Comparison

Auto Colorize Pro vs Video Compressor Gold

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

Head to head
About

Auto Colorize Pro

Easily recolor any part of your photos with an automatic coloring technique. Simply mark an area with your desired color and watch the magic happen, from changing clothing hues to adding color to old black and white images.

Highlights
  • Automatic colorization based on scribbles
  • Change object colors
  • Add color to black and white photos
  • Adjust hair and eye color
  • Interactive tutorial
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Color picker with RGB/HSV
Features
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Auto Colorize Pro is a unique photo coloring application which lets you use new automatic colorization technique based on scribbles to change the color of any object on your photo. Just mark part of the image with any color and let the magic happen. Some of the things that you can do with Auto Colorize Pro: - change the color of your clothes - gray out everyone in your photo except for you - add colors to old black and white photography - change your hair and eye color - make the sky purple - change the color of the wall in your room - create a sepia tone effect Features: - in-app quick interactive tutorial - multiple levels of undo/redo - hint window which shows what is behind your finger - color picker with RGB and HSV color models - two finger pan and zoom - unique automatic mode - normal mode for manual color change - load photos from your library or take with your camera - adjust brush size and opacity - universal app (works on both iPhone and iPad)

About

Video Compressor Gold

Free up valuable phone storage by compressing large video and photo files. This app helps you reduce file sizes significantly, allowing you to store more content like videos, apps, and music. Easily identify and compress multiple files at once, then share them with ease.

Highlights
  • Compress videos by up to 80%
  • Compress photos
  • Identify large video files
  • Multiple compression presets
  • Batch compression
  • Easy sharing of compressed files
Features
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Are you running out of space because of too many videos on your phone? Use video compressor GOLD to compress them and free up space to store more videos, apps, and music! Functionality: - Compress and optimize videos to decrease sizes by 80% or more - Compress photos as well - Easily identify large video files - Lots of presets to choose from - Compress multiple videos at once - Easily share compressed videos with friends

Screenshots

Auto Colorize Pro3 screens
Video Compressor Gold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Auto Colorize Pro at every 2 months against Video Compressor Gold's every 33 months. Auto Colorize Pro also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13). Video Compressor Gold's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 38%) and ratings volume (166 vs 19). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Video Compressor Gold holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Video Compressor Gold has 166 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Auto Colorize Pro's written reviews are positive against 67% of Video Compressor Gold's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Auto Colorize Pro ships an update every 2 months, Video Compressor Gold every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Auto Colorize Pro versus Video Compressor Gold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuto Colorize ProVideo Compressor Gold
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (19 ratings)4.6 (166 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19166 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 33 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeszek Szary丽譞 牛

Customer experience

Auto Colorize Pro

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral15.4%
Negative46.2%

Video Compressor Gold

All ratings157 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral1.3%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral7.5%
Negative25.8%

Bugs and requests

Auto Colorize Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Video Compressor Gold

Reported bugs

34 issues
  • Error when saving files
  • App not working with new iPhone models (iPhone 16 Pro, 16 Pro Max)
  • Compression errors
  • App freezes and requires restart
  • Compressed videos disappear after saving
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  • App doesn't show all videos
  • Error message: 'can't save to file'
  • Videos are sent to another country for compression
  • App doesn't compress photos
  • Frame rate reduced to 24 FPS
  • Does not support H.265
  • App crashes or shows errors
  • App not opening after purchase
  • Cannot save compressed files to iPhone
  • Error saving to Album
  • Doesn't convert video
  • Videos not appearing in the app
  • Error saving to file
  • Privacy concerns about video transfer
  • App not working on iPhone, only on Mac
  • App doesn't work after last update
  • Cuts videos instead of compressing
  • Slow and heavy performance with multiple videos
  • No Arabic language support
  • Cannot reduce video size multiple times
  • Changes filename after compression
  • Image compression not intuitive
  • Cannot input exact output width and height
  • Issues with storage and permission errors
  • Compressed videos are blurry
  • App does not visualize videos on the device
  • Cannot save to album
  • Compression failed
  • App doesn't work on iPhone

Requested features

12 requests
  • Feature to save a frame from video in full resolution
  • Option to keep original timestamp and location data
  • More detailed functions and formats
  • Ability to compress photos
  • Mac computer version
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  • Back button
  • More intuitive image compression
  • Ability to enter exact output width and height
  • Option to reduce video size repeatedly
  • Preserve original video filename
  • Support for higher frame rates (e.g., 30 FPS)
  • Support for H.265 codec

In-app purchases

None

Auto Colorize Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Video Compressor Gold

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Auto Colorize Pro free?
Auto Colorize Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Video Compressor Gold free?
Video Compressor Gold is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Auto Colorize Pro or Video Compressor Gold?
Video Compressor Gold is rated higher. Auto Colorize Pro averages 4.4 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Video Compressor Gold averages 4.6 from 166 ratings.
Do Auto Colorize Pro or Video Compressor Gold have ads?
Neither Auto Colorize Pro nor Video Compressor Gold shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Auto Colorize Pro or Video Compressor Gold?
Auto Colorize Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Video Compressor Gold every 33 months. Most recently, Auto Colorize Pro was updated on November 3, 2026 and Video Compressor Gold on November 6, 2026.

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