Comparison

Mega Photo Pro vs VideoPad

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

Head to head
About

Mega Photo Pro

Transform your photos and videos with over 1000 real-time effects, including distortions, puzzles, and vintage filters. Play games with your images or create music videos. Share your creations easily with friends.

Highlights
  • Over 1000 real-time effects
  • Photo and video distortion tools
  • Interactive effects
  • In-app games
  • Music video creation
  • Social media sharing
Features
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The most fun you can have with your photos -- Mega Photo Pro is the hilarious app that brings your photos and videos to life. (Formerly Mega Photo Booth Pro) NOTE: If you already have the free version of Mega Photo Booth, and have paid for the upgrade, you don't need this app! You already have all the same effects. Walk through a 3-D maze of your photos, or play games with them! Twist, morph, pinch, and warp your photos and videos into outrageous designs! There are over 1000 effects to choose from and you see them all in real-time. You can take videos with the effects too! You can pause the recording to switch effects in the middle of your video. Make a music video by selecting a soundtrack from your music library! Games include: brick breaker, ninja slicer, three-in-a-row swap, alien invaders, snake, tile puzzle, and circular tile puzzle. Effects include: maze, engraving, cube puzzle, jewel, bouncing balls, glasses, TV, pachinko, waving flag, sketch, tunnel, mosaic, puzzle, hue shift, motion blur, tile, emboss, spinning cube, x-ray, collage, night vision, halftone, light tunnel, and many more. There's also 40 vintage camera effects for a retro feel. Many effects are improved over the free version, like the thermal camera effect that has 8 added variations for you to try. So not only do you get 13 pages of effects, but you get even more effects-within-effects! Mega Photo Pro will transform your photos and videos with amazing effects you won't find in other photography apps. It's the most fun you can have with your photos! TRANSFORM YOUR PHOTOS IN AMAZING WAYS Mega Photo Pro makes your photos and videos as unique as you are. Over 1000 effects are shown to you in real-time. You can play a tile puzzle with a live camera feed, go through a wormhole tunnel, view a spinning globe, and much more! The app can switch from the front to rear facing camera with the touch of a button. You can use the live camera or an image or video - just choose a favorite picture or video from your library or take a new one. Many of the photo effects are interactive so you can personalize it even before taking your picture or video. Tap and drag, zoom with two fingers, rotate, and more to make it your own. SHARE THE FUN WITH FRIENDS Photos are more fun with your friends, and Mega Photo Pro makes it easy. Share your zany and funny photos (like you as the Mona Lisa!) easily. Just tap to email your photo or post to Facebook or Twitter. Are your friends nearby? Snap a photo with all of you using the helpful timer. Set the timer for up to 30 seconds so all your buddies can get in the picture. Don't forget to choose your favorite photo transformation to amaze your friends. INCREDIBLE PHOTO EFFECTS Features of Mega Photo Pro app include: * Transform your photos: Distort, pinch, and change colors of your photos and videos * 1000+ effects: Apply eye-popping effects to your images with just a tap of your finger * Interactive effects: View and change your photo effects in real-time * Share with friends: Easily post your photos to Facebook or Twitter, and email to friends and family. Ready to transform your photos in outrageous ways? Try the Mega Photo Pro app now! NOTE: For Mega Photo Pro to work, you'll need a camera so iPad 1 is not supported. The app is designed for devices with a front camera but also works with back cameras (like 3GS).

About

VideoPad

Create professional-quality videos with this intuitive video editing tool. Easily fine-tune visuals, add audio, and apply effects and transitions to your footage. Supports a wide range of import formats for seamless workflow.

Highlights
  • Fine-tune color and visual effects
  • Adjust video speed (slow, fast, reverse)
  • Video stabilization
  • Add photos and digital images
  • Add audio soundtracks and narration
  • Apply clip effects and transitions
Features
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VideoPad Video Editor is a full-feature video editor anyone can use. VideoPad is designed to intuitive for a friendly user experience. Using VideoPad, you can create professional quality videos in minutes! Complete Video Optimization: *Fine-tune color and other visual effects *Slow down, speed up or reverse video clip playback *Reduce camera shake with video stabilization *Add photos and digital images to your sequences *Add audio to give your video a soundtrack or narration Supported Input Formats: *Import Video - avi, mpeg, wmv, divX, Xvid, mpeg, mp4, and more! *Import Images - bmp, gif, jpg, png, tif and more! *Import Audio - wav, mp3, m4a, mid, and more! With VideoPad Video Editor for iOS you can also apply a wide variety of clip effects, transitions, speed adjustments, and many more!

Screenshots

Mega Photo Pro4 screens
VideoPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: VideoPad at Free against Mega Photo Pro's $2.99. VideoPad also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Mega Photo Pro's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 39%) and rating (4.6 vs 4.0). On ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

VideoPad is free to download; Mega Photo Pro costs $2.99 up front. VideoPad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Mega Photo Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mega Photo Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 792 and 441 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Mega Photo Pro's written reviews are positive against 39% of VideoPad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mega Photo Pro ships an update monthly, VideoPad every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Mega Photo Pro versus VideoPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMega Photo ProVideoPad
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (792 ratings) — better4.0 (441 ratings)
Positive reviews83.1% of reviews — better39.4% of reviews
Number of ratings792 — better441
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB20 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperFalstad.comNCH Software

Customer experience

Mega Photo Pro

All ratings734 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews195 reviews
Positive83.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative11.3%

VideoPad

All ratings426 ratings
Positive71.6%
Neutral7.0%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews236 reviews
Positive39.4%
Neutral12.7%
Negative47.9%

User reviews

Mega Photo Pro

From 792 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Awesome effect maker
  • 👍 FIRE APP
  • 👍 I love to see some new effect and play with them
  • 👍 Cool
  • 👍 Way better than the MegaPhoto non-pro!

Room to improve

  • 🐛 I want my loud volume back
  • 🐛 Sound problem
  • 🐛 Stopped working
  • 🐛 about the floating thing
  • 🐛 about the floating thing

VideoPad

From 441 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient editing tools
  • 💡 Gradient effects
  • 👍 Beginner-friendly

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Freezing and crashing issues
  • 🐛 Inability to load videos/photos
  • 💸 Overpriced in-app purchases
  • 🔍 Confusing interface

Bugs and requests

Mega Photo Pro

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Drawing bug when fast switch menu on
  • The video gets louder each render, fix it pls?
  • The voice changers don't work on my phone. All it sounds like was an extreme loud volume.
  • Everytime i record a video and save it to see the full clip, the clip itself is zero seconds long! ZERO. FREAKING. SECONDS.
  • The Camera With Voice Changer Works, But Not On Camera Roll. 😖
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  • The voice changer sounds are now messed up because it is so loud
  • every time I try to add a music file it freezes and does nothing!! I've reinstalled the app and restarted my phone and still have this issue.
  • every time I use the voice changer, it gets really loud.

Requested features

4 requests
  • Where is effect 365
  • Can you add effect 365
  • Please fix the static noise in videos
  • pls fix the loud problem while exporting videos in new version

VideoPad

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Videos get distorted during export
  • Saved projects get deleted unexpectedly
  • Audio/video sync issues
  • Inability to select multiple clips

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add streaming functionality
  • More audio effects (e.g. vibrato)
  • Support for more languages
  • Improved video export quality

In-app purchases

None

Mega Photo Pro

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

VideoPad

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Full Subscription$2.991 Month
One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • All Current Features$9.99

Questions

Is Mega Photo Pro free?
Mega Photo Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is VideoPad free?
VideoPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mega Photo Pro or VideoPad?
Mega Photo Pro is rated higher. Mega Photo Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 792 ratings, while VideoPad averages 4.0 from 441 ratings.
Do Mega Photo Pro or VideoPad have ads?
Neither Mega Photo Pro nor VideoPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mega Photo Pro or VideoPad?
Mega Photo Pro ships an update monthly, and VideoPad every 5 months. Most recently, Mega Photo Pro was updated on November 1, 2026 and VideoPad on November 1, 2026.

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