Comparison

Tidy vs Video Compressor

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

Head to head
About

Tidy

Effortlessly organize your photo library with daily, manageable suggestions. This app helps you declutter by presenting a small selection of photos to keep or delete, preventing overwhelming bulk cleanups and freeing up storage space.

Highlights
  • Daily photo suggestions
  • Swipe to keep or delete
  • No bulk deletions
  • Smart duplicate & screenshot detection
  • Free up storage space
  • User-controlled deletions
Features
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Tidy helps you clean up your photos without feeling overwhelmed. No massive cleanups. No endless scrolling. Just a few smart suggestions each day so you can stay organized effortlessly. How it works • Open Tidy once a day • Review a small set of suggested photos • Swipe to keep or delete • Done in seconds Tidy surfaces photos you’re likely ready to delete — like duplicates, screenshots, and low-value images — so you don’t have to dig through your entire library. You’re always in control Nothing is deleted without your approval. 100% on device. Your photos are never uploaded, shared, or collected. Review quickly. Keep what matters. Delete what doesn’t. Why people love Tidy • No automatic bulk deletes — stay in control • No stress — just a few photos at a time • Build a simple daily habit • Free up storage without thinking about it Smart, not overwhelming A cleaner camera roll, one day at a time. Subscription options: Tidy Plus Monthly: $1.99/month Tidy Unlimited Monthly: $4.99/month Tidy Unlimited Annual: $24.99/year One-time purchase option: Tidy Lifetime: one-time purchase for lifetime access to Tidy Unlimited features. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.tidytheapp.com/terms-of-use Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.tidytheapp.com/privacy-policy

About

Video Compressor

This app helps you reduce the storage space videos take up on your device. It compresses videos by lowering bitrate while preserving quality and safely replaces originals after verification. Avoid deleting precious memories or paying for extra cloud storage.

Highlights
  • Compresses videos by lowering bitrate
  • Preserves video quality (resolution, frame rate, HDR)
  • Safely replaces original videos after integrity check
  • Background compression and Live Activities tracking
  • On-device processing for privacy
  • Reduces cloud storage usage
Features
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Your videos are eating your storage. Deleting them hurts, and cloud plans add up — LeanVid opens a third way. It compresses videos by lowering only the bitrate while preserving quality (resolution, frame rate, color, HDR, and every track), then safely replaces the originals — but only after each result passes an integrity check. ■ MADE FOR YOU IF • You keep seeing "iPhone Storage Almost Full" • You can't bring yourself to delete family or travel videos • You'd rather not add another monthly fee just for more cloud storage ■ COMPRESSION THAT PROTECTS QUALITY • Lowers only the bitrate — resolution and frame rate stay untouched • Best-effort preservation of HDR (HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision compatible) and color information • Audio, subtitle, and metadata tracks are copied as-is (only audio that MP4 can't hold is converted to AAC) • Compare before and after with side-by-side, top-bottom, or slider playback — see for yourself, then decide • Detailed spec comparison: codec, bitrate, HDR, frame rate, and more ■ VIDEOS OUTSIDE YOUR PHOTO LIBRARY, TOO • Pick videos from the Files app (On My iPhone, iCloud Drive) and compress them • Files your iPhone can't play are handled by the built-in converter — MKV, WebM, AVI, WMV, FLV, TS, MPG and VOB files with VP9, AV1, VP8, MPEG-1/2/4, DivX, Xvid, WMV or Motion JPEG video • Their audio (AAC, MP3, AC-3, Opus, Vorbis, WMA, PCM) is converted along with the video; subtitle tracks and iPhone spatial audio are not carried over • Replace the original file or save the result to your photo library ■ SAFEGUARDS FOR YOUR ORIGINALS • Replacement proceeds only after the result passes integrity verification • Deleting originals goes through the iOS system confirmation, and they stay in Recently Deleted for 30 days • A recovery journal safely rolls back interrupted work if the app quits mid-task • Compression history lets you re-compare or export anytime ■ SAVINGS THAT REPEAT EVERY MONTH • A lighter library lowers your cloud usage too • Once usage drops below a plan tier, downgrading one step saves you money automatically every month • Not a one-time cleanup — savings that show up on every bill ■ NO WAITING AROUND • Compression continues in the background (iOS 26+ devices; earlier versions pause and auto-resume) • Track progress from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island with Live Activities • Sort by size to start with the videos that free up the most space • Videos stored in iCloud are downloaded and processed automatically ■ PRIVACY • Everything happens on your device — no data about your videos is ever collected or transmitted • No contradiction: an app that cuts your cloud fees never uploads your videos to a cloud of its own • No account required About the permission it asks for LeanVid needs access to your photo library to find compressible videos and to replace originals after verification. Originals are deleted only with your confirmation. Videos from the Files app need no extra permission — only the files you pick are accessed.

Screenshots

Tidy4 screens
Video Compressor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Video Compressor at none against Tidy's 4. Video Compressor also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). Tidy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (23 vs 2). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Tidy sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Video Compressor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tidy against 5.0 for Video Compressor. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tidy has 23 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tidy ships an update every 2 weeks, Video Compressor weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tidy versus Video Compressor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTidyVideo Compressor
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (23 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJordan O'DonnellHyungsung Kim

Customer experience

Tidy

All ratings23 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Video Compressor

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Tidy

Subscriptions3
  • Tidy Plus$1.991 Month
  • Tidy Unlimited Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Tidy Unlimited Annual$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tidy Lifetime$44.99
None

Video Compressor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tidy free?
Tidy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Video Compressor free?
Video Compressor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tidy or Video Compressor?
Tidy and Video Compressor are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 23 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Tidy or Video Compressor have ads?
Video Compressor shows ads; Tidy does not.
Which is updated more often, Tidy or Video Compressor?
Tidy ships an update every 2 weeks, and Video Compressor weekly. Most recently, Tidy was updated on October 23, 2026 and Video Compressor on October 21, 2026.

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