Comparison

Magisto Video Editor & Maker vs Vimeo Create

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

Head to head
About

Magisto Video Editor & Maker

Create professional-looking videos from your photos and clips in minutes. This app uses AI to intelligently edit your media, add graphics, effects, and music. It's perfect for social media, invitations, or slideshows.

Highlights
  • AI-driven smart editor
  • Create video slideshows and collages
  • Ready-made templates for any occasion
  • Edit clips: cut, trim, merge, reorder
  • Customize with text, fonts, and colors
  • Easy social media sharing
  • Vast commercially licensed music library
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Get Magisto Video Editor - Music Slideshow, Collage & Movie Maker now to create incredible share-worthy videos in minutes. Join over 120 million people who already make all the videos they need with Magisto's mobile and web apps! * Apple's Best of 2019: Discover The Storyteller Within * * Gartner' Cool Vendor' 2018 * * Consumer Reports' 2017 #1 Video Editing app * Magisto Video Editor - Music Slideshow, Collage & Movie Maker lets you: ◆ Rise to social-media stardom by turning your photos and clips into eye-catching videos. ◆ Quickly create professional-looking videos thanks to Magisto's artificial-intelligence driven smart editor. It will edit your media intelligently and add beautiful graphics, effects, filters and music in a way that tells a story. ◆ Create beautiful moving photo slideshows or video collages even if you don’t have any video clips. ◆ Use ready-made templates for any occasion: Birthday Wishes, Event Invitations, Anniversary Announcements, and much more. ◆ Edit your clips: cut, trim, merge and reorder. ◆ Customize your video by adding text, choosing fonts, changing orientation and using different colors. ◆ Easily share your scroll-stopping videos on social media, via messaging apps, email, or anywhere else. With Magisto Video Editor - Music Slideshow, Collage & Movie Maker, you can make amazing videos in just three easy steps: 1. Media - Select photos and video clips from your gallery, Google Photos™ or iStock™ library 2. Style - Pick a theme that fits the vibe and look you want to give your video: Celebrate, Love, Memories, Trailer, Extreme, Travel, and more. 3. Music - Pick from our vast commercially licensed song library. About the Magisto app: Magisto Video Editor - Music Slideshow, Collage & Movie Maker uses advanced Artificial Intelligence technology to find the best parts of your footage and apply video editing techniques including stabilization, object detection, filters and effects. The result is an eye-catching video that outshines the average slideshow or video collage. ● Magisto Premium monthly plan ($6.99) includes: ◦ Premium styles ◦ No Magisto watermark ◦ 10 min movie length ● Magisto Professional monthly plan ($29.99) includes: ◦ Everything in Premium ◦ Exclusive styles and templates ◦ 3+ million full-HD iStock™ video clips and photos ◦ Customizable colors and fonts ◦ Free access to 'Vimeo Pro' ($20 monthly value). Get powerful video hosting and sharing tools: password-protected links, customizable player, analytics, cloud storage, and more. * ‘Premium’ and ‘Professional’ plans are available via an auto-renewing subscription which you can purchase and try for a trial period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Purchase of an additional subscription during the trial period will forfeit the remaining portion of said period. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel a subscription during the active period. Manage your subscriptions in your account. Start creating amazing videos today; get Magisto Video Editor - Music Slideshow, Collage & Movie Maker Now! Magisto uses FFmpeg licensed under the LGPLv.2.1 or later: (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html) Privacy Policy: http://www.magisto.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.magisto.com/tos

About

Vimeo Create

Easily create professional-looking videos on the go with a user-friendly interface. Offers flexible subscription options with auto-renewal, and provides direct contact for feedback and support.

Highlights
  • Easy video creation
  • Mobile editing
  • Subscription management
  • Direct user support
  • Flexible pricing
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Start creating with our easy video maker — anytime, anywhere. Depending on your subscription, Vimeo Plus will renew monthly or annually, and pricing will vary by the subscription type and by country. Once your free trial ends (if any), you will be charged a subscription fee (plus any tax) per subscription period until you cancel. To avoid renewal, you must disable auto-renew at least 24 hours before your subscription ends. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. Have feedback for us? Vimeo is full of actual humans who’d love to listen. Go to vimeo.com/help/contact to get in touch. Terms of Service: https://vimeo.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy

Screenshots

Magisto Video Editor & Maker4 screens
Vimeo Create4 screens

Verdict

The call

Magisto Video Editor & Maker and Vimeo Create both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 47% of Vimeo Create's written reviews are positive against 39% of Magisto Video Editor & Maker's. On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Magisto Video Editor & Maker sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Vimeo Create sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 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 — 4.6 for Magisto Video Editor & Maker against 4.8 for Vimeo Create. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 123K and 49K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 39% of Magisto Video Editor & Maker's written reviews are positive against 47% of Vimeo Create's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magisto Video Editor & Maker ships an update every 2 weeks, Vimeo Create fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Magisto Video Editor & Maker versus Vimeo Create: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagisto Video Editor & MakerVimeo Create
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (123K ratings)4.8 (49K ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.8% of reviews47.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings123K — better49K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size212 MB216 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVimeo, Inc.Vimeo.com, Inc.

Customer experience

Magisto Video Editor & Maker

All ratings123,376 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews510 reviews
Positive38.8%
Neutral6.5%
Negative54.7%

Vimeo Create

All ratings48,884 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews355 reviews
Positive47.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative44.2%

User reviews

Magisto Video Editor & Maker

From 123K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Produces quality videos
  • 🎨 Variety of templates and styles
  • 🎶 Good music selection

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔒 Difficult to cancel subscription
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔇 Limited ability to use own music
  • 🤔 Lack of customization and editing options

Vimeo Create

From 49K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Good for creating simple videos
  • 👍 Intuitive and great end results
  • 👍 Helpful for video creation
  • 👍 Sophisticated and polished videos

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes frequently
  • 🐛 Issues with saving and exporting videos
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with data usage
  • 🔒 Unauthorized charges and billing issues

Bugs and requests

Magisto Video Editor & Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Videos not saving properly
  • Crashes when trying to edit videos
  • Subscription charges even after cancellation

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow more control over video editing
  • Improve video quality output
  • Add option to use own music
  • Make subscription cancellation easier

Vimeo Create

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Saved videos not showing up
  • Media not loading properly
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between portrait and landscape
  • Exporting issues leading to data loss

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add landscape mode for iPad
  • Improve audio editing and syncing capabilities
  • Allow uploading of custom fonts and logos
  • Provide more advanced video editing tools
  • Offer a one-time purchase option instead of subscription

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Magisto Video Editor & Maker

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly Premium Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Premium Magisto$6.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium Subscription$6.991 Month
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  • Magisto Premium$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium Subscription$19.991 Year
  • Magisto Professional7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Magisto Professional7 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Month
  • Professional Magisto7 Days trial$29.991 Month
One-time1
  • Single Movie Download$0.99
10 purchases

Vimeo Create

Subscriptions10
  • Powerful Video Editing Tools$6.991 Month
  • Vimeo Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Powerful Video Editing Tools7 Days trial$11.991 Month
Show 7 more
  • Vimeo Pro Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Vimeo Pro Monthly7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Vimeo Pro Monthly3 Months trial$24.991 Month
  • Vimeo Pro Monthly1 Month trial$24.991 Month
  • Video Ad Maker with Branding7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Vimeo Business7 Days trial$59.991 Month
  • Video Ad Maker with Branding7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Magisto Video Editor & Maker free?
Magisto Video Editor & Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vimeo Create free?
Vimeo Create is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magisto Video Editor & Maker or Vimeo Create?
Vimeo Create is rated higher. Magisto Video Editor & Maker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 123K ratings, while Vimeo Create averages 4.8 from 49K ratings.
Do Magisto Video Editor & Maker or Vimeo Create have ads?
Neither Magisto Video Editor & Maker nor Vimeo Create shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magisto Video Editor & Maker or Vimeo Create?
Magisto Video Editor & Maker ships an update every 2 weeks, and Vimeo Create fortnightly. Most recently, Magisto Video Editor & Maker was updated on November 1, 2026 and Vimeo Create on November 1, 2026.

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