Comparison

Video Editor vs GlitchVideo

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

Head to head
About

Video Editor

Edit videos with a comprehensive suite of tools. Crop, cut, rotate, adjust speed, and reduce file size without losing quality. Enhance audio and share your creations easily.

Highlights
  • Crop and trim videos
  • Rotate and mirror videos
  • Adjust video speed (slow/fast motion)
  • Reduce video file size
  • Change video voice pitch
  • Mute video or add soundtrack
  • Edit at full resolution (up to 4K)
Features
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Crop, cut, rotate, slow motion, fast motion, helium effects, video size reduction… All you need to edit your videos at full resolution in a single app ! You need to rotate your videos because they are wrongly oriented? Rotate them with Video Editor. You want to crop your videos to select only some contents? Crop them with Video Editor. You want to share your videos on social network but it takes forever to upload them? Reduce the size of your videos with Video Editor before uploading them ! Features: - Videos are edited at full resolution with no quality loss (up to 4K) - Video edition: crop (extract only some contents of your videos), trim (extract a part of your videos), remove (delete a part of your videos) - Video rotation: rotate your videos 90º, 180º or 270º clockwise - Video mirror: mirror your videos horizontally, vertically or horizontally and vertically - Video Speed: slow motion at 50% or 66% of the original video speed; fast motion at 150% and 200% of the original video speed - Video speed with voice change: slow motion at 50% or 66% of the original video speed; fast motion at 150% and 200% of the original video speed - Video size reduction: reduce your videos by 25%, 50% or 75% of its original size - Video voice change: change the pitch of the voices in your videos: very low, lower, higher and very high - Video soundtrack: mute the video or use one of your iPod song as a soundtrack - Ultra fast video rendering - Save and share your edited videos on social networks and by email NOTE: you shall allow the app to access your photo library; if you don't the app won't be able to import and export videos from and to your camera roll. You can change this setting in the Settings app -> Privacy -> Photos. Please don't add your bug reports in your review: send us your bug reports at support@seb-appstore.com and we'll be able to help you and fix the app. Check out many other great iPhone and iPad apps at www.seb-appstore.com

About

GlitchVideo

Apply a variety of glitch effects to your videos in real-time or import existing footage. Easily change effects by touching the screen, even while recording. Save your glitched creations directly to your camera roll.

Highlights
  • Real-time glitch effects
  • 5 effect types
  • Touch screen effect control
  • Import from Camera Roll
  • Direct save to Camera Roll
Features
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You can glitch your videos with this app. ** Features - You can glitch video in real-time, and also can import videos from your Camera Roll. - You can change effects by touching screen (even if during video recording). - Videos taken in the app are saved directly to your Camera Roll.

Screenshots

Video Editor4 screens
GlitchVideo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GlitchVideo at Free against Video Editor's $0.99. GlitchVideo also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 26%). Video Editor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On update cadence, 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

GlitchVideo is free to download; Video Editor costs $0.99 up front. GlitchVideo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Video Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Editor ships an update every 4 months, GlitchVideo every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Video Editor versus GlitchVideo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo EditorGlitchVideo
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—3.4 (177 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.6% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—177 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastien BUETYU HASHIZUME

Customer experience

Video Editor

Written reviews82 reviews
Positive25.6%
Neutral7.3%
Negative67.1%

GlitchVideo

All ratings175 ratings
Positive56.0%
Neutral9.7%
Negative34.3%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral12.2%
Negative27.8%

User reviews

Video Editor

From App Store reviews

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast processing
  • 💰 Good value for price
  • 💡 Useful for specific tasks (e.g., rotating, slowing down videos)
  • ✅ Works as advertised (for some users)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 💸 Waste of money
  • ❌ Doesn't work
  • 🚫 Poor user interface
  • 📉 Limited functionality

GlitchVideo

From 177 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ High-quality glitch effects
  • 💰 Completely free with no paywalls
  • 🎨 Creative and artistic features
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 🎬 Works with existing videos and live footage

Room to improve

  • 📺 Crops and zooms videos excessively
  • 🔊 No audio playback during editing
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 📹 Records only 1-2 seconds of video
  • 🎯 Inconsistent and confusing interface

Bugs and requests

Video Editor

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • App crashes upon opening
  • App crashes when importing videos
  • App crashes when trying to edit
  • App crashes when trying to save
  • App crashes when muting sound
Show 14 more
  • App freezes frequently
  • Videos not showing (black screen)
  • Cannot save edited videos
  • Cannot upload videos
  • Interface is confusing and primitive
  • Cut function is not precise and jumps seconds
  • Rotation issues (180, 270 degrees)
  • Resizing leaves green traces
  • Saving audio stuck
  • App occupies a lot of space (cache)
  • Cannot import from camera roll
  • Video playback is a black screen
  • Doesn't work for specific functions like cropping or slowing down video
  • App shuts down immediately after opening

Requested features

12 requests
  • Ability to rearrange video parts
  • More precise video editing tools
  • Brightness and color adjustments
  • Add music functionality
  • Movie merge capability
Show 7 more
  • Video compression
  • Edit gamma
  • Ability to crop video image
  • Option to set final ratio with black background after cropping
  • Clear cache automatically
  • Make it compatible with older iOS versions (e.g., iOS 5)
  • Make it playable without privacy settings

GlitchVideo

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes when importing videos
  • Photos and videos not loading from gallery
  • Recording stops after 1-2 seconds
  • App freezes during effect application
  • Settings menu unresponsive
Show 7 more
  • Video export fails after import
  • Audio not syncing with video
  • Image flipping unexpectedly
  • Excessive ad interruptions during use
  • Unexpected charges/billing issues
  • Video sides cut off during glitch effect
  • App won't work without camera/microphone enabled

Requested features

13 requests
  • Audio playback during video editing
  • Ability to sync effects with music beats
  • Lockable effect controls (no need to hold slider)
  • Apply multiple effects simultaneously
  • Preset filters and random mode
Show 8 more
  • Square video format for Instagram
  • Widescreen/landscape support without zooming
  • SoundCloud music integration
  • More glitch effect varieties
  • Glitch sound effects
  • Option to remove ads (paid version)
  • Easier effect selection preview
  • Better video import functionality

In-app purchases

None

Video Editor

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

GlitchVideo

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Video Editor free?
Video Editor costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GlitchVideo free?
GlitchVideo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Video Editor or GlitchVideo have ads?
Neither Video Editor nor GlitchVideo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Video Editor or GlitchVideo?
Video Editor ships an update every 4 months, and GlitchVideo every 3 months. Most recently, Video Editor was updated on October 29, 2026 and GlitchVideo on October 22, 2026.

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