Comparison

Flow vs VidKit

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

Head to head
About

Flow

This video editing app offers a unique approach with fully customizable effects and transitions. Easily cut, trim, and sync your videos to music, while fine-tuning transition sounds and motion.

Highlights
  • Customizable effects
  • Beat-synced editing
  • Motion through transitions
  • Transition sound adjustment
  • Time shape tweaking
  • Zoom, Luma, Swipe, Rotation transitions
Features
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Flow is a video editor with a special twist, that is, every effect is fully customisable. SIMPLE EDITING TOOL - cut and trim your videos - sync your cuts to match the beat of your music - mix the music and the sound of your videos - create motion through cut transitions - adjust the transition's swoosh sound - tweak the time shape of each transition AVAILABLE TRANSITIONS: - ZOOM - LUMA - SWIPE - ROTATION Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/flowtermsofuse/home

About

VidKit

Features
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VidKit is a fast, private, offline video editor. Everything happens on your iPhone — no account, no upload, no server. EDITING • Trim, split, and reorder clips on a multi-track timeline • Add still images with adjustable display duration • 24+ transitions: dissolve, fade, slide, zoom, wipe, pixelize, radial, diagonal and more • Per-clip speed (0.1× – 4×), reverse, freeze frame • Rotate, flip, crop, mask (circle / rectangle) TEXT & OVERLAYS • Customizable text with font, size, color, bold, italic, alignment • Keyframeable position, scale, opacity, and rotation • Image and video overlays with chroma key (green screen) • Per-layer blend modes COLOR & FILTERS • Brightness, contrast, saturation, hue • HSL grading per color range • Curves with per-channel control • Import your own .cube 3D LUTs • Non-destructive — all adjustments are stored, never baked AUDIO • Multi-track audio (music, voiceover, extracted audio) • Per-track fade in/out, EQ (bass/treble), echo, reverb • Beat sync — auto-detect BPM and snap clips to the beat • In-app voiceover recording EXPORT • MP4 / MOV • Up to 4K at 60fps • Real bitrate control (not just presets) • Output saved to Photos PRIVACY • All processing happens on your device • No account or sign-in required • No analytics or tracking beyond ad requirements • Remove watermark with one short video ad Built for creators who want a full-featured editor without the subscription fatigue. Free with ads.

Screenshots

Flow4 screens
VidKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VidKit at none against Flow's 3. Flow's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence 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. Flow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. VidKit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Flow versus VidKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowVidKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorin CordeBurak Bebek

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Flow

Subscriptions3
  • All access$0.997 Days
  • All access$2.991 Month
  • All access$29.991 Year
None

VidKit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flow free?
Flow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VidKit free?
VidKit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flow or VidKit have ads?
VidKit shows ads; Flow does not.
Which is updated more often, Flow or VidKit?
Flow ships an update every 2 days, and VidKit every 2 days. Most recently, Flow was updated on October 6, 2026 and VidKit on October 10, 2026.

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