Comparison

CardWisp vs Video Compressor

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

Head to head
About

CardWisp

Manage your Magic: The Gathering game night with this all-in-one companion app. Track life totals for multiple players, build and refine decks with powerful tools, and easily scan and organize your card collection.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer life tracking
  • Commander damage matrix
  • Full deck builder with Scryfall search
  • Card collection scanner (OCR)
  • Binder organization
  • Foil tracking
Features
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Organize the Chaos. Master the Game. CardWisp is a Magic: The Gathering companion that does the whole job: build decks for any format, get card suggestions that understand your deck, scan and price your collection, and track life for your whole table. All in one app, with the core features free. CARD SUGGESTIONS (FREE) • Reads your whole deck, not just your commander, and spots its themes: tokens, graveyard, blink, poison, voltron, creature types, and more • Add or remove themes to steer what you see • Deck Needs shows where you are short on ramp, card draw, removal, board wipes, and protection • Combos already in your deck, plus combos that fit your themes and are one card away • Filter by budget or by cards you already own, and match your bracket DECK BUILDER • 13 formats: Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Historic, and Timeless • Deck check flags size, copy limits, and banned cards, and ban lists stay current on their own • Commander Brackets worked out automatically and kept up to date, or set your own • Partner, Friends Forever, Background, and Doctor commander pairs • Do I own this deck? See how many cards you own, what is missing, and what the rest will cost • Share any deck with a link or QR code. The web page updates when you edit the deck • Live Scryfall search, Moxfield and Archidekt import, export, mana curve, and mana base analysis LIFE TRACKER • 2 to 6 players, with portrait or landscape layouts • Commander damage, poison, energy, experience, and monarch • Player profiles with any card art as the avatar, synced to your account • "Who goes first" D20, plus a full DnD dice roller CARD SCANNER AND COLLECTION • Point your camera at a card and CardWisp reads the exact printing right on your device • Hands-free bulk scanning: press play and feed cards through • Every scan waits in a review tray, so you can fix foil, printing, or a wrong match first • Scan straight into a binder • Collection value with separate foil pricing • Free CSV export of your collection or any binder PLAYTEST AND DRAW ODDS (PRO) • Goldfish any deck solo: draw, scry, surveil, mill, tokens, counters, and transform cards • Simulate hundreds of opening hands to see your land odds and mulligan calls FREE • 500 unique cards, 10 decks, and 25 scans a day • Card Suggestions, every format, sharing, and CSV export • The Life Tracker, with up to 4 saved player profiles PRO • Monthly $1.99, Yearly $19.99, or Lifetime $79.99 (one-time, no subscription) • Unlimited collection, decks, scans, and player profiles • Playtest and Draw Odds PRIVACY CardWisp doesn't sell your data, doesn't use advertising trackers, and doesn't share your collection with anyone. Card scan images are processed and discarded, never stored. TERMS OF USE CardWisp uses Apple's Standard End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ CardWisp is an independent fan project. Magic: The Gathering and all related card names and images are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC. CardWisp is not produced, endorsed, or supported by Wizards of the Coast.

About

Video Compressor

This app helps you reduce video file sizes significantly, freeing up storage space and making sharing easier. It offers powerful compression for various video formats and resolutions, with presets for popular platforms.

Highlights
  • Reduce video file size up to 90%
  • Compress 4K, HD, and standard videos
  • Batch compress multiple videos
  • Platform-specific presets (Instagram, WhatsApp)
  • Custom bitrate and resolution settings
  • On-device processing for privacy
  • Direct sharing to any app
Features
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Running out of storage? Videos too large to share? Video Compressor & Resize Pro shrinks your videos up to 90% smaller — without losing quality. Free up gigabytes in seconds. POWERFUL COMPRESSION - Reduce video file size by up to 90% - Compress 4K, HD, and standard videos - Batch compress multiple videos at once - Supports H.264, HEVC, MPEG-4, .mp4, .mov and .m4v PLATFORM PRESETS - Instagram — perfect square & story format - WhatsApp & Telegram — optimized file size - Email — small attachment, great quality - Custom bitrate and resolution settings FAST & PRIVATE - All compression happens on your device - No uploads, no cloud — your videos stay private - Lightning-fast processing SHARE INSTANTLY - Save compressed video to your Photos library - Share directly to any app - Full compression history Terms of Use: https://handyapps.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://handyapps.app/privacy/

Screenshots

CardWisp4 screens
Video Compressor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CardWisp at 5.0 against Video Compressor's 4.0. CardWisp also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 3) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Video Compressor's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. CardWisp sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Video Compressor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CardWisp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CardWisp ships an update every 3 weeks, Video Compressor every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CardWisp versus Video Compressor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCardWispVideo Compressor
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better4.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB20 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJimiai AjikaiaTetiana Kalchenko

Customer experience

CardWisp

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Video Compressor

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CardWisp

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$79.99
2 purchases

Video Compressor

Subscriptions2
  • Video Compressor Week3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Video Compressor Year$39.991 Year

Questions

Is CardWisp free?
CardWisp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Video Compressor free?
Video Compressor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CardWisp or Video Compressor?
CardWisp is rated higher. CardWisp averages 5.0 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Video Compressor averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do CardWisp or Video Compressor have ads?
Neither CardWisp nor Video Compressor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CardWisp or Video Compressor?
CardWisp ships an update every 3 weeks, and Video Compressor every 6 days. Most recently, CardWisp was updated on November 5, 2026 and Video Compressor on November 5, 2026.

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