Video Star vs Node Video
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Video Star
Create stunning fan edits and lip-sync music videos with a vast array of effects. Enhance, animate, and combine clips to transform photos and videos into magical creations. Unlock all features with an optional subscription.
- Create fan edits
- Lip-sync music videos
- Thousands of effects
- Color and animate clips
- Enhance and warp videos
- Combine and re-time clips
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Video Star is your #1 video editing app — there’s no other app like it! Create incredible fan edits and amazing lip-sync music videos with Video Star. There's thousands of effects to color, animate, enhance, warp, combine, and re-time clips ... creating pure magic from photos and videos. Video Star includes TONS of free features or get an All Access Pass to unlock everything, including your mad editing skills! We update Video Star regularly with new effects and features. Be sure to join our daily #VideoStarApp community challenges on Instagram and TikTok! Video Star Pro Subscription - A Pro subscription provides unlimited access to ALL current and future Power Packs in Video Star - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase, taxes may also be included in some areas - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - You can read our privacy policy at: videostarapp.com/privacy.html - You can read our terms of service at: videostarapp.com/terms.html
Node Video
This app offers professional-grade video editing tools on your mobile device, transforming your phone into a portable studio. It provides advanced features like 3D camera tracking and optical flow, with a focus on an ad-free and offline experience.
- All-in-one editing tools
- 3D camera tracking
- Optical flow frame interpolation
- 100% offline editing
- Ad-free experience
- Portable studio functionality
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•Beyond an App NodeVideo brings world-class, all-in-one editing tools, designed specifically for creators, making your phone a powerful, portable studio. •No Compromise on Features From 3D camera tracking to optical flow frame interpolation, NodeVideo’s professional-grade tools enable high-end video editing right from your phone. •Your creation. Your rules 100% offline, Ad-free experience. 90% of features free for life. * If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to send a mail to us: contact@nodevideo.com - Terms of Service: https://nodevideo.com/terms_of_use.html - Privacy Policy: https://nodevideo.com/privacy_policy.html - Website: https://nodevideo.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Node Video at 4.7 against Video Star's 4.1. Node Video also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 57%) and device support (4 vs 2). Video Star's advantage is ratings volume (90K vs 6.4K). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Video Star sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Node Video sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Node Video holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Video Star has 90K ratings behind it against 6.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Video Star's written reviews are positive against 68% of Node Video's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Video Star | Node Video |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (90K ratings) | 4.7 (6.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 67.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 90K — better | 6.4K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #100 — better | #153 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 535 MB | 223 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frontier Design Group | 小为 罗 |
Customer experience
Video Star
Node Video
User reviews
Video Star
From 90K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Amazing app for editing
- 👍 Smooth and professional
- 🎨 Endless creative options
- 💻 Versatile for different types of edits
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive subscription model
- 🤯 Steep learning curve for new users
- 🔍 Limited free features and effects
- 🔋 Quality issues with exported videos
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
Node Video
From 6.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for motion blur and 3D effects
- 🚀 Powerful features like After Effects on mobile
- 💯 Awesome for editors and motion graphics
- 🎨 Excellent for creating smooth transitions and special effects
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs with effects and playback
- 😕 Confusing and complicated UI/UX
- 🔍 Difficult to use for beginners
- 🔧 Optimization and performance issues
Bugs and requests
Video Star
Reported bugs
4 issues- Multilayer feature crashing
- Exported videos losing quality
- QR code imports not working
- Saved edits getting deleted unexpectedly
Requested features
5 requests- Add undo/redo functionality
- Improve text animation and effects
- Introduce more free transition and color options
- Optimize performance and reduce crashes
- Allow custom audio editing and voiceovers
Node Video
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when importing certain video/audio files
- Audio playback issues and sync problems
- Laggy performance and choppy playback
- Unexpected behavior when using advanced effects
Requested features
5 requests- Add more effects like Alight Motion
- Improve trimming and clip editing tools
- Implement better audio sync and handling
- Add support for transparent video layers
- Simplify the graph and keyframing system
In-app purchases
Video Star
- Month Pro$5.991 Month
- Month Pro7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- 3 Month Pro$17.993 Months
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- Year Pro$34.991 Year
- Video Import KitFree
- Crazy Party Effects$2.99
- Advanced Auto Stop$3.99
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- Motion Madness Effects$5.99
- Cinema Pro Pack$7.99
- Multi-Layer$9.99
Node Video
- Pro Monthly$3.491 Month
- Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$59.99
