Comparison

PhotoShrinker vs BatchResizer2

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

Head to head
About

PhotoShrinker

Compress your photos to free up valuable storage space on your device. This app intelligently optimizes images to significantly reduce file size while maintaining visual quality for viewing on your phone.

Highlights
  • Compress photos
  • Free up storage space
  • Optimize image size
  • Maintain visual quality
  • Batch shrinking
Features
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Are you running out of space because of too many photos on your phone? Use PhotoShrinker to compress them and free up space to store more photos, apps, and music! PhotoShrinker intelligently compresses and optimizes photos to only use about one-tenth of the space of the original photos, while the image quality will still look the same on your phone! If you have thousands of photos taking up space on your phone, then download PhotoShrinker now to shrink them all!

About

BatchResizer2

Easily resize, crop, and rotate multiple photos simultaneously. Save edited images directly to your camera roll, email, or cloud storage. Customize resize settings and manage your photo library efficiently.

Highlights
  • Resize multiple photos at once
  • Crop to square or rotate images
  • Save to camera roll, email, or Dropbox
  • Customizable resize settings
  • Output to working directory
  • Selectable output format (PNG/JPEG)
  • View image metadata
Features
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BatchResizer2 is a successor version of BatchResizer remade for targeting iOS9 to make it easier to use. BatchResizer2 is a simple app which enables you to resize or crop to square or rotate even delete a number of photos at a time. The resized photos can be saved in camera roll or sent by e-mail or into Dropbox. Resize settings are customizable and you can quickly pick the setting and go easily. You can also output the resized photos into a working directory without messing up your camera roll. ※ The iPhone's all select button will be shown only when the device's orientation is landscape because of space. ※ If you feel the display slow, please try to switch off the 'Show file size' option. [Feature] - Shrink several photos at once - Resizing and cropping square in one operation - PNG Image can be resized with transparency - Adding white border and dropping shadow - You can make presets of resize settings - Output image format is selectable(PNG or JPEG) - You can send the resized photos by email or save to Dropbox without saving them to Camera Roll - You can select to embed matadata to the resized photo from original one - You can also delete selected photos. - View a images metadata(like Exif, TIFF, GPS, file size, file name) URL scheme is batchresizer2:// [notice] This app requires you to access privileges of your photos. When you run the app for the first time, you will be prompted to give the permission. If you want change the permission later, you can set it by launching Settings app and change the switch of BatchResizer2's photo access.

Screenshots

PhotoShrinker2 screens
BatchResizer23 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BatchResizer2 at Free against PhotoShrinker's $2.99. BatchResizer2 also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). PhotoShrinker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

BatchResizer2 is free to download; PhotoShrinker costs $2.99 up front. BatchResizer2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PhotoShrinker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BatchResizer2 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 100 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of PhotoShrinker's written reviews are positive against 65% of BatchResizer2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhotoShrinker ships an update every 7 months, BatchResizer2 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
PhotoShrinker versus BatchResizer2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhotoShrinkerBatchResizer2
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.6 (33 ratings)4.3 (100 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.7% of reviews — better64.9% of reviews
Number of ratings33100 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#184 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHype Reactor, Inc.Koichi Otera

Customer experience

PhotoShrinker

All ratings33 ratings
Positive60.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews535 reviews
Positive87.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative8.8%

BatchResizer2

All ratings100 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive64.9%
Neutral7.2%
Negative27.8%

Bugs and requests

PhotoShrinker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when compressing large batches of photos
  • Duplicates photos in camera roll after compression
  • Doesn't work with latest iOS updates

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to keep original photos
  • Ability to control compression level
  • Support for video compression

BatchResizer2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PhotoShrinker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

BatchResizer2

One-time1
  • No Ads$1.99

Questions

Is PhotoShrinker free?
PhotoShrinker costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BatchResizer2 free?
BatchResizer2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PhotoShrinker or BatchResizer2?
BatchResizer2 is rated higher. PhotoShrinker averages 3.6 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while BatchResizer2 averages 4.3 from 100 ratings.
Do PhotoShrinker or BatchResizer2 have ads?
BatchResizer2 shows ads; PhotoShrinker does not.
Which is updated more often, PhotoShrinker or BatchResizer2?
PhotoShrinker ships an update every 7 months, and BatchResizer2 every 2 months. Most recently, PhotoShrinker was updated on September 25, 2026 and BatchResizer2 on September 21, 2026.

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