Same compression, half the features you'll never use, $17 cheaper. The clean alternative to Zipic for people who just want their images smaller.
Verdict
Zipic is a powerful, well-built compressor with twelve output formats, folder monitoring, Raycast integration and a URL scheme. Kompressor does the three things that actually matter to most people — compress, convert, resize — for $17 less. If you live in Raycast and need AVIF or JPEG-XL, Zipic is worth the price. If you want a clean window with two settings and a Compress button, Kompressor is built for you.
| Feature | Kompressor | Zipic |
|---|---|---|
| Price (single Mac) | $2.99 one-time | $19.99 one-time |
| Price (multi Mac) | $9.99 / 5 Macs | $39.99 / 10 Macs |
| Free tier | 10 images / day, all formats | 25 images / day, 5 basic formats only |
| Platform | macOS 11+ (Apple Silicon + Intel) | macOS, Apple Silicon optimised |
| Output formats | JPEG, PNG, WebP (3) | JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, GIF, AVIF, TIFF, ICNS, PDF, JPEG-XL, SVG, APNG (12) |
| Resize | 5 presets + original | Custom dimensions |
| Privacy | 100% local | 100% local |
| Folder monitoring | No (V2 roadmap) | Yes |
| Raycast / URL scheme | No | Yes |
| UI complexity | 2 settings, 1 window | Power-user dense |
| Side-by-side preview | No | Yes |
The price gap is the whole story. Both apps run native on Apple Silicon, both compress JPEG / PNG / WebP at comparable quality, both let you drag a folder and get smaller copies out. Zipic asks $19.99 for one Mac and $39.99 for ten. Kompressor asks $2.99 for one Mac and $9.99 for five. If you genuinely need AVIF, JPEG-XL, folder monitoring and a URL scheme, the extra $17 is defensible. If you don't — and most people don't — that $17 buys you four more coffees and zero loss in compression quality.
Zipic's UI is dense by design — it serves power users who want every knob exposed. The Mac App Store screenshots show panels for compression, conversion, resize, watermark, format-specific options, monitoring, presets, and so on. Kompressor reduces that to a quality slider and a max-side dropdown. Pick a number, hit Compress, done. For 90 percent of the daily "I need to email these photos" use case, two settings is the right answer; twelve is friction.
Both apps look polished, but they target different aesthetics. Zipic feels like a Mac power tool — segmented controls, advanced options, several panels. Kompressor feels like a Mac native utility — a dropzone, a slider, two dropdowns, a file list, a button. The first time you open Kompressor you understand it in 10 seconds. Zipic takes a few minutes to map all the panels, even if you end up using one of them.
Zipic's free tier is 25 images per day, but only across 5 basic formats. Kompressor's free tier is 10 images per day across all three output formats — including WebP. Zipic's funnel essentially nudges anyone needing modern formats straight to a $19.99 paywall on day one. Kompressor lets you genuinely test the full feature set before paying.
Zipic supports JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, GIF, AVIF, TIFF, ICNS, PDF, JPEG-XL, SVG, APNG out of the box. Kompressor is at three (JPEG, PNG, WebP). For a designer who needs ICNS for app icons, AVIF for cutting-edge web, or PDF export for documents, Zipic is genuinely a more complete tool. AVIF and JPEG-XL are on Kompressor's late-2026 roadmap; today they are not there.
Zipic plugs into Notch Drop, Raycast, Apple Shortcuts and a custom URL scheme. It can monitor a folder and auto-compress new files dropped into it. For someone who spends their day in Raycast and triggers compression from a keyboard shortcut, this is a killer feature. Kompressor has none of this in 2026 — you drag a folder onto the window manually.
Zipic shows the original and compressed image next to each other so you can verify quality before saving. Kompressor shows file size before / after but no visual preview. For designers tweaking quality settings to find the exact point where artefacts appear, Zipic's preview is genuinely useful.
Both apps are one-time purchases — neither subscribes you to anything. Zipic Pro Solo is $19.99 for one Mac; Pro Family is $39.99 for up to ten Macs. Kompressor Pro is $2.99 for one Mac; Kompressor Team is $9.99 for up to five Macs.
A solo Mac user pays $17 less for Kompressor. A small studio with five Macs pays $30 less ($9.99 vs the rough equivalent of buying Zipic for each). For a freelance designer or an agency keeping costs lean, $17 to $30 is not life-changing money — but it is real, and you give up nothing on the basic compression loop.
You want a clean compress / convert / resize tool with two settings and a Compress button.
You're cost-aware and the $17 difference matters for what is, after all, an image compressor.
You only need JPEG, PNG, WebP output — which covers virtually every web, social media and email use case in 2026.
You actually need AVIF, JPEG-XL, ICNS, PDF or another exotic output format.
You live in Raycast, Apple Shortcuts or need URL scheme automation.
You want folder monitoring and side-by-side preview as part of your daily flow.
10 images every day, no email, no card, all output formats unlocked. See if the $17 is worth saving.
macOS 11+ · 6 MB universal binary · refundable within 14 days
Yes. Zipic Pro Solo is $19.99 for one Mac. Kompressor Pro is $2.99 for one Mac. Both are one-time payments with free updates. The $17 difference is real, and you save it without giving up the core compress / convert / resize loop.
Zipic supports more formats out of the box (12 vs 3 output, including AVIF and JPEG-XL), has folder monitoring, Notch Drop integration, Raycast plugin, URL scheme, and a side-by-side preview. If you live in those workflows you may prefer Zipic.
Yes — Kompressor ships as a universal binary (Apple Silicon and Intel) at about 6 MB. On M-series Macs it uses native cores for parallel compression.
For people who want folder monitoring, Raycast, URL schemes, side-by-side preview and twelve formats — yes, Zipic is built for them. Kompressor stays minimal on purpose. If you don't recognise half the features just listed, Kompressor is what you actually want.
Not in 2026. Kompressor outputs JPEG, PNG and WebP — the three formats that cover 95 percent of web and email use. AVIF and JPEG-XL are on the roadmap for late 2026 if user demand justifies it.