Comparison

Crispy vs Reduce Video Size

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

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Crispy

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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 โ€” 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 โ€” still in true 4K. Then when Instagram, TikTok, or Reels re-compresses your upload, they have far less quality left to butcher. โ€” WHY CRISPY IS DIFFERENT โ€” - 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 โ€” not a hacky FFmpeg wrapper. Faster encoding, lower battery drain, full HEVC and H.264 support. - No watermarks. Ever. โ€” ONE-TAP PRESETS FOR EVERY PLATFORM โ€” Why fiddle with bitrate sliders? Crispy includes 15+ optimized presets: - WhatsApp โ€” fits the 16 MB attachment limit - Instagram Reels โ€” vertical, platform-perfect bitrate - TikTok โ€” optimal upload spec - YouTube Shorts โ€” 9:16 ready - X (Twitter) โ€” under the upload cap - Telegram, Discord, Signal - Gmail, Outlook, iCloud Mail โ€” email-friendly sizes - Save to Photos โ€” storage saver mode One tap. Done. No guesswork. โ€” FEATURES YOU'LL ACTUALLY USE โ€” - Batch compression โ€” queue dozens of videos at once - Custom mode โ€” full control over resolution, bitrate, frame rate, codec (H.264 / HEVC) - Resize and crop for any aspect ratio - Trim before compressing โ€” drop the parts you don't need - Metadata preserved โ€” keep dates, location, and HDR data - Built-in duplicate video scanner โ€” 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 โ€” fully accessible โ€” WHO IT'S FOR โ€” 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. โ€” PRIVACY-FIRST. ALWAYS. โ€” 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. โ€” FREE WITH ADS, OR AD-FREE FOREVER โ€” Crispy is free to use with all features unlocked โ€” 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.

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Reduce Video Size

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Free to try. No ads. No watermark. No subscription. FREE UP SPACE โ€” NEW โ€ข Finds the videos that take the most space in your library โ€ข Compresses them with HEVC โ€” they look the same and take a fraction of the space โ€ข Keeps the date, location, favorites and albums โ€ข Safe: originals are deleted only after you confirm, and stay in Recently Deleted for 30 days PHOTOS โ€ข Compress and resize pictures: three quality levels, max size down to 1080 px or custom โ€ข NEW: exact size โ€” make every photo fit under 100 KB, 500 KB or any limit โ€ข Convert HEIC โ†” JPEG โ€ข Remove location & metadata (EXIF/GPS) before sharing โ€” and see what your photos reveal first โ€ข Batch up to 100 photos at once (Pro) โ€ข Side-by-side 100% zoom compare, so you can check the quality yourself VIDEOS โ€ข One-tap presets sized for real limits: Email (under 25 MB), WhatsApp, iMessage, Discord (under 10 MB) โ€ข NEW: trim before compressing, so the video stays sharp under the limit โ€ข Custom target size in MB, quality slider, resolution control โ€ข HEVC encoding and batch mode (Pro) โ€ข Open videos from Photos or the Files app CONVERTER โ€ข HEIC โ†” JPG, PNG โ€” or all your photos in one PDF โ€ข MOV or HEVC to MP4 (H.264) that plays everywhere โ€ข Video to GIF, or extract the audio as M4A โ€ข Remove location & metadata without re-compressing โ€” lossless PRIVACY โ€ข Works 100% on your iPhone โ€” your photos and videos never leave your phone โ€ข The app collects no data at all: no analytics, no ads, no account โ€ข Compressing never touches your originals; Free Up Space replaces them only after you confirm FREE & PRO Free: 3 compressions a day โ€” photos, videos and Free Up Space โ€” plus exact-size photos, trimming, converting to JPEG, HEIC, PNG, MP4 and MOV, and metadata removal. Pro is one single payment โ€” yours forever: unlimited compressions and Free Up Space, bulk mode, HEVC, and GIF, PDF and audio conversion. Bought the paid version? Pro is already yours. Note: compression is lossy by design and estimated sizes are estimates; already-optimized files may shrink less. Terms of Use: https://ios.service-lab.site/videoshrink/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://ios.service-lab.site/videoshrink/privacy.html

Screenshots

Crispy4 screens
Reduce Video Size4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Reduce Video Size at none against Crispy's shown. Reduce Video Size also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Crispy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Reduce Video Size sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crispy ships an update every 2 months, Reduce Video Size weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Crispy versus Reduce Video Size: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrispyReduce Video Size
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.016.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size17 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFaruk SengulDenys Khomenko

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Crispy

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$29.99
1 purchases

Reduce Video Size

One-time1
  • VideoShrink Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Crispy free?
Crispy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reduce Video Size free?
Reduce Video Size is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Crispy or Reduce Video Size have ads?
Crispy shows ads; Reduce Video Size does not.
Which is updated more often, Crispy or Reduce Video Size?
Crispy ships an update every 2 months, and Reduce Video Size weekly. Most recently, Crispy was updated on October 4, 2026 and Reduce Video Size on October 15, 2026.

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