Comparison

KineMaster vs Spring

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

Head to head
About

KineMaster

This app offers advanced AI-powered video editing tools for creating professional-quality content quickly. Features include automatic captioning, voice generation, background removal, and a vast asset store with templates, effects, and music.

Highlights
  • AI Auto Captions
  • AI Text-to-Speech
  • AI Magic Removal
  • Keyframe Animation
  • Chroma Key (Green Screen)
  • Thousands of Templates
  • Asset Store (Effects, Music, Fonts)
Features
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No editing skills needed — just tap and go viral. [ AI Tools for Your Next Video ] Turn your clips and photos into awesome videos faster with KineMaster’s built-in AI tools! Create captions, generate voices, remove backgrounds, add incredible visual effects, and more! • AI Auto Captions: Add subtitles instantly from video or audio • AI Text-to-Speech: Create spoken audio from text with one tap • AI Voice: Make your audio unique with AI Voices • AI Music Match: Get song recommendations fast • AI Magic Removal: Cut out the background around people and faces • AI Noise Removal: Zap distracting sounds in your video or audio • AI Vocal Separator: Split a song into vocals and music • AI Tracking: Make your text and stickers follow moving objects • AI Upscaling: Boost the resolution of low-resolution media • AI Style: Add artistic effects to your videos and images • AI Templates: Get a template recommended for your next awesome video! [ Professional Video Editing for Everyone ] KineMaster makes advanced tools easy to use. • Keyframe Animation: Adjust the size, position, and rotation of every layer • Chroma Key (Green Screen): Remove backgrounds and combine videos like the pros • Speed Control: Reverse, slow down, or turn your videos into time-lapse masterpieces [ Jumpstart Your Creativity ] Pick a template, replace its photos and videos, and you’re done! • Thousands of Templates: Build your own from pre-made video projects • Mix: Save your video project as a template to share with KineMaster editors everywhere • KineCloud: Back up personal projects to the cloud to continue editing on another day or another device [ Make Your Video Stand Out with Assets ] The KineMaster Asset Store has tens of thousands of resources to make your next video amazing! Effects, stickers, music, fonts, transitions, and VFX: everything is ready to use. • Effects & Transitions: Enhance your videos with amazing visuals • Stickers & Clip Graphics: Add graphic animations and design elements • Music & SFX: Make a video that sounds as good as it looks • Stock Videos & Images: Get pre-made green screen effects, free stock footage, and tons of video backgrounds • Variety of Fonts: Apply design-ready stylish fonts • Color Filters: Choose from a huge variety of color filters for the perfect look [ High-Quality Output or Optimized Video: You Decide ] Save your edited videos in high resolution or dial the quality to make them load fast on social media. Incredible 4K 60 FPS: Produce videos in 4K and 60 frames per second Optimized for Social Media Sharing: Save videos that are ready to upload to YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and more Transparent Background Support: Make videos ready for compositing for use with other videos [ The Best Tools for Fast, Precise Editing ] KineMaster is loaded with tools that make editing fun and easy. • Offers both portrait and landscape editing, the best of both worlds • Lots of layers: Add and stack photos, videos, and GIFs to all play at once • Tablet/Chromebook Support: Provides an editing environment optimized for wide screens • Multiple Undo (and Redo): Revert or reapply your editing history • Magnetic Guides: Align elements to guides and snap layers in place on the timeline • Full-Screen Previews: See your edits full screen before saving • Multi-Selection: Save time by selecting and aligning, duplicating, or repositioning more than one video project layer at a time • Handoff: Handoff projects seamlessly between devices KineMaster & Asset Store Terms of Service: https://resource.kinemaster.com/document/tos.html Contact: support@kinemaster.com

About

Spring

Easily create professional-looking videos with AI-powered tools for editing, captioning, and music selection. Offers templates for short-form content and supports high-resolution exports without watermarks.

Highlights
  • AI Auto Captions
  • AI Text-to-Speech
  • AI Music Match
  • AI Magic Removal
  • Short-form Video Templates
  • 4K Video Export
  • No Watermarks
Features
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[ Make Your Videos Your Way! ] • Cut, combine, caption, overlay, and animate! • AI tools make editing easy • No watermarks, no sneaky purchases • Supports up to 4K at 60FPS [ AI That Helps! ] • AI Auto Captions: Add subtitles instantly from video or audio • AI Text-to-Speech: Create spoken audio from text with one tap • AI Music Match: Get song recommendations fast • AI Magic Removal & Noise Remover: Cut out the background and zap annoying sounds • AI Tracking, AI Upscaling, and AI Styles: Powerful AI tools to completely change how your video looks • AI Templates: Get a template recommended for your next awesome video! [ Done In 60 Seconds: Reels, Shorts, and TikTok Templates ] • Provides trendy short-form templates • Quickly complete by simply changing images or videos • Supports template saving, sharing, and collaboration functions [ Use Easy & Powerful Editing Tools ] • Make fast cuts, merge clips, make speed adjustments, and rewind • Use pan & zoom, transitions, effects, and slow motion • Add subtitles, text, stickers, and fun visual effects • Make color corrections, voice changes, or animate with keyframes • Multi-Selection Save time by selecting, aligning, duplicating, or repositioning multiple video project layers at once [ "Use-it-Anywhere" Music and Sound Effects ] • Amazing background music and sound effects • Safely upload to YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok [ Design & Decorate Your Videos ] • Choose from tons of stickers, graphic animations, and effects • Vibe with fun, trending and free video creative elements [ Make 4K Videos or HD Clips for Social Media ] • Save up to 4K resolution and 60 frames per second • Upload to social media, including YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram • Create special effects with transparent background videos (ideal for design and motion graphics work) Terms of Use for Spring and Asset Store Use: https://resource.kinemaster.com/document/tos.html Contact: support@kinemaster.com

Screenshots

KineMaster4 screens
Spring4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: KineMaster at 43K against Spring's 1.1K. 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. KineMaster sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $8.49 per month and Spring sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 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 — 4.7 for KineMaster against 4.7 for Spring. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KineMaster has 43K ratings behind it against 1.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of KineMaster's written reviews are positive against 74% of Spring's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KineMaster ships an update every 9 days, Spring every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
KineMaster versus Spring: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKineMasterSpring
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (43K ratings) — better4.7 (1.1K ratings)
Positive reviews71.7% of reviews74.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings43K — better1.1K
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB221 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKineMaster CorporationKineMaster Corporation

Customer experience

KineMaster

All ratings43,321 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews2,614 reviews
Positive71.7%
Neutral8.5%
Negative19.8%

Spring

All ratings1,074 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews327 reviews
Positive74.3%
Neutral9.5%
Negative16.2%

User reviews

KineMaster

From 43K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💯 Awesome editing app
  • 👍 Great for beginners
  • 🎨 Lots of features and effects
  • 🖼️ Useful for making Gacha videos
  • 🎬 Fantastic for video editing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 🔍 Difficult to find certain features
  • 💰 Premium subscription too expensive
  • 📽️ Watermark too big and obtrusive
  • 🤔 Confusing transition from KineMaster 5 to 6

Spring

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Good alternative to CapCut
  • 💡 Useful features like no watermark
  • 🤩 Great for short video editing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Issues with exporting/saving videos
  • 🤔 Lacks some advanced features compared to KineMaster
  • 💰 Paid subscription required for longer videos
  • 🤷‍♀️ Inconsistent template approval process

Bugs and requests

KineMaster

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Issues with saving and exporting videos
  • Problems with green screen and layering features
  • Unexpected app crashes and freezes
  • Subscription issues and watermark not removing properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more fonts and text customization options
  • Improve audio handling and integration
  • Implement a multi-select option for deleting projects
  • Provide a way to transfer projects from KineMaster 5 to 6
  • Add more effects, transitions, and creative tools

Spring

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to delete internal audio
  • Rejected templates for unclear reasons
  • Premium features not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to extract audio from videos
  • Improve layer and animation tools
  • Expand font and transition options
  • Provide better integration with KineMaster accounts

In-app purchases

12 purchases

KineMaster

Subscriptions11
  • Premium (Monthly)$8.491 Month
  • Premium (Monthly)$8.991 Month
  • Premium (Monthly)$9.991 Month
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  • KineMaster's Premium(Monthly)1 Month trial$11.991 Month
  • Premium (Annual)$29.991 Year
  • Premium (Annual)3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Premium (Annual)$49.991 Year
  • Premium (Annual)1 Year trial$49.991 Year
  • Premium (Annual)3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Premium (Annual)$59.991 Year
  • KineMaster's Premium (Annual)1 Year trial$119.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium (30 days)$9.49
4 purchases

Spring

Subscriptions4
  • Premium (Monthly)2 variants$5.991 Month
  • Spring's Premium(Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Premium (Annual)3 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • Spring's Premium(Annual)3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is KineMaster free?
KineMaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spring free?
Spring is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, KineMaster or Spring?
KineMaster is rated higher. KineMaster averages 4.7 out of 5 from 43K ratings, while Spring averages 4.7 from 1.1K ratings.
Do KineMaster or Spring have ads?
Both KineMaster and Spring show ads.
Which is updated more often, KineMaster or Spring?
KineMaster ships an update every 9 days, and Spring every 2 weeks. Most recently, KineMaster was updated on October 30, 2026 and Spring on October 30, 2026.

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