Video Compressor vs Text on Photo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Video Compressor
Easily reduce the file size of your videos with this intuitive compression tool. Optimize storage space by converting videos to lower resolutions, including 720p and VGA, while also offering video trimming functionality.
- Compress videos from camera
- Reduce file size by over 70%
- Support 720p, VGA, and low resolution
- Video trimming functionality
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Video Compressor is the most easy-to-use video compression app in the App Store, features included: - Compress video recorded by Camera App. - Reduce over 70% of file size when compressing video from Full HD to 720p resolution. - Support 720p, VGA and low resolution compression. - Support video trimming.
Text on Photo
Easily add multiple decorated text elements to your photos. Customize fonts, colors, outlines, and shadows. Resize, rotate, and position text for creative photo editing.
- Add multiple texts
- Variety of fonts
- Text outlines
- Shadow editing
- Resize and rotate text
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◇ Text on Photo lets you add multiple decorated texts to your photos—quickly and easily. ◇ This is the paid, ad-free version. ◇ Features - Many different fonts - Add multiple texts on one photo - Add an outline - Edit shadow ◇ How to use 1. Tap “Background” to add a photograph 2. Tap “Add Text” to add a text 3. Edit the color/style, font size, and font name 4. Add an outline to the text 5. Resize, rotate, and move the text (Repeat steps 2–5 as needed) 6. Tap “Save”
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Text on Photo at 4.8 against Video Compressor's 3.2. Text on Photo also leads on ratings volume (702 vs 23) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Video Compressor's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On ads and in-app purchases 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
Video Compressor costs $1.99 and Text on Photo $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Text on Photo holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text on Photo has 702 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Video Compressor's written reviews are positive against 84% of Text on Photo's.
Video Compressor ships an update every 7 months, Text on Photo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Video Compressor | Text on Photo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.2 (23 ratings) | 4.8 (702 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.2% of reviews | 84.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 702 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | FBM | handyCloset Inc. |
Customer experience
Video Compressor
Text on Photo
Bugs and requests
Video Compressor
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to compress multiple videos
- Compressed videos not saving properly
- Issues with iOS 8 and later versions
Requested features
4 requests- Allow compression of videos longer than 10 minutes
- Add more compression quality options
- Enable batch processing of multiple videos
- Integrate with other video folders, not just Camera Roll
Text on Photo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Video Compressor
No in-app purchases
Text on Photo
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Video Compressor free?
Is Text on Photo free?
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Do Video Compressor or Text on Photo have ads?
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