Comparison

MemeSpark vs VDO

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

Head to head
About

MemeSpark

Features
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Turn a photo, a familiar meme or a blank canvas into your next great joke. MemeSpark gives you the tools to create and edit static memes on iPhone and iPad. START WITH A FORMAT THAT FITS Choose from 8 popular meme templates and 8 flexible layouts: classic captions, before-and-after comparisons, comics, starter packs and demotivators. Search the gallery and keep favorites close. MAKE THE CAPTION YOURS Move, resize and rotate text. Choose fonts, colors, alignment, outlines and text backgrounds. Add emoji, stickers, speech bubbles, arrows and freehand drawings. BUILD YOUR OWN COLLAGE Add your photos to each panel. Crop, zoom, mirror and adjust the spacing. Work in square, portrait, story or landscape formats. SAVE THE PROJECT, SHARE THE JOKE Keep editable projects on your device and come back to any layer. Export PNG images to Photos or share them through your favorite apps. No added watermark. The bundled templates and editor work offline. No account is required. Available in 14 languages.

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VDO

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VDO Editor is a full video studio in your pocket — free, with no watermark. A real multi-track timeline, cinematic colour, on-device auto captions, and AI tools that run on your phone rather than someone else's server. Edit for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Reels and Shorts, and get it done on the train home. TRY EVERYTHING FREELY Every effect, filter, transition and template plays in full inside the editor before you spend anything. Nothing is hidden behind a blurred thumbnail or a locked preview. You only need a subscription to export a project that uses a premium item — and the free tier exports in full HD with nothing stamped on your video. [Timeline & Cutting] • Multi-track editing. Video, audio, text, stickers and picture-in-picture on their own layers. • Trim & split. Frame-accurate cuts, duplicate, reorder, and zoom right in when it matters. • Speed & ramps. Slow motion through extreme fast-forward, with curve presets. • Freeze & reverse. Hold a moment, or run it backwards. [Colour & Look] • Cinematic filters. Film, retro, mono and scenery looks, previewed live on the card. • Real LUT import. Bring the grade you already use. • Manual control. Exposure, contrast, saturation, temperature, highlights and shadows. • Effects. Glitch, dream, light leaks, retro and funky, each previewed before you apply it. • Transitions. Wipes, slides, camera moves, shapes and glitches between any two clips. [Text & Captions] • Auto captions. Speech recognition that runs ON YOUR DEVICE — your audio never leaves your phone. • Translate. Turn your captions into another language without leaving the editor. • Animated text. Word-by-word reveals, typewriter, karaoke and pop, with templates and bundled fonts. • Full styling. Stroke, shadow, glow, background pills and speech bubbles. • Text to speech. Generate a voiceover without recording one. [AI Tools, On Device] • Remove background. No green screen required. • Relight. Light a subject separately from the background. • Auto reframe. Turn a widescreen clip into a vertical one that follows the action. • Motion tracking. Pin text or a sticker to a moving subject. • Stabilise. Steady shaky handheld footage. • Chroma key. For when you do have a green screen. [Motion & Keyframes] • Keyframe anything. Position, scale, rotation, opacity and volume. • Curved motion. Ease in, ease out or smooth between keys. • Motion blur. Rendered into the export, not faked in preview. [Sound] • Extract audio. Pull the sound off any clip and edit it on its own lane. • Clean it up. Reduce noise, enhance voice, and change vocal character. • Volume curves. Fades, auto-levelling and keyframed volume. • Voiceover. Record while the timeline plays. • Sound effects. Built in, or bring your own music. [Canvas & Export] • Every aspect. Vertical, square, portrait and widescreen, with colour or blurred backdrops. • Up to 4K at 60 fps. H.264 or HEVC, straight to your photo library or any app. [Privacy] • Your projects live on your device no server to edit it. Whether you are cutting a first vlog or finishing client work on a deadline, VDO Editor gives beginners something they can use in seconds and gives everyone else the timeline, keyframes and colour tools they were going to miss. Terms of Use: https://vdo-app.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://vdo-app.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

MemeSpark4 screens
VDO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: VDO at Free against MemeSpark's $3.99. VDO also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). MemeSpark's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On 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

VDO is free to download; MemeSpark costs $3.99 up front. VDO sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. MemeSpark asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MemeSpark ships an update every 2 months, VDO every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
MemeSpark versus VDO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemeSparkVDO
Price$3.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVladimir RodzaevskiyMOHAMED SALAH ABDELFATTAH

In-app purchases

None

MemeSpark

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

VDO

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly Subscription$1.491 Month
  • Premium Yearly Subscription$7.991 Year

Questions

Is MemeSpark free?
MemeSpark costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is VDO free?
VDO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MemeSpark or VDO have ads?
Neither MemeSpark nor VDO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MemeSpark or VDO?
MemeSpark ships an update every 2 months, and VDO every 5 days. Most recently, MemeSpark was updated on November 5, 2026 and VDO on October 31, 2026.

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