Video Shrinker vs Video Compressor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Video Shrinker
Reduce the size of your video files significantly, freeing up valuable storage space on your device. Easily identify large videos and fine-tune export settings for optimal quality and file size. Supports HEVC format for efficient saving.
- Compress videos by 80% or more
- Identify large video files
- Fine-tune export settings
- Adjust frame rate, bit rate, and frame size
- Save videos in HEVC format
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Just one minute of HD video can take up over 40 MB of space! 4K video can use 375 MB per minute! Use Video Shrinker to decrease your video file sizes by 80% or more. - Free tons of space! - Easily Identify large videos. - Fine tune video export settings to get the quality & file size you want. - Adjust the frame rate, bit rate, and frame size - Saves videos to your device in HEVC format
Video Compressor
Reduce video file sizes by precisely controlling dimensions, frame rate, and quality. Optimize videos for sharing online or via email, with real-time file size estimation and preview capabilities.
- Reduce video file size
- Control dimensions, frame rate, and quality
- Real-time file size estimation
- Preview video compression results
- Delete hidden pixels
- HEVC re-encoding support
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Use Video Compressor - HD, to compress your videos and reduce their file size. Precisely control the dimensions, frame rate and quality to achieve the perfect result. The key points of the application: • Reduce the size to a minimum before sending the video online or sharing it by email. • Real-time estimation of the file size of the destination video, with the ability to preview the result. • Simply use the sliders, or access more options if necessary. • Delete hidden pixels if your video contains them ( "Clean Aperture" information). • Impose a square pixel format to get a smaller video. • If your device supports it, choose to re-encode your video in HEVC format taking half as much space as H264 format. • Choose a specific bitrate if necessary. • Reduce the dimensions, but also increase them if necessary. • Reduce the frame rate, but also increase it if necessary. • Exclusive functionality of a single frame mode to display only one frame in the video. The Input video can be imported from your device in several ways. The modified version (if there is one) or the original version of the video are both available. The camera can be used directly to record a video if needed. You can also connect your device to your computer in order to drag and drop specific videos (Files feature). The output video can be exported in several ways. Create a new video in the Photo app or in the Files app. Directly modify the input video by adding an edited version. Share the video to another application. This application can run, on your iPhone and your iPad, as a standalone application, a Photo Extension, or as an Action Extension (from the compatible applications like the Photo app). Portrait and Landscape orientations are supported in all screens. Dark mode of iOS13 is supported. You will find the original and intuitive user interface, common to all our videos applications. These applications have been featured many times by Apple and various websites.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Video Compressor at every 2 months against Video Shrinker's every 19 months. Video Compressor also leads on review sentiment (97% vs 73%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Video Shrinker's advantage is ratings volume (257 vs 22) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On ads, 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
Video Shrinker costs $2.99 and Video Compressor $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Video Compressor holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Video Shrinker has 257 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Video Shrinker's written reviews are positive against 97% of Video Compressor's.
Video Shrinker ships an update every 19 months, Video Compressor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Video Shrinker | Video Compressor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (257 ratings) | 4.8 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.5% of reviews | 96.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 257 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wander Bit LLC - Photo & Video Editor Apps and More | Francis Bonnin |
Customer experience
Video Shrinker
Video Compressor
Bugs and requests
Video Shrinker
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes on launch with spinning wheel
- Unknown error messages during compression
- App fails to detect videos in camera roll
- Blue screen displayed after successful compression
- Failed to save compressed video to camera roll
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- Out of memory errors on iPad Pro
- Missing plugin error on startup
- Inaccurate compression results (files larger than reported)
- False success notifications when device storage is full
Requested features
12 requests- Batch processing capability
- Ability to delete original video after compression
- Output file size estimation before conversion
- Preserve original video metadata (EXIF data, location, date)
- Rename output files
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- Save compression presets
- Preserve slow-motion video properties
- Better slider controls with preset buttons (720p, etc.)
- Remember last video location in library
- Display newest videos first in selection screen
- Ability to abort conversion process
- Suggested default settings
Video Compressor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Video Shrinker
No in-app purchases
Video Compressor
No in-app purchases
Questions
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