Comparison

Chameleon vs Image Compressor

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

Head to head
About

Chameleon

Features
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Stop wasting storage and missing upload limits. Chameleon compresses, resizes, and converts your photos in seconds right on your device. No cloud uploads. No privacy risk. No fuss. โ€” COMPRESS TO ANY SIZE Set an exact target: 20KB, 50KB, 100KB, 200KB, 500KB or any custom value. Perfect for government forms, exam applications, email attachments, and WhatsApp without quality loss. โ€” CONVERT ANY FORMAT HEIC โ†’ JPG in one tap. Full support for JPG, JPEG, PNG, WEBP, HEIC, HEIF, TIFF, BMP, GIF, and PDF. Convert your entire camera roll without touching a computer. โ€” RESIZE WITH PRECISION Resize photos in pixels, centimeters, millimeters, or inches. Passport size (3.5ร—4.5 cm), custom dimensions, aspect ratio lock all included. โ€” BATCH PROCESSING Select hundreds of photos at once. Compress, resize, or convert your entire album in a single tap. Save hours. โ€” PRIVACY FIRST Every operation runs 100% on-device. Your photos never leave your iPhone or iPad. โ€” PERFECT FOR: โ€ข Government exam applications (SSC, UPSC, IBPS, NEET, JEE, GATE, SBI, RRB, banking) โ€ข Passport and visa photo resizing โ€ข Signature compression for online forms โ€ข Email and Gmail attachment limits โ€ข WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn uploads โ€ข Freeing up iPhone storage โ€” FREEMIUM Core compression and conversion are completely free. Unlock batch processing and advanced format support with a one-time Pro upgrade no subscriptions. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and Mac (Apple Silicon). Download Chameleon. Compress once, share everywhere.

About

Image Compressor

Features
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Need a photo under 200 KB for a form? Running out of iPhone storage? Offline Image Compressor shrinks photos to the size you choose and never uploads a single pixel. COMPRESS TO ANY SIZE Pick 50 KB, 100 KB, 200 KB, 500 KB, 1 MB or your own number. The app finds the best quality that fits. You see an estimate before you compress and a before/after slider with zoom afterwards. 100% OFFLINE AND PRIVATE Everything happens on your device. No account, no servers, no analytics, no ads. Keep the capture date, remove location, or strip every detail before you share. FORMAT CONVERTER AND RESIZER Convert between HEIC, JPEG and PNG. Resize to 1280, 1920 or 4096 px, or choose your own. Portrait photos stay upright, and transparent PNGs turn white (not black) when saved as JPEG. FREE - Compress, resize and convert single images with no limits - Compress to a target size, with quick presets for email and upload forms - Import from Photos, Files or Camera, or drag and drop on iPad and Mac - Save to Photos or Files, or share anywhere - Shortcuts action: Compress Image to Size PREMIUM (subscription) - Compress up to 100 images at once - Save everything to Photos, Files, or as one ZIP - Save your own presets Take control of your storage today. Privacy Policy: https://bytesweavers.tech/imagecompressorios/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://bytesweavers.tech/imagecompressorios/terms.html

Screenshots

Chameleon4 screens
Image Compressor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chameleon at none against Image Compressor's 2. Chameleon also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Image Compressor's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Image Compressor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Chameleon asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Chameleon versus Image Compressor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChameleonImage Compressor
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 6 months
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size30 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElmahdi SoukafiManish Kapoor

In-app purchases

None

Chameleon

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Image Compressor

Subscriptions2
  • Bulk Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Bulk Premium Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Chameleon free?
Chameleon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Image Compressor free?
Image Compressor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chameleon or Image Compressor have ads?
Chameleon shows ads; Image Compressor does not.

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