Continue Camera vs CapCut
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Continue Camera
Record and edit videos simultaneously, completing your edits as you shoot. Features include pause/resume, auto-cut based on volume or smiles, and real-time filters. Create dynamic videos with fast-forward, reverse playback, and various visual effects.
- Real-time video editing during recording
- Pause and resume shooting
- Auto-cut based on volume or smiles
- Automatic fade-in/out on pause/resume
- Adjustable fast-forward and reverse playback
- Extensive real-time color filters and effects
- Face detection and deformation effects
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Edit video while shooting video. Editing is complete when shooting is complete! Pause / Resume function, record only where it is needed. It corresponds to the ratio of 1: 1, 16: 9, 4: 3. Rich real time filter. Because you can pause and fast-forward while shooting, you can only shoot videos where needed. Fade-in / out can be added automatically when pausing / resuming, No need to edit videos later /******* Editing function ******/ * Auto cut Automatically record only when the volume exceeds the specified value. There is also a recording mode only for the moment of smile. * Fade in out Automatically dims the image when paused / restarted. The color when fading in and out can be changed from the settings. * Fast forward You can change 1 to 10 times fast forward during shooting. You can shoot time-lapse movies with audio while changing the speed freely. * Reverse play Make a 10 second reverse playback video. *Mute You can mute the audio at any time during shooting. /*********Real time filter**********/ *10 color processing You can easily change the color of the movie, such as the part color that displays only the specified color. *10 effect Add special effects such as adding effects to diorama processing, afterimages, and movement. *8 deformation Deform shapes such as fisheye lens style and puzzles. *8 face detect Recognize human faces and add effects such as processing and posters. *9 else Anime style and video delivery site style are possible. You can control shooting from Apple Watch.
CapCut
Create professional-looking videos with a wide range of editing tools, including advanced features like keyframe animation, chroma key, and stabilization. Add text, effects, music, and auto-generated captions to make your content stand out on social media.
- Keyframe animation
- Smooth slow-motion
- Chroma key
- Stabilization
- Auto captions
- Background removal
- Trending effects & filters
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CapCut offers easy-to-use video editing functions, in-APP fonts and effects, advanced features such as keyframe animation, smooth slow-motion, chroma key, and stabilization, to help you capture and snip moments. Create fancy videos with other unique features: auto captions, text-to-speech, motion tracking, and background removal. Show your personality and go viral on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook! FEATURES Basic video editing • Trim and shorten clips and split or merge videos. • Adjust video speed from 0.1x to 100x, and apply speed curves to clips. • Animate video clips with incredible zoom in/out effects. • Highlight the best moments with the freeze feature. • Explore transition options with awesome effects on and between clips. Advanced video editor • Keyframe video animation is available for all settings. • Edit videos to create smooth slow-motion with the optical flow feature and speed curve tool. • Use the chroma key to remove specific colors from videos. • Easy to arrange and preview clips on multi-track timeline. • The stabilizing feature keeps video footage steady. Intelligent features • Auto captions: automate speech recognition and subtitles in videos. • Text-to-speech: apply text-to-speech in multiple languages and voices. • Background removal: automatically remove backgrounds. Text & Stickers • Add text to videos with different fonts and styles, choose unique text templates. Fonts can be imported locally. • Subtitles can be added to the timeline of video tracks and can be moved and adjusted in one step. Trending Effects & Filters • Match video content with diverse filters that are updated weekly with the latest trends. • Edit videos with hundreds of trending effects, including Glitch, Blur, 3D, etc. • Add movie-style video filters or adjust video brightness, contrast, etc. Music & Sound Effects • Add millions of music clips and sound effects to videos. • Extract audio, clips, and recordings from videos. Easy to Share • Custom video export resolution, HD video editor supports 4K 60fps exports and smart HDR. • Adjust the format and share with your friends on social media platforms. CapCut is an all-in-one video editor and video maker application with everything you need to create stunning, high-quality videos. Beginners can get started with CapCut in a matter of seconds, while advanced users can enjoy all the functions they need to edit videos. Terms of Service — https://www.capcut.com/clause/terms-of-service Privacy Policy — https://www.capcut.net/clause/privacy Contact Us Any questions about CapCut? Please contact us at capcut.support@bytedance.com. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/capcutapp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capcutapp YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/capcutofficial TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capcut
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CapCut at 4.6 against Continue Camera's 2.8. CapCut also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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. Continue Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CapCut sells 28 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CapCut holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CapCut has 1.1M ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Continue Camera's written reviews are positive against 50% of CapCut's.
Continue Camera ships an update every 3 months, CapCut weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Continue Camera | CapCut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (52 ratings) | 4.6 (1.1M ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.4% of reviews | 49.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52 | 1.1M — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #3 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 777 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ayumu Kinoshita | Bytedance Pte. Ltd |
Customer experience
Continue Camera
CapCut
Bugs and requests
Continue Camera
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
CapCut
Reported bugs
3 issues- Deleted projects not recoverable
- Camera/video recording issues
- Inconsistent performance across devices
Requested features
5 requests- Improved slow motion feature
- More advanced editing tools (e.g. graphs, custom transitions)
- Better audio editing capabilities
- Organizational features (e.g. folders, project management)
- Expanded language support
In-app purchases
Continue Camera
- remove ads and logo$1.99
CapCut
- capcut cloud space$1.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription3 variants$7.991 Month
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- MonthlySubscription—7days free7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial3 variants$7.991 Month
- Standard Monthly Subscription1 Month trial3 variants$9.991 Month
- Standard Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial2 variants$9.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription$10.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription$19.991 Month
- Pro Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$19.991 Month
- Pro Monthly Subscription$19.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial2 variants$19.991 Month
- Annual Subscription7 Days trial$62.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription$89.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$89.991 Year
- Standard Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$89.991 Year
- Annual Subscriptions1 Year trial$89.991 Year
- Template Editing$0.49
- Make Reservation$0.99
- One-month PRO$11.99
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- One Month Standard$11.99
- One- year PRO$54.99
- One-year Standard$77.00
- One-year Pro$77.00
Questions
Is Continue Camera free?
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