Comparison

Reframe vs Video Annotation

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

Head to head
About

Reframe

This app allows you to capture, annotate, and share frames from videos. It offers transcription, translation, and summarization features, with the ability to export content to PDF. Seamlessly syncs across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Capture and annotate video frames
  • Share videos from other apps
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Video transcription and translation
  • AI-powered transcription summarization
  • Export annotations and transcripts to PDF
Features
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Review, annotate, and organize videos with powerful tools designed for developers, students, attorneys, investigators, content creators, coaches, and anyone who needs more than a media player. Capture important moments frame by frame, mark them up, search spoken words, and export your findings into professional reports. **Key Features** • Import videos from Files, Photos, Safari, and other apps • Capture high-quality video frames with precise timestamps • Annotate frames using Apple Pencil or Logitech Muse • Extract text from frames with built-in text recognition • Copy text directly into other apps • Organize videos with notes, favorites, and tags • Sync your videos, frames, and annotations across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Vision Pro, and Apple TV using iCloud **Find Information Faster** Large videos don't have to be watched from beginning to end. Generate searchable transcripts, instantly locate specific words or phrases, and jump directly to the moments that matter. Translate transcripts into another language and search in either language to quickly find important content. Apple Intelligence can also generate concise summaries to help you understand long videos at a glance. **Create Professional Reports** Export Apple Intelligence summaries, captured frames, annotations, and transcripts to a single PDF that's easy to share with colleagues, clients, classmates, or friends. Whether you're reviewing training sessions, legal evidence, classroom lectures, business presentations, sports footage, product demonstrations, or family videos, Reframe helps you find, annotate, and share the moments that matter.

About

Video Annotation

Draw directly on videos with Apple Pencil or your finger, creating annotations that appear at specific moments. Organize and export your marked-up videos with timeline-based editing and flexible sharing options.

Highlights
  • Draw with Apple Pencil or finger
  • Timeline-based annotation timing
  • Multiple annotation tracks
  • Flexible video export options
  • Universal app for iPhone, iPad, Mac
  • Privacy-focused, content stays on device
Features
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VideoAnnotation lets you draw directly on videos with Apple Pencil or your finger. Create annotations that appear at specific moments and export your marked-up videos to share. DRAW WITH PENCILKIT/PAPERKIT • Use familiar Apple drawing tools - pens, pencils, markers, and highlighters • Draw with Apple Pencil on iPad for precise annotations • Choose colors and line widths that stand out on your footage • Annotations sync automatically across your devices TIMELINE-BASED EDITING • Create annotation tracks like professional video editors • Set exactly when each annotation appears and disappears • Drag and resize clips on the timeline • Multiple tracks for organizing complex annotations FLEXIBLE EXPORT • Export annotated videos to your Photos library • Share directly to social media, email, or AirDrop • Preserve original video quality • Works with videos from any source UNIVERSAL APP • Native experience on iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Optimized for each screen size • Full Apple Pencil support on iPad • Keyboard shortcuts on Mac PERFECT FOR • Sports coaches analyzing game footage • Teachers creating instructional videos • Content creators adding visual highlights • Professionals reviewing presentations • Anyone marking up video content PRIVACY FOCUSED Your videos stay on your device. We don't collect, upload, or share your content. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Reframe4 screens
Video Annotation3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Reframe at 5.0 against Video Annotation's 2.0. Reframe also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and device support (5 vs 2). Video Annotation's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Reframe sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Video Annotation sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reframe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reframe ships an update every 6 days, Video Annotation every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 5, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Reframe versus Video Annotation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReframeVideo Annotation
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better2.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIntrepid Reality, LLCBinh An Tran

Customer experience

Reframe

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Video Annotation

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Reframe

Subscriptions4
  • Intrepid Reframe Standard1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Intrepid Reframe Premium1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Intrepid Reframe Standard1 Month trial$19.991 Year
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  • Intrepid Reframe Premium1 Month trial$29.991 Year
3 purchases

Video Annotation

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Pro$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Reframe free?
Reframe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Video Annotation free?
Video Annotation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reframe or Video Annotation?
Reframe is rated higher. Reframe averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Video Annotation averages 2.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Reframe or Video Annotation have ads?
Neither Reframe nor Video Annotation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reframe or Video Annotation?
Reframe ships an update every 6 days, and Video Annotation every 2 months. Most recently, Reframe was updated on August 5, 2026 and Video Annotation on September 25, 2026.

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