Video Star vs Compose Music Video Editor
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
Compose Music Video Editor
Easily create advanced video transitions with music. Select from hundreds of templates, add your media and music, and let the app handle the editing. Perfect for beginners wanting to make professional-looking social media content.
- Hundreds of advanced transition templates
- Perfect beat timing for music videos
- HD video export
- Photo slideshow maker
- 3-step editing process
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You are new to editing and you want to make advanced transition edits? No worries, Compose got you covered. With Compose Music Video Editor, you don’t need to create the whole edit from scratch. You only need to select the transition template you like out of hundreds of advanced transition templates and add the media and music. The rest is done by Compose and you have an advanced edit! Share the edit on your social media and make your followers wonder how you got those editing skills. Features: Perfect beat timing for your music videos Hundred of advanced templates HD video export Photo slideshow maker 3-step video editing: Select the template you like Add photos/videos to templates Add music to your video Stay tuned for the updates. Payment for your Compose Pro subscription will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. If you purchase your subscription during the free trial period, any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited. Terms and Conditions: https://www.pixerylabs.com/compose/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.pixerylabs.com/compose/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Video Star at freemium against Compose Music Video Editor's subscription. Video Star also leads on ratings volume (90K vs 323) and review sentiment (57% vs 43%). Compose Music Video Editor's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 Compose Music Video Editor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Video Star against 4.1 for Compose Music Video Editor. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Video Star has 90K ratings behind it against 323, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Video Star's written reviews are positive against 43% of Compose Music Video Editor's.
Video Star ships an update every 2 weeks, Compose Music Video Editor every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Video Star | Compose Music Video Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (90K ratings) — better | 4.1 (323 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.8% of reviews — better | 42.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 90K — better | 323 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | #106 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 540 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frontier Design Group | Pixery Bilgi Teknolojileri |
Customer experience
Video Star
Compose Music Video Editor
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
Compose Music Video Editor
From 323 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth editing experience
- 💡 Innovative transitions and animations
- 👍 Good for beginners
- 🎨 Diverse editing tools and features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🔒 Paywall for advanced features
- 🔍 Confusing and unintuitive layout
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 💾 Lack of save/export functionality
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
Compose Music Video Editor
Reported bugs
4 issues- Videos get shortened or slowed down during editing
- Audio issues and incompatibility
- Inability to select desired audio/video clips
- Editing progress not saved properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add more free templates and transitions
- Improve video trimming and splitting capabilities
- Implement save/export options without ads
- Provide more tutorials and guidance for new users
- Add velocity control and advanced editing tools
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
Compose Music Video Editor
- Compose PRO3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Compose PRO3 Days trial$29.991 Year
Questions
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