Comparison

Squish vs Squish Video Compressor

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

Head to head
About

Squish

This app allows you to preview video file sizes before compressing them, offering a live slider to adjust compression levels. It provides unlimited, watermark-free compression directly on your device, with an optional Pro version for advanced features.

Highlights
  • Live video size preview
  • No watermarks
  • No size caps or daily limits
  • Batch compression
  • Preserves video date and location
  • Optional Pro features: max quality, format conversion
Features
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Squish shows you exactly how small your video will get — before you compress it. Drag the slider, watch the size update live, then squish. • No watermark. No size cap. No daily limit. Free. • No ads. Ever. • On your phone — nothing is uploaded. • Batch compress as many videos as you want. • Keeps your video's date & location. Squish Pro (optional): max quality, format conversion (MP4 · MOV · GIF), and every future Pro feature. $5.99/year with a free trial, or $1.99/month. Plans renew automatically until cancelled; cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy: https://mentalmetal.app/squish/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Squish Video Compressor

Features
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Make a video small enough to send. Your iPhone shoots gorgeous 4K. Your email won't take it. Squish fixes that in two taps. PICK A SIZE, GET THAT SIZE Choose 25 MB for email, 16 MB for WhatsApp, 10 MB for Discord, or type your own number. Most compressors hand you a 27 MB file when you asked for 25. Squish encodes, measures the result on disk, and re-encodes until it genuinely comes in under the number you picked. OR JUST MAKE IT SMALLER Not sending it anywhere in particular? Pick a quality level instead and Squish chooses sensible settings for you. BUILT FOR WHAT YOUR IPHONE ACTUALLY RECORDS - 4K, 60 fps, HDR and ProRes all handled - Portrait video stays portrait. Squish writes upright pixels rather than a rotation flag, so your video plays the right way up everywhere, including on players that ignore rotation - HDR is tone mapped to standard colour so the result plays on any device, not only recent iPhones - H.264 by default for maximum compatibility, HEVC when you want it smaller still TRIM FIRST Cutting four seconds off the front saves more than any bitrate setting can. Scrub the filmstrip, set your in and out points, and Squish only encodes what you keep. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR PHONE No uploads. No servers. No account. No ads. No tracking. Squish cannot even read your photo library. You hand it the videos you pick, and it asks permission only to save the finished file back. FREE, WITH AN OPTIONAL UNLOCK The whole app is free, and that means the whole app: exact size targeting, 4K, trim, every option. Free use covers three videos a day. A one-time Lifetime Unlock lifts the daily limit and lets you compress up to 12 videos at once. One payment, no subscription, ever.

Screenshots

Squish4 screens
Squish Video Compressor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Squish at 15.0 against Squish Video Compressor's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Squish sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Squish Video Compressor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Squish versus Squish Video Compressor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquishSquish Video Compressor
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGareth BaumgartAryaman Ravi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Squish

Subscriptions2
  • Squish Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Squish Pro (Annual)3 Days trial$5.991 Year
1 purchases

Squish Video Compressor

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$0.99

Questions

Is Squish free?
Squish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Squish Video Compressor free?
Squish Video Compressor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Squish or Squish Video Compressor have ads?
Neither Squish nor Squish Video Compressor shows ads.

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