Comparison

Flat Color Camera vs VidSquash

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

Head to head
About

Flat Color Camera

Record high-quality 4K and HD videos with a flat, log color profile for maximum control in post-production. Preserve highlights and shadows with an extended dynamic range and flattened colors, ideal for professional color grading.

Highlights
  • Record 4K and HD video
  • Flat, log color profile
  • Extended dynamic range
  • Preserves highlights and shadows
  • Multiple flat color profiles
  • Adjustable frame rates
Features
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No more over-exposed and over-saturated videos. This app allows you to record 4K and HD videos with a flat, log color profile, which can be used in color correction software (not included in the app). It allows you to get more control over color tones and better exposure. It records in a wider dynamic range with flattened colors, so that you have maximum control in post-production. Do the colors look grey and washed out? That’s exactly the intention. The videos are captured with a log profile, meaning low contrast, low saturation and extended exposure range.  You get up to 2 stops of extra dynamic range, preserving highlights and shadows ! Recorded videos must be corrected with editing tools, such as DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere, AVID Media Composer and Final Cut Pro. In grading, you should boost saturation, add contrast and lift the gamma curve. You can also use LUTs (for Sony, Panasonic, RED, Canon or Blackmagic), to see which preset color correction looks best on your shots. Record in 24, 25 or 30 frames per second. Select 4K or HD resolution. Choose from 5 flat color profiles: OFF, CINE, M-LOG1, M-LOG2, M-LOG3 Focus, ISO and exposure are automatically adjusted.

About

VidSquash

Easily compress videos for sharing on various platforms like Discord, WhatsApp, and Instagram. This app offers destination-specific optimization, background processing, and preserves video quality while reducing file size. It also helps free up device storage by compressing large video files.

Highlights
  • Compress videos for Discord, WhatsApp, iMessage, Email, Instagram
  • Destination-specific optimization
  • True background processing with Live Activity
  • Sharp output at small sizes with CRF quality targeting
  • Free up iPhone storage with Library Cleaner
  • Import from Photos, Files app, and Share Sheet
  • 100% on-device processing for privacy
Features
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VidSquash is the fastest way to free up storage on your iPhone - without deleting a single photo or video. Your video library is quietly hoarding space. A few 4K clips, some screen recordings, that long birthday video, and suddenly you're out of storage and paying for more iCloud. VidSquash fixes that. FREE UP 10-50 GB IN ONE TAP Library Cleaner scans your photo library, shows exactly how much space you can reclaim, and batch-compresses your biggest videos in the background. Your memories stay - they just take up a fraction of the room. Most iPhones recover 10-50 GB. - Scan: see your biggest videos and the total space you can free - One tap: compress them all, running in the background - Keep everything: compressed copies replace the originals, nothing is lost - HDR preserved: Dolby Vision and HDR video keep their original look STILL THE BEST WAY TO SEND VIDEOS Got a clip that's "too large" to send? VidSquash shrinks it to fit wherever it's going: - Discord, WhatsApp, iMessage, Email, Instagram: the right size, automatically - No blurry output: CRF quality targeting, the approach pro encoders use - On-device: nothing is ever uploaded TRUE BACKGROUND PROCESSING Lock your phone, switch apps, pocket it - VidSquash keeps working and tells you the moment it's done, with live progress on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. PRIVACY FIRST 100% on-device using Apple's own video engine. No servers, no account, no upload, no tracking, no third-party SDKs. Your videos never leave your phone. SIMPLE, HONEST PRICING Free to try. Pro is a one-time purchase (no subscription) that unlocks unlimited cleanups and compressions. Free and Pro produce identical quality. Reclaim your storage. Keep your memories.

Screenshots

Flat Color Camera4 screens
VidSquash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: VidSquash at 100% against Flat Color Camera's 0%. VidSquash also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 74 months). Flat Color Camera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

Both are free to download. VidSquash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Flat Color Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VidSquash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Flat Color Camera's written reviews are positive against 100% of VidSquash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flat Color Camera ships an update every 74 months, VidSquash every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Flat Color Camera versus VidSquash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlat Color CameraVidSquash
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 74 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMakayama.comDrizzling Bytes LLC

Customer experience

Flat Color Camera

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%

VidSquash

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Flat Color Camera

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

VidSquash

One-time1
  • Unlimited Compressions$4.99

Questions

Is Flat Color Camera free?
Flat Color Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VidSquash free?
VidSquash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flat Color Camera or VidSquash?
VidSquash is rated higher. Flat Color Camera averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while VidSquash averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Flat Color Camera or VidSquash have ads?
Neither Flat Color Camera nor VidSquash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flat Color Camera or VidSquash?
Flat Color Camera ships an update every 74 months, and VidSquash every 4 days. Most recently, Flat Color Camera was updated on November 3, 2026 and VidSquash on October 31, 2026.

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