Comparison

Video Compressor vs Shrink

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

Head to head
About

Video Compressor

Compress videos to a specific target size in MB for easy sharing and storage. This app analyzes your video and plans the conversion to meet your exact size requirements, offering clear estimates before you export.

Highlights
  • Set exact target video size in MB
  • Estimate output size before conversion
  • Supports email, chat, and upload limits
  • On-device private workflow
  • Preview and share compressed videos
  • Advanced options for format and resolution
Features
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Compress videos to an exact target size in MB for email, chat, upload forms, and storage while keeping quality as high as possible. Video Compressor: Target Size solves a common problem: a video is too large for its destination. Enter the size you need and let the app plan the conversion around that target, without trial-and-error exports. SET AN EXACT SIZE Enter a target in megabytes and review the estimate before you convert. The app uses the source duration, dimensions, frame rate, and audio information to plan an output that fits the requested limit whenever the media and destination allow it. If a target is too restrictive, you get clear guidance before spending time on an export. BUILT FOR REAL LIMITS Prepare a smaller clip for an email attachment, a messaging app, an online form, a learning portal, or a cloud upload. You can also reduce videos before archiving them to save device and cloud storage. Choose the number required by the destination instead of repeatedly exporting with different presets. THREE CLEAR STEPS 1. Pick one video from Photos or Files. 2. Set the target size and review the planned output. 3. Convert, preview the result, then save or share it. USEFUL SOURCE DETAILS See the original file size, duration, resolution, frame rate, format, and other available media details in one place. This makes it easier to understand how demanding a target is and choose an appropriate output. CONTROL WHEN YOU WANT IT The standard settings are designed for a quick result. Open Advanced Options when you need to choose output format or resolution behavior. The estimate updates with your choices so the target and settings remain easy to review before conversion. QUALITY-AWARE COMPRESSION A very small target can require a visible quality tradeoff. The app makes that constraint understandable and aims to retain as much visual quality as possible within the selected size. It never claims that every source can reach every target without compromise. PRIVATE, ON-DEVICE WORKFLOW Video analysis and compression run locally on your iPhone. Your source video is not uploaded to a remote compression service. This is useful for personal clips, work attachments, and other media you prefer to keep on your device. SAVE OR SHARE THE RESULT Preview the converted video and its final details. Save it to Photos or Files, or open the standard iOS share sheet to send it through apps and services already installed on your device. ONE CONVERSION EACH DAY Complete one conversion per day. Choose a yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase for unlimited conversions. The yearly subscription renews automatically until canceled. RESTORE EXISTING ACCESS Restore Purchases recovers qualifying purchases made with the same Apple ID. Existing weekly, monthly, yearly, and lifetime customers keep access while their entitlement remains valid. Weekly and monthly plans are no longer offered to new customers. DESIGNED FOR FOCUS There is no editing timeline, social feed, account system, or collection of unrelated effects. The app is intentionally centered on one job: selecting a video, choosing an exact target size, converting it, and delivering the smaller result. OPTIONAL PREMIUM PURCHASES: - Video Compressor: Target Size offers an auto-renewable yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase for unlimited video conversions. - The yearly subscription is billed annually and renews automatically each year until canceled. The lifetime purchase does not renew. - Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. - Restore Purchases recovers qualifying purchases made with the same Apple ID. Existing weekly, monthly, yearly, and lifetime customers keep access while their entitlement remains valid. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://yumcut.com/mobile/privacy

About

Shrink

This app helps you reduce the size of your video files by up to 90% directly on your device, preserving visible quality. It offers batch processing, quality comparison, and intelligent filtering to find and compress your largest videos efficiently. Your videos are processed entirely on-device for privacy.

Highlights
  • Compress videos up to 90% smaller
  • Batch compress multiple clips
  • Compare compressed vs. original quality
  • Intelligent filtering for large videos
  • 100% on-device processing
  • Background processing
  • Preserves metadata like dates and locations
Features
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A video compressor that makes your videos up to 90% smaller — without losing the quality you can actually see, and without uploading a single frame. Your iPhone films in huge files. One minute of 4K can take over 400 MB, and a few trips and birthdays later "iPhone Storage Full" is back. Shrink re-encodes those videos right on your phone, so you keep every memory at a fraction of the size. COMPRESS VIDEO — UP TO 90% SMALLER • Batch-compress your whole camera roll, not one clip at a time • 812 MB becomes 54 MB, and it still looks the same on a phone screen • Handles 4K, HDR, ProRes and long clips without failing at 99% • With Pro on iOS 26, runs in the background — start a big batch and put your phone down • See exactly how many GB you got back, every time SEE THE QUALITY BEFORE YOU KEEP IT • Compare every compressed clip against its original, side by side • Nothing is replaced until you say so — keep both if you want • Dates, locations and HDR all survive the re-encode • Three levels — Space Saver, Balanced, High Quality — and you pick WHAT IT REFUSES TO TOUCH Most compressors flatten anything you hand them. Shrink skips the clips that would be damaged, and tells you why on the row instead of silently dropping them: • Slo-mo — re-encoding can flatten the slow-motion effect • Cinematic — compression would discard the depth and focus data • Live Photos — the still and the clip would come apart • Spatial video — the second eye would be lost If you disagree on any single clip, open it and compress it anyway. FIND THE BIGGEST WINS FIRST • Your largest videos, sorted biggest first • Filter to files over 100 MB, clips older than a year, or screen recordings • Screen recordings are usually the easiest gigabyte you will ever get back • Originals go to Recently Deleted, so there is always an undo BUILT FOR BIG BATCHES • With Pro, lock your phone mid-batch — progress continues on the Lock Screen • If your iPhone gets warm, Shrink pauses itself instead of pushing through • A running batch always finishes, even if your Pass expires mid-job • Optional: let Shrink watch for new large videos and quietly nudge you ON-DEVICE BY DESIGN • 100% on-device processing — your videos never leave your iPhone • No account, no sign-up, no ads • Works in airplane mode, on a plane, in a tunnel, anywhere • Your plan is verified on device, so nothing waits on a network • No watermark, ever GOOD FOR • Sending a clip that is "too large to attach" • Clearing space before a trip, an update, or a new phone • Years of screen recordings you forgot were there • Keeping 4K memories without paying for a bigger iCloud plan If your storage bar is red and you refuse to delete your memories or rent them back from the cloud, this is the video compressor you were looking for. Download now and get your gigabytes back. Terms of Use (EULA): https://shrink.ripeseed.io/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://shrink.ripeseed.io/privacy.html

Screenshots

Video Compressor4 screens
Shrink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shrink at every 5 days against Video Compressor's every 2 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Video Compressor sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Shrink sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.09 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Compressor ships an update every 2 weeks, Shrink every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Video Compressor versus Shrink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo CompressorShrink
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIhar ShadurynRIPESEED

Customer experience

Video Compressor

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Shrink

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Video Compressor

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
One-time2
  • Unlock Unlimited Conversions$4.99
  • Unlock Unlimited Conversions$29.99
3 purchases

Shrink

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly$2.091 Month
One-time2
  • One-Month Pass$2.99
  • Lifetime$9.49

Questions

Is Video Compressor free?
Video Compressor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shrink free?
Shrink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Video Compressor or Shrink have ads?
Both Video Compressor and Shrink show ads.
Which is updated more often, Video Compressor or Shrink?
Video Compressor ships an update every 2 weeks, and Shrink every 5 days. Most recently, Video Compressor was updated on October 14, 2026 and Shrink on October 10, 2026.

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