Comparison

Video Compressor vs Below

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

Head to head
About

Video Compressor

Features
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Make any video small enough to send — right on your iPhone. No uploads. No ads. No subscription. Your original is never touched. Pick a video, choose where it needs to fit, and Squish compresses it on-device in seconds. FIT IT ANYWHERE • Email, Discord, WhatsApp, iMessage — each a guaranteed size ceiling • Or set an exact target in MB • Squish hits the size, or tells you honestly when it can't PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your videos are compressed on your iPhone and never uploaded • No accounts, no ads, no cross-app tracking • We only ever write a new file — your original is never modified or deleted FREE UP SPACE, KEEP THE QUALITY • Shrink big 4K and HEVC clips to a fraction of the size • Built for the newest iPhones — 4K, portrait, and slow-mo handled • Save to Photos, or share straight to the app you need HONEST RESULTS • See the real before → after size • If a video already fits, Squish keeps it as-is • If it can't reach your target, you see the best possible size — never a fake "done" FREE, AND FAIR • The core app is free: unlimited compression, no ads, no daily limit • Optional one-time Squish Pro adds Max Quality (keep full resolution) — no subscription, ever Make videos fit. On your phone. With no surprises. Terms of Use: https://aidler.co/squish/terms

About

Below

Features
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Need it under 10 MB? Choose the maximum file size. Below makes the video fit. Below does one job: it makes a video fit strictly under the size you ask for. No bitrate math, no quality sliders, no guessing. Type the limit in MB, tap Make it smaller, and Below picks the resolution, frame rate and bitrate for you. Then it checks the finished file byte for byte, so a video Below calls done really is below your limit. PICK THE LIMIT. WE HANDLE THE REST. • Enter any size from 0.1 MB up, with decimals. • Tap a preset: 10, 25, 50 or 100 MB. • Save three sizes of your own in My sizes. They are one tap away in the app and in the Share Sheet. • Below warns you before a limit would cost too much detail, and refuses limits that cannot produce a watchable video. • Already small enough? Below keeps the original quality and tells you so. VERIFIED, NOT ESTIMATED Below measures the real output file after encoding. If a first pass lands over the limit, Below tries again at a lower bitrate. It never reports a predicted size as a result. Duration, orientation and audio are preserved. Saved copies keep the date the video was filmed, so they land in the right place in Photos. Location is removed unless you choose to keep it. Output is standard H.264 MP4 with AAC audio, so it plays and shares anywhere. KEEPS GOING IN THE BACKGROUND Start a compression, then switch to another app or lock your phone. Below keeps working, iOS shows its progress, and you can stop it from there. COMPRESS FROM WHEREVER THE VIDEO LIVES • Photos and Files inside the app. • Share Sheet: share a video from Photos or Files, choose Below, and finish right there. • Shortcuts: the Compress Video Below Size action takes a video and a target in MB and hands back the smaller file for any automation. YOUR VIDEO NEVER LEAVES YOUR IPHONE Everything happens on your device. No account. No upload. No servers. No analytics. Your original video is never changed or deleted. Below collects no data. SIMPLE, HONEST PRICING Your first three compressions are free, with full quality and no watermark. Below Pro unlocks unlimited compressions for a single one-time purchase. No subscription. No ads. Ever. WHAT BELOW IS NOT Below is not a video editor or a media library. It does not trim, filter, batch or convert between formats. It is the fastest way to answer one question: how do I get this video under X MB? Sizes use decimal megabytes (1 MB = 1,000,000 bytes), the same unit Photos and most services use. Very short clips and very small limits may not have enough room for a watchable result; Below tells you when that happens instead of producing something unusable.

Screenshots

Video Compressor4 screens
Below4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Video Compressor at 18.0 against Below's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Video Compressor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Below sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Video Compressor versus Below: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo CompressorBelow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdler LietzMatthew Donders

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Video Compressor

One-time1
  • Squish Pro$5.99
1 purchases

Below

One-time1
  • Below Pro$9.99

Questions

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

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