Comparison

Gallery Optimizer vs FormatBox

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

Head to head
About

Gallery Optimizer

Features
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RECLAIM YOUR STORAGE SPACE Gallery Optimizer helps you free up valuable storage on your iPhone by intelligently compressing videos and optimizing photos—all while preserving quality and your precious memories. SMART VIDEO COMPRESSION • Multiple quality presets: High Quality (4K), Balanced (1080p), or Maximum Compression (720p) • Advanced custom controls for resolution, bitrate, and frame rate • Automatically preserves HDR (HDR10/HLG) and original codec (HEVC/H.264) • Maintains creation date, location, favorites, and all metadata • Real-time compression progress with time estimates • Typical space savings: 40-70% depending on settings INTELLIGENT PHOTO OPTIMIZATION • Convert photos to space-efficient HEIC format • Quality presets: High (90%), Balanced (70%), or Maximum Compression (50%) • Custom quality control from 10-100% • Preserves original resolution, HDR, and wide color gamut • Maintains GPS, camera settings, and lens information • Typical space savings: 20-60% depending on format and quality PRIVACY-FIRST DESIGN • All processing happens locally on your device • No cloud uploads or external servers • Your photos and videos never leave your iPhone • Full control over your media library • Completely offline after initial setup POWERFUL FEATURES • Choose specific media or process your entire library • See detailed statistics and track space saved over time • Filter and sort by size, date, duration, or resolution • Batch processing with pause/resume capability • Automatic detection of already-optimized media • Screen lock prevention during processing • Clean, modern interface following Apple design guidelines HOW IT WORKS 1. Grant photo library access 2. Choose between videos or photos 3. Select specific items or scan your entire library 4. Pick a quality preset or customize settings 5. Let Gallery Optimizer do the work 6. Optionally delete originals to reclaim space PERFECT FOR • Anyone running low on iPhone storage • Users with large video and photo libraries • Content creators managing 4K videos • Travelers wanting to free up space for new memories • Anyone wanting to optimize their photo library without quality loss TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE • Built with native Apple frameworks for optimal performance • Supports all modern iPhone formats and codecs • Concurrent processing for faster optimization • Intelligent metadata preservation • No subscriptions or hidden fees NOTES • iOS 18.0 or later required • App must remain open during processing • Original media can be optionally deleted after optimization • Compression is permanent—keep backups of irreplaceable content Download Gallery Optimizer today and take back control of your storage!

About

FormatBox

Features
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Your all-in-one toolbox for photos, videos, PDFs, audio, and archives. Convert, compress, resize, sign, and organize — 100% on your iPhone. No cloud, no uploads, no account, no data collection, ever. WHAT YOU CAN DO QUICK CONVERT • HEIC to JPG, HEVC to H.264 — for universal compatibility • Open modern web images (WebP, AVIF, JPEG XL) and convert to JPG • Convert camera RAW files (DNG, CR2, NEF, ARW…) to JPG or HEIC, in batch IMAGE TOOLS • Resize by percentage, dimension, or target file size in KB • Remove the background from any photo — transparent, white, or black • Add a text watermark to photos and videos • Batch rename files with a custom prefix, suffix, and numbering pattern • Extract text from any photo with on-device OCR — copy it or export as .txt • Crop, rotate, and adjust brightness/contrast before you share PDF TOOLS • Scan documents with your camera — automatic edge detection and perspective correction • Combine photos into a PDF, or export every PDF page as an image • Merge, split, reorder, and rotate PDF pages • Draw a signature and stamp it onto any page • Add a searchable, invisible OCR text layer to scanned PDFs • Compress image-heavy PDFs to a fraction of the size VIDEO & AUDIO • Compress video to a target size — 10 MB, 25 MB, 50 MB, or custom • Trim the start or end of any video, losslessly • Extract audio from video as M4A • Convert audio between M4A, WAV, FLAC, ALAC, and MP3 (128/192/320 kbps), with trimming ARCHIVE TOOL • Zip files together for sharing or backup • Create password-protected ZIP files • Extract ZIP, RAR, 7Z, and TAR archives EBOOK, VECTOR & FONT TOOLS • Convert PDF to EPUB and EPUB to PDF • Convert SVG to PNG/JPG, or vectorize simple icons into SVG • Convert TTF and OTF fonts with the bundled offline font engine PRIVACY • Strip GPS location, timestamps, and camera info from photos before you share them — see exactly what's embedded first IPHONE SPECIAL • Split Live Photos into a still JPG/HEIC and a motion MOV • Turn animated GIFs into MP4 video BATCH PROCESSING Select 100+ files at once and convert them all in one tap. Mixed photos, videos, and formats welcome. PRIVACY FIRST Everything runs on your iPhone. No cloud uploads. No tracking. No ads. No accounts. Terms of Use: https://taxlite.net/format_box/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://taxlite.net/format_box/privacy.html

Screenshots

Gallery Optimizer4 screens
FormatBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Gallery Optimizer at daily against FormatBox's every 5 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gallery Optimizer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FormatBox sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gallery Optimizer ships an update daily, FormatBox every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Gallery Optimizer versus FormatBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGallery OptimizerFormatBox
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiuseppe CaccavaleZHENGQIAO JIANG

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gallery Optimizer

One-time1
  • Remove Ads - Lifetime$2.99
4 purchases

FormatBox

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Gallery Optimizer free?
Gallery Optimizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FormatBox free?
FormatBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gallery Optimizer or FormatBox have ads?
Neither Gallery Optimizer nor FormatBox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gallery Optimizer or FormatBox?
Gallery Optimizer ships an update daily, and FormatBox every 5 weeks. Most recently, Gallery Optimizer was updated on October 9, 2026 and FormatBox on October 8, 2026.

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