Reviews of Image Shrink—Batch resize

By: Olive Labs

List of user reviews and ratings for Image Shrink—Batch resize

Total ratings

4.47 (Rating count: 1,697)

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Review summary

Users appreciate Image Shrink for its simplicity, speed, and reliable batch resizing capabilities without ads or heavy permissions. However, multiple users report common issues such as rotated portrait images after resizing, especially on newer phones and with HEIC format. The app lacks on-demand save folder selection and file size targeting, limiting its flexibility. Some find that resized images are renamed disrupting original order. Compatibility problems on recent devices and OS versions have been noted, causing errors and hangs. Overall, it's valued for core functionality but has room for modernization and bug fixes.

Pros

Simple and easy to use interface that performs batch image resizing efficiently.
Minimal permissions required, enhancing user privacy and security.
High functionality with options like multiselect and setting image quality and resolution.
Reliable and fast image shrinking that works as intended for years for many users.
Free version is fully functional and ad-free, with a valuable paid version for additional features.

Cons

Orientation issues with portrait photos, especially with .heic format or newer Samsung phones, causing images to rotate incorrectly.
Lack of ability to choose the save location on demand; only a default output folder can be set, causing inconvenience.
No option to set an exact output file size limit (e.g., 250kb), which is important for specific use cases.
App has compatibility and stability issues on newer devices/OS versions (Samsung S23, Huawei P30 Pro, Android 13), including errors and hangs.
Renaming of resized images changes file names and disrupts original file order, which some users find problematic.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.70

All time rating average: 4.47

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15% (8)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-03-23	Be*****	Needs upgrades. This worked great for me for years but at some point Android changed its permission requirements and this can no longer write the shrunk files. I need to grant permission to write files, but the app is not configured to ask for those permissions. That's my best guess, anyway. Great app. Just needs upgrades from what I can tell.
Needs upgrades. This worked great for me for years but at some point Android changed its permission requirements and this can no longer write the shrunk files. I need to grant permission to write files, but the app is not configured to ask for those permissions. That's my best guess, anyway. Great app. Just needs upgrades from what I can tell.
2026-02-24	co*****	It works very well for multiple photos. Update. Cannot see photos sent on new Galaxy S21 New update, does not work on Galaxy S25 Ultra
It works very well for multiple photos. Update. Cannot see photos sent on new Galaxy S21 New update, does not work on Galaxy S25 Ultra
2026-02-18	Ke*****	Stopped working. App no longer appears the have proper permissions or programming to write files. Should be removed from Play Store or updated.
Stopped working. App no longer appears the have proper permissions or programming to write files. Should be removed from Play Store or updated.
2025-08-21	Mi*****	Error when shrinking pics. "cannot be shrunken"
Error when shrinking pics. "cannot be shrunken"
2025-06-16	Za*****	Exactly what I need. Nothing more, nothing less! 👍👍👍
Exactly what I need. Nothing more, nothing less! 👍👍👍
2025-04-05	Mi*****	Suddenly doesn't work, have you used this for years and now every time it says some files cannot be shrunken but it says that for every file. Was a good app but I can't recommend it now.
Suddenly doesn't work, have you used this for years and now every time it says some files cannot be shrunken but it says that for every file. Was a good app but I can't recommend it now.
2024-12-08	Na*****	Used to be a 5. Now, every time I use it to shrink portrait style pics, the resulting pic is smaller, but rotated to landscape. I have to open the new image and rotate back to portrait, save as new and delete shrink created pic.
Used to be a 5. Now, every time I use it to shrink portrait style pics, the resulting pic is smaller, but rotated to landscape. I have to open the new image and rotate back to portrait, save as new and delete shrink created pic.
2024-11-28	Ja*****	grear usability app, just does not support the new .heic format fully - it messes up the orientation of portrait photos on my S23
grear usability app, just does not support the new .heic format fully - it messes up the orientation of portrait photos on my S23
2024-09-11	v *****	Excellent
Excellent
2024-07-06	Du*****	Does not work with pixel 8
Does not work with pixel 8