Comparison

CatCompressor vs Kage

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

Head to head
About

CatCompressor

Easily reduce the file size of your videos with customizable compression settings. This tool supports batch processing, allowing you to compress multiple clips simultaneously.

Highlights
  • Video compression
  • Customizable settings
  • Batch processing
  • Multiple video support
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This app allows you to compress videos with your preferred settings. You can compress multiple videos at once.

About

Kage

This app helps you protect sensitive information in your photos before sharing. It automatically detects and allows you to redact details like faces, emails, and addresses with various redaction styles. You can also manage image metadata and export processed images securely.

Highlights
  • On-device PII detection
  • Automatic and manual redaction
  • Multiple redaction styles
  • Metadata inspection and removal
  • Batch processing
  • Watermarking and preview
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Kage helps you share screenshots, receipts, documents, and everyday photos without exposing private information. Pick a single photo privately, open an image file from Files or another app, or grant Photos access to work through selected images from your library. Kage analyzes each image on device, highlights sensitive areas, and gives you clear, hands-on control before export. Key features: • Detect sensitive details on device, including faces, barcodes, email addresses, phone numbers, links, addresses, names, IP addresses, account IDs, reference IDs, monetary amounts, license plates, and more. • Automatically redact high-confidence sensitive areas, or review suggested items before deciding what to hide. • Draw your own manual redaction regions whenever you need precise control. • Choose from blur, pixelation, solid bars, marker-style coverage, hidden text, and emoji face masks. • Inspect EXIF and other image metadata before exporting. • Remove location, camera, and timestamp metadata by default, with the option to include original metadata when needed. • Enable an optional EXIF map preview when a photo contains GPS metadata. • Review multiple selected photos, mark them complete, and export them together. • Preview the final result before export, add a customizable watermark, and undo or redo changes as you work. • Share processed images directly from Kage, save to Files, save a duplicate to Photos, or replace the original photo when you choose. Kage is built for privacy-first workflows. Processing stays on device, and Kage does not collect or share your personal data, including photos, analytics, crash reports, or debug logs.

Screenshots

CatCompressor4 screens
Kage3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kage at 5.0 against CatCompressor's 4.0. Kage also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

Kage holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CatCompressor ships an update every 5 months, Kage every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CatCompressor versus Kage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatCompressorKage
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaichi Kato启军 李

Customer experience

CatCompressor

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Kage

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CatCompressor

No in-app purchases

None

Kage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CatCompressor free?
CatCompressor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kage free?
Kage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CatCompressor or Kage?
Kage is rated higher. CatCompressor averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Kage averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CatCompressor or Kage have ads?
Neither CatCompressor nor Kage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CatCompressor or Kage?
CatCompressor ships an update every 5 months, and Kage every 4 days. Most recently, CatCompressor was updated on November 3, 2026 and Kage on October 31, 2026.

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