Kompress vs uBlock Origin Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kompress
This app helps you reduce the size of your video files, freeing up valuable storage space on your device. It offers a clean interface and supports various video types, including slow motion. The app also provides options to manage original files and preview content.
- Reduce video file size
- Save disk space
- Clean user interface
- Works with slow motion videos
- Option to delete original videos
- Preview videos with 3D Touch
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Kompress is a free easy-to-use video compression application which saves you a lot of disk space when you need it. Features: - Clean user interface - Works with slow motion videos - Ask to delete original videos - Preview videos with 3D Touch. Just press a little deeper on video thumbnail. Notes: - Remember to delete videos from 'Recently Deleted' album on Photos app otherwise you won't save space right away. - Kompress requires reading and writing permission for Photos in order to function. We don't send your videos or photos to our servers.
uBlock Origin Lite
This efficient content blocker utilizes declarative rulesets for reliable filtering without consuming significant system resources. It offers customizable filter lists and integrates seamlessly with browsers.
- Efficient content blocking
- Declarative filtering
- Customizable rulesets
- Low resource consumption
- Browser integration
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uBO Lite (uBOL) is a reliable and efficient content blocker. The default ruleset corresponds to uBlock Origin's default filterset: - uBlock Origin's built-in filter lists - EasyList - EasyPrivacy - Peter Lowe’s Ad and tracking server list You can enable more rulesets by visiting the options page -- click the _Cogs_ icon in the popup panel. uBOL is entirely declarative, meaning there is no need for a permanent uBOL process for the filtering to occur, and CSS/JS injection-based content filtering is performed reliably by the browser itself rather than by the extension. This means that uBOL itself does not consume CPU/memory resources while content blocking is ongoing -- uBOL's service worker process is required _only_ when you interact with the popup panel or the option pages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: uBlock Origin Lite at none against Kompress's shown. uBlock Origin Lite also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 10 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Kompress's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.5). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Kompress against 4.7 for uBlock Origin Lite. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: uBlock Origin Lite has 949 ratings behind it against 165, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Kompress's written reviews are positive against 78% of uBlock Origin Lite's.
Kompress ships an update every 10 months, uBlock Origin Lite weekly. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.
| Parameter | Kompress | uBlock Origin Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (165 ratings) — better | 4.7 (949 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 78.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 165 | 949 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ADALAR LTD | Raymond Hill |
Customer experience
Kompress
uBlock Origin Lite
Bugs and requests
Kompress
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
uBlock Origin Lite
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unable to turn on extension on laptop Safari after installation
- Fails to load when enabling in Safari
Requested features
2 requests- Import third-party filter lists
- Improved dashboard and settings access
In-app purchases
Kompress
No in-app purchases
uBlock Origin Lite
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Kompress free?
Is uBlock Origin Lite free?
Which has better reviews, Kompress or uBlock Origin Lite?
Do Kompress or uBlock Origin Lite have ads?
Which is updated more often, Kompress or uBlock Origin Lite?
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