Comparison

ANIMANGA Scene Studio vs Shrink Video

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

Head to head
About

ANIMANGA Scene Studio

Features
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Put the star of your photo into a manga or anime world. ANIMANGA is a photo editor for cutting out people, pets, and objects, then composing them with original manga, anime, shojo, American comic, and game-inspired backgrounds. KEY FEATURES • On-device subject cutout for selected photos • Start with a photo or choose the background first • 500 original effect backgrounds • 200 localized text stamps • Add multiple subjects and reorder front-to-back layers • Drag, pinch to resize, rotate, and flip • Jump back to recently used backgrounds and stamps • Save creations into folders inside the app • Save to Photos or share with the iOS share sheet • Available in nine languages On compatible Apple Intelligence devices, AI Style can open Apple's Image Playground to create a new illustration inspired by the selected subject. Details such as the face, pose, clothing, or accessories may change. The complete cutout and composition workflow remains available when AI Style is unavailable. ANIMANGA handles only photos the user explicitly selects. Standard cutout, composition, and local saving are processed on device. The app includes no advertising SDK, analytics SDK, proprietary external AI service, or independent image-upload server.

About

Shrink Video

Features
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Every messaging app has a size limit, and a two-minute 4K clip blows through all of them. Shrink Video re-encodes it on your iPhone until it fits. YOU SET THE SIZE, NOT A VAGUE PRESET One slider controls the bitrate, which is what actually decides how big the file ends up. Above the slider is a live estimate of the result — drag it and watch the number move. What you see is what you get, give or take a few percent. IT SHOWS YOU WHAT YOU STARTED WITH Size, resolution, length and bitrate of the original, before you change anything. Then the same numbers for the result, with the percentage saved. REAL CONTROLS • Resolution: keep the original, or drop to 1080p, 720p or 480p. Going from 4K to 1080p roughly quarters the pixel count and is usually invisible on a phone screen. • HEVC or H.264. HEVC is about 30% smaller at the same quality; H.264 offers broad compatibility with older devices and desktop workflows. • Keep or drop the audio track. FAST, BECAUSE IT USES THE HARDWARE Encoding runs on your iPhone's built-in video encoder, not a server queue. There is nothing to upload and nothing to wait in line for. YOUR ORIGINAL IS SAFE Shrink Video always writes a new file. Your original is never touched — deleting it is left to you, once you are happy with the result. Save the compressed copy to Photos or share it straight from the app. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR PHONE No upload, no account, no server. The video is read, re-encoded and written entirely on your device. Free, supported by ads. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ANIMANGA Scene Studio4 screens
Shrink Video4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ANIMANGA Scene Studio at none against Shrink Video's 3. ANIMANGA Scene Studio also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Shrink Video sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. ANIMANGA Scene Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ANIMANGA Scene Studio ships an update every 5 days, Shrink Video every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
ANIMANGA Scene Studio versus Shrink Video: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterANIMANGA Scene StudioShrink Video
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size472 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYusuke Teranishienes ozer

In-app purchases

None

ANIMANGA Scene Studio

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Shrink Video

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Pro (3-Day Trial)3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro3 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is ANIMANGA Scene Studio free?
ANIMANGA Scene Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shrink Video free?
Shrink Video is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ANIMANGA Scene Studio or Shrink Video have ads?
Shrink Video shows ads; ANIMANGA Scene Studio does not.
Which is updated more often, ANIMANGA Scene Studio or Shrink Video?
ANIMANGA Scene Studio ships an update every 5 days, and Shrink Video every 9 days. Most recently, ANIMANGA Scene Studio was updated on October 9, 2026 and Shrink Video on October 29, 2026.

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