Comparison

Video Compressor vs KeepCaps

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 to save storage space on your device. This app offers various compression options, including quality presets and manual adjustments for resolution and bitrate. It also supports video conversion, merging, and trimming.

Highlights
  • Compress videos with quality preservation
  • Multiple compression profiles and manual settings
  • Video conversion to various formats
  • Merge and join multiple videos
  • Trim and cut videos
  • Batch compression for multiple files
  • Preview compression results
Features
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Video Compressor & Converter provides users with default compression/preset profiles to reduce the size of the video. Users can choose desired compression quality, compression speed, cut, trim and change video resolution. Users can also convert any format video to any other format. Easily merge and join videos to play together. This Video Compressor can compress an uncompressed video without losing quality using X264 codec. It can also compress a compressed video by decreasing the quality which is Resolution. It supports many video formats. Supported Video Formats MP4, MKV, AVI, 3GP, FLV, MTS, MPEG, MPG, WMV, M4V, MOV, VOB. KEY FEATURES: - Compress an uncompressed video by keeping original quality. - Choose from predefined multiple compression profiles with different quality and size settings. - Compress video to a manually inputted size. - Shows a preview of small duration for the chosen compression settings before the compression process starts. Helps users to understand the quality of the compression beforehand. - Queue multiple videos to compress them in batch mode. - Choose Compression process speed. Higher the speed larger the compressed video size. - Compresses a video by decreasing resolution, video bitrate. In this option the user can see the estimated compressed video size before compressing. This doesn’t preserve original quality. - Compare compressed and original video by playing them simultaneously in the same screen. - Reduces video size, shrink video, save and clear device's storage space. - High quality video compression and Low quality video compression. - Medium compression option will be completed much faster than the High compression. But High compression will shrink the size much more than Medium compression. - Has the option to compress and convert video very fast. - Change any video format to any other format. - Import files from Photos(gallery), Cloud, and Via Wi-fi. - Clean UI design and super easy to use. - Keep video quality sharp. - Convert video to MP4, MKV, AVI, 3GP, FLV, MTS, M2TS, TS, M4V, MOV formats.(PRO Feature) - Convert video from MP4, MKV, AVI, 3GP, FLV, MTS, MPEG, MPG, WMV, M4V, MOV, VOB formats. - Easily Locate Compressed Videos on Output section. - Marge and Join Videos. - Change aspect ratios while merging. - Trim Videos. - Play Compressed and Converted Video. - Share compressed, converted and size-reduced videos. - Shrink the video to the specific size - Control video bitrate manually. - Choose custom resolution. - Cut, Trim, convert and compress. BEFORE AND AFTER SAMPLES Before: 72.7MB — After: 7.7MB (89.41% smaller) Before: 194.6MB — After: 8.6MB (95.58% smaller) Before: 1.37GB — After: 628.7MB (54.11% smaller) This is the best Video compressor and converter app in the market which provides many options for compressing your video. Also, you can compress videos in batch mode by queuing multiple videos. You can choose desired compression quality, compression speed, video resolution, bitrate etc. Video Compressor Compact Video Terms of Use at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sjCpwsrHCufCvdOi6c0rd7Isu33_STR30NmX1YIn8Uo Video Compressor Compact Video Privacy Policy at https://docs.google.com/document/d/12EmYbpJ_HTufXgKW1R4pl0ftmNxsE8w_evvmoDSMDlM/edit

About

KeepCaps

Features
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This app is designed to compress your photos while preserving as much of the information they contain as possible. One of its key features is that it can keep the “Caption” and “Date Added” information added through the Photos app. Let’s compress your photos and keep their information! ○○○ Information that can be preserved after compression ○○○ ・Date Added and original order ・Date Taken ・Captions added through the Photos app ・Albums the photo belongs to and its order within each album ・Favorite and Hidden status ・Location information ・Metadata such as EXIF ・File name (up to the file extension) ・Pixel dimensions (adjustable in Settings) And more ××× Information that cannot be preserved after compression ××× ・Photo editing history (You will no longer be able to revert the photo to its original state using the editing history.) ・Videos ・Live Photos ・Animated images such as GIF and WebP ・Transparent PNGs ・File extensions ・Burst Photos (Only one selected photo will remain.) ・Portrait information And more +++ Other Features +++ ・Compress photos one by one in the photo list ・Easy one-handed use ・Compression stats ・Before/after comparison ・Filter photos by file size: 100 KB or larger / 500 KB or larger / 1 MB or larger / 3 MB or larger / 5 MB or larger *** Privacy *** As developers, we understand how important your privacy is. This app does not collect or transmit any data from your photo library. Your photos and their information never leave your device. For photo compression, the app uses technology officially provided by Apple. This technology does not use any servers and operates entirely on your iPhone or iPad, meaning it can be used even offline (without Wi-Fi). It is designed with your privacy in mind. We hope you’ll give the app a try and find it useful. If there are features that are not currently supported, we may consider adding them if there is enough demand. Please feel free to contact us with your requests or feedback. Terms of Service: https://sites.google.com/view/keepcaps/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/keepcaps/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Video Compressor4 screens
KeepCaps2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KeepCaps at none against Video Compressor's 14. KeepCaps also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Video Compressor's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and iOS requirement 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. Video Compressor sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per 7 days. KeepCaps asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Compressor ships an update every 3 weeks, KeepCaps every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Video Compressor versus KeepCaps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo CompressorKeepCaps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (493 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings493 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInverse.AIRyusuke Uchida

Bugs and requests

Video Compressor

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ads not working properly, preventing access to features
  • Issues with preserving original video file names during batch compression
  • Compressed videos sometimes larger than originals

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add HEVC format option
  • Increase default batch selection limit
  • Add 'delete original video' feature
  • Improve HDR video compression

KeepCaps

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Video Compressor

Subscriptions5
  • Base weekly product$2.007 Days
  • Weekly Subscription$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • Quarterly Subscription3 Days trial$9.993 Months
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time8
  • 60 Minutes$4.99
  • 300 Minutes$9.99
  • One Time Purchase$19.99
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  • 1000 Minutes$19.99
  • One Time Purchase$24.99
  • 2000 Minutes$29.99
  • Lifetime Premium Membership2 variants$29.99
  • One Time Purchase$39.99
None

KeepCaps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Video Compressor free?
Video Compressor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KeepCaps free?
KeepCaps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Video Compressor or KeepCaps have ads?
KeepCaps shows ads; Video Compressor does not.
Which is updated more often, Video Compressor or KeepCaps?
Video Compressor ships an update every 3 weeks, and KeepCaps every 3 days. Most recently, Video Compressor was updated on October 21, 2026 and KeepCaps on October 9, 2026.

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