Comparison

TrimCut vs e8st

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

Head to head
About

TrimCut

This app is a comprehensive video editing suite with AI-powered tools for retouching, auto-captions, and background removal. It offers features like slow-motion, speed adjustment, multi-track editing, and a vast library of filters and music to create captivating video content for social media.

Highlights
  • AI Retouching for flawless videos
  • Automatic subtitle generation
  • One-tap background removal
  • Slow-motion and speed adjustment
  • Multi-track timeline editing
  • Picture-in-Picture (PIP) support
  • Extensive filter and effect library
Features
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Unleash your creativity with TrimCut: your all-in-one video editing studio and pro retouching app. Use our powerful AI tools, slow-motion effects, auto captions and background removal to transform your ideas into captivating stories for Reels, YouTube and FaceBook! Powerful AI Tools • AI Retouch: Smooth skin, eliminate blemishes and wrinkles, whiten teeth, you can easily create flawless videos for social media. • Auto Captions: Generate accurate subtitles or lyrics with a single tap. Perfect for making your YouTube stories or Instagram Reels accessible and engaging. • AI Remove Background: Instantly remove your video's background with one tap. • Slow-motion effects: Transform your moment into smooth and cinematic sequences that heighten the drama and emotion. • Auto Adjust: Automatically balances colors and lighting to make your videos or vlogs look their best. Basic Video Editing • Trim & Merge: Seamlessly stitch multiple clips together. • Speed Adjustment: Precisely control the pace of your video with customizable speed curves. • Easy Reordering & Deletion: Manage your clips intuitively with drag-and-drop. • Draft Saving: Save your projects anytime and undo/redo with confidence. Advanced Video Editing • Picture-in-Picture (PIP): Layer multiple video clips to create dynamic content. • Multi-Track Timeline: Easily overlay videos, photos, stickers, and text on a user-friendly timeline. • Blur Video: Artfully blur the background to make yourself stand out, or add a dreamy haze to a memory, turning ordinary clips into professional-looking scenes. Text & Brush Tools • Use playful texts and draw directly on your video to highlight a moment, wish someone a happy birthday, or create a unique viral clip. Trending Filters & Effects • Professional Effects: Access a rich library of glitch, transition, VHS, and FX effects. • Cinematic Filters: Apply movie-style filters to your videos to set the perfect mood. Photo to Video Templates • Turn your favorite photos into stunning videos in seconds. • Choose from trending templates with cinematic transitions, stylish effects, and perfectly synced music. • Simply select your photos and let TrimCut automatically create eye-catching slideshows, travel stories, birthday videos, memories, and social media clips. • Customize text, filters, music, and timing to make every video uniquely yours. • Perfect for Reels, TikTok, Shorts, YouTube, and Instagram. Music & Sound • Explore a vast library of music to find the perfect audio match for your video • Music Beat Detection: Automatically add markers to sync your edits with the music's rhythm, taking your videos to the next level. • Adjust sound: Easily make your voice clear over the music, or emphasize a key moment with a sound effect boost. Easy to Share • 4K HD & GIF Export: Save and share your creations in stunning 4K quality or as fun GIFs. • One-Tap Sharing: Directly share your masterpieces to your favorite social platforms. TrimCut Pro Unlimited Subscription - Subscription type: Weekly, Monthly, Yearly. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - An account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. The cost depends on the selected plan. Privacy Policy: https://pzmobile.com/app/en/policy Terms of Use: https://pzmobile.com/app/en/terms

About

e8st

Features
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Turn any photo into a frame from a film — then watch it move. e8st brings cinematic color, real lens character, and motion grading to your phone. No desktop software, no flat one-tap presets. Just filmic looks you shape yourself. Start with any photo. Choose a cinematic grade, add optical lens character, and tune it inside a darkroom-inspired workspace built for mobile. Then bring it to life — grade Live Photos and motion clips frame by frame, the one thing a still filter can't do. WHAT YOU CAN DO • 17 cinematic color grades — and counting • Real lens looks: depth, compression, bokeh, anamorphic character • Precision tuning: mood, neon, depth, drift, skin, sky, flora, bloom • Frame tools: zoom, pan, crop, scope, type, aspect ratios up to 2.39 • Grade Live Photos and motion clips, not just stills • Export before/after reveals and coordinate stamps • Export .cube LUTs for Premiere, DaVinci, and Final Cut A darkroom in your pocket — for people who want their photos to look like cinema, not a filter. — Designed and owned by Truong Ly Design Inc.

Screenshots

TrimCut4 screens
e8st4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: e8st at none against TrimCut's 14. e8st also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). TrimCut's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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

Both are free to download. TrimCut sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. e8st asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TrimCut ships an update weekly, e8st every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TrimCut versus e8st: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrimCute8st
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (68 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews6.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings68 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB21 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCLIPCUT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDZero2mill Inc.

Bugs and requests

TrimCut

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Videos fail to export or save properly
  • App frequently crashes during editing
  • Subscription auto-renews without user consent

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add free version with basic editing tools
  • Improve stability and performance
  • Provide more transparency on pricing

e8st

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

TrimCut

Subscriptions7
  • Video Editor For Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Video Editor For Weekly3 Days trial3 variants$9.997 Days
  • Video Editor For Weekly7 Days trial2 variants$9.997 Days
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  • Video Editor For Monthly1 Month trial2 variants$19.991 Month
  • Video Editor For Monthly3 Days trial2 variants$19.991 Month
  • Video Editor For Yearly1 Year trial$49.991 Year
  • Video Editor For Yearly3 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Video Editor - Lifetime Member$99.99
None

e8st

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TrimCut free?
TrimCut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is e8st free?
e8st is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TrimCut or e8st have ads?
Neither TrimCut nor e8st shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TrimCut or e8st?
TrimCut ships an update weekly, and e8st every 3 weeks. Most recently, TrimCut was updated on October 21, 2026 and e8st on October 18, 2026.

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