Squeeze vs Crispy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Squeeze
Easily reduce video file sizes by up to 90% without sacrificing visible quality. Perfect for fitting messages within size limits, freeing up storage, and quick sharing. All processing happens locally on your device for complete privacy.
- Reduce video size by up to 90%
- Visually identical quality output
- Platform-specific presets (WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok)
- Batch processing for multiple videos
- 100% on-device and private processing
- Supports various import sources (Photos, Files)
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Squeeze makes your videos up to 90% smaller with no visible quality loss. Fit any WhatsApp or email limit, free up gigabytes of storage, and share in seconds. Your videos never leave your iPhone. WHY SQUEEZE? • Video too large to send? Squeeze it. • Running out of storage? Compress your entire camera roll in one batch. • Need the right format for Instagram, TikTok, or WhatsApp? One-tap presets. • Want full control? Custom resolution, bitrate, codec, and frame rate. POWERFUL COMPRESSION • Reduce video file size by up to 90% • H.264 and H.265 (HEVC) codec support • Hardware-accelerated encoding via Apple VideoToolbox • Smart quality preservation - visually identical output at a fraction of the size PLATFORM PRESETS One tap to compress for any platform: • WhatsApp - fits the 16 MB limit • Instagram Reels & Stories • TikTok • Email - small enough for any inbox • Twitter / X • Discord • Custom - set your own target size BATCH PROCESSING • Import multiple videos at once from Photos or Files • Compress your entire library in one session • Track progress for each video individually • Compression keeps running when you switch apps or lock your phone 100% ON-DEVICE, 100% PRIVATE • All compression runs locally on your iPhone • No uploads, no cloud servers, no accounts • Your videos never leave your device • Works completely offline IMPORT FROM ANYWHERE • Photo Library - with full metadata and original file size • Files app - drag and drop any video • Supports MP4, MOV, M4V, and more SAVE & SHARE • Save compressed videos directly to Photos • Share via any app - AirDrop, Messages, Mail, WhatsApp • View compression history with before/after sizes BEAUTIFUL & LOCALIZED • Native iOS design with full Dark Mode support • Available in 33 languages • Complete right-to-left layouts for Arabic and Hebrew SQUEEZE PRO Start with 1 free export per day. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited access: • One-time purchase, lifetime access • No subscription, no recurring charges, yours forever Pro includes: • Unlimited exports • Batch compression • All platform presets • Priority support Your videos. Your phone. Your privacy. Privacy Policy: https://miladapps.pro/privacy Terms of Use: https://miladapps.pro/terms
Crispy
Shrink large 4K videos without sacrificing resolution. This app offers one-tap presets for various platforms and advanced custom controls, all processed on your device for privacy.
- Maintain 4K resolution and HDR
- 100% on-device processing
- 15+ one-tap platform presets
- Batch compression
- Custom resolution, bitrate, and codec control
- Trim and resize videos
- Duplicate video scanner
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Stop choosing between 4K quality and file size. You filmed it in 4K. Then WhatsApp rejected it for being too big. You tried another compressor — and it dumped your footage down to 1080p, ruining the quality you bought your iPhone for. Crispy fixes that. Crispy is a video compressor built around a single promise: shrink your file size dramatically without throwing away your resolution. A 500 MB 4K clip becomes 50 MB — still in true 4K. Then when Instagram, TikTok, or Reels re-compresses your upload, they have far less quality left to butcher. — WHY CRISPY IS DIFFERENT — - Keep your 4K. Most compressors quietly downscale to 1080p or 720p to hit smaller file sizes. Crispy uses smart bitrate compression so 4K stays 4K, HDR stays HDR. - 100% on-device. Your videos never leave your iPhone. No cloud uploads, no servers, no accounts, no tracking. Compress on a plane, in the subway, anywhere. - Built on Apple AVFoundation. Native Apple video technology — not a hacky FFmpeg wrapper. Faster encoding, lower battery drain, full HEVC and H.264 support. - No watermarks. Ever. — ONE-TAP PRESETS FOR EVERY PLATFORM — Why fiddle with bitrate sliders? Crispy includes 15+ optimized presets: - WhatsApp — fits the 16 MB attachment limit - Instagram Reels — vertical, platform-perfect bitrate - TikTok — optimal upload spec - YouTube Shorts — 9:16 ready - X (Twitter) — under the upload cap - Telegram, Discord, Signal - Gmail, Outlook, iCloud Mail — email-friendly sizes - Save to Photos — storage saver mode One tap. Done. No guesswork. — FEATURES YOU'LL ACTUALLY USE — - Batch compression — queue dozens of videos at once - Custom mode — full control over resolution, bitrate, frame rate, codec (H.264 / HEVC) - Resize and crop for any aspect ratio - Trim before compressing — drop the parts you don't need - Metadata preserved — keep dates, location, and HDR data - Built-in duplicate video scanner — find and remove identical clips eating your storage - MP4, MOV, HEVC, H.264 supported - Estimated output size shown before you compress - Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver — fully accessible — WHO IT'S FOR — Content creators who shoot in 4K and need to upload without quality loss. Travelers and parents whose 256 GB iPhones are full of memories. Anyone who's ever stared at the "file too large" error in WhatsApp. Editors who need to send proxies. People who care that their videos look as good as the day they were filmed. — PRIVACY-FIRST. ALWAYS. — Crispy does zero cloud processing. Your videos are compressed entirely on your iPhone's chip. We don't see them. We can't see them. There's no upload, no analytics on your content, no third-party SDKs touching your footage. If you're tired of compressor apps that quietly ship your camera roll to a server somewhere, this is the one. — FREE WITH ADS, OR AD-FREE FOREVER — Crispy is free to use with all features unlocked — supported by ads. Don't want to see ads? A one-time "Remove Ads" purchase removes them permanently. No subscriptions, no recurring charges. Pay once, enjoy forever. Download Crispy today. Compress without compromise.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Squeeze at 4.8 against Crispy's 4.0. Squeeze also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Squeeze sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Crispy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Squeeze holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Squeeze has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Squeeze ships an update every 3 days, Crispy every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.
| Parameter | Squeeze | Crispy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (36 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Milad Atef | Faruk Sengul |
In-app purchases
Squeeze
- Squeeze Pro - Lifetime$29.99
Crispy
- Remove Ads$29.99
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