Comparison

PicMov vs Formatista

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PicMov

Easily create captivating movies from your photos and videos. Add music, subtitles, and animations to personalize your creations for any occasion. Offers flexible export sizes and batch editing for a streamlined workflow.

Highlights
  • Create movies from photos and videos
  • Add music and adjust volume
  • Add subtitles and text with customization
  • Apply animations and transitions
  • Adjustable export movie sizes
  • Batch editing for multiple elements
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PicMov is an app that allows you to create captivating movies with ease by connecting together with your images and videos. Incredibly easy to use; just select images and videos from your camera roll, then simply select what music you like. Movies will look even more amazing by adding subtitles or selecting animations. Unlimited possibilities for its use, from weddings to recording your child’s growth to creating a cartoon flip book! It is also great for when you want to record birthday videos or even just everyday events. [Main Features] ■Export Movie Size - Change the size of exported movie to your liking. - The size can by changed to your liking at any time during editing. - Selectable sizes are listed below. - Square: 1:1 - Landscape: 16:9, 4:3 - Portrait: 9:16, 3:4 ■Image Import - Select your favorite images and load them as video. - The same image can be added multiple times. ■Burst Photo Import - Burst photos can be imported as video by selecting the start and end photo and playback speed. ■Video Import - You can select your preferred span of the video. - The same video can be loaded multiple times. - The volume can be adjusted. ■ Color Panel - Select your favorite color and load as video. - Perfect to add titles and between each video. ■Video Rearrange Function - Long press on the video cell to and simply drag it to the location you want it to go to rearrange the videos. ■Animation - You can change the video location and size and add your favorite animations. ■Transitions - Three transitions effects are available. - The duration of the effect can be selected, from 0.5 to 2.0 seconds. - A convenient editing function allows all transitions to be modified at once. ■Add Subtitles & Text - You can add text to video for whichever period of time you like. - You can set the text position where you like, top, middle, bottom, left, right, or center justified. - The font, text color, shadows, and background color can all be adjusted. - You can select from fade in and fade out animations. ■Batch Editing - A convenient editing function allows you to change transitions, movie animations, subtitle fonts, and font sizes all at once. ■Music - Your favorite music can be used as background music by selecting it from your iPod or iTunes. - The audio from your videos can be used as background music. - Multiple songs can be arranged in the order you prefer. - The volume can be adjusted. - Music can be cut to use your favorite parts before being added.

About

Formatista

Features
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Formatista turns videos your iPhone can't play into MP4s it can — and saves them straight to Photos. Got a WMV from an old camera, an FLV from years ago, a WebM from the web, or an MKV that won't open? Pick it, and Formatista converts it right on your device. No uploads, no accounts, no waiting on a server. GET YOUR VIDEOS IN • Pick one video — or a whole batch — from your Photos library • Import from Files, iCloud Drive, or any connected storage provider • Share a video to Formatista from another app, or use Open in Formatista • Paste a direct link to a video file WIDE FORMAT SUPPORT WMV, AVI, MKV, FLV, WebM, MOV, M4V, 3GP, ASF and more. Formatista uses Apple's fast native engine whenever it can, and a full FFmpeg-based engine for everything else. MAKE IT YOURS • Quality presets: Original, 720p phone-friendly, or smallest file • Advanced: pick resolution, bitrate, and H.264 or HEVC • Trim to just the part you want • Rotate and crop • Extract the audio as M4A HISTORY Your last 20 conversions stay in History, so you can share them or save them again without converting twice. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Every conversion happens on your iPhone or iPad. Formatista collects no data, has no analytics, no ads, and no tracking. It only asks for "add-only" Photos access, so it can save your video without ever seeing the rest of your library. Built for iOS 26 with Liquid Glass, full light and dark mode, Dynamic Type, and VoiceOver support. Available in English, German, Spanish, French and Japanese.

Screenshots

PicMov4 screens
Formatista4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Formatista at none against PicMov's 2. Formatista also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). PicMov's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PicMov sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Formatista asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PicMov ships an update fortnightly, Formatista daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PicMov versus Formatista: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicMovFormatista
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews10.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperREAFO CO., LTD.Yann Sommer

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PicMov

One-time2
  • Remove watermark$3.99
  • Remove Ads$5.99
None

Formatista

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PicMov free?
PicMov is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Formatista free?
Formatista is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PicMov or Formatista have ads?
PicMov shows ads; Formatista does not.
Which is updated more often, PicMov or Formatista?
PicMov ships an update fortnightly, and Formatista daily. Most recently, PicMov was updated on October 14, 2026 and Formatista on October 8, 2026.

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