Crispy vs Video Compressor for Email
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Video Compressor for Email
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Video Compressor makes big videos small enough to send, upload or keep, and it does the work on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded and nothing gets a watermark. Pick a video and decide how small it should be. Tap a quick size made for a Discord upload (10 MB or 20 MB), a WhatsApp video (16 MB) or an email attachment (15 MB), set your own exact size in megabytes, or simply choose Smaller, Balanced or High quality. You see the estimated size before you start and the real saving when it's done. If a long clip can't get that small, the app says so, and you can trim it. - Trim to the part you need with a simple start and end - Turn on HEVC for smaller files at similar quality, or keep H.264, which plays almost everywhere - Resize to 1080p, 720p or 480p, or keep the original resolution - Remove the audio track to save even more - Get an MP4 that is ready to share - Compress up to 10 videos in one go Running low on storage? Free up space lists the largest videos in your photo library. Compress the ones you want to keep, save the smaller copy with its original date and location, then delete the original if you like. iOS asks you to confirm, and deleted videos go to Recently Deleted first. You can compress any video and preview the result for free. Exact sizes, quick sizes, 1080p and original resolution, and batch compression are premium features. This app is free to try. A single one-time purchase unlocks saving and sharing your compressed videos and all premium features, forever, with no subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Restore your purchase any time from the app settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.appharbour.com/videocompressor/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Video Compressor for Email at none against Crispy's shown. Crispy's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 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
Both are free to download. Crispy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Video Compressor for Email sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Crispy ships an update every 2 weeks, Video Compressor for Email every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crispy | Video Compressor for Email |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Faruk Sengul | App Harbour ApS |
In-app purchases
Crispy
- Remove Ads$29.99
Video Compressor for Email
- Weekly Premium3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Annual Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Unlock$9.99
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