Comparison

Patterns vs Video Maker+

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

Head to head
About

Patterns

This app helps you build better habits and achieve your goals through personal analytics and visualization. Track routines, monitor progress with clear visuals, and stay motivated with streak counters to become the person you aspire to be.

Highlights
  • Habit tracking
  • Goal setting
  • Custom data tracking
  • Progress visualization
  • Streak counter
  • Flexible goal targets
Features
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Patterns is your personal analytics tool to build better habits and achieve your goals. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." Join thousands of users who rely on Patterns to improve themselves by getting deep insights into the person you are -- and setting goals to become the person you want to be. Tracking health and fitness goals, keeping up good studying or practice habits, or even remembering special moments, Patterns can help record and keep track of your routines and behaviors. Why Patterns? Flexible Goals: Set specific targets like once a week, three times a month, or every day. Custom Data: Track metrics that matter to you for deeper insights. Progress Visuals: See your habits and achievements come to life with clear visuals. Streak Motivation: Keep your momentum going with a streak counter that counts each time you meet your goal. Actively developed with many new features coming soon. Let us know what you'd want to see! Start analysis today and make excellence your habit!

About

Video Maker+

Create videos from your photos and add music. Easily import images, arrange them, and customize video settings like size and frame rate. You can also add audio tracks to your finished videos.

Highlights
  • Add images from phone or cloud
  • Delete single or all images
  • Rearrange image order
  • Customize video size and frame rate
  • Add music to videos
  • Save videos to library
Features
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Video Maker Plus is a video-making program. The video is made of images added to the program. Music can also be added to the finished video. You can add up to 40 images to a video without upgrading. Add pictures Press the “Add Pictures1” or “Add Pictures 2” button to add pictures. You will then be presented with a file picker. Whether the images are in the cloud or on the phone media, you can add them to the images in the application. In the “Add Pictures 1” window, you can select all pictures by double-clicking on the window. And by clicking the window three times with your finger, you will delete all the selected images. Edit Added Pictures You can delete inserted images one at a time or all at a time. To delete a single image, press the image in the Image bar. When a blue box appears around the image, then the image is selected. To delete, press the “Delete Image” button in the bottom row of buttons. To delete all images, press the 4th button in the bottom row of buttons. You can move the image left or right in the list. Press the "Move Back" button to move left and press the "Move On" button to move right. Press the image twice with your finger to move to the beginning of the image list. Pressing the image 3 times in a row moves to the end of the image list. Make a video When the bottom strip of images contains images, a video can be made. To make a video, press the first button in the bottom row of buttons. Edit video size and multiple frames per second To do this, press the first button in the top row of buttons the “Video Settings” box is displayed. In this box, you can change the width and height of the video. Also, the video setting about several frames per second can be adjusted. In addition, there is a box where you can choose to save the video to the library of images (“Save video to library”) or not. Add audio to a video You can add audio to a ready-made video. To do this, press the 2rd button in the bottom row of buttons. Then the music library opens. From there, you can select music for the video. Edit Video You can watch the ready-made video from the location you want. To do this, move the video slide to the desired location. To play the video, press the first button in the average row of buttons. The second button in this row is a pause, putting the video in pause status. And if you no longer want to watch the video, press the third button in the average row of buttons - that's a stop. The numbers are visible, in the average row of buttons which show the position of playing the video, and the length of the entire video. Watch a video You can import video from Apple Finder->Phone->Files Video Maker Plus folder. The phone must be connected to a computer.

Screenshots

Patterns3 screens
Video Maker+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Patterns at 77% against Video Maker+'s 0%. Patterns also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 11 months). Video Maker+'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Video Maker+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Patterns asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Patterns ships an update every 6 weeks, Video Maker+ every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Patterns versus Video Maker+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatternsVideo Maker+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (34 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLimit Point SoftwareJanek Soomets

Customer experience

Patterns

All ratings34 ratings
Positive85.3%
Neutral8.8%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral13.6%
Negative9.1%

Video Maker+

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Patterns

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Video Maker+

One-time1
  • Upgrade Video Maker+$3.99

Questions

Is Patterns free?
Patterns is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Video Maker+ free?
Video Maker+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Patterns or Video Maker+ have ads?
Neither Patterns nor Video Maker+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Patterns or Video Maker+?
Patterns ships an update every 6 weeks, and Video Maker+ every 11 months. Most recently, Patterns was updated on September 12, 2026 and Video Maker+ on June 1, 2026.

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