AALIYAH vs Video Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AALIYAH
Create and share retro-style photos and short videos. Use the built-in photobooth with fun filters and connect with a community celebrating 90s R&B culture. Discover and engage with posts from other fans.
- Retro-style polaroid creation
- Short video sharing
- Built-in photobooth
- Vintage filters (sunglasses, bandannas)
- Public feed for posts
- Community interaction
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Step into Aaliyah’s world. This is the place for fans to share their love through retro-style polaroids and short videos. Snap pics in the built-in photobooth, try on filters like sunglasses and bandannas, and post your favorites to the public feed. Scroll through the latest posts, leave some love, and connect with a community that’s all about that 90s R&B energy. Vintage vibes. Fresh feels.
Video Editor
This app is an all-in-one video editor designed for content creators. It offers tools for editing footage, creating intros and thumbnails, and optimizing videos for platforms like YouTube. It's suitable for beginners and those wanting to make quick, professional edits on their phones.
- Video editing tools (trim, cut, splice)
- Intro & Outro maker
- Thumbnail & Channel Art maker
- YouTube SEO tools
- Reaction camera
- Screen recorder
- Video filters & FX effects
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Vlog Star is an all-in-one video editor for YouTubers and Vloggers. If you just start trying to create content with your phone or want to make fast but amazing edits with your phone camera shots. Vlog Star is your best choice! Vlog Star has provided both common and advanced features designed for YouTubers. You can try intro maker, thumbnail maker, YouTube SEO, YouTube channel kits, reaction cam, smooth slow-mo, doodle, keyframe, and chroma-key. Almost everything you need for video editing and YouTube channels can be found in Vlog Star. Video Editing & Reaction Camera: - Best editing tools to trim and cut videos. Directly splice videos with one tap. - Cut video into multiple ratios, perfect for different platforms sharing. - Powerful reaction video maker. You can record and edit your reaction video without using the computer. Intro & Outro Maker: -Choose from 1000+ unique intro&outro templates to make creative videos. Thumbnail & Channel Art Maker: -300+ well-designed templates including vlog, game, makeup, fitness, and so on. -Abundant features like layout, cutout help you create wonderful thumbnails to gain more views. YouTube Channel Kit: -We provide YouTube channel kits including intros, outros, thumbnails, channel arts, and a subscribe button to help build professional channels! YouTube SEO Tools: -We provide SEO tools to help you find ideal keywords and tags for your videos. Keep optimizing your video's title, description and tags will help your gain more views and subscribers. Powerful Toolbox: -We also provide amazing features like smooth slow-mo and doodle in our toolbox. You can use smooth slow-mo to make smooth game highlights. And you can even make your own animated doodle stickers with our doodle feature. Screen Recorder - Record your favorite games. tutorials and TV shows with one tap. - Support Resolution, Frame Rate, and Bit Rate option. - Edit your screen recording directly with Vlog Star! Video Filters & FX Effects: - Choose from 100+ cool FX video filters and effects which range from glitch, cinematic, shake, to retro. - Use our kinds of VHS effects to create unique cool vfx videos. Stock Footage : - Provide intro templates, end screen templates, time card transition clips, video backgrounds. Text & Stickers & Music: - Use beautiful text bubble designs as captions for your vlog video & social videos. - Provide hundreds of stickers including motion stickers, subscribe, vloggers, emojis, and more. Video Transitions: - Provide 50+ amazing transitions, including 3D and glitch style. - Use video transition effects with fast & slomo to create a pro and cinematic video. With powerful features and abundant resources for choice, Vlog Star is definitely the best choice for video editing starters. So don’t hesitate to download Vlog Star, with which you can begin your video creator journey simple and fast! ----------------------- VIP SUBSCRIPTION INFO Price: - 1-month subscription: $3.99 - 1-year subscription: $9.99 - Forever VIP: $15.99 - Remove watermark: $2.99 - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscriptions will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Your account will be in accordance with your plan, within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. - You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Apple ID account settings any time after purchase. - This price is for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Private Policy: http://www.connectmessengerapps.com/privacypolicy.pdf Terms of Use: http://www.connectmessengerapps.com/termsofuse.pdf
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AALIYAH at none against Video Editor's 10. AALIYAH also leads on ads (none vs shown). Video Editor's advantage is ratings volume (7.1K vs 118) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price 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. Video Editor sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. AALIYAH asks for nothing beyond the download.
Video Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Video Editor has 7.1K ratings behind it against 118, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of AALIYAH's written reviews are positive against 69% of Video Editor's.
AALIYAH ships an update every 6 weeks, Video Editor every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AALIYAH | Video Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (118 ratings) | 4.7 (7.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.0% of reviews | 69.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 118 | 7.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 166 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TaleSwing Inc. | 亚玲 查 |
Customer experience
AALIYAH
Video Editor
Bugs and requests
AALIYAH
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Video Editor
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes when rearranging clips
- Video export failures
- Disappearing projects/work
- Volume controls not working
- Text formatting issues when exporting
Requested features
10 requests- Add text-to-speech
- Ability to rearrange/organize imported sounds
- Option to edit titles/names of imported sounds
- Add account login to use VIP on multiple devices
- Implement undo/redo functionality
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- Increase storage limits
- Add ability to animate photos
- Implement split-screen feature
- Expand music/audio library
- Improve video export/saving reliability
In-app purchases
AALIYAH
No in-app purchases
Video Editor
- Monthly VIP - Special Offer1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- monthly rss$3.991 Month
- Yearly VIP - Special Offer1 Year trial$8.991 Year
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- yearly rss.$9.991 Year
- Lifetime VIPFree
- Remove Watermark$2.99
- Lifetime Thumbnail Maker$4.99
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- Lifetime Intro Maker$5.99
- Forever VIP - Special Offer$11.99
- Forever VIP$15.99
Questions
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