iAR vs Compress 10x
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iAR
Experience videos in a new dimension with augmented reality. Place and manipulate virtual players of various shapes and sizes on any surface, playing content from your device or online.
- Augmented reality video playback
- Customizable player shapes (plane, cube, sphere, cylinder)
- Adjustable scale and playback rate
- Plane detection for horizontal/vertical placement
- Play videos from device albums
- Play videos from network URLs
- Safari extension for online video integration
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No ads, No IAP. play video with Augmented reality on iOS 13.0+ Use this APP to virtualize a player similar to a TV. The player can be a flat surface like a mobile phone, a cube, a box-like crystal, a sphere like a magic ball, or a cylinder. This player can play videos from albums, such as previous wedding videos, or from Safari extension. You need to click the iAR extension when watching online videos in Safari. - Video Player Settings • Scale : 0.1 ~ 30 • Play rate : 0.2 ~ 2 • Video Player Shape : Plane, cube, sphere, cylinder • Plane detection: never, horizontal, vertical. This is convenient to place the player on a horizontal table or a vertical wall. If you choose never, you can place the player anywhere near the phone how to use 【A】Play video from iAR (1) If you want to play the videos of the Photo Library 1. Click the camera icon to open the video selection controller 2. Input a location to search or select a video from the album 3. Select a smaller clip from the video then tap the `Choose` button 4. Click the play button and move the camera back or forth 5. If you want the zoom size and play back rate of the video, please click back and change the value (2) Also supports network video 1. Click the link icon 2. Enter a video URL or the address of the video file 3. Click the OK button 4. Click the play button and move the camera back or forth 5. If you want the zoom size and speed of the initial video, please click back and change the value [B] Play video from Safari 1. Enter the URL in Safari such as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TD96VTf0Xs 2. Click the play button on the web page 3. Click the iAR plug-in in Safari or click Share to select iAR 4. Open the play page automatically in the APP, click the play button on the play interface and then move the camera You can turn this extension on in Safari Extensions preferences. 1.Open Settings 2.Safari 3.Extensions 4.iAR 5.Turn On
Compress 10x
Reduce the size of videos on your device to free up storage space. Preview compressed versions before saving, with options for different quality levels and export resolutions. Your videos are processed locally for enhanced privacy.
- Local video compression
- Preview before saving
- Multiple compression levels
- Adjustable export resolution
- Option to replace original
- Ad-free compression flow
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Compress 10x helps you reduce large videos on your iPhone so you can clear space in Photos without blindly deleting clips you still want. Pick a video, choose the compression level that fits, and generate a preview before you save anything. Once the preview is ready, decide whether to keep both versions or replace the original. Features: • Compress videos locally on your iPhone • Preview the result before saving • Choose High Quality, Balanced, or High Compression • Export at Original, 1080p, or 720p • Save the compressed copy as new or replace the original in Photos • No ads or pop-ups in the compression flow Your videos stay on your device during compression, giving you a more private and practical way to reclaim storage with a workflow you can review before you save.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Compress 10x at Free against iAR's $1.99. Compress 10x also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3). iAR's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (54 vs 3). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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
Compress 10x is free to download; iAR costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Compress 10x holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iAR has 54 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
iAR ships an update every 4 days, Compress 10x every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | iAR | Compress 10x |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (54 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | 汝泉 张 | 10x Limited |
Customer experience
iAR
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In-app purchases
iAR
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases









