Emptie vs Compress Videos & Resize Video
Updated 25 October 2026 · By Dimitar Zurnov, who makes Emptie. Facts about Compress Videos & Resize Video are from its App Store listing; we haven’t tested it.
Compress Videos & Resize Video compresses videos you pick. Emptie scans your whole library, sorts it by how much each video would free, compresses a batch on your iPhone and replaces the originals with their dates, places, favorites and albums kept. Pick Compress Videos & Resize Video to shrink a clip to share; pick Emptie to get storage back.
At a glance
| Emptie | Compress Videos & Resize Video | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A video compressor that replaces originals in your Photos library | Video compressor: Compresses and resizes videos you pick, with no watermark. |
| Price | Free. Optional $2.99 one-time Founding Supporter purchase | Free download. Pro is listed at $4.99 a month, $5.99 a year or $14.99 lifetime. |
| A year of use | $0 | $5.99 a year, or $14.99 once (lifetime) |
| App Store privacy label | Data Not Collected (planned) | Data Used to Track You · Data Not Linked to You |
| Replaces the original for you | Yes, after a side-by-side review and one iOS confirmation | Not stated in the listing |
| Keeps date, location, favorites and albums | Yes, and checks each copy before deleting an original | Not stated in the listing |
| Sorted by space you would free | Yes | Not stated in the listing |
| Runs with the phone locked | Yes, with progress in the Dynamic Island | Not stated in the listing |
| Requires | iOS 26 or later (iPhone 11 and newer) | iOS 13.0 or later |
| US ratings | Not released yet | 4.68 from 17,779 ratings |
“Not stated in the listing” means we didn’t find it in the App Store description, not that the app can’t do it.
What Compress Videos & Resize Video does well
- The most-rated pure video compressor on the US App Store
- Inexpensive Pro options
- Works on old iOS versions (13 and later)
Best for: Shrinking a few videos to share them, or phones on older iOS versions.
Where Emptie is different
- Emptie scans your whole library and sorts videos by how much each would free
- Emptie replaces the originals for you and keeps their dates, places, favorites and albums
- Emptie’s planned privacy label is “Data Not Collected”
- Emptie runs a batch in the background with progress in the Dynamic Island
What it costs over time
Compress Videos & Resize Video: Free download. Pro is listed at $4.99 a month, $5.99 a year or $14.99 lifetime. Kept for a year: $5.99 a year, or $14.99 once (lifetime).
Emptie is free. If it helps you, an optional one-time $2.99 Founding Supporter purchase supports the founder. Compressing a library is mostly a one-time job, so we don’t think it should cost you every week.
What happens to your original videos
This is where video apps differ most. Many save a smaller copy as a new item and leave you to find and delete the original yourself. Unless the app carries the details over, the copy can show up under today’s date and outside the albums the original was in.
Emptie keeps every original untouched until its compressed copy is saved to your library and checked: it plays, it’s the same length, and its date (with time zone), location, Favorite and Hidden status and albums arrived. You review each pair side by side, and one iOS confirmation replaces the batch. The originals stay in Recently Deleted for 30 days. Why the space comes back after you empty it.
Privacy
Compress Videos & Resize Video’s App Store privacy label lists Data Used to Track You · Data Not Linked to You. Emptie’s will say Data Not Collected: no account, no upload, no ads and no analytics, and the app makes no network calls.
Which should you choose?
- Choose Compress Videos & Resize Video: it’s best for shrinking a few videos to share them, or phones on older iOS versions.
- Choose Emptie: if videos are what fill your iPhone, you want them smaller without losing their dates and albums, and you’d rather not pay a subscription.
Frequently asked questions
Is Emptie a Compress Videos & Resize Video alternative?
Yes. Both compress video on the iPhone. Emptie works through your whole library in one batch and replaces the originals for you, keeping their dates, places, favorites and albums.
How much does Compress Videos & Resize Video cost compared with Emptie?
Free download. Pro is listed at $4.99 a month, $5.99 a year or $14.99 lifetime. Emptie is free, with no subscription; an optional one-time $2.99 purchase supports the founder. Prices are from the US App Store listing as of 25 October 2026.
Does Compress Videos & Resize Video collect data?
Its App Store privacy label lists: Data Used to Track You · Data Not Linked to You. Emptie’s planned label is “Data Not Collected”: it has no account, no analytics and makes no network calls.
How we compared
We read Compress Videos & Resize Video’s US App Store listing, in-app purchase list and privacy label on 25 October 2026. It was one of the 888 storage and video-compression apps we reviewed on 23 October 2026. We didn’t install or test it. Prices change, so check the listing before you buy. If something here is wrong, email [email protected] and we’ll fix it.