Comparison

Perfect Video vs VideoPad

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

Head to head
About

Perfect Video

This app offers comprehensive video editing tools, including trimming, merging, splitting, and adding effects like subtitles, watermarks, and music. It supports advanced features such as keyframe animations, picture-in-picture, split screen, and chroma key for professional-looking results.

Highlights
  • Chroma Key (Green/Blue Screen)
  • Picture in Picture Video
  • Split Screen editing
  • Keyframe animations
  • Add subtitles, watermarks, and text
  • Trim, merge, split, and reverse clips
  • Add music and sound effects
Features
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Perfect Video is a really EASY TO USE and Full featured video/slideshow editing app. It lets you quickly Trim, Merge, Split, Reverse, Rotate, Mirror, Flip and Crop clips, add Subtitles, add Mosaic, add Watermark, Photos, and Text, pick Transitions, add Music and Recordings, and export your video clips. [PREMIUM FEATURES] 1. Keyframe animations: Various editing operations can add key points. 2. Picture in Picture Video. 3. Split Screen: Playing two videos side-by-side. 4. Chroma Key (Green/Blue Screen): Replace the video solid background with a video or photo. 5. Mosaic Video: Pixelate or blur or Highlighted a part in the video. 6. Video Color: Adjust the video color (Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Hue,…) in a real-time manner. 7). Photo Motion: Set Ken Burns effect for photos. [OHTER FEATURES & HOW TO USE] 1) Importing Videos or Photos: Add multiple videos or photos to a project instantly. 2) Multiple canvas ratios: Video original size, 1:1, 4:5, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 19.5:9, 9:19.5, 3:2, 2:3, 2:1, 1:2, 2.39:1 . 3) Canvas background setting: Set the color or make background blur, or add a custom picture. 4) Combine: Merge multiple videos, photos or text into one video clip. 5) Split: With this feature, you can remove the middle part of the video,  speed up/down part of the video. 6) Video to picture: Extract still images from video via Split feature. 7) Trim: Cut out any unwanted moments. 8) Slow Motion: Slow down or speed up video (0.25x-6x). 9) Crop & Mirror & Flip & Rotate and Angle adjustment . 10) Reverse: Reverse video playback. 11) Duplicate: Duplicate projects or create duplicates of video clips. 12) Animated Subtitles: Add animated text or images to videos. 13) Watermark: Display your own logo on video. 14) Volume: Mute the video or increase the video volume (0-500%). 15) Music: Add multiple songs to a project. You can also choose a specific part of a song to include in your project by trimming it. 16) Sound Effects: Choose from many pre-defined sound effects. 17) Transitions: Select from a host of pre-defined video clip transitions. 18) Video Fade In/Out: Configure the fade-in and fade-out options in the Settings screen for the first and last shots. 19) Compress Video: Reduce video file size dramatically without reducing video resolution. 20) Save Storage Space: Perfect Video only saves the video location so imported videos don’t take up valuable storage space (just DON'T DELETE the original video you're editing). 21) High Resolution: Support for several formats, including 1920x1080HD, and support for up to 4K resolution on iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPad Air 2, iPad Pro and later. 22) Share: Save your video to your Camera Roll or share it on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube or via email. 23) Instant Actions: All actions are performed in an instant manner. No need to wait any more! If you have a question or suggestion, please contact us. We’ll get right back to you. Thanks! Email: PerfectVideoSupp@icloud.com

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

Perfect Video3 screens
VideoPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Perfect Video at 87% against VideoPad's 39%. Perfect Video also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). VideoPad's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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; Perfect Video costs $4.99 up front. VideoPad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Perfect Video asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Perfect Video holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 923 and 441 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Perfect Video's written reviews are positive against 39% of VideoPad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Perfect Video ships an update monthly, VideoPad every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Perfect Video versus VideoPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPerfect VideoVideoPad
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (923 ratings) — better4.0 (441 ratings)
Positive reviews86.6% of reviews — better39.4% of reviews
Number of ratings923 — better441
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeijing Perfect Frame Technology Co., Ltd.NCH Software

Customer experience

Perfect Video

All ratings919 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews874 reviews
Positive86.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative8.9%

VideoPad

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

User reviews

Perfect Video

From 923 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient video editing
  • 💡 Lots of features
  • 🎨 Good for creating videos and slideshows
  • 👍 Simple and straightforward

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🔋 Quality issues with exported videos
  • 🔒 Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • 💰 Expensive for a mobile app

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

Perfect Video

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Difficulty accessing all editing options on iPhone X
  • Issues with saving and exporting edited videos
  • Problems with music and audio syncing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more video effects and filters
  • Improve audio editing capabilities
  • Implement a reverse/rewind feature
  • Allow importing videos from online sources
  • Add a voice-over recording function

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

Perfect Video

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 Perfect Video free?
Perfect Video costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is VideoPad free?
VideoPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Perfect Video or VideoPad?
Perfect Video is rated higher. Perfect Video averages 4.8 out of 5 from 923 ratings, while VideoPad averages 4.0 from 441 ratings.
Do Perfect Video or VideoPad have ads?
Neither Perfect Video nor VideoPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Perfect Video or VideoPad?
Perfect Video ships an update monthly, and VideoPad every 5 months. Most recently, Perfect Video was updated on October 26, 2026 and VideoPad on October 26, 2026.

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