Comparison

Video Compressor vs ARonPic

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

Head to head
About

Video Compressor

Reduce video file sizes by precisely controlling dimensions, frame rate, and quality. Optimize videos for sharing online or via email, with real-time file size estimation and preview capabilities.

Highlights
  • Reduce video file size
  • Control dimensions, frame rate, and quality
  • Real-time file size estimation
  • Preview video compression results
  • Delete hidden pixels
  • HEVC re-encoding support
Features
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Use Video Compressor - HD, to compress your videos and reduce their file size. Precisely control the dimensions, frame rate and quality to achieve the perfect result. The key points of the application: • Reduce the size to a minimum before sending the video online or sharing it by email. • Real-time estimation of the file size of the destination video, with the ability to preview the result. • Simply use the sliders, or access more options if necessary. • Delete hidden pixels if your video contains them ( "Clean Aperture" information). • Impose a square pixel format to get a smaller video. • If your device supports it, choose to re-encode your video in HEVC format taking half as much space as H264 format. • Choose a specific bitrate if necessary. • Reduce the dimensions, but also increase them if necessary. • Reduce the frame rate, but also increase it if necessary. • Exclusive functionality of a single frame mode to display only one frame in the video. The Input video can be imported from your device in several ways. The modified version (if there is one) or the original version of the video are both available. The camera can be used directly to record a video if needed. You can also connect your device to your computer in order to drag and drop specific videos (Files feature). The output video can be exported in several ways. Create a new video in the Photo app or in the Files app. Directly modify the input video by adding an edited version. Share the video to another application. This application can run, on your iPhone and your iPad, as a standalone application, a Photo Extension, or as an Action Extension (from the compatible applications like the Photo app). Portrait and Landscape orientations are supported in all screens. Dark mode of iOS13 is supported. You will find the original and intuitive user interface, common to all our videos applications. These applications have been featured many times by Apple and various websites.

About

ARonPic

Create unique AR composite images by combining photos from your album with live camera feeds. Easily adjust, zoom, and save your creations to your device or share them directly to social media and email.

Highlights
  • AR composite image creation
  • Select images from album
  • Live camera integration
  • Adjust image position
  • Pinch to zoom
  • Save to album
  • Share to SNS/email
Features
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With this app, you can save the AR composite image of the image selected from the album and the camera image to the album, or post it to SNS or email to share the AR composite image. [ How to use ] 1. You can select an image from the photo album by tapping the album icon on the upper left of the screen. 2. By tapping anywhere on the screen, you can move the center of the image selected from the photo album (hereinafter simply referred to as "selected image") to it. 3. You can zoom in or out the selected image by pinching out or pinching in the selected image. 4.By tapping the button at the top center of the screen, you can save the AR composite image in the album or post it to SNS or email such as Facebook or Twitter to share the AR composite image. (You need to install an application to link with, such as Twitter in advance) 5. Tap the trash can icon in the upper right of the screen to delete and reset the selected image. Please use in bright places.

Screenshots

Video Compressor4 screens
ARonPic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ARonPic at Free against Video Compressor's $1.99. Video Compressor's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ARonPic is free to download; Video Compressor costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Compressor ships an update every 2 months, ARonPic every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Video Compressor versus ARonPic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo CompressorARonPic
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancis Bonninshinichi tanimoto

Customer experience

Video Compressor

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.1%

ARonPic

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Video Compressor

No in-app purchases

None

ARonPic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Video Compressor free?
Video Compressor costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ARonPic free?
ARonPic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Video Compressor or ARonPic have ads?
ARonPic shows ads; Video Compressor does not.
Which is updated more often, Video Compressor or ARonPic?
Video Compressor ships an update every 2 months, and ARonPic every 8 months. Most recently, Video Compressor was updated on October 18, 2026 and ARonPic on September 30, 2026.

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