Comparison

Nizo vs Pause

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

Head to head
About

Nizo

Capture and edit videos in real-time as you record. Apply visual styles and music directly during filming, then make final adjustments without complex timelines. Preserve moments as they happen with a streamlined editing process.

Highlights
  • Real-time recording and editing
  • Apply visual styles during recording
  • Automatic clip joining
  • Manual camera controls
  • Trim and reorder clips
  • Add music and transitions
  • Save to Photos
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Record. It’s already a film. Press record and stay with the moment. The work disappears. The moment stays. RECORD Each moment becomes part of one film. No setup. No modes. Nothing pulling you away from what matters. LOOK Choose a look to shape the moment. See it as you record. PLAY Press play. Your film is already there. From first moment to last — one film. SHAPE Refine if you want. Or leave it as it happened. Trim, reorder, or remove moments. No panels. No timelines. Just the film. FINISH Add music if it feels right. Moments flow together as one. — THE ESSENTIALS • A simple camera • Moments join as you record • Manual controls when you want them • Choose a look as you record • Trim or reorder moments • Remove a moment with a flick • Smooth transitions and sound across your film • Add music from your library • Save to your Photos Best of 2019 — Apple Keep life as it happens.

About

Pause

Easily record videos by pausing and resuming your recording in real-time. Edit and combine your clips into a single video, with options to trim, reorder, and delete segments. Supports high-quality recording and sharing to social media.

Highlights
  • Pause and resume recording
  • Real-time video editing
  • 4K video quality
  • Trim, cut, and reorder clips
  • Target Mode for stop-motion
  • Apple Watch remote control
Features
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Pause video maker is a real time video cut editor. The Pause video maker is easiest way to video while recording. Now, you can video record with the ability to pause and resume your recording. You can get record video inshot, pause and resume recording whenever you want - when you are ready, edit and save your recordings as one completed video to your camera roll and share with friends on your social media accounts ! FEATURES; ● Pause and Resume on your video recording ● Better video quality , 4K support camera ● Video Editor - Trim or Cut your videos ● Zoom in/out with pinch gesture or slide while recording on cam ● Camera change to back/front or Ultra Wide Angle cam ● Export video clips from Pause app after that share on ig, tik tok, youtube with blogger and vloggers ● Change order of your movie clips ● Delete anyone video clips before video final cut process ● Trim on video clips duration like a splice and instagram reels video editor ● Video length without limits ● Video Countdown timer like iPhone camera app ● Supports Remote Controller for Apple Watch. You can control shooting from Apple Watch. ● Target Mode ( Vine ghost mode ) ● Share with AirDrop for your Mac or iPad. ● Share on social networks (Instagram, Youtube, Twitter, Facebook) ● Share on cloud services (Dropbox, iCloud Drive) ● Share via with E-mail, WhatsApp or iMessage on Pause video maker & editor TARGET MODE ( Ghost Mode ) The primary benefit of the ghost feature on Pause app, that helps make capcut clips or video story like that influencer of tiktok, instagram reels and instagram stories, inshot, capcut, like a picsart. This video editor pause the target feature switched on - just tap the little target icon in the bottom-right corner of the app - the end point of your last recording snippet will overlay the "live" scene, as in the pic above. With the target mode on, you will much more easily be able to line up your stop-motion videos, tiktok,instagram reels,instagram story style video shots, without the guesswork that might ruin the finished video. You are become filmmaker and jump cutter !

Screenshots

Nizo4 screens
Pause4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pause at every 5 days against Nizo's every 2 months. Pause also leads on price ($2.99 vs $4.99) and device support (3 vs 1). Nizo's advantage is review sentiment (76% vs 56%). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Nizo costs $4.99 and Pause $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Nizo against 4.3 for Pause. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 117 and 71 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Nizo's written reviews are positive against 56% of Pause's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nizo ships an update every 2 months, Pause every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Nizo versus Pause: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNizoPause
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.4 (117 ratings) — better4.3 (71 ratings)
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews — better55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings117 — better71
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB194 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperImage MechanicsMetromedya Digital Ad Agency

Customer experience

Nizo

All ratings117 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral11.4%
Negative12.5%

Pause

All ratings71 ratings
Positive81.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative15.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

Bugs and requests

Nizo

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes when accessing camera
  • App crashes when 120fps is selected
  • App freezes during recording
  • Delete icon pops up unexpectedly during clip reordering
  • Drag-and-drop to new sequences not working on iPhone 16+
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  • Videos export but don't appear in camera roll
  • Upside-down display on iPad
  • Slow-motion playback on 4K 60fps recordings
  • Auto brightness adjustment fails on overcast days
  • App cannot be closed without force restart
  • Music integration fails with Apple Music
  • Duplicate clip gesture is unintuitive and difficult

Requested features

19 requests
  • Volume button recording control (like native camera app)
  • Ability to import video from camera roll
  • Text and title overlay functionality
  • Post-recording filter application
  • 4K 60fps support for more devices
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  • 1080p 60fps recording option
  • Vertical video format for social media
  • More transitions (fade in/out, etc.)
  • Dual camera viewing while recording
  • Separate audio recording capability
  • Front-facing camera flip feature
  • Individual video export (not as one file)
  • More descriptive filter names
  • Color grading and advanced editing tools
  • Creator profile and discovery system
  • Filter pack system similar to VSCO
  • Ability to change filters after recording
  • Auto brightness adjustment improvement
  • More detailed user manual/documentation

Pause

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Nizo

No in-app purchases

None

Pause

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nizo free?
Nizo costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pause free?
Pause costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nizo or Pause?
Nizo is rated higher. Nizo averages 4.4 out of 5 from 117 ratings, while Pause averages 4.3 from 71 ratings.
Do Nizo or Pause have ads?
Neither Nizo nor Pause shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nizo or Pause?
Nizo ships an update every 2 months, and Pause every 5 days. Most recently, Nizo was updated on September 19, 2026 and Pause on September 9, 2026.

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