Comparison

Start Here by Tinrocket vs Afterlight

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

Head to head
About

Start Here by Tinrocket

Easily set a specific starting point for your videos to capture attention instantly. The app preserves video quality and allows for precise trimming, ensuring your content looks its best when shared on social platforms.

Highlights
  • Set custom video start points
  • Preserves video quality
  • Built-in trim control
  • Seamless looping
  • Preview starting point
Features
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Grab your audience before they scroll away. Start Here lets you cut to the chase by making it easy to “time-shift” your video posts: Simply load your movie, mark the action, and share. Your video will begin at the best spot when it appears on Instagram or Twitter, and the full video will seamlessly loop when playback repeats. FEATURES: • Video data is preserved when saving for no loss of quality or recompression • Quickly set and preview a new starting point for your video • Built-in trim control for fine-tuning • From Tinrocket, creator of Waterlogue (App Store Best of 2014), This by Tinrocket (App Store Best of 2016), Olli (App Store Best of 2017) KEEP UP WITH TINROCKET: • Follow @Tinrocket on Instagram and Twitter for the latest! • We’re here to help: If you have a question or need assistance, you can always email us at support@tinrocket.com • If you like Start Here, please consider leaving an App Store review or rating. Every review counts and helps indie developers like ourselves. “Grab your audience” and “Grab your audience before they scroll away” are trademarks of Tinrocket, LLC.

About

Afterlight

Create film-inspired aesthetics for your videos with one-tap presets, authentic overlays, and a range of creative editing tools. Enhance your clips with filters, transitions, and detailed adjustments for a cinematic look.

Highlights
  • One-tap vintage presets
  • Authentic film overlays
  • Seamless clip transitions
  • 32 creative filters
  • Precise clip editing tools
  • Advanced adjustment tools
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Meet AFTERLIGHT VIDEO: your mobile video editing companion. Tell your story with film-inspired aesthetics: one-tap Presets, authentic film overlays, and a full set of creative tools built to feel like your camera, not a timeline. { VINTAGE PRESETS IN ONE TAP } An ever-growing library of one-tap Presets for any mood. Apply, preview, and fully customize for an original, film-inspired look. - 29+ full-edit Presets, applied in a single tap - Inspired by a range of camera and film types, built with old film videography in mind - Each Preset combines filters, overlays, frames, and unique effects - Tap to preview, tap again to edit - Like most of a Preset but not all of it? Pull out what you don't want, you're in control { AUTHENTIC FILM OVERLAYS } Real film scans, not simulations. Choose from Dust, Light Leak, and Glitch overlays to add texture and imperfection to your videos. { SEAMLESS CLIP TRANSITIONS } Upload multiple clips and use the transition button in your timeline to move between them with a range of creative transition styles. { CLIP EDITING & ADJUSTMENTS } 32 Filters to play with, plus a precision clip selector: trim, flip/rotate, speed up. Finish with a full adjustment kit: Brightness, Contrast, Vibrance, Chroma, our newly updated Grain, Clarify, Glow, Exposure, Highlights, Shadows, Temp, Tint, or lower FPS for a more cinematic feel. Privacy & Terms — https://afterlight.co/privacy Have a question? — https://afterlight.co/support Follow us Instagram @afterlight TikTok @afterlightapp

Screenshots

Start Here by Tinrocket3 screens
Afterlight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Afterlight at Free against Start Here by Tinrocket's $0.99. Afterlight also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 70%) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Start Here by Tinrocket's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Afterlight is free to download; Start Here by Tinrocket costs $0.99 up front. Afterlight sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Start Here by Tinrocket asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Afterlight holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 171 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Start Here by Tinrocket's written reviews are positive against 90% of Afterlight's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Start Here by Tinrocket ships an update every 3 days, Afterlight fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Start Here by Tinrocket versus Afterlight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStart Here by TinrocketAfterlight
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (35 ratings)4.6 (171 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35171 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB251 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTinrocket, LLCAfterlight Collective, Inc

Customer experience

Start Here by Tinrocket

All ratings35 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral5.7%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative10.0%

Afterlight

All ratings167 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral6.0%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative4.0%

Bugs and requests

Start Here by Tinrocket

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Afterlight

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Exporting darkens videos
  • Videos darken when uploaded to Instagram Stories

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more filters & presets
  • Add more vintage effect variations
  • Add text adding features
  • Add 4K export at 60fps
  • Revamp the whole system
Show 1 more
  • Add more transition options

In-app purchases

None

Start Here by Tinrocket

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Afterlight

Subscriptions2
  • PRO Monthly$2.991 Month
  • PRO Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • PRO Lifetime$35.99

Questions

Is Start Here by Tinrocket free?
Start Here by Tinrocket costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Afterlight free?
Afterlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Start Here by Tinrocket or Afterlight?
Afterlight is rated higher. Start Here by Tinrocket averages 4.3 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Afterlight averages 4.6 from 171 ratings.
Do Start Here by Tinrocket or Afterlight have ads?
Neither Start Here by Tinrocket nor Afterlight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Start Here by Tinrocket or Afterlight?
Start Here by Tinrocket ships an update every 3 days, and Afterlight fortnightly. Most recently, Start Here by Tinrocket was updated on October 24, 2026 and Afterlight on October 22, 2026.

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