Hot Video vs SoftLens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hot Video
Discover trending videos from today, this week, this month, and all time. Explore popular content curated for your viewing pleasure.
- View today's popular videos
- Access weekly trending content
- Browse monthly popular videos
- See all-time trending videos
- Curated video content
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You can view Hot Popular Videos of today. Also you can view popular videos of this week, this month, and all time.
SoftLens
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SoftLens primarily features portrait photo editing, private album management, and visual journaling capabilities. Portrait Editing Import photos and enhance portraits with soft-light effects, filters, cropping, and repair tools. Save your edits to albums and keep your best work organized. Albums & Private Vault Browse albums on a clean home screen, move photos into a private album, and mark albums as protected. Enable a 4-digit PIN lock to control access to sensitive albums. Graphic Journals Create photo journals with titles, notes, moods, and locations. Browse entries in elegant card layouts and export shareable posters. Privacy-Focused by Design SoftLens stores your content locally on your device. No account is required. You choose when to export images to the Apple Photos library. Refined Experience Enjoy a soft pink and aqua visual style, customizable home background. SoftLens helps you edit softly, store safely, and journal beautifully.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SoftLens at every 9 days against Hot Video's every 2 months. Hot Video's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hot Video ships an update every 2 months, SoftLens every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hot Video | SoftLens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 23.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Minware Inc. | Tam Joel Kei |
In-app purchases
Hot Video
No in-app purchases
SoftLens
No in-app purchases
