Comparison

VideoPress vs Shrink

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

Head to head
About

VideoPress

Features
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Compress large videos in seconds — right on your iPhone. VideoPress shrinks your videos to a fraction of their size with barely any drop in quality. Everything happens directly on your device — your videos are never uploaded to any cloud or server. Fast, private, and ready to share. HOW IT WORKS ▸ Pick any video from your Photos library — or browse by size to find the space hogs fast ▸ Choose a Low, Medium, or High quality preset ▸ Tap Compress and watch the progress in real time ▸ Save the smaller video to Photos, export to Files, or share it anywhere WHY VIDEOPRESS • On-device compression — your videos never leave your phone • See exactly how much space you save, instantly • HDR & Dolby Vision aware — bright, preserved, not flattened to dim SDR • Keeps your memories intact — original capture date, time, and location carry over to the compressed copy • Never makes a file worse — if a video can't be shrunk without hurting it, we leave the original untouched • No ads and no sign-up — just open and start compressing • Clean, simple design anyone can use BROWSE BY SIZE Find and clear out the biggest videos in seconds. See a file-size and duration badge on every thumbnail, filter by >25 MB, >100 MB, newest or largest. FREE TO TRY Compress your first few videos free to see the quality and space savings for yourself. UNLOCK EVERYTHING — ONE-TIME PURCHASE A single purchase unlocks everything — no subscription, ever. • Unlimited compressions • Low, Medium & High quality presets • Target file size — aim for an exact size (e.g. 25 MB) and let VideoPress do the math • Custom bitrate control (0.5–10 Mbps) • Custom output resolution • Trim videos before compressing • Import from and export to the Files app • Delete the original automatically after saving to reclaim space • Batch compress up to 20 videos at once (free users up to 5) • All future features included

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

VideoPress4 screens
Shrink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: VideoPress at none against Shrink's shown. Shrink's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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. VideoPress sells 2 one-off in-app purchases 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

VideoPress ships an update every 4 weeks, Shrink every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
VideoPress versus Shrink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideoPressShrink
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCodeNeuron StudiosRIPESEED

In-app purchases

2 purchases

VideoPress

One-time2
  • Video Press Pro$4.99
  • Video Press Plus$12.99
3 purchases

Shrink

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

Questions

Is VideoPress free?
VideoPress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shrink free?
Shrink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VideoPress or Shrink have ads?
Shrink shows ads; VideoPress does not.
Which is updated more often, VideoPress or Shrink?
VideoPress ships an update every 4 weeks, and Shrink every 5 days. Most recently, VideoPress was updated on October 28, 2026 and Shrink on October 10, 2026.

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