Comparison

Optika vs Photo Compressor App

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

Head to head
About

Optika

This app offers manual camera controls for professional-level photography on smartphones. Capture realistic colors and textures with Natural Mode, and fine-tune focus, exposure, and white balance. Shoot in advanced formats like RAW and ProRAW.

Highlights
  • Manual focus with peaking and loupe
  • Adjustable shutter speed and ISO
  • Customizable white balance
  • True lens switching
  • RAW and ProRAW format support
  • Live histograms
  • Composition grids and horizon levels
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Optika is a manual camera for iPhone with direct control over focus, exposure, shutter speed, ISO, and white balance. Use it when you want more control over the photo instead of leaving every decision to the automatic camera. Natural Mode reduces the heavily processed look common in smartphone photos and keeps colors, details, and textures closer to what you see. MANUAL CAMERA CONTROLS • Adjustable aperture (iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max only) • Manual shutter speed and ISO • Manual focus with focus peaking and loupe • Manual white balance with Kelvin adjustment • Exposure compensation • Separate focus and exposure points • Direct lens selection RAW AND PHOTO FORMATS Capture photos in JPEG, HEIF, RAW, and Apple ProRAW depending on your iPhone. Optika keeps the selected physical lens active instead of automatically switching cameras in difficult lighting conditions. TOOLS FOR SHOOTING • RGB and luminance histograms • Grid • Horizon level • Focus peaking • Focus loupe • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets • Camera Control support Natural Mode is designed for photographers who prefer a less processed image and want more control over the final result. Optika does not collect your photos or personal data. Note: Available features and Natural Mode results depend on the camera hardware of your iPhone. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Photo Compressor App

Easily shrink your photos to save device storage and make sharing simpler. Adjust quality and resolution to create smaller files, perfect for freeing up space or sending via messages. This tool helps manage large image files effectively.

Highlights
  • Compress photos easily
  • Save device space and storage
  • Choose desired quality and resolution
  • Resize photo files
  • Clean up large photos
  • Share smaller photo files
Features
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Photo Compressor is a simple photo compression app for iPhone and iPad. Compress photos, reduce photo size, resize images, and make large photo files easier to store, send, and share. Need to compress a photo that is too large? Choose your photos, select your preferred image quality and resolution, and reduce photo file size in just a few taps. Photo Compressor helps you create smaller image files. Use Photo Compressor to: • Compress photos on iPhone and iPad • Reduce photo size and save storage space • Make image file sizes smaller • Shrink large photos before sharing • Compress JPEG and JPG photos • Reduce JPEG file size • Resize photos and images • Reduce image resolution • Choose your preferred compression quality • Compress multiple photos • Make photos smaller for email and other apps • Free up storage by reducing large photo files Large photos, high-resolution images, screenshots, and pictures taken with your iPhone camera can take up a lot of storage space. With Photo Compressor, you can compress image files, reduce large photos, and keep smaller copies on your device. Trying to send photos by email? Compress your images before attaching them. Trying to share photos through apps? Reduce photo file size before sending. Trying to free up storage space? Compress large photos and keep smaller versions. Need to resize an image? Choose a lower resolution to reduce the dimensions. Photo Compressor is useful when you need: • A photo compressor for iPhone • An image compressor • A JPEG compressor • A JPG compressor • A photo size reducer • An image file size reducer • A photo resize app • An image resizer • A way to reduce photo file size • A way to make photos smaller • A way to save storage space Choose the photo quality and resolution that works for you and create smaller image files that are easier to save, send, and share. Compress photos, resize images, reduce image file size, and save valuable storage space on your iPhone or iPad. Download Photo Compressor and start reducing photo file sizes today. • Subscriptions & Terms • Free trial automatically converts to a paid subscription unless canceled at least 24-hours before the end of the trial period. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. All subscriptions automatically renew if it is not cancelled within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for the next subscription period up to 24 hours prior to the current subscription expiring. It is not possible to cancel an existing in-app subscription. You can disable the automatic renewal function at any time by adjusting your account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://www.algotwist.com/apps/photo-compress/privacy-policy-and-terms-of-use

Screenshots

Optika4 screens
Photo Compressor App3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Optika at 75% against Photo Compressor App's 17%. Optika also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). Photo Compressor App's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (283 vs 23). 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. Optika sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Photo Compressor App sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Photo Compressor App holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Compressor App has 283 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Optika's written reviews are positive against 17% of Photo Compressor App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Optika ships an update every 9 days, Photo Compressor App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Optika versus Photo Compressor App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOptikaPhoto Compressor App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (23 ratings)4.7 (283 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings23283 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex SieroshtanAlgoTwist Ltd

Customer experience

Optika

All ratings23 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral8.7%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative20.0%

Photo Compressor App

All ratings283 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral0.7%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Optika

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • One Time Purchase$24.99
5 purchases

Photo Compressor App

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Full Access$3.99
  • Lifetime Full Access$29.99

Questions

Is Optika free?
Optika is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photo Compressor App free?
Photo Compressor App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Optika or Photo Compressor App?
Photo Compressor App is rated higher. Optika averages 4.3 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Photo Compressor App averages 4.7 from 283 ratings.
Do Optika or Photo Compressor App have ads?
Neither Optika nor Photo Compressor App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Optika or Photo Compressor App?
Optika ships an update every 9 days, and Photo Compressor App every 2 months. Most recently, Optika was updated on November 11, 2026 and Photo Compressor App on November 3, 2026.

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