Comparison

VideoDuck vs minimo (video)

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

Head to head
About

VideoDuck

This app helps you shrink video file sizes to free up storage space on your device. It offers fast, offline compression without subscriptions or internet connection, allowing for quicker sharing. You can choose custom quality levels and compress multiple videos at once.

Highlights
  • Compress videos instantly
  • Free up storage space
  • Offline operation
  • Faster sharing
  • Batch compression
  • Custom quality levels
Features
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VideoDuck – Video Compressor & Space Saver Meet VideoDuck, your friendly video compressor that keeps your iPhone fast, light, and free – no subscriptions, no ads, no internet needed. Shrink clips. Free up space. Share faster. VideoDuck compresses videos right on your iPhone using Apple Silicon's hardware encoder. Everything stays private – no uploads, no waiting, no data used. Free, forever • Compress any video with one tap – keep the moment, lose the megabytes • See exactly how much space you freed, every time • 100% on-device – works offline, private by design • Share faster – smaller files fly through AirDrop, messages, and mail • Your originals are always safe – you choose what to keep VideoDuck Pro – one-time unlock, never a subscription • High & Low quality modes – you pick the balance between quality and size • Batch compression – shrink your whole camera roll at once, resumes if interrupted • Advanced controls – resolution cap, frame rate, format Free to use. One payment to unlock everything. Nothing to cancel – ever. Your pocket supercomputer Compression runs entirely on your iPhone – no servers, no cloud, no queue. It's not just fast, it's private by design. Quack. Compress. Done. Free your phone from heavy videos in one tap – your iPhone deserves to breathe again. Download VideoDuck and make space for what matters.

About

minimo (video)

Reduce the size of large video files directly on your device. Choose from presets or customize resolution, bitrate, and frame rate. Preview compressed videos before saving or sharing.

Highlights
  • Compress single or batch videos
  • On-device processing
  • Customizable quality settings
  • Preview before saving
  • Save to Photos or share directly
  • Audio removal option
Features
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Make large videos smaller for sharing and saving space. minimo (video) compresses one video or a whole batch directly on your device, without uploading your videos to a server. CHOOSE YOUR BALANCE Use a simple quality preset or fine-tune resolution, bitrate, frame rate, and codec. Keep the audio or remove it. CHECK THE RESULT See estimated file sizes before compression, follow the progress, and compare the original with the compressed video before saving. SAVE AND SHARE Save smaller copies to Photos or share them straight away. Originals stay untouched unless you explicitly choose to delete them. NO CLOUD UPLOADS. NO SUBSCRIPTION. minimo is free and open source. Your videos are processed on your device. Lighter videos. Moments stay.

Screenshots

VideoDuck4 screens
minimo (video)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: minimo (video) at none against VideoDuck's 1. minimo (video) also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). VideoDuck's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. VideoDuck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. minimo (video) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for VideoDuck against 4.6 for minimo (video). That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: minimo (video) has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VideoDuck ships an update daily, minimo (video) every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
VideoDuck versus minimo (video): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideoDuckminimo (video)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.6 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings211 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavyd HorhiashviliGleb Shalimov

Customer experience

VideoDuck

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

minimo (video)

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

VideoDuck

One-time1
  • VideoDuck Pro Lifetime$7.99
None

minimo (video)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VideoDuck free?
VideoDuck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is minimo (video) free?
minimo (video) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VideoDuck or minimo (video)?
minimo (video) is rated higher. VideoDuck averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while minimo (video) averages 4.6 from 11 ratings.
Do VideoDuck or minimo (video) have ads?
Neither VideoDuck nor minimo (video) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VideoDuck or minimo (video)?
VideoDuck ships an update daily, and minimo (video) every 4 days. Most recently, VideoDuck was updated on November 5, 2026 and minimo (video) on November 10, 2026.

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