Comparison

Video Compressor vs FloatPlayer

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

Head to head
About

Video Compressor

Features
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Shrink 4K videos on this iPhone β€” smaller files, same picture. Compress and preview first. Pro unlocks save, share, and export. Private. Offline. No account. Your originals stay on the device. VidQing is a video compressor for iPhone. It shrinks heavy camera-roll clips, 4K video, HEVC, H.264, and MP4 files on this device. Nothing is uploaded. Nothing is stored in a cloud. You stay in control of the original. WHY PEOPLE OPEN IT iPhone storage fills first with video. 4K, slow-mo, and long takes eat gigabytes before you notice. VidQing is built for that moment: find the heavy clips, compress them, preview the smaller copy, then decide. That is try-before-you-keep β€” not a leap of faith. START WITH ONE CLIP (THEN KEEP GOING) Pick a video from Photos or Files. Choose Keep original resolution, or resize to 1080p, 720p, 480p, or 360p. Set quality to Low, Medium, or High. Compress on this iPhone with Apple’s hardware video engine. Watch real progress. Preview the result. If it looks right, Pro lets you save it to Photos, share it, or export it. Same device. Same library. Your next clip is easier because you already started. WHAT YOU CAN DO β€’ Compress video on-device β€” 4K, HEVC, H.264, MP4 β€’ Import from Photos and Files the way you already pick videos β€’ Keep original resolution, or resize while you compress β€’ Scan your library and sort the heaviest videos first β€’ Find duplicate videos and clear extras (removal requires Pro) β€’ See compression history and space you recovered β€’ Preview the compressed video before you keep it β€’ Save to Photos, share, or export with VidQing Pro β€’ Optionally remove the original after a Pro save, to reclaim storage β€’ Light, Dark, or System appearance β€’ No ads. No account. No cloud upload. THE STANDARD PEOPLE STAY WITH VidQing Pro is the full keep-and-share path. Weekly is there when you need a short burst. Yearly is the plan most people choose to stay on β€” the rate that covers a year of compress, save, share, and export for a fraction of week-by-week. Auto-renew. Cancel in Apple ID settings before the period ends if you do not want to continue. BUILT THE WAY APPLE ENCODES Compression runs on-device with AVFoundation and VideoToolbox β€” the same class of Apple video frameworks the camera already trusts. HEVC when this iPhone can encode it; H.264 otherwise. Portrait and landscape keep their orientation. Keep original resolution is on by default so a compress does not silently resize. PRIVATE BY DESIGN VidQing does not create an account. It does not send your videos to a server. Photo Library access is used to find heavy videos, compress them on this iPhone, save a smaller copy, and β€” only if you choose, with Pro β€” remove an original after that copy is saved. VIDQING PRO Compress and preview without Pro. Saving to Photos, sharing, exporting, deleting an original after save, and removing duplicate extras require an active VidQing Pro subscription. Auto-renewable subscriptions (prices may vary by region): β€’ VidQing Pro Weekly β€” 1 week β€’ VidQing Pro Yearly β€” 1 year Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Restore Purchases is in the app. One heavy video. One smaller copy you can actually keep. That is VidQing. Privacy Policy: https://1kbapps.com/vidqing/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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FloatPlayer

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FloatPlayer turns any video into a floating window. Play a video, swipe home, and it keeps playing in a draggable, resizable Picture-in-Picture window over whatever you are doing. BUILT FOR MULTITASKING - Follow a tutorial while you work in another app - Keep a lecture or talk playing while you take notes - Watch while you message, browse, or read YOUR VIDEOS, FLOATING - Import video files from the Files app - Paste a direct MP4 or HLS (.m3u8) stream link - Native Picture in Picture: drag it anywhere, pinch to resize - Keeps playing across app switches and screen locks FIND YOUR MOMENT AGAIN - Timestamped bookmarks with notes - tap to jump back to the exact second - Resume where you left off, per video - Playback speed from 0.5x to 2x A companion Watch tab lets you play web video in its own player, with the same quick-access recents. Free. No account. No ads. No tracking - your videos and bookmarks stay on your device.

Screenshots

Video Compressor4 screens
FloatPlayer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FloatPlayer at none against Video Compressor's 2. FloatPlayer also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Video Compressor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. FloatPlayer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Compressor ships an update every 3 months, FloatPlayer every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Video Compressor versus FloatPlayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo CompressorFloatPlayer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size9 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperVikram Singhisaiah dupree

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Video Compressor

Subscriptions2
  • Mobile Pro Access Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Mobile Pro Access Yearly$29.991 Year
None

FloatPlayer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Video Compressor free?
Video Compressor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FloatPlayer free?
FloatPlayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Video Compressor or FloatPlayer have ads?
Neither Video Compressor nor FloatPlayer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Video Compressor or FloatPlayer?
Video Compressor ships an update every 3 months, and FloatPlayer every 5 weeks. Most recently, Video Compressor was updated on October 2, 2026 and FloatPlayer on October 14, 2026.

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