Comparison

Remuxer vs Immich

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

Head to head
About

Remuxer

This app quickly converts videos to MP4 containers without losing quality, making them playable on most devices. It supports various video and audio codecs, metadata import, and file size reduction by excluding unnecessary tracks.

Highlights
  • Lossless H.264/H.265 to MP4 muxing
  • Video conversion to H.264/H.265
  • Exclude unneeded tracks
  • Audio downmuxing to AAC/AC3
  • Import metadata from online sources
Features
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Most of the time your videos are already encoded correctly and just the video container is wrong, so they won't play directly on your device. Remuxer muxes your videos losslessly into an MP4 or MKV container, so you can play them directly on your device, and converts them with your device's hardware encoder when they need it. - Fast muxing of H.264, HEVC and AV1 videos to MP4 or MKV, without re-encoding - Convert videos to H.264 or HEVC with the hardware encoder, at the quality you choose - Exclude unneeded tracks to reduce file size, and reorder the ones you keep - Add audio and subtitle tracks from other files (SRT, ASS, VTT, PGS, AAC, AC3, DTS, FLAC and more) - Fix out-of-sync audio and subtitles with a sync correction for each track - Export audio or subtitle tracks on their own (M4A, AC3, SRT, SUP and more) - Downmix audio to AAC or AC3 with 2.0 or 5.1 channels - Import metadata and artwork online from TheTVDB, TheMovieDB and the iTunes Store

About

Immich

This is a client application that connects to a self-hosted Immich Server. It allows users to back up their photos and videos from their mobile devices to their own server, providing a private and customizable cloud storage solution.

Highlights
  • Mobile client for Immich Server
  • Photo and video backup
  • Self-hosted solution
  • Private cloud storage
  • Customizable server management
Features
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This is a client app for Immich Server and you will need to run/manage the server on your own in order to use the app. Website: https://immich.app GitHub: https://github.com/immich-app/immich

Screenshots

Remuxer4 screens
Immich4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Immich at 4.8 against Remuxer's 3.7. Immich also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 40%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, 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. Remuxer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Immich asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Immich holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Immich has 786 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Remuxer's written reviews are positive against 76% of Immich's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remuxer ships an update every 2 months, Immich every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Remuxer versus Immich: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemuxerImmich
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (9 ratings)4.8 (786 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews75.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9786 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas BilichFUTO Computing

Customer experience

Remuxer

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

Immich

All ratings786 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews319 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative15.0%

Bugs and requests

Remuxer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Immich

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to log in on latest update
  • Frequent timeline rebuilds
  • Inconsistent behavior with HDR photos
  • Scrolling issues in the app
  • Unreliable background sync

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to remove photos from device after backup
  • Support for 360-degree photos and videos
  • Improved family/user sharing capabilities
  • Better integration with third-party tools
  • Clearer cache management

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Remuxer

One-time1
  • Remuxer Pro$3.99
None

Immich

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Remuxer free?
Remuxer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Immich free?
Immich is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Remuxer or Immich?
Immich is rated higher. Remuxer averages 3.7 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Immich averages 4.8 from 786 ratings.
Do Remuxer or Immich have ads?
Neither Remuxer nor Immich shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remuxer or Immich?
Remuxer ships an update every 2 months, and Immich every 5 days. Most recently, Remuxer was updated on October 19, 2026 and Immich on October 20, 2026.

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