Comparison

VideoBro vs StarCrop

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

Head to head
About

VideoBro

Collaboratively create home movies by inviting friends to film into a shared tape. All clips are automatically organized and then developed into a single finished film. Store and share your creations easily.

Highlights
  • Shared filming tape
  • Invite friends to contribute
  • Automatic clip organization
  • One-tap film development
  • Cloud-based film storage
  • Browser-based viewing
  • Simple trimming tools
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Home movies are back, and this time everyone gets to hold the camera. VideoBro is a collaborative video app that combines videos from multiple iPhones into one chronological film. Start a tape, invite the people who were there, and everyone records from their own phone. VideoBro collects every clip, keeps everything in the order it happened, and develops the tape into one finished movie. No editing timeline. No chasing people for their videos. No folder full of random clips. HOW IT WORKS 1. Start a tape for a trip, wedding, birthday, sports season, family gathering, or everyday life. 2. Tap REC and film normally with your iPhone camera. Horizontal clips land on the tape automatically, ordered by when they were shot and credited to whoever filmed them. 3. Invite up to 7 people with a link or QR code. They can add to the tape without creating an account. 4. Already have footage? Add Clips brings in horizontal videos from your camera roll and places them where they belong in the story. 5. Tap Develop. VideoBro combines everyone’s clips into one widescreen film in the cloud, and everyone on the tape gets a copy. COMBINE VIDEOS FROM MULTIPLE PHONES After a trip, party, wedding, or game, the best videos are usually scattered across everyone’s camera rolls. VideoBro gives the group one shared tape while everyone keeps using their own iPhone. Instead of collecting files later, the film builds as people record. If you want to combine videos from multiple phones, collect videos from friends, or turn scattered camera-roll clips into one movie, VideoBro does the organizing for you. ONE FILM, IN THE ORDER IT HAPPENED A shared video album collects clips. A VideoBro tape turns them into a story. Everyone’s point of view lands on the same tape in real chronological order, so you can watch the day, trip, season, or year take shape as clips come in. EDIT LESS. KEEP MORE. VideoBro keeps editing intentionally simple: Swipe to remove a clip. Press and hold to trim one. That’s it. No complicated timeline, filters, titles, or rearranging reality. Your original videos stay untouched, because making a home movie shouldn’t become another project. MAKE IT FEEL LIKE HOME VIDEO Switch on VHS Mode to watch any finished film with an analog look and sound. It’s a playback toggle, never a filter baked into your original footage. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your life doesn’t need an audience. Tapes are invite-only. There’s no public profile, discovery feed, like count, or algorithm deciding who sees what. When you want to share a finished film, send a private unlisted link. Anyone you choose can watch in a browser on any device, with no app or account required. Tap Stop Sharing and the link turns off. YOUR TAPE CABINET Finished films live in your Tape Cabinet instead of disappearing into thousands of camera-roll clips. Choose covers, organize films onto shelves by person, year, or place, hide a shelf behind Face ID, save films to your camera roll, or watch your cabinet on the web. Over time, it becomes a collection of the people and places that made up your life. MADE FOR • Trips, vacations, and weekends away • Weddings, bachelor and bachelorette parties • Birthdays, holidays, and family get-togethers • Kids’ sports seasons and game days • Family videos and everyday memories • Sharing moments privately with grandparents and relatives FREE TO START Start with 2 GB of space, roughly an hour of footage, with developing included. No trial and no credit card. Everyone records. VideoBro puts it together. The best moments usually weren’t made for the internet. Keep them anyway.

About

StarCrop

Features
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Stop choosing between vertical and horizontal. StarCrop records the full picture, so you can crop to vertical or horizontal later — whenever you need it. Sound familiar? You shoot vertical, and it looks tiny on the TV with black bars on both sides. You shoot horizontal, and it's awkward to watch on your phone. StarCrop solves the "which way do I hold it" problem for good. HOW IT WORKS StarCrop captures a wide 4:3 master using more of your camera's sensor (also known as Open Gate recording). From that one master, export: - 16:9 landscape for TV and YouTube - 9:16 portrait for Reels, TikTok, and Shorts No need to decide at recording time. KEY FEATURES - Full screen everywhere: export both landscape and portrait from one clip - No editing app needed: crop and export inside StarCrop - Frame guides: keep people and subjects safely inside every crop - Re-export anytime: keep the master, regenerate any size whenever you need - Save storage: delete exports freely — the master can always recreate them - Ready for anything: YouTube, TikTok, Reels, TV — and formats you haven't thought of yet Perfect for family moments, kids' events, travel, and everyday vlogging — anywhere you don't get a second take. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

VideoBro4 screens
StarCrop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VideoBro at none against StarCrop's 2. VideoBro also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, 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

Both are free to download. StarCrop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. VideoBro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VideoBro ships an update every 3 days, StarCrop fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
VideoBro versus StarCrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideoBroStarCrop
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStorming The Castle LLCMasato Asai

In-app purchases

None

VideoBro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

StarCrop

Subscriptions1
  • StarCrop プレミアム(月額)$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • StarCrop プレミアム(買い切り)$9.99

Questions

Is VideoBro free?
VideoBro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StarCrop free?
StarCrop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VideoBro or StarCrop have ads?
Neither VideoBro nor StarCrop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VideoBro or StarCrop?
VideoBro ships an update every 3 days, and StarCrop fortnightly. Most recently, VideoBro was updated on October 2, 2026 and StarCrop on September 24, 2026.

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