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Best Video Compression Apps for iPhone (2026)
Quick answer
Video Compress - Shrink Vids is the top-ranked of the 8 tiered video compression apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.6/5 from 10,140 ratings.
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Top 5
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★ 4.7 · 12.2K ratings · Free + IAP - 3
★ 4.7 · 3.2K ratings · Free + IAP - 4
★ 4.7 · 7.8K ratings · Free + IAP - 5
★ 4.5 · 13.2K ratings · Free + IAP
Key takeaways
- Video Compress - Shrink Vids ranks #1 of the 8 tiered video compression apps, S tier with a score of 93 out of 100.
- Compress Videos & Resize Video has the most App Store ratings here: 28,304, averaging 4.7/5.
- 7 of the 8 tiered apps reach S or A tier.
What belongs in this list
Make a video file smaller so it takes less space or is easier to send.
Not here: image compression alone; file zipping alone; PDF compression alone; a video editor with trimming alone; general media compression without video alone
How we pick
For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Apps whose maker has verified ownership get a small score component, because an active maker is a sign the app is kept up to date. It never decides a tier on its own. Updated daily. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. Read the full method →
Compare every app
| # | App | Tier | Score | Rating | Ratings | Price | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S | 93.0 | 4.6 | 10,140 | Free + IAP | ||
| 2 | S | 92.5 | 4.7 | 12,155 | Free + IAP | ||
| 3 | S | 91.1 | 4.7 | 3,206 | Free + IAP | ||
| 4 | A | 90.2 | 4.7 | 7,795 | Free + IAP | ||
| 5 | A | 89.9 | 4.5 | 13,179 | Free + IAP | ||
| 6 | A | 89.2 | 4.7 | 28,304 | Free + IAP | ||
| 7 | A | 83.1 | 4.6 | 3,318 | Free + IAP | ||
| 8 | B | 78.9 | 4.8 | 2,542 | Free + IAP |
Questions people ask
What is the best video compression app for iPhone?
Video Compress - Shrink Vids, S tier, ranked #1 of 8, rated 4.6 by 10,140 people.
Which video compression apps are free?
8 of 8 are free to download: Video Compress - Shrink Vids (S), Video Compressor-Shrink videos (S), Video Compressor - HQ Compress (S), Video compressor - save space (A) and more. 8 of them sell in-app purchases.
Which video compression app has the best App Store rating?
Compress Videos: Handbrake at 4.8 from 2,542 ratings.
How many video compression apps reach S or A tier?
7 of 8.