BSSID SCAN vs Compress
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BSSID SCAN
This utility app helps you easily copy BSSIDs (Basic Service Set Identifiers) of nearby Wi-Fi networks. It's designed for users who need to quickly access and utilize this network information.
- Remember BSSIDs
- Copy BSSIDs
- Access Wi-Fi settings
- Useful for network identification
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BSSIDScan helps you review Wi-Fi network observations made available to the app on your device. It is designed for diagnostics and keeps its event history locally. • Review recorded SSID, BSSID, signal strength, security status, and timestamps. • Search and filter event history. • Ignore selected BSSIDs in future captures. • Export selected observations as JSON or Markdown for your own analysis. The app uses Apple's Hotspot Helper capability. Available observations depend on device, iOS behavior, and granted capabilities. BSSIDScan does not reveal Wi-Fi passwords or change network settings. Exported network identifiers can be sensitive, so review files before sharing them.
Compress
Easily reduce video file sizes on your iPhone or iPad. This app also generates SRT caption files using on-device transcription and offers translation into 23 languages, all while keeping your data private.
- Video compression
- Batch compression (up to 10 videos)
- Customizable compression settings
- On-device SRT caption generation
- Offline transcription
- SRT translation (23 languages)
- Privacy-focused
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Compress-san is the easiest way to compress videos on your iPhone or iPad. Just select a video from your photo library, and queue up your video for compression. Select up to 10 videos for compression at once and add them to the queue. In the application settings, you can choose your desired compression settings, compressing video to sizes as low as low quality 480p. Compress-san also will use local on-device transcription models to create caption SRT files for your videos. Create subtitle text files locally and privately, with no audio or video leaving your device for creation of the SRTs. After an SRT is generated, you can also translate it into 23 different languages using local translation services. Compress-san is the simple and private way to cut your video sizes and create SRT subtitle transcription text files.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Compress at 100% against BSSID SCAN's 56%. Compress also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Compress holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of BSSID SCAN's written reviews are positive against 100% of Compress's.
BSSID SCAN ships an update every 2 months, Compress every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | BSSID SCAN | Compress |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 峰 朱 | Cameron Banga |
Customer experience
BSSID SCAN
Compress
In-app purchases
BSSID SCAN
No in-app purchases
Compress
No in-app purchases
