Compressor vs Polaris
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Compressor
Compressor is a lightning fast, ad free, super lightweight native video compressorUnlike other apps that use slow, bulky, old versions of FFmpeg with software encoding, Compressor uses Android's native Media3 Hardware Acceleration to process video faster than any other app.Features:Faster than every single compression app on the Play Store. Period.Uses native Media3 library, not another slow, bulky FFMpeg wrapperNo third party librariesNo invasive permissions (no storage, no internet etc)Ad freeSuper lightweight (< 10MB)Completely native Kotlin (no React Native slop here)Simple, clean UIWorks on Android 7.0 and up (Galaxy S6, Pixel 1, Nexus 5X, Moto G4 etc).Why does this exist?Most compressors are wrappers around old software filled with ads. Compressor is written in 100% Kotlin, designed to be the cleanest, fastest tool for the job.Benchmarks (200MB 4K video with Medium Preset)Pixel 8 Pro: 11s 61msGalaxy S25: 7s 99msGalaxy S10 (Exynos): 11s 27msGalaxy S8+ (Exynos): 20s 79msGalaxy S7 (Exynos): 25s 35ms
Polaris
Connect to your Polaris server and listen to music on the go! Key features: - Shuffle mode - Songs preloading - Offline mode
| Feature | Compressor | Polaris |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Install sources | GitHubIzzyOnDroid | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | Media PlayerVideo | Media PlayerVideo |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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