Compress Cam vs Nano Lens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Compress Cam
This app helps you manage smartphone storage by automatically compressing photos as you shoot or from your existing album. It reduces file sizes while preserving high image quality, making sharing easier and saving data usage.
- Automatic image compression while shooting
- Compress existing photos
- Preserves high image quality
- Reduces file size
- Saves data usage
- Simple and intuitive interface
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Are you struggling with insufficient storage space on your smartphone or overly large photo files? “Compress Cam” is a convenient photo compression app that automatically reduces the file size of your photos while maintaining high image quality, helping you save on data storage. ◆ Main Features • Automatic Image Compression Shooting: Compresses images automatically as you shoot. Significantly reduces file size while preserving high resolution. • Compress Existing Photos: Easily compress photos in your album to save smartphone storage space. • Easy Operation & Simple Design: With an intuitive interface, anyone can start using it immediately. • Save on Data Usage: By reducing file sizes when sharing photos via SNS or email, it makes uploading and sending smoother and helps you save on data usage. ◆ Recommended For • Those who find large photo file sizes slow to upload to SNS or send via email. • Those troubled by insufficient smartphone storage space. • Those who want to resize and compress photos while maintaining high image quality. • Those who wish to save on data usage. Enjoy shooting and sharing photos without worrying about file sizes with “Compress Cam”! Download now to experience smart photo compression!
Nano Lens
This camera app significantly reduces photo file sizes by using efficient HEIC compression. It offers a familiar interface for easy use, allowing you to capture more images without consuming excessive storage space on your device.
- Save photos at 1/10 file size
- Efficient HEIC compression
- Familiar camera controls
- No setup required
- Saves directly to Photos app
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Shoot photos at 1/10 size. Nano Lens is a lightweight camera app that saves photos at approximately one-tenth the usual file size, helping you preserve storage space on your iPhone. By using efficient HEIC compression, Nano Lens lets you take everyday photos without worrying about storage. The camera interface is designed to feel familiar and intuitive, similar to the built-in iPhone camera, so you can start shooting immediately. Key Features * Save photos at approximately 1/10 the file size * Efficient HEIC compression for smaller files * Familiar, easy-to-use camera controls * No setup required — just open and shoot * Photos are saved directly to the iOS Photos app Nano Lens is perfect for everyday use, travel, notes, and moments where you want to take lots of photos without filling up your storage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Nano Lens at Free against Compress Cam's $3.99. Nano Lens also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Compress Cam's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On rating, ads, 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
Nano Lens is free to download; Compress Cam costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Compress Cam against 5.0 for Nano Lens. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Compress Cam ships an update every 5 months, Nano Lens every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Compress Cam | Nano Lens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yasuhiro Takano | Tsuneki Kamura |
In-app purchases
Compress Cam
No in-app purchases
Nano Lens
No in-app purchases
