Comparison

Crispy vs Video Shrink

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Read full description

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.

About

Video Shrink

Features
Read full description

"This file is too large to send." Every other compressor answers that by asking you for a percentage, a bitrate, or a resolution — numbers you have no way to choose correctly. So you compress, try to send it, fail, and compress again. Video Shrink asks one question instead: where is it going? • Pick a destination, not a number — the app does the arithmetic • It measures the result and re-encodes if it overshot, so it actually fits • Before and after, side by side • Sound is kept. Portrait stays portrait. • Works entirely offline. Nothing is uploaded, ever. • No ads. No account. No subscription. Free shrinks one video at a time. A single one-time purchase unlocks batches — there is no subscription.

Screenshots

Crispy4 screens
Video Shrink3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Video Shrink at none against Crispy's 1. Video Shrink also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, 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. Crispy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Video Shrink asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crispy ships an update every 2 weeks, Video Shrink weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Crispy versus Video Shrink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrispyVideo Shrink
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFaruk Sengulkeisuke haraguchi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Crispy

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$29.99
None

Video Shrink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crispy free?
Crispy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Video Shrink free?
Video Shrink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Crispy or Video Shrink have ads?
Crispy shows ads; Video Shrink does not.
Which is updated more often, Crispy or Video Shrink?
Crispy ships an update every 2 weeks, and Video Shrink weekly. Most recently, Crispy was updated on October 28, 2026 and Video Shrink on October 25, 2026.

Other comparisons