Comparison

FloatPlayer vs HD Smart Video Compressor

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

Head to head
About

FloatPlayer

Features
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FloatPlayer turns any video into a floating window. Play a video, swipe home, and it keeps playing in a draggable, resizable Picture-in-Picture window over whatever you are doing. BUILT FOR MULTITASKING - Follow a tutorial while you work in another app - Keep a lecture or talk playing while you take notes - Watch while you message, browse, or read YOUR VIDEOS, FLOATING - Import video files from the Files app - Paste a direct MP4 or HLS (.m3u8) stream link - Native Picture in Picture: drag it anywhere, pinch to resize - Keeps playing across app switches and screen locks FIND YOUR MOMENT AGAIN - Timestamped bookmarks with notes - tap to jump back to the exact second - Resume where you left off, per video - Playback speed from 0.5x to 2x A companion Watch tab lets you play web video in its own player, with the same quick-access recents. Free. No account. No ads. No tracking - your videos and bookmarks stay on your device.

About

HD Smart Video Compressor

Features
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Big videos are a pain to send. HD Smart Video Compressor makes them small in one tap, without asking you to understand bitrates. Pick a video and the app reads it, works out the best settings for that particular file, and shows you the size it will end up at โ€” before you commit. Tap once and you get a much smaller video that still looks sharp on a phone screen. GOOD FOR โ€ข Emailing a clip that is over the attachment limit โ€ข Freeing up space before a trip โ€ข Uploading to sites with a file size cap โ€ข Sending videos without waiting on a slow upload

Screenshots

FloatPlayer3 screens
HD Smart Video Compressor3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FloatPlayer at none against HD Smart Video Compressor's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. HD Smart Video Compressor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FloatPlayer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
FloatPlayer versus HD Smart Video Compressor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFloatPlayerHD Smart Video Compressor
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB13 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developerisaiah dupreeBechample GmbH

In-app purchases

None

FloatPlayer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

HD Smart Video Compressor

One-time1
  • Unlimited Compressions$0.99

Questions

Is FloatPlayer free?
FloatPlayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HD Smart Video Compressor free?
HD Smart Video Compressor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FloatPlayer or HD Smart Video Compressor have ads?
Neither FloatPlayer nor HD Smart Video Compressor shows ads.

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