Video Compressor, Size Reducer vs Sami Media Optimizer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Video Compressor, Size Reducer
This app helps you free up storage space on your iPhone by compressing large video files. It uses AI to compress videos without losing quality, making it easy to save space and time. The app also identifies recommended large videos for compression.
- Free up iPhone storage
- Compress large videos
- Compress without losing quality (AI)
- Identify videos for compression
- Quick video compression
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Here’s what you can do with TinyVid Video Compressor: • Free up storage on your iPhone in seconds • Save time and money by quickly compressing your large videos • Compress videos without losing quality (using AI) • Find recommended large videos for you to compress ———————————————————— Here’s how to use TinyVid Video Compressor 1. Open up your camera roll and select the video that you want to compress 2. Tap the “Compress Video” button 3. Your videos will quickly be compressed and saved to your camera roll (opening up TONS of free space on your phone) ———————————————————— TinyVid subscription policy: Once you sign up to TinyVid Premium, you will have full access to all of TinyVid features for free for 3 days. You can cancel your subscription any time and you will be sent a reminder before your TinyVid subscription begins after your trial. TinyVid Premium Subscription: - With a TinyVid Premium subscription you have access to compress your photos and videos, access all of TinyVid's advanced video compress features, and access to all future updates. - TinyVid Premium weekly subscription is billed weekly for $6.99, and payment will be charged to iTunes Account after a 30 day free trial. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions can be managed by the user and auto-renewal can be turned off by going to the user's iPhone Settings -> Apple ID -> Subscriptions. ———————————————————— Have any questions or recommendations? Feel free to reach out to me at: Kyle@KyleMitchellAllen.com Privacy Policy: https://tinyvidapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://tinyvidapp.com/terms
Sami Media Optimizer
Reclaim device storage by intelligently compressing photos, videos, and PDFs. Preview quality changes before saving and set up custom, automated tasks for efficient media management.
- Intelligent media compression
- Side-by-side quality preview
- Customizable optimization tasks
- Automated task scheduling
- Apple Photos library integration
- PDF compression
- Universal app support
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RECLAIM YOUR STORAGE SPACE Is your device running out of space? Sami helps you optimize photos, videos, and PDFs with intelligent compression keeping the memories while freeing up gigabytes of storage. NEW IN SAMI 2: A MEDIA TOOLBOX - Convert & Combine: turn images, video, audio, animations, PDFs and comic archives into other formats, or combine a folder of images into one animation or PDF - Visually lossless: Sami picks the smallest quality for each photo and video that still looks the same as the original - New formats: WebP and AVIF images, AV1 video encoded on your device, and MP3 audio - Edit Tags: titles, artwork, chapters and subtitles for video and music, with optional online lookup using your own keys - Live Photos: take them apart, make new ones, or turn them into animations - Flash Movies: play .swf files with sound and record them at up to 4K PREVIEW BEFORE YOU COMMIT Never guess about quality. See exactly how your optimized media will look with side-by-side comparisons. Inspect details before saving. Your photos, your control. SMART TASK SYSTEM Create custom optimization tasks for specific albums, folders, or file types. Target exactly the media you want with filters for dates, file sizes, and more. Sami optimizes only what you choose. AUTOMATE EVERYTHING Set tasks to run automatically on a schedule or trigger them from Apple Shortcuts. Optimize new photos daily, compress videos before backups, or run tasks when you arrive home. Set it and forget it. FULL SHORTCUTS & SIRI SUPPORT Sami's whole job system is scriptable from the Shortcuts app: create optimization tasks with real filters (media types, age, minimum size, quality, video codec and resolution caps), list your tasks, check their status, and queue them to run. The Optimize Media action runs photos, videos, and PDFs straight through Sami's optimizers with the preference profile you choose and hands the optimized files to the next action. You can even read or change Sami's settings from a shortcut, and your tasks show up in Spotlight search. WORKS WITH YOUR MEDIA - Apple Photos library integration - Any folder on your device - Drag and drop support on Mac and iPad - Photos, videos, and PDF documents - Estimate savings before optimizing FUN & INTUITIVE Media optimization doesn't have to be boring. Sami features a delightfully playful interface with smooth animations and clear visualizations that make managing your library enjoyable. UNIVERSAL APPLE APP One purchase works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac with full feature parity. FEATURES - Side-by-side preview comparisons - Apple Photos library access - Custom folder optimization - Automated task scheduling - Full Apple Shortcuts & Siri integration - Tasks searchable from Spotlight - PDF compression support - Format conversion and combining - Tag, chapter and subtitle editing - Live Photo and Flash movie tools - Drag and drop files - Storage savings estimation - Batch processing - Quality control settings, or visually lossless per file - Universal app (iOS + macOS) - No subscription required PERFECT FOR - Freeing up device storage - Creating reference versions of media - Archiving old photos at lower quality - Preparing media for sharing or upload - Keeping document libraries lean - Automated photo library maintenance IMPORTANT NOTE Sami uses lossy compression to achieve space savings. There will be some quality loss in optimized media. The side-by-side preview feature helps you evaluate if the quality trade-off meets your needs. Always keep backups of important media. Download Sami today and take control of your device storage with smart, automated media optimization.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Video Compressor, Size Reducer at Free against Sami Media Optimizer's $14.99. Video Compressor, Size Reducer also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). Sami Media Optimizer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Video Compressor, Size Reducer is free to download; Sami Media Optimizer costs $14.99 up front. Video Compressor, Size Reducer sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Sami Media Optimizer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Video Compressor, Size Reducer ships an update every 6 weeks, Sami Media Optimizer weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Video Compressor, Size Reducer | Sami Media Optimizer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (943 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 943 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Island Palm Mobile LLC | Blaine Miller |
Customer experience
Video Compressor, Size Reducer
Sami Media Optimizer
Bugs and requests
Video Compressor, Size Reducer
Reported bugs
2 issues- Videos not compressing properly
- App freezing or crashing during compression
Requested features
3 requests- Support for larger file sizes
- More customization options for compression
- Batch compression functionality
Sami Media Optimizer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Video Compressor, Size Reducer
- TinyVid Premium: 1 Week3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- TinyVid: Premium$5.997 Days
- TinyVid Premium: Discount Year$19.991 Year
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- TinyVid Premium: Discounted$19.991 Year
- TinyVid: Premium3 Days trial$34.991 Year
- TinyVid Premium: Yearly3 Days trial$44.991 Year
- TinyVid: Premium3 Days trial$44.991 Year
- TinyVid Premium: Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- TinyVid: Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- TinyVid Premium: Yearly3 Days trial$69.991 Year
Sami Media Optimizer
No in-app purchases
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