Comparison

Flow vs Verbatim

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

Verbatim

Generate accurate video captions directly on your device without uploading content. Edit, style, and export captioned videos with advanced editing tools and customizable text overlays. Offers a private workflow for creators and businesses.

Highlights
  • Automatic video caption generation
  • Timeline editor for caption segments
  • Customizable caption styles
  • Word-by-word karaoke highlighting
  • Styled text overlays
  • Private, on-device processing
  • Export captioned videos and caption files
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Verbatim is a private, lightweight video editor for iPhone that helps you create polished videos without sending your content to the cloud. Trim clips, remove unwanted sections, record voiceovers, resize videos for social platforms, generate captions, add styled text overlays, and export clean videos with no watermark. Verbatim works entirely on your iPhone, even offline or in airplane mode. No sign-in required. Free to try with 3 video exports every month. WHY VERBATIM? • Edit videos without uploading them • Record voiceovers directly in your projects • Generate accurate automatic captions • Resize and reframe videos for social platforms • Trim the beginning or end of clips • Remove unwanted sections from videos • Add styled text overlays, titles, labels, and callouts • Edit captions with a visual timeline • Split, merge, and correct caption segments • Find and replace caption text • Create karaoke captions with word-by-word highlighting • Customize fonts, colors, backgrounds, outlines, and shadows • Export clean videos with no watermark • Save projects and continue editing later • Export SRT and ASS caption files with Premium PRIVACY FOCUSED Your videos, audio, and captions stay on your iPhone. Verbatim performs editing and caption generation directly on your device instead of sending files to a server. There are no cloud uploads, no cloud queues, and no unnecessary accounts. VIDEO EDITING Create ready-to-share videos without the complexity of a traditional editor. Use Verbatim to trim clips, cut unwanted sections, record voiceovers, resize for different formats, add styled text, edit captions, and export polished videos in just a few taps. Perfect for Reels, Shorts, TikTok, YouTube, tutorials, product demos, interviews, presentations, training videos, internal updates, and social content. VOICEOVERS Add narration without leaving your editor. Record voiceovers directly inside your project, then trim, caption, and export everything together. Great for tutorials, walkthroughs, product demos, reactions, presentations, and social videos. ACCURATE AUTOMATIC CAPTIONS Turn spoken words into captions directly on your iPhone. Review the transcript, correct mistakes, adjust caption timing, and style your captions before exporting a finished video. POWERFUL CAPTION EDITING Make every word count. • Edit caption text • Split long captions • Merge short captions • Find and replace text • Preview changes instantly • Export caption files with Premium RESIZE FOR SOCIAL MEDIA Reframe videos for the formats creators actually use. Choose common layouts like vertical, square, portrait, widescreen, or original size, then position your video before export. STYLED TEXT OVERLAYS Add titles, intros, callouts, labels, reminders, and notes anywhere in your video. Create multiple overlays, customize their appearance, and position them exactly where you want. CUSTOM STYLES Make every video match your brand or personal style. Customize caption fonts, colors, background boxes, outlines, shadows, position, and alignment. Save custom styles with Premium. WORD-ALIGNED KARAOKE CAPTIONS Create engaging captions with precise word-by-word highlighting for spoken content, tutorials, interviews, podcasts, and creator videos. HDR VIDEO SUPPORT Import, edit, and export HDR videos while preserving vibrant color and visual quality on supported iPhone devices. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Recent Videos keeps your projects organized so you can continue editing whenever you’re ready. VERBATIM PREMIUM Unlock: • Unlimited video exports • Longer video support • Saved custom styles • SRT and ASS caption export • Offline-friendly Premium access Create captions, record voiceovers, edit videos, resize for social media, and keep your content private — all on your iPhone. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Flow4 screens
Verbatim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Verbatim at 10 against Flow's 2. Flow's advantage is iOS requirement (14.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 and Verbatim sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Flow against 5.0 for Verbatim. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Verbatim has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Flow versus Verbatim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowVerbatim
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings210 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB510 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorin CordeIon Pulse Software LLC

Customer experience

Flow

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Verbatim

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Flow

Subscriptions3
  • All access$0.997 Days
  • All access$2.991 Month
  • All access$29.991 Year
3 purchases

Verbatim

Subscriptions2
  • Verbatim Premium (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Verbatim Premium (Yearly)$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Single Video Unlock$0.99

Questions

Is Flow free?
Flow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Verbatim free?
Verbatim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flow or Verbatim?
Flow and Verbatim are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 10 ratings respectively.
Do Flow or Verbatim have ads?
Neither Flow nor Verbatim shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flow or Verbatim?
Flow ships an update every 2 days, and Verbatim every 2 days. Most recently, Flow was updated on October 6, 2026 and Verbatim on October 10, 2026.

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