Comparison

Video Compressor vs emu

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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Fexo Video Compressor shrinks big videos down to the exact size you need — right on your iPhone, with no watermark and nothing uploaded anywhere. Every video is re-encoded on your device using Apple's own hardware encoder, so your footage never leaves your phone and never touches a server. Choose a target file size, a quality level, a resolution, or a ready-made preset for the app you're sending to, and watch the smaller copy save straight back to your library. Fexo gives you real control instead of guesswork. See the estimated output size before you start, compress one clip or a whole batch at once, then flip between the original and the compressed result side by side to confirm it still looks great. KEY FEATURES - Pick one video or many from Photos for fast batch compression - Compress by target file size, quality, resolution, bitrate, frame rate, or automatic smart mode - One-tap presets for the apps and platforms you share to most, plus a custom mode - Trim the start and end before compressing, with live preview - Keep or remove the audio track - Live estimated output size shown before you begin - Batch queue with real-time per-file progress - Before and after compare screen with an A/B toggle player - Save back to Photos or export through the share sheet - Rename the output file before compressing - Compression history with thumbnails, before and after sizes, and percent saved - A local notification the moment each job finishes Why choose Fexo: it is fully offline, adds no watermark, and uses on-device hardware encoding for fast, private results. From the Fexo team — built to be simple, honest, and fast. Download Fexo Video Compressor today and take back your storage space.

About

emu

Play classic games from seventeen different systems on your iPhone without complex setup. Simply add your game backups and start playing. Enjoy features like a unified library, customizable controls, and automatic saves.

Highlights
  • Supports seventeen classic game systems
  • No core downloads or configuration needed
  • Unified game library with search and favorites
  • Customizable on-screen and gamepad controls
  • Automatic saves and rewind functionality
  • Two-player local and online multiplayer
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emu runs seventeen game systems on one iPhone, from 8-bit cartridges to the disc-based 3D era. There are no cores to download and no configuration files to write. GETTING STARTED TAKES THREE STEPS 1. Pick a backup of a game you own from the Files app. 2. The system is identified from the file's contents, so you never choose one. 3. Tap it in your library and play. Files can stay inside a ZIP or 7z archive, and a CUE and its BIN files can be selected together. If a CUE points at a filename that no longer matches, emu repairs it on import. Large disc images are streamed into place rather than expanded in memory. ONE LIBRARY FOR EVERYTHING Search by name, star what you keep coming back to, and resume from the recent row. Import the same game under a different filename, or as both an archive and its extracted copy, and the CRC-and-size fingerprint still leaves you with a single entry. THE LAYOUT MOVES TO YOUR THUMBS The on-screen pad is multi-touch, with true diagonals and slide-to-change between buttons. Move the pad up or down, and pull the landscape buttons inward or outward. ANY GAMEPAD, MAPPED YOUR WAY Bluetooth and USB controllers connect on their own. Buttons are matched by position rather than by the vendor's printed labels, so a different controller still plays the same way. Reassign a button by pressing it, keep sticky 1P/2P assignment, and tune the stick dead zone. Touch input stays live alongside the gamepad. SAVES HAPPEN QUIETLY, MISTAKES ROLL BACK In-game and memory-card saves are written every 30 seconds, and again when you leave the player. SAVE and LOAD give you a quick state at any moment, and holding REWIND rolls the last seconds back for one more attempt at the jump you just missed. TWO IPHONES, TWO PLAYERS One player hosts and a code appears; the other types it in and joins as player 2. The player joining does not need a copy of the game. The two devices connect directly — gameplay never passes through a server, and a relayed route is detected after connecting and torn down. Two-player games for NES, SNES, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Nintendo 64, Mega Drive, Master System and PC Engine can be hosted. BRING YOUR OWN GAMES — REQUIREMENTS DIFFER BY SYSTEM No games and no BIOS files are bundled, and nothing can be obtained from inside the app. Use backups of software you are legally entitled to use. Runs with just your game file: NES, SNES, Game Boy / Color, Mega Drive / Genesis, Master System, Game Gear, PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16, WonderSwan / Color, Nintendo 64, GameCube, PlayStation 2, PSP Also needs a BIOS you dumped from your own console: PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Game Boy Advance, Neo Geo Pocket / Color If you are here for Xbox: It needs three files you supply yourself — an MCPX ROM, a compatible Flash BIOS, and a hard-disk image. An unmodified retail Flash BIOS will not boot. Treat Xbox as experimental and for advanced users. ABOUT SPEED GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Sega Saturn support is experimental. The App Store build runs without a JIT, so how well a game plays depends on the title and your device. Please don't buy on the assumption that a particular game will run smoothly. FREE TO START The free version shows one banner and needs an internet connection. That banner only ever promotes the developer's own apps; there is no tracking-based advertising. A one-time in-app purchase hides it on every device signed in to your Apple Account. iPhone, iOS 17 or later. English and Japanese. emu is built on open-source emulators including ares, PPSSPP, Mupen64Plus, Dolphin, xemu, Play! and Yaba Sanshiro. Licenses and corresponding source links are under Settings > Licenses. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. emu is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any hardware manufacturer.

Screenshots

Video Compressor4 screens
emu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Video Compressor at none against emu's 1. Video Compressor also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. emu sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Video Compressor asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Video Compressor versus emu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo Compressoremu
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB146 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFexo FZC LLCCode and DESIGN inc.

In-app purchases

None

Video Compressor

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

emu

One-time1
  • Hide Ads$4.99

Questions

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

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