HotSteamer
No in-app purchases
Video Converter & Compressor
- Unlimited playlists$0.99
- remove ads$2.99
Questions
Is HotSteamer free?
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