I've been using the free (ad) version for the past half a year. Finallly decided to purchase the one-time Pro version, worth every penny. The ads are very annoying but the compressing itself is fast and I'm appreciative that the date and time of the photo is preserved after compression. Also, Pro lets you compress 100 photos at a time (not more due to performance issues)! More than worth it for me. This app runs smoothly on my iPhone 13 Pro, so I wouldn't know if performance is worse on other devices. I've never had this app close suddenly on me though, even after compressing 1000+ photos back to back... Overall I'm a happy customer!
Why is there difference in size of some images in the iPhone photos app and that on the Compress app before you compress? If say an image I want to compress shows 12mb on my iPhone photos app, it would show 3mb on the Compress app. It, as such, deceives and in effect doesn’t help in selecting the right images you’d want to compress. I feel this is very poor on the part of the Compress app. Other apps I checked shows the exact size as that on the iPhone for the same image. Also, if you happen to select 100 images but one of images got deleted from the iPhone photos app before you hit compress, the whole process doesn’t complete because of that one deleted image. Why wouldn’t you allow the 99 pictures to compress successfully instead of having us go through the trouble of going back to look for that one picture to delete?
This app is horrible because instead of leading the user to perform a simple compression of a photo, after you select your photos, and you hit Compress, it immediately launches the PDF SCAN app and asks if you want to Get and Install it on the App Store. It’s very confusing for the first time user as it leads you to believe you need this app to complete the compression process. All the PDF scan app does it allows you to digitize your documents and has NOTHING TO DO WITH COMPRESSING YOUR PHOTOS. What a shame they force the user to go through this aggravating process. After trying a few times to compress my photos I saw the tiny “close” window at the top of the PDF Scan screen and hit that then it goes back to the Compression app and allows you to finish the compression process. These vendors are simply trying to increase their revenues by coaxing users to install something they don’t want or need
I got this like a year ago for one photo, used it every once in a while. I like how they do ads, like I like the way they do it because they only have a few small sidebars with an ad on the bottom and top and then one 5 second video or pop up ad after you upload the photo, Very reasonable. They could be more specific with how the sizing and quality do to your photo but it works if u just need to make something have a smaller file size
I had been very happy with the full paid version for my first year with this app but it started getting glitchy after I renewed with my upgrade to iOS 16.1 (only working with smaller number of images at a time and never deleting photos when requested), but I dealt with that. Unfortunately, after upgrading to iOS 16.3.1, the app crashes and closes after tapping the “Select photos to compress” button on the Home Screen every time (it never is able to access my photo library). I tried restarting and shutting down many times and waited weeks trying periodically in case a bug needed to be worked out. Too bad it doesn’t work on iPhones any more as it was superior to all the other image compressor apps before this. I would like a refund for my renewal for this year as it only worked (partially for a couple months) before being useless.
I only gave 4 stars mainly because I’m trying it out to see how it works. And if it benefits me since I have tons of photos for my jewelry business that I don’t want to get rid of for future needs plus the ones of my lit’l girl from birth on up to now that take up lots of space If it helps tremendously as it appears would, then I’d absolutely give an extra star However only issue have is they ask for upgrade too quickly and I only buy pro versions after I see if there a need for service so maybe not so much up in your face about these 2 things please. I can bet ppl would be more apt to add on after they get a chance to try it out a bit before being blasted with those things.
I am not a computer person and this was really easy !
I have been trying to load images of my art onto an online site and could not get past “go” . Naturally I cropped them , but they were still to large of a file. Well , not anymore ! This worked and it was simple.... though I did goof somehow and couldn’t access my albums . My fault , of course. So I emailed support and got a super quick response , today , a Saturday! Whoo hoo ! Ben told me step by step what to do ,,, easy , and I just compressed my first photo. 🤗🤸♀️
Stalls out a lot, and interface is slow and clunky
I recently shelled out for ad free, but feared this app was abandonware since there hadn't been any updates in a long time. So, I was glad to see the privacy update! That's great. What's not so good: the app was already glitchy in occasionally stalling out midway through a multi-file compression, and now it does it a lot more. Fairly unreliable now. Also, the interface still has all the same silly limitations. You can't control the percent of the reduction precisely, but only in 5% increments. Sometimes that's nice/fine, but sometimes it doesn't give you the size you want. Also, the whole interface is slow and laggy-- buttons appear, but they don't work for several seconds, so you just have to wait and keep retrying. Finally, although it's a minor annoyance of bad design, the home screen has just one function: to let you tap to start. Yet you must tap on one very tiny button in the middle of the screen (the +), and the whole rest of the screen does nothing.
This app does what it is supposed to do, reduce the file size of your photo significantly. However, for my purposes I can’t use it because it doesn’t preserve metadata on the compressed photo. It’s a shame because I really liked the EXIF app from this developer and wanted to get my compression app from the same source. I use photos for insurance claims. The metadata is critical to my work.
It minimally does what it says: compresses images and does a decent job. The images look good. Here are the two things it should fix to be really good: 1. Redesign the app to process any number of pictures. I have an iPad Pro 12.9 that has plenty of memory and storage. There should be no reason why it can’t convert 60 pictures without crashing. I suspect it’s a poor design. It should at least offer this option: Rather than process everything in a batch and then commit it, save it as you go and then ask me at the end if i want to delete the originals. I’ve got plenty of space. If you’re failing because you’re running out of memory trying to cache all of this, you should be able to monitor memory and warn the user rather than crash. 2. You’re deleting my EXIF data - there’s no good reason when you’re compressing my files that you should be dumping my metadata. That’s a show-stopper for me. I’ll be seeking a refund for that one.
I’ve used this app quite a bit in the last couple of years, and it’s been great… However, now when I open it, and touch the “choose photos to compress” button, it just opens a blank screen. It’s like it’s trying to open my camera roll, but only the top bar saying “Photos” is there, and no photos actually load so that I can select any. I’ve force closed the app and reopened, I’ve restarted my phone… neither got it to work. Oh well, I’ll try another app!
I have been ours in the past trying to figure out how to reduce the file size of pictures. This is free and super easy to use! The free version allows you to compress three pictures at a time. In order to compress more than three to time and remove as you need to purchase the pro version. I just have the free version and love it!!
This App is a God send. Purchased a Hunter Hydrawise Sprinkler Controller that has a feature to upload images using my iPhone. Unfortunately the size of the image restricts the number of images. This app allowed me to upload all my images. The quality of the image met my requirements. I will purchase the paid version in order to eliminate adds. Thanks for a great App.
If you ever run into storage limits, this app is great on the iPhone for reducing picture size. The free version is great if you only need to do a few photos at a time. You can do up to three. If you want to do more at a time you’ll have to purchase the PRO version. The ads are annoying but harmless. Great app!
I’ve used this app for a couple of years now both in business and in private. Works great!! If I have an issue they are right there with excellent support. I highly recommend this to anyone considering it
I have found recently that a few photos compress way much more than they should but 99% of the results are what I select. This is a very handy product for multiple photo compression.
I’m sorry, I recently wrote a bad review but it was for the wrong app. It was for an ad that popped up and had me believe that I was signing up for your app. It was confusing. I’m sorry for the original bad review. I like your app. I might upgrade.
Seems to work well. I just have to hunt down the photos they go back to photo right next to the same photo. But it is worth it unless you have to do a whole bunch.
When compressing the photos it saves the photos in a different order when putting them on a computer. It would be nice if the photos weren’t renamed. When putting the photos on the computer all of the photos are shuffled, not in the order the user took the photos in.
A.W.E.S.O.M.E 2 minutes in all my photos are decreased in storage. I downloaded this app because my storage was full when I had barely any photos,but this app worked even when I still don’t know what the problem was. Thanks.
Thank you for this app. I was under an image size constraint for uploading my files and after compression process, all my files passed the size constraint and were uploaded successfully! K Driver
This is one of the best apps to have in your phone, because it compresses your photos and saves you a lot of memory space on your phone. I highly recommend it.
I don’t need it too often, but when I do it’s a life saver. It can be so frustrating when an image is too big to send. If I were doing something where I needed it often I would update to avoid the ads.
This ap works well and is easy to use. Finally can add photos to text and email without bogging everything down. Had a question and emailed them. Very quick and helpful response. Get this one!
I am trying to download and try your app but it continue to mandate I enter a credit card when I do not want subscriptions to movies, games etc. If we decline the subscription, the system will not allow you to continue without entering a credit card. While your app says its free the system will not allow you to compress a file without a credit card-isn’t that fraud?
Pretty quick and easy, i had no idea what i was really doing i just needed to compress images to send them through discord without passing the file limit. I found this app and got it done. It works yo
The ads are over the top, making the app difficult to use for just a few photos. In the end, I might buy pro, if thr compression is satisfactory. That was my plan to begin with, but the ad presentations are obnoxious and will likely neve result in a better than average rating.
They say the free version will not charge your credit card. However, my bank had to decline 2 unusual activity charges for $1 and $39. Also the ads are really corny and nearly x-rate. I later got a response where they straight up lied that the app never asks for credit card information. When it does exactly that. The response also did not address the x-rated adds.
This is becoming one of my favorite apps on my iPad. The compressed images look identical to the original. Crazy how this app takes a 17mb file to 989kb - Incredible.
I was looking for a app that would compress my photo file sizes for two of my photos, that was also for free. This app helped me so much and would recommend.
If I upload a photo it will let me pick the compression settings but then it will just sit at 0% and not do anything. Hitting the cancel button doesn’t do anything either. The only way to get back to the last screen is force close the app and try again. Tried 3 times in a row and didn’t work at all.
Too bad there's no landscape support. All iPad apps nowadays should support landscape view. I use my iPad like a computer, with mouse & keyboard. I don't want to rotate my head, twist my neck, or remove my peripherals just to use this app.
The functions of the app work well, but be prepared to waste a lot of your time watching ads. After every action you perform on the app, you’ll be rewarded with yet another ad to watch!
This app has potential, but wouldn’t it be nice to have a quick select option where I can just drag my finger to select more than just picking one by one.
So I installed this app for one reason- to help me post clear pictures of sports cards for sale on a trading card forum. The site only allows attachments to be a certain size, and my iphone pics are apparently way too large. Anyway, the details in the first photo that I shrunk down became very blurry, rendering the new file downright useless. I’m not sure why, but oh well.
I really like the ease of use with this app. But something that would be better is if they added the option to see how much bytes my photo is, as I make the changes.
Paid for the app 3 days ago - would like a refund. In other apps you can be in the Photos App (iPhone or Google) and after selecting the photos you want to resize you can hit Share and a list of apps pop up to share to (Google Drive, etc). This app DOES NOT show up. So instead, you have to open this app, scroll to the back of your photo roll and hope you find what you’re looking for. Other resize apps do not have this problem. Don’t buy this one if you want this functionality. Thumbs Down
There is only one problem, when I decrease size of screenshots and delete original, the new decreased version is no longer in screen shot section! You've got to fix this! Please!
When it works, it’s great but most times it gets stuck and stops after compressing a few photos. I’ve started over several times. Downloaded to IPad Pro, same issue. Disappointed! Still doesn’t work even with the new update to version 1.6. And now they limit you to 3 at a time when it works.
Save storage space on your iPhone or iPad by compressing your photos and reducing their size without reducing their quality. 6 REASONS TO USE COMPRESS PHOTOS - Save space on your iPhone or iPad by reducing photos file size - Optimized for best image quality possible - Shrink photos to share them faster with friends and family - Quickly compress photos before posting them to social media - Very easy to use - Highly rated with an average of 4.5 stars REVIEWS FROM USERS "Thank God for this app. It is easy to use. Does what it says. And gives great results." by mazmac747 "Tested with 2 images that took up 18 Mb reduced to 0.68 Mb and clear. Works great." by Capt Jack Sparrow POTC "Absolutely brilliant Application that speedily compresses your photos for storage, sharing and export. Thanks!" by Rebsolar SAVE SPACE ON YOUR iPHONE Are you plagued by the “Storage almost full” alert on your iPhone or iPad? If so, this app can help! Use Compress Photos to shrink the file size of photos and regain storage space on your device. When applied to all your pictures, Compress Photos can help you store up to 10 times more photos on your iPhone or iPad. KEEP IMAGE QUALITY SHARP Compress Photos is easy to use but it is incredibly powerful. The intelligent compression engine allows you to reduce the file size of photos without reducing their quality. With two compression settings to choose from, Compress Photos can easily shrink photos by 90% or more without a notable difference. EASILY LOCATE COMPRESSED PHOTOS Compressed photos are saved to both your main library and a dedicated album conveniently called “Compressed Photos” on your device, allowing you to easily locate processed pictures. This new album is automatically created when you run the app and save compressed photos to your device. SUPPORTED FILE TYPES Compress Photos works with all PNG, JPEG, HEIF, and HEIC image files. BEFORE AND AFTER SAMPLES Before: 2.3MB — After: 207kb (91% smaller) Before: 4.1MB — After: 492kb (88% smaller) Before: 4.8MB — After: 384kb (92% smaller) For best results, we recommend setting both compression settings to 80%, which should significantly reduce the file size without a noticeable difference to the naked eye. PRO VERSION Upgrade to the Pro version of Compress Photos to remove ads, and compress more than 3 photos at once. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will auto-renew at the same price every year, unless canceled in your iTunes account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your account settings after purchase. Terms of use: https://www.sixstarapps.com/terms/ Privacy policy: https://www.sixstarapps.com/privacy/
