[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":172},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-list":3},[4,101],{"id":5,"title":6,"author":7,"body":8,"cover":83,"description":84,"draft":85,"extension":86,"locale":87,"meta":88,"navigation":89,"path":90,"publishedAt":91,"seo":92,"slug":93,"stem":94,"tags":95,"updatedAt":83,"__hash__":100},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fheic-vs-jpg-2026.en.md","HEIC vs JPG in 2026: who wins","ЧёКак",{"type":9,"value":10,"toc":75},"minimark",[11,15,20,23,44,48,51,55,66],[12,13,14],"p",{},"HEIC arrived in iOS 11 (2017) and has been the bane of everyone who receives photos from iPhone friends. Let's unpack why Apple still hasn't backed down.",[16,17,19],"h2",{"id":18},"why-heic-is-technically-better","Why HEIC is technically better",[12,21,22],{},"HEIC is the HEIF container over the HEVC (H.265) codec. Compared with JPEG it:",[24,25,26,35,38,41],"ul",{},[27,28,29,30,34],"li",{},"compresses ",[31,32,33],"strong",{},"40–50% more efficiently"," at the same quality;",[27,36,37],{},"supports 10\u002F12-bit color (JPEG is 8-bit only);",[27,39,40],{},"packs multiple images per file (Live Photo, burst);",[27,42,43],{},"has native transparency and depth-map support.",[16,45,47],{"id":46},"why-jpg-lives-on","Why JPG lives on",[12,49,50],{},"Compatibility. Every browser, every OS, every utility from the past 30 years opens JPEG no questions asked. HEIC needs a modern decoder, an HEVC license and patches on older Android.",[16,52,54],{"id":53},"when-to-convert","When to convert",[24,56,57,60,63],{},[27,58,59],{},"Sharing via email or messengers with a general audience — JPG.",[27,61,62],{},"Uploading to old forums or printing at a photo lab — JPG.",[27,64,65],{},"Archiving to NAS or editing in Photoshop — keep HEIC.",[12,67,68,69,74],{},"For batch jobs our ",[70,71,73],"a",{"href":72},"\u002Fen\u002Fconverters\u002Fheic-to-jpg","HEIC → JPG converter"," runs in your browser and handles up to 50 files at once.",{"title":76,"searchDepth":77,"depth":77,"links":78},"",3,[79,81,82],{"id":18,"depth":80,"text":19},2,{"id":46,"depth":80,"text":47},{"id":53,"depth":80,"text":54},null,"iPhone shoots in HEIC, but sharing demands JPG. We break down the difference, who wins on quality, and when conversion is the right call.",false,"md","en",{},true,"\u002Fblog\u002Fheic-vs-jpg-2026.en","2026-05-11",{"title":6,"description":84},"heic-vs-jpg-2026","blog\u002Fheic-vs-jpg-2026.en",[96,97,98,99],"forensics","image-formats","heic","jpg","g3FXgL6AuX-51OzOqFgwlWPHsz1RCyq-8qoHQfUCFVE",{"id":102,"title":103,"author":7,"body":104,"cover":83,"description":160,"draft":85,"extension":86,"locale":87,"meta":161,"navigation":89,"path":162,"publishedAt":163,"seo":164,"slug":165,"stem":166,"tags":167,"updatedAt":83,"__hash__":171},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fwhy-chiki.en.md","Why we picked chiki over subscriptions",{"type":9,"value":105,"toc":155},[106,113,117,124,128,131,148,152],[12,107,108,109,112],{},"Most SaaS products run on subscriptions: $9.99\u002Fmo, $99\u002Fyr, auto-renew. There's an uncomfortable truth about this model — the business metrics rely on people who ",[31,110,111],{},"forgot to cancel",".",[16,114,116],{"id":115},"how-subscription-traps-work","How subscription traps work",[12,118,119,120,123],{},"A SaaS CFO doesn't track \"active users\" — they track ",[31,121,122],{},"MRR",", Monthly Recurring Revenue. The more people who pay while barely using the service, the higher the MRR. That builds in a conflict of interest: the company benefits when you pay but don't use.",[16,125,127],{"id":126},"how-chiki-fixes-it","How chiki fixes it",[12,129,130],{},"At ChekakStore:",[24,132,133,139,142,145],{},[27,134,135,136,112],{},"You top up your balance ",[31,137,138],{},"only when you need to",[27,140,141],{},"No auto-charges, no \"we'll bill $99 in 7 days\".",[27,143,144],{},"Chiki are spent only on specific operations (conversion, download, app purchase).",[27,146,147],{},"10 chiki welcome bonus on signup — try before paying.",[16,149,151],{"id":150},"what-we-lose","What we lose",[12,153,154],{},"Revenue is harder to forecast. MRR-based business plans don't apply. In exchange we get a simple relationship with the user: pay for what you did; if you didn't come, you owe nothing.",{"title":76,"searchDepth":77,"depth":77,"links":156},[157,158,159],{"id":115,"depth":80,"text":116},{"id":126,"depth":80,"text":127},{"id":150,"depth":80,"text":151},"Subscription pricing is the SaaS default — we went the other way. Here's why a pay-as-you-go balance is fairer than a subscription.",{},"\u002Fblog\u002Fwhy-chiki.en","2026-05-10",{"title":103,"description":160},"why-chiki","blog\u002Fwhy-chiki.en",[168,169,170],"pricing","business-model","chiki","MmbjMFD6o27IZd7sRfhfE1rXFjuIndupTrh0uwhM4y0",1781108011703]