Comparison

LifeTicker vs Image & Video Compressor, PDF

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

Head to head
About

LifeTicker

Track upcoming events with customizable countdowns displayed as widgets on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch. Share countdowns with friends and family, and add personalized details like images, notes, and tasks. Offers smart event suggestions for newer devices.

Highlights
  • Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch widgets
  • Shared countdowns with friends and family
  • Smart event suggestions with Apple Intelligence
  • Customizable event details (images, notes, tasks)
  • Event import from calendar
  • Reminders and recurring events
Features
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Countdowns for the things you’re looking forward to – as a widget on your Home Screen. A vacation, a wedding, a birthday, retirement, or something small that still matters: create an event and watch the days count down. On your Home Screen, on your Lock Screen, on your Apple Watch. Free, and no account needed. LifeTicker started because I wanted to count the days until my next vacation and couldn’t find an app that did it nicely. I’ve been developing it on my own ever since, and I use it every day. Just describe it New in 4.0: In the New tab, describe what you’re looking forward to in one sentence, typed or spoken, and LifeTicker suggests the event – date, time, image and whatever else is in the sentence. If something’s missing, it asks. The suggestion is made on your iPhone, not on a server. It needs Apple Intelligence, so an iPhone 15 Pro or later. On older iPhones you create events by hand as before; everything else works the same. Count down together Invite friends or family to an event. Everyone sees the same countdown, kept in sync through iCloud, and checks off the tasks together – for the trip with friends or the wedding you’re planning as a couple. Make it your event Image, place, song, note, links and a task list belong right on the event. 300+ image templates, photos from Unsplash, or your own photo. And the rest • Reminders as early as you like – once for everything, or per event. • Discover: holidays and special days ready to add, and they can keep themselves up to date. • A calendar, pinned events and a look back at what’s already happened. • Import events from your calendar, with a preview. • Single dates, recurring occasions, or whole series with several milestones. LifeTicker is free. If you need more than a few events, you can unlock Premium – that’s what keeps the project going. If something’s off: Contact in the app sends your report straight to me. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://lifeticker.app/privacy/

About

Image & Video Compressor, PDF

Easily reduce the file size of photos, videos, and PDFs on your device without compromising quality. Perfect for sharing files via email, meeting upload limits, or freeing up storage space.

Highlights
  • Compress photos, videos, and PDFs
  • Smart quality selection for minimal size
  • Customizable size limits
  • Convert HEIC to JPG/PNG/PDF
  • Compress large video clips
  • Batch compression for up to 50 photos
  • Free up device storage
Features
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Make photos, videos and PDFs smaller without making them look worse. Compressor shrinks your files right on your iPhone, so they fit in an email, pass an upload limit, or stop filling up your storage. PHOTOS • Smart quality picks the smallest size that still looks the same • Fit to a size: 500 KB, 1 MB, email, or your own limit, down to the KB • Resize to a long edge or to exact dimensions • Convert HEIC to JPG, or to PNG, HEIC and PDF • Hold the result to compare it with the original VIDEOS • Compress big clips so they are easy to send • Choose the quality, resolution (4K down to 480p) and codec (H.264 or HEVC) PDFS • Shrink scanned and image-heavy PDFs for email • Text stays sharp and pages stay in order BATCH • Compress up to 50 photos at once FREE UP SPACE • Save the small copy and, if you want, delete the big original • See every file and every byte you saved in History PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything is compressed on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded. Compressing single photos is free and unlimited. Compressor Pro adds batch compression, unlimited videos and PDFs, size limits and custom dimensions. Terms of Use: https://www.theblackholecompany.com/termsConditions.html

Screenshots

LifeTicker4 screens
Image & Video Compressor, PDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

LifeTicker and Image & Video Compressor, PDF both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Image & Video Compressor, PDF's written reviews are positive against 80% of LifeTicker's. Image & Video Compressor, PDF also leads on iOS requirement (17 vs 26.0). LifeTicker's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. LifeTicker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Image & Video Compressor, PDF sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for LifeTicker against 4.5 for Image & Video Compressor, PDF. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 16 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of LifeTicker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Image & Video Compressor, PDF's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LifeTicker ships an update every 8 days, Image & Video Compressor, PDF every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LifeTicker versus Image & Video Compressor, PDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLifeTickerImage & Video Compressor, PDF
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (20 ratings) — better4.5 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017 — better
Further details — not scored
Size528 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristoph BodynekYoussef Ismaili

Customer experience

LifeTicker

All ratings19 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Image & Video Compressor, PDF

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

LifeTicker

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Events - Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Unlimited Events - Yearly$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$8.99
3 purchases

Image & Video Compressor, PDF

Subscriptions2
  • Compressor Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Compressor Pro Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Compressor Pro$19.99

Questions

Is LifeTicker free?
LifeTicker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Image & Video Compressor, PDF free?
Image & Video Compressor, PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LifeTicker or Image & Video Compressor, PDF?
LifeTicker is rated higher. LifeTicker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Image & Video Compressor, PDF averages 4.5 from 16 ratings.
Do LifeTicker or Image & Video Compressor, PDF have ads?
Neither LifeTicker nor Image & Video Compressor, PDF shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LifeTicker or Image & Video Compressor, PDF?
LifeTicker ships an update every 8 days, and Image & Video Compressor, PDF every 3 weeks. Most recently, LifeTicker was updated on November 12, 2026 and Image & Video Compressor, PDF on November 12, 2026.

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