Comparison

Kitaba vs Video Compressor

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

Head to head
About

Kitaba

Design stunning visuals with over 1,000 Arabic fonts and text effects. Create invitations, cards, and social posts quickly using ready-made templates and AI tools. Offers features like letter stretching and background removal for unique designs.

Highlights
  • 1,000+ Arabic, English, and Persian fonts
  • Maad 'مدّ' letter stretching
  • Text effects and artistic textures
  • Ready-made templates for various occasions
  • AI-powered image editing (background removal, upscaling)
  • Stickers and cut-outs for PNG creation
Features
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Write on photos with 1,000+ Arabic fonts, and design wedding invitations, greeting cards and social posts in minutes. New: Maad «مدّ» stretches Arabic letters as far as you choose, plus new school templates. Kitaba is an Arabic-first design app. Choose from more than 1,000 fonts in Arabic, English and Persian, type on any photo, and share the result in a few taps. WRITE ON PHOTOS • Add text in Arabic, English or Persian • Maad «مدّ»: stretch Arabic letters to fit your design • Control size, colour, opacity, spacing, alignment, shadow and outline • Apply gold, silver and artistic textures to your lettering • An exclusive library of hand-designed Arabic and English calligraphy and text art, made by professional artists ARABIC FONTS AND CALLIGRAPHY • 1,000+ fonts, sorted by style so you find the right one fast • Classic scripts: Diwani, Kufi, Thuluth, Naskh, Ruqaa and Maghribi • Fonts for writing on photos and designing images DESIGN AND EDIT • Crop, rotate, resize and blur photos • Stickers and cut-outs: make your own transparent PNGs • Ready-made templates for social posts, invitations, greeting cards and business ads • Seasonal templates for Ramadan, Eid and other occasions CREATE WITH AI • Turn a text description into an image • Remove or replace a photo's background • Upscale a photo for sharper results SIMPLE AND FAST • Your designs save automatically • Share straight to your social apps • Full Arabic language support Kitaba Premium Kitaba Premium unlocks new exclusive content as it arrives, an ad-free experience and all advanced features. بالعربية: كتابة على الصور هو التطبيق العربي للكتابة على الصور وتصميم الصور وتعديلها بالذكاء الاصطناعي، مع أكثر من 1000 خط عربي وإنجليزي وفارسي، وقوالب جاهزة للمناسبات والدعوات والبطاقات. Terms of Use: https://kitaba.app/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://kitaba.app/en/privacy/ Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Video Compressor

Easily convert, compress, and optimize videos on your iPhone or iPad. This app offers professional-grade tools for freeing up space, preparing social media content, or extracting audio, all with a focus on speed, privacy, and an intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Convert videos to various formats (MP4, MOV, GIF, audio)
  • Compress videos while maintaining quality
  • Merge videos and select aspect ratio
  • Preview file size before conversion
  • Save or share videos instantly
  • 100% offline operation
  • Supports 4K resolution and multiple frame rates
Features
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Make your videos easier to save and share with Vidify. • Compress or convert videos. • Join multiple clips into one video. • Create GIFs from your videos. • Extract audio in M4A format. • Adjust resolution, codec, and frame rate. Video processing happens on your device. When processing is complete, compare the original and final file sizes, then save or share the result. File size and quality depend on the original video and your chosen settings. Download the app for free and explore limited features. Access full features with a subscription. This app offers auto-renewing subscriptions. Payments will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Privacy Policy: https://vidify-privacy.goofyibis16.chatgpt.site Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Connect with me: X: https://x.com/w12_dev_apps Instagram: https://instagram.com/w12.devapps Tik Tok: https://tiktok.com/@w12.devapps Youtube: https://youtube.com/@w12.devapps Threads: https://threads.net/@w12.devapps

Screenshots

Kitaba4 screens
Video Compressor3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Video Compressor at none against Kitaba's shown. Kitaba's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (18K vs 2). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Kitaba sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Video Compressor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Kitaba against 4.5 for Video Compressor. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kitaba has 18K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kitaba ships an update fortnightly, Video Compressor every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Kitaba versus Video Compressor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitabaVideo Compressor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (18K ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews83.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings18K — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB28 MB
Age rating4++4
Developer3rabapp LTDW12 Consultoria

Customer experience

Kitaba

All ratings18,299 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews219 reviews
Positive83.6%
Neutral4.6%
Negative11.9%

Video Compressor

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Kitaba

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Slow image/font loading times
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to import custom fonts
  • Option to disable app logo watermark
  • Multi-layer text support
  • More advanced editing tools

Video Compressor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Kitaba

Subscriptions5
  • Premium AI Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Premium AI Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium Subscription$9.991 Month
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  • AI Pro Monthly$22.991 Month
  • Annual Premium Subscription$59.991 Year
One-time5
  • English Fonts$20.99
  • Pro Version$29.99
  • مجموعة خطوط النخبة$29.99
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  • 2,000 Credits$34.99
  • اشتراك مدى الحياة$179.99
3 purchases

Video Compressor

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly PRO3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Annual PRO$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime PRO$59.99

Questions

Is Kitaba free?
Kitaba is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Video Compressor free?
Video Compressor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kitaba or Video Compressor?
Kitaba is rated higher. Kitaba averages 4.5 out of 5 from 18K ratings, while Video Compressor averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Kitaba or Video Compressor have ads?
Kitaba shows ads; Video Compressor does not.
Which is updated more often, Kitaba or Video Compressor?
Kitaba ships an update fortnightly, and Video Compressor every 4 months. Most recently, Kitaba was updated on November 7, 2026 and Video Compressor on November 5, 2026.

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