PixShrink vs HDR Easy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PixShrink
This app helps you save device storage by compressing your photo and video library. It converts media to efficient HEIF and HEVC formats with minimal quality loss. Enjoy batch conversion, Live Photo support, and metadata preservation.
- Compress photos and videos
- Convert to HEIF/HEVC formats
- Batch conversion
- Live Photo support
- Preserve metadata
- 100% local processing
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PixShrink compresses your photo library to save space, without compromising quality. --- Convert your photos and videos to more efficient HEIF and HEVC formats. Compress your photo library and free up device storage, all while minimizing quality loss as much as possible. Key Features: • Batch convert your entire photo library, or manually select specific photos and videos • Full support for Live Photos, including both image and video components • Preserve original metadata as much as possible, including location info and favorites • Converted media stays in the original albums for easy organization • Accelerated conversion with Metal and other hardware technologies • 100% local processing, no internet required, no privacy risk ---- Note: Original media will be deleted after conversion. Please make sure to back up your photo library before use. --- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://github.com/blanboom/HEIF_HEVC_Converter/blob/main/PrivacyPolicy.md
HDR Easy
Transform SDR photos and videos into HDR for compatible displays. This app offers a simple workflow with one-tap conversion and optional tuning. It supports various input formats and outputs high-quality HDR content.
- SDR to HDR conversion
- One-tap HDR for photos and videos
- Optional contrast/saturation tuning
- Supports various input formats (JPEG, PNG, HEIC, RAW, MP4, MOV)
- Batch processing (Pro version)
- 10-bit HEIC and HDR video output
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NEW HDR Easy V3! Turn SDR photos and videos into HDR for HDR-capable displays on recent iPhones, iPads, and Apple Silicon Macs. This is not a legacy HDR exposure-blending filter. Files use current HDR formats so highlights can go brighter on supported screens. Note: HDR content will not display when your iPhone is in Low Power Mode, as HDR is disabled. Key Benefits • Works well with SDR AI images, DSLR photos, and film scans, especially high-contrast scenes. • Simple workflow: pick media (or drag and drop on iPad/Mac) and convert. • Share a photo or video from the Photos app to open it in HDR Easy. • A preview lets you adjust the look before you save. • Tune Peak Brightness, Saturation, and Contrast on photos and videos. • Videos include highlight masking, with HDR Range and Softness, so HDR can stay in the bright parts. • Full and Highlights looks for video. Trial can switch them. • Batch processing and a bitrate slider are available in Pro. • Includes a new pink color preset for the app. Device Requirements • HDR-capable display (for example iPhone 11 Pro or later, iPad Pro with XDR, Apple Silicon Mac with XDR). • iOS 18.1 or later. How It Works • Input: JPEG, PNG, HEIC, TIFF, PSD, RAW, MP4/MOV/M4V (H.264/HEVC) • Photos: 10-bit HEIC with HDR metadata, or JPEG Ultra HDR • Video: 10-bit HEVC, HLG HDR (BT.2020). Default target 100 Mbps. Pro can set 10 to 200 Mbps. • Standards: BT.2020 color, HLG for video Important • HDR appearance varies by device, display, OS, and viewing app. Specific results are not guaranteed. • Some apps show HDR thumbnails over-bright. On non-HDR screens the viewing app tone-maps the video, so it can look different from the source. • Video Peak Brightness above 2.00 can flatten or darken the picture on some screens and on Instagram. Feature Highlights by Version • Free Trial: Watermark. Convert one photo or video at a time. Switch Full and Highlights video looks. • Starter: No watermark. Unlimited single-file conversions. Highlight masking, Peak, Range, Softness, contrast, and saturation. Paste from clipboard. • Pro: Everything in Starter, plus bitrate control (10-200 Mbps), batch processing, drag and drop on macOS (designed for iPad), and mixed photos and videos.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HDR Easy at 100% against PixShrink's 75%. HDR Easy also leads on iOS requirement (18.1 vs 26.0). PixShrink's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. PixShrink sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and HDR Easy sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PixShrink ships an update every 2 weeks, HDR Easy every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PixShrink | HDR Easy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 晓忠 马 | Kasimir Szekeres Photography B.V. |
Customer experience
PixShrink
HDR Easy
In-app purchases
PixShrink
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly$2.991 Year
- Lifetime$4.99
HDR Easy
- Starter$3.99
- Pro Upgrade$12.99
- Pro$17.99









