Comparison

Dig It vs Image and Video Compressor

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

Head to head
About

Dig It

Easily extract keyframes, still images, and cover frames from your videos without uploading them. This tool helps creators, sellers, and educators quickly find and save valuable moments from video clips for various purposes.

Highlights
  • Extract clean keyframes from video
  • Reduce near-duplicate frames
  • Find strong cover and representative stills
  • Capture tutorial steps
  • Export selected PNG images
  • Local video processing
Features
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Dig It turns video into clean, usable keyframes, still images, cover frames, and step-by-step screenshots. Instead of scrubbing through a clip frame by frame, import a video once and quickly review the moments worth keeping. Use it to pull a strong product cover, capture tutorial steps, collect representative stills, or export images for posts, listings, notes, and workflows. Your video is processed locally on your device. Dig It does not upload your clips to a server during extraction. What you can do: • Extract cleaner keyframes from video • Reduce near-duplicate frames • Find stronger covers and representative stills • Capture important steps from tutorials and workflows • Review timestamps and scores at a glance • Reopen saved extraction history • Use lightweight tools to trim video, compress video, extract audio, and turn images into a video • Export only the PNG images you want to keep Built for creators, sellers, teachers, makers, and anyone who needs useful images from video fast.

About

Image and Video Compressor

This app allows you to compress photos and videos to a specific file size target, eliminating the need for manual bitrate calculations. It offers extensive controls for both image and video formats, ensuring privacy by processing all media on your device. Batch processing and comparison tools are available for efficient workflow.

Highlights
  • Target file size compression
  • On-device processing
  • Offline functionality
  • H.264/HEVC video encoding
  • Adjustable image quality
  • Batch processing
  • Metadata stripping
Features
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Choose a file-size target. Skip the bitrate math. CompressNG uses the MB target you choose to calculate compression for photos and videos. Select 10 MB, 25 MB, 50 MB, or a custom target from 1–200 MB. Add media from Photos or Files—or send it from another app's Share menu. Compress a mixed batch, inspect the result, then save or share the output where you need it. Built for email attachments, school or work forms, messaging, upload limits, and reclaiming storage. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Photo and video processing happens on your device • No developer server, media uploads, account, ads, analytics, or tracking • Works offline with media already stored on your device VIDEO CONTROLS • H.264 for compatibility or HEVC for efficiency • Resolution caps: Original, 1080p, 720p, and 480p • Frame-rate controls from 15–60 fps • Audio quality from 64–192 kbps • A warning when a video already fits your target • If a result lands above target, Recompress adjusts the encoding budget for another pass PHOTO CONTROLS • Adjustable image quality • Resize by longest side or exact dimensions • Crop, rotate, and resize before export • Preserve transparency in PNG images BATCH PHOTOS AND VIDEOS Process up to 20 photos and videos in one queue. Follow progress in the app or, on supported iPhone and iPad devices, with a Live Activity. COMPARE BEFORE YOU SHARE Review photos with a before-and-after slider and videos with synchronized comparison playback. See output size, dimensions, codec, bitrate, and space saved before export. PRIVACY CONTROLS Strip EXIF metadata such as location and camera information. Anonymize exported filenames when you do not want the original name attached. TRACK YOUR SAVINGS See files compressed, average savings, recent sessions, monthly savings, and your biggest result. Aggregate lifetime stats can sync through your private iCloud account. Private, target-based compression with precise controls and a retro terminal look.

Screenshots

Dig It4 screens
Image and Video Compressor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dig It at fortnightly against Image and Video Compressor's every 2 months. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dig It against 5.0 for Image and Video Compressor. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dig It ships an update fortnightly, Image and Video Compressor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Dig It versus Image and Video Compressor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDig ItImage and Video Compressor
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer培克 罗Jonathan Ng

Customer experience

Dig It

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

Image and Video Compressor

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

In-app purchases

None

Dig It

No in-app purchases

None

Image and Video Compressor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dig It free?
Dig It is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Image and Video Compressor free?
Image and Video Compressor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dig It or Image and Video Compressor?
Dig It and Image and Video Compressor are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Dig It or Image and Video Compressor have ads?
Neither Dig It nor Image and Video Compressor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dig It or Image and Video Compressor?
Dig It ships an update fortnightly, and Image and Video Compressor every 2 months. Most recently, Dig It was updated on October 2, 2026 and Image and Video Compressor on October 7, 2026.

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