Animoto vs Vimeo Create
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Animoto
Create professional social media videos with ease. Upload your own media, choose from templates, and customize with text, music, and branding elements. Share directly to platforms like Instagram and Facebook.
- Professional video templates
- Customizable text and fonts
- Brand color and logo integration
- Stock photo library access
- Video trimming and timing controls
- Licensed music library
- Direct social media posting
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Social videos made easy. Reach your audience wherever they are with stunning, professional videos that’ll make you stand out on Instagram, Facebook and more. FEATURES: • PROFESSIONAL TEMPLATES: Upload photos & video clips from your phone’s camera or Camera Roll right into our templates. Instagram templates, Facebook templates, Story templates, post templates, video ad templates, and promos. • COLLAGES & LAYOUTS: Add multiple pictures to videos with our professionally-designed layouts and animated photo collages. • ADJUST COLORS: Make video stories that match your brand. Mix & match colors & fonts. • FONTS & ANIMATED TEXT: Choose from 24 fonts with animated text effects. Resize & customize your text. Change text colors to fit your brand. • ADD LOGOS: Upload your logo to your videos. • ON-BRAND VIDEOS: Set your brand colors, font choices, and upload your own logo. Apply your brand settings across all your videos. • STOCK PHOTO LIBRARY: Access to Getty Images stock to create visually diverse videos. • CUT & TRIM VIDEO: Edit your video clips & set photo duration with timing controls. Create 15-second videos for Stories or make longer videos for your Feed. • MUSIC: Add music to your IG & FB videos by adding a soundtrack from our library of over 3,000 licensed songs. • EASY POSTING & SHARING: Once you create your video, post it to IG, FB, and more right from the app with just a couple taps. • DOWNLOADING: Download your video to your Camera Roll & save it for later. HOW ANIMOTO SOCIAL VIDEO EDITOR WORKS: • Choose a video template or start from scratch • Add multiple photos, video clips, & logo from your Camera Roll • Add text & photo collage layouts • Change colors & fonts to fit your brand • Adjust timing & trim video clips • Add a song to your video or mute sound • Preview, produce & post your video to IG & Facebook PROFESSIONALLY DESIGNED TEMPLATES TO CREATE POSTS FOR: • IG Feed • Facebook Feed • IG Stories • Facebook Stories • Instagram ads • Facebook ads CREATE MARKETING VIDEOS FOR: • INSTAGRAM & FB STORIES: Instagram Story ads & promos, company videos, Q&A videos • SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS - IG & Facebook ads, square, landscape, vertical videos for the Feed • PROMO VIDEOS - Marketing & promotional videos for social media • VIDEO ADS - Advertising videos for Instagram & Facebook • FITNESS VIDEOS - Workout & exercise videos, motivational videos, health & wellness videos • ECOMMERCE - product demos, tutorials, video promos, advertising videos, explainer videos, promotional videos, product reviews, testimonials, IG Story ads • WHATSAPP VIDEO STATUS - add multiple photos, music, and effects to create a WhatsApp status video • REAL ESTATE VIDEOS - Property listing videos, virtual tours, open house promos • FASHION & LIFESTYLE VIDEOS - portfolios, teaser videos, highlight movies, beauty explainers, recipe videos, reveal videos, DIY, & tutorial videos Animoto offers 6 paid subscriptions, starting at $15.99/month. Prices in USD. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of your current subscription. You cannot cancel a subscription during the active period. Your iTunes account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription & auto-renewal may be turned off at any time in your iTunes Account settings after purchase. No partial refunds will be given for turning off auto-renew in the middle of the subscription period. Privacy Policy https://animoto.com/legal/privacy_policy Terms of Use https://animoto.com/legal/terms Follow @Animoto on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, & Twitter for ideas & tips on creating your own videos.
Vimeo Create
Easily create professional-looking videos on the go with a user-friendly interface. Offers flexible subscription options with auto-renewal, and provides direct contact for feedback and support.
- Easy video creation
- Mobile editing
- Subscription management
- Direct user support
- Flexible pricing
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Start creating with our easy video maker — anytime, anywhere. Depending on your subscription, Vimeo Plus will renew monthly or annually, and pricing will vary by the subscription type and by country. Once your free trial ends (if any), you will be charged a subscription fee (plus any tax) per subscription period until you cancel. To avoid renewal, you must disable auto-renew at least 24 hours before your subscription ends. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. Have feedback for us? Vimeo is full of actual humans who’d love to listen. Go to vimeo.com/help/contact to get in touch. Terms of Service: https://vimeo.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vimeo Create at 4.8 against Animoto's 4.3. Vimeo Create also leads on review sentiment (47% vs 19%) and ratings volume (49K vs 1.3K). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Animoto sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Vimeo Create sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Vimeo Create holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vimeo Create has 49K ratings behind it against 1.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Animoto's written reviews are positive against 47% of Vimeo Create's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Animoto | Vimeo Create |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.3K ratings) | 4.8 (49K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.0% of reviews | 47.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K | 49K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 400 MB | 216 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Animoto Inc. | Vimeo.com, Inc. |
Customer experience
Animoto
Vimeo Create
User reviews
Animoto
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🚀 Variety of templates
- 👍 Great for creating videos for social media
- 👍 Helpful for beginners
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Doesn't save progress
- 🐛 Slow performance
- 🔒 Limited features in free version
- 💰 Expensive subscription
Vimeo Create
From 49K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Good for creating simple videos
- 👍 Intuitive and great end results
- 👍 Helpful for video creation
- 👍 Sophisticated and polished videos
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes frequently
- 🐛 Issues with saving and exporting videos
- 💰 Expensive subscription model
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with data usage
- 🔒 Unauthorized charges and billing issues
Bugs and requests
Animoto
Reported bugs
4 issues- Incompatible with older devices
- Watermark issue even after paid subscription
- Unable to download or share videos
- Constant need to update app
Requested features
5 requests- More customization options
- Ability to use own music
- Landscape video support
- Auto-save functionality
- Better integration between mobile and desktop versions
Vimeo Create
Reported bugs
4 issues- Saved videos not showing up
- Media not loading properly
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between portrait and landscape
- Exporting issues leading to data loss
Requested features
5 requests- Add landscape mode for iPad
- Improve audio editing and syncing capabilities
- Allow uploading of custom fonts and logos
- Provide more advanced video editing tools
- Offer a one-time purchase option instead of subscription
In-app purchases
Animoto
- Animoto Premium - Monthly$9.991 Month
- Animoto Basic - Monthly$15.991 Month
- Animoto Professional Monthly$28.991 Month
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- Animoto Premium - Yearly$59.991 Year
- Animoto Professional+ Monthly$78.991 Month
- Animoto Basic - Annual$95.991 Year
- Animoto Professional Annual$179.991 Year
- Animoto Professional+ Annual$499.991 Year
Vimeo Create
- Powerful Video Editing Tools$6.991 Month
- Vimeo Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Powerful Video Editing Tools7 Days trial$11.991 Month
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- Vimeo Pro Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Vimeo Pro Monthly7 Days trial$24.991 Month
- Vimeo Pro Monthly3 Months trial$24.991 Month
- Vimeo Pro Monthly1 Month trial$24.991 Month
- Video Ad Maker with Branding7 Days trial$24.991 Month
- Vimeo Business7 Days trial$59.991 Month
- Video Ad Maker with Branding7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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