Comparison

Compress Video vs Below

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

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About

Compress Video

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Compress your videos for free, with no ads or in-app purchases. Choose a video, compare estimated file sizes and start compressing. The final size may vary: check the result before saving or sharing it. All features are available: • Compress individual videos without a duration limit. • Process batches of up to 10 videos with shared settings. • Output H.264 (AVC) or H.265 (HEVC). • Choose a custom target size. • Play and compare the result, save it and share it. Videos are processed on your device, with no account or subscription. Your original videos are preserved. To free up space, save the copies, compare each result and then choose which originals to move to the trash. Confirmation is required. Storage may remain occupied until the trash is emptied.

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Below

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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

Compress Video2 screens
Below4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Compress Video at none against Below's 1. Compress Video also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Below sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Compress Video asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Compress Video ships an update daily, Below every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Compress Video versus Below: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompress VideoBelow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas HoutriqueMatthew Donders

In-app purchases

None

Compress Video

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Below

One-time1
  • Below Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Compress Video free?
Compress Video is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Below free?
Below is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Compress Video or Below have ads?
Neither Compress Video nor Below shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Compress Video or Below?
Compress Video ships an update daily, and Below every 3 weeks. Most recently, Compress Video was updated on October 31, 2026 and Below on October 31, 2026.

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