Video Toolbox vs MoonCut
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Video Toolbox
This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for video editing, allowing users to cut, crop, reverse, and enhance their videos. It supports adding music, filters, watermarks, and converting videos to GIFs or live photos. Advanced features include merging clips, creating picture-in-picture effects, and adjusting playback speed.
- Cut and crop video segments
- Reverse video playback
- Apply over 150 video filters
- Add music and watermarks
- Convert video to GIF and live photo
- Merge multiple videos
- Adjust video speed
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Video Toolbox is a comprehensive video toolkit app that features an all-purpose media player, video editing and clipping tools, GIF and Live Photo creation, ringtone maker, and more. All-Format Video Player - Supports playback of a wide range of video formats (MOV, MP4, MKV, AVI, FLV, F4V, WMV, TS, M2TS, MTS, WEBM, RM, RMVB, etc.) - Supports batch import and export of files - Private vault with encryption and Face ID unlock for secure file storage - Simple and user-friendly video player with gesture controls (slide to adjust brightness and volume, variable playback speed, auto-fit screen, and more) Video Editor - Customizable canvas aspect ratio and dimensions - Merge and edit multiple video clips - Rotate, crop, and resize videos to any dimension - Supports picture-in-picture overlay and portrait cutout (green-screen/chroma-key style) - Apply global filter effects (built-in library of hundreds of filter options) - Add artistic text overlays - Add stickers - Add background music from your music library, video files, or imported files - Custom video watermarking Utility Toolbox - Video format conversion (convert video to audio, GIF, Live Photo, or ringtone) - Ringtone maker: create ringtones for your phone with one tap - GIF animator: make animated GIFs - Video reverse tool: play videos backward - Variable speed curve control for videos - Subtitle tool: auto-generate subtitles via speech recognition - Background remover for videos - Picture-in-picture mode – combine two videos for split or overlay display - Meme/repeat effect – create loop/repeat video clips - Change video cover thumbnail Privacy Policy: https://note.youdao.com/share/?id=1f01872c58fc37296e8af7b138d85b55&type=note#/ Terms of Service: http://note.youdao.com/noteshare?id=f7617bdf6549adc58ef0a973d65b913b This app includes auto-renewable subscription content. Auto-renewal details: Subscription fees will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, at the rate of your selected plan. After purchase, you can manage or turn off auto-renewal at any time in your Apple ID account settings.
MoonCut
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Get from clip to share in minutes. MoonCut puts trim, crop, text, filters and paint in one place—so you can cut the right part, fit the frame and add your style without switching apps. ► TRIM & CUT VIDEO Set start and end on the timeline and keep only what you need. Thumbnail preview makes trim and cut quick. Perfect for vlog clips, story highlights or removing unwanted head and tail. ► CROP & ROTATE Crop to square, 16:9, 9:16 or custom ratio. Rotate and flip. One step to fit Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or story format. ► ADD TEXT Add text with fonts and colors. Move and resize anywhere. Use it for captions, titles and on-screen text. ► FILTERS & TUNE Apply filters like Vintage, Noir, Warm and tune brightness, contrast, saturation and exposure. Make your video look the way you want. ► PAINT & DRAW Draw on video: freehand, arrows, lines, shapes. Emphasize or annotate. Eraser and layers supported. ► BLUR & EMOJI Blur areas for privacy or focus. Add emojis. All inside one editor. ► SPEED & AUDIO Change playback speed and mute or keep original audio. Export as MP4 and save or share to gallery. MoonCut—trim video, cut video, crop and edit in one app. Simple interface, no account needed to start. Pick a video, edit, export. For everyone who edits video for the first time or every day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MoonCut at 13.0 against Video Toolbox's 16.0. 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. Video Toolbox sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and MoonCut sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Video Toolbox ships an update every 3 months, MoonCut every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Video Toolbox | MoonCut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (61 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 69.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 晓航 郑 | 庆鸿 林 |
In-app purchases
Video Toolbox
- 1 month VIP member$2.991 Month
- 1 year VIP member3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Remove Ads$0.99
- VP1$1.99
- VP2$1.99
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- VP3$1.99
- Pro Version$24.99
MoonCut
- Lifetime Membership$9.99









