Comparison

Video Enhancer & Editor vs HEIC Direct

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

Head to head
About

Video Enhancer & Editor

This app uses AI to restore, unblur, and enhance old or damaged videos and photos to high definition. Create professional-looking HD/4K results quickly and easily, with tools for upscaling, background removal, and expanding images. Share your enhanced creations on social media.

Highlights
  • AI Video Enhancer
  • AI Photo Enhancer
  • AI Upscaler to 4K
  • AI Expand Photo
  • AI Remover
  • Music Video Maker
  • Video Editor
Features
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Utool - AI Video & Photo Enhancer is an all-in-one AI video generator, video enhancer, photo enhancer, and editor. Restore blurry or old videos and photos, upscale them to HD/4K, and turn photos into stunning, professional clear AI videos in just a few taps. Easy to use our AI video generator and AI video enhancer to unblur photos & videos, and animate them with one tap. Share on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and impress your friends and followers. Try this AI video enhancer & photo enhancer, and remini your memories and art to life! Free & No Watermark! TOP FEATURES: AI Edits - AI Photo/Video Enhancer: Instantly restore, clean video and photo crystal clear with HD/4K touch, AI color, beauty retouch. - AI Video Generator: Turn photos, prompts, or ideas into eye-catching AI videos in seconds. - AI Upscaler: AI-powered 4K upscaling for enhanced video quality to higher resolution. - AI Video Editor: Remove BG, enhance videos and photos, Remini filter… all you need for professional video editing. - AI Expand: Use advanced AI technology like Generative Fill with AI expand photo can do various tasks like AI background generator. Video & Photo Quality Enhancer With Utool's AI Enhancer—AI Touch for natural retouching, Night View for low-light restoration, Filters for fresh looks, and AI Color for smart auto-grading—you can relive your cherished yearbook moments and restore your anime artwork come to life. Instantly improve video quality, sharpen details, enhance clarity, and transform videos into ultra HD/4K resolution—better quality with just one tap. AI Video Generator Create stunning eye-catching AI videos from photos with trending effects. Turn portraits, selfies, old memories, and art images into vivid animated videos with natural motion, creative effects, and high-quality visual enhancement. AI Expand Ever wished for more background or extra space in your photos and videos? AI Expansion allows you to extend, widen, and naturally fill missing areas, perfect for social media posts, creative projects, and artistic compositions. AI Remover Refine your edits by erasing background clutter or enhancing focus on key elements. Auto-remove objects with AI intelligent identification, just one tap to remove anything you want. Music Video Maker Bring your videos to life with our built-in music, add background music, sound effects, and more to your videos. Best Music Video Maker for TikTok! Video Editor Easy to crop and trim, add filters, music, effects, remove backgrounds and unwanted parts, polish your videos with easy-to-use editing tools. Enhance your creations with advanced edit tools for a professional touch, making every edit sharp and polished. With Utool - AI Video Enhancer & Editor, you have all AI editing tools to create stunning visuals and bring your memory to life. Experience the power of professional-grade photo and video editing at your fingertips now! And that's just the beginning! More exciting AI-powered video and photo editing tools are coming soon! If you have any ideas or suggestions about Utool - AI Video Enhancer & Editor, feel free to contact us at feedback@utoolapp.com ---------------------------- Utool VIP • Access exclusive VIP features • Subscription length: monthly, yearly • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • 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. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Terms of Use: https://cdn.appbyte.ltd/utool/website/terms_en_ios.html Privacy Policy: https://cdn.appbyte.ltd/utool/website/privacypolicy_en_ios.html

About

HEIC Direct

Features
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Convert HEIC photos to JPG, JPEG, PNG, WebP, TIFF, SVG, or AVIF directly on your iPhone or iPad. HEIC Direct combines fast batch conversion, photo collages, grid slicing, face blur, and PDF redaction in one private, on-device app. Your photos and documents are never uploaded. PDF TOOLS • Turn photos into multi-page PDFs with page size, orientation, and margins • Scan documents with your camera and crop borders • Merge PDFs into one document with Pro • Mark up pages and add watermarks with Pro HEIC TO JPG AND IMAGE CONVERTER Convert one photo or an entire batch: • HEIC to JPG or JPEG • HEIC to PNG • HEIC to WebP • HEIC to TIFF • HEIC to SVG • HEIC to AVIF with Pro Choose the format, quality, dimensions, and metadata settings that fit your workflow. Export individual files or package a batch in a ZIP. FAST BATCH CONVERSION • Convert multiple HEIC and HEIF photos at once • Import from Photos, Files, iCloud Drive, or the Share Sheet • Drag and drop files on iPad • Preview estimated output file sizes • Resize by percentage, exact dimensions, or longest edge • Remove GPS location and EXIF metadata • Add a custom filename prefix with Pro FACE BLUR AND PRIVACY REDACTION Protect faces and sensitive information before sharing. • Detect faces using Apple Vision on your device • Blur, pixelate, or cover selected faces • Redact text, signatures, account numbers, and other private details • Redact photos and multi-page PDF documents • Sample a background color with the magnifier eyedropper • Choose from eight privacy styles: Mosaic, Gaussian Blur, Frosted Glass, Bokeh, Crystal Prism, Motion Streak, Solid Black, and Whiteout PHOTO COLLAGE MAKER Combine 2 to 16 photos into a single collage. Customize spacing, corner radius, inner borders, and background transparency. Export transparent designs as PNG when supported by the selected content and settings. SLICE PHOTOS INTO GRIDS Split an image into 2×2, 3×3, 3×1, or custom grids for profile feeds, carousel posts, and photo puzzles. Reverse ZIP export places the slices in a convenient posting order. REUSABLE PRESETS Save frequently used conversion settings and apply them in one tap: • Web Sharing • Print Quality • Email Friendly • Your own custom workflows PRIVATE BY DESIGN Conversion, face detection, collage creation, grid slicing, and redaction run locally using Apple frameworks. No account is required. Your photos and PDFs are not sent to a conversion server. FREE AND PRO Free: convert up to 5 photos at a time to JPEG, JPG, PNG or WebP; quality and metadata controls; collages of up to 4 photos; standard grid slicing; HEIC to PDF; scan and crop; face blur and redaction for photos. Pro unlocks: unlimited batch size, TIFF, SVG, AVIF and PDF export, resize on export, filename prefixes, saved presets, larger collages and collage ZIP export, extra-large and custom grids, merge PDFs, edit and watermark PDFs, and redacted PDF export. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS HEIC Direct Pro is available as a 6-month subscription, a yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. The yearly plan includes a 3-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. The 6-month plan and the lifetime purchase do not include a free trial. Prices vary by region and are shown before you buy. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://biswajitnk.com/heic-direct/privacy Terms of Use: https://biswajitnk.com/heic-direct/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Video Enhancer & Editor4 screens
HEIC Direct4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: HEIC Direct at none against Video Enhancer & Editor's shown. HEIC Direct also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Video Enhancer & Editor sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and HEIC Direct sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Enhancer & Editor ships an update every 2 months, HEIC Direct every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Video Enhancer & Editor versus HEIC Direct: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo Enhancer & EditorHEIC Direct
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (64 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings64 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB29 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAPPBYTE PTE. LTD.Biswajit Nayak

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Video Enhancer & Editor

Subscriptions3
  • Utool Pro - Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Utool Pro - Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Utool Pro - Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time6
  • 200 Credits$1.99
  • 400 Credits$3.99
  • 600 Credits$5.99
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  • 1,200 Credits$9.99
  • 2,600 Credits$19.99
  • 7,500 Credits$49.99
3 purchases

HEIC Direct

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Access (6 Months)$2.996 Months
  • Pro Access (Yearly)3 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro Access$9.99

Questions

Is Video Enhancer & Editor free?
Video Enhancer & Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HEIC Direct free?
HEIC Direct is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Video Enhancer & Editor or HEIC Direct have ads?
Video Enhancer & Editor shows ads; HEIC Direct does not.
Which is updated more often, Video Enhancer & Editor or HEIC Direct?
Video Enhancer & Editor ships an update every 2 months, and HEIC Direct every 2 weeks. Most recently, Video Enhancer & Editor was updated on November 8, 2026 and HEIC Direct on November 5, 2026.

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