Comparison

Crispy vs Shrink

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

Head to head
About

Crispy

Features
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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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Shrink

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Every upload form has a limit. Shrink is how you meet it. Most compressors hand you a quality slider and make you guess, export, check the file size, and try again. Shrink works the other way round: you name the maximum file size, and it does whatever it takes to land under it. HOW IT WORKS Pick your photos. Choose 200 KB, 500 KB, 1 MB, 2 MB, or type any size you need. Tap Compress. Shrink balances quality and dimensions to get as close to your limit as it can without going over, and shows you the before and after sizes so you can see exactly what you got. BUILT FOR REAL UPLOAD LIMITS โ€ข Government, visa and tax forms โ€ข Job applications and university portals โ€ข Insurance claims and medical uploads โ€ข Marketplace and classified listings โ€ข Email attachments that keep bouncing FEATURES โ€ข Set an exact maximum size, not a vague quality percentage โ€ข Presets for 200 KB, 500 KB, 1 MB and 2 MB, plus any custom size โ€ข Compress up to 20 photos in one batch โ€ข Before and after sizes shown for every result โ€ข Start straight from the Photos share sheet, without opening the app โ€ข Save to a dedicated Shrink album, or share anywhere โ€ข Photos already under your target are left untouched, so nothing is degraded for no reason โ€ข Accepts JPEG, HEIC and PNG; compressed results are saved as JPEG PRIVATE BY DESIGN Every photo is compressed on your iPhone. Your images are never uploaded, and Shrink has no account to create. Turn on Airplane Mode and compression still works exactly the same. PRICING Your first three exports are free, so you can confirm it does what you need before paying. One purchase then unlocks unlimited compression, forever. No subscription, no credits, no ads.

Screenshots

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Shrink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Shrink at none against Crispy's shown. Crispy's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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 Shrink 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 weeks, Shrink fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Crispy versus Shrink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrispyShrink
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size17 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFaruk SengulHubert Kielkowski

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Crispy

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$29.99
1 purchases

Shrink

One-time1
  • Shrink Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Crispy free?
Crispy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shrink free?
Shrink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Crispy or Shrink have ads?
Crispy shows ads; Shrink does not.
Which is updated more often, Crispy or Shrink?
Crispy ships an update every 2 weeks, and Shrink fortnightly. Most recently, Crispy was updated on October 21, 2026 and Shrink on October 14, 2026.

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