Comparison

Video Compressor vs Lutaro

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

Head to head
About

Video Compressor

This app helps you reduce the storage space videos take up on your device. It compresses videos by lowering bitrate while preserving quality and safely replaces originals after verification. Avoid deleting precious memories or paying for extra cloud storage.

Highlights
  • Compresses videos by lowering bitrate
  • Preserves video quality (resolution, frame rate, HDR)
  • Safely replaces original videos after integrity check
  • Background compression and Live Activities tracking
  • On-device processing for privacy
  • Reduces cloud storage usage
Features
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Your videos are eating your storage. Deleting them hurts, and cloud plans add up — LeanVid opens a third way. It compresses videos by lowering only the bitrate while preserving quality (resolution, frame rate, color, HDR, and every track), then safely replaces the originals — but only after each result passes an integrity check. ■ MADE FOR YOU IF • You keep seeing "iPhone Storage Almost Full" • You can't bring yourself to delete family or travel videos • You'd rather not add another monthly fee just for more cloud storage ■ COMPRESSION THAT PROTECTS QUALITY • Lowers only the bitrate — resolution and frame rate stay untouched • Best-effort preservation of HDR (HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision compatible) and color information • Audio, subtitle, and metadata tracks are copied as-is (only audio that MP4 can't hold is converted to AAC) • Compare before and after with side-by-side, top-bottom, or slider playback — see for yourself, then decide • Detailed spec comparison: codec, bitrate, HDR, frame rate, and more ■ VIDEOS OUTSIDE YOUR PHOTO LIBRARY, TOO • Pick videos from the Files app (On My iPhone, iCloud Drive) and compress them • Files your iPhone can't play are handled by the built-in converter — MKV, WebM, AVI, WMV, FLV, TS, MPG and VOB files with VP9, AV1, VP8, MPEG-1/2/4, DivX, Xvid, WMV or Motion JPEG video • Their audio (AAC, MP3, AC-3, Opus, Vorbis, WMA, PCM) is converted along with the video; subtitle tracks and iPhone spatial audio are not carried over • Replace the original file or save the result to your photo library ■ SAFEGUARDS FOR YOUR ORIGINALS • Replacement proceeds only after the result passes integrity verification • Deleting originals goes through the iOS system confirmation, and they stay in Recently Deleted for 30 days • A recovery journal safely rolls back interrupted work if the app quits mid-task • Compression history lets you re-compare or export anytime ■ SAVINGS THAT REPEAT EVERY MONTH • A lighter library lowers your cloud usage too • Once usage drops below a plan tier, downgrading one step saves you money automatically every month • Not a one-time cleanup — savings that show up on every bill ■ NO WAITING AROUND • Compression continues in the background (iOS 26+ devices; earlier versions pause and auto-resume) • Track progress from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island with Live Activities • Sort by size to start with the videos that free up the most space • Videos stored in iCloud are downloaded and processed automatically ■ PRIVACY • Everything happens on your device — no data about your videos is ever collected or transmitted • No contradiction: an app that cuts your cloud fees never uploads your videos to a cloud of its own • No account required About the permission it asks for LeanVid needs access to your photo library to find compressible videos and to replace originals after verification. Originals are deleted only with your confirmation. Videos from the Files app need no extra permission — only the files you pick are accessed.

About

Lutaro

Features
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Lutaro is a library manager and editor for Sony camera color presets - Picture Profiles and Creative Looks. Build and organize your own library: create, duplicate, tag, favorite, and search. Edit every property - gamma, black gamma, knee, color mode, color depth, detail, sharpness, clarity, and white balance - with a full native editor on iPhone and iPad. Connect to your Sony α camera to read the Picture Profiles and Creative Looks stored on it and write your edits back. Lutaro finds the camera on your Wi-Fi network, or - when you have no network in the field - uses Bluetooth to have the camera start its own hotspot and connects directly. Either way, everything stays between your phone and your camera. - Full profile editor with per-property control - Picture Profiles and Creative Looks, in one library - Tag-based organization, favorites, and search - Import and export profiles as shareable packages via the Files app - Optional iCloud sync of your library across devices - Includes starter profiles plus eight free film-simulation profiles by Veres Deni Alex, included with permission - No accounts, no analytics, no data collection A Sony camera is required only for the camera features; the library and editor work entirely offline. Tested with the Sony α6700. Lutaro is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Sony. Supported cameras: Full Picture Profile editing, Wi-Fi and USB: - α6700 (verified) - α1 II, α1 - α9 III - α7R VI, α7R V, α7 V, α7 IV, α7S III, α7C II (verified), α7CR - FX3, FX30, FX2 - ZV-E1, ZV-E10 II - RX1R III - ILX-LR1 Picture Profile selection only, no parameter editing (as Sony SDK says): - α9 II - α7R IV / IVA - α7C - ZV-E10 - ZV-1, ZV-1 II, ZV-1F, RX0 II, RX100 VII (USB cable only, no Wi-Fi) α6600, α6400, α6100, α7 III, α7R III, α7 II, RX100 VA, RX10 IV, HX99 - support only old Sony protocol which doesn't support Picture Profile modification.

Screenshots

Video Compressor4 screens
Lutaro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lutaro at none against Video Compressor's shown. On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Compressor ships an update weekly, Lutaro every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Video Compressor versus Lutaro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo CompressorLutaro
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHyungsung KimDmitrii Tarakanov

In-app purchases

None

Video Compressor

No in-app purchases

None

Lutaro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Video Compressor free?
Video Compressor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lutaro free?
Lutaro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Video Compressor or Lutaro have ads?
Video Compressor shows ads; Lutaro does not.
Which is updated more often, Video Compressor or Lutaro?
Video Compressor ships an update weekly, and Lutaro every 6 days. Most recently, Video Compressor was updated on October 4, 2026 and Lutaro on October 7, 2026.

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