Comparison

Videogram vs Thumbs

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

Head to head
About

Videogram

Features
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Film with both cameras at once, or talk over any video — then decide where your face goes, afterwards. Videogram records you and the scene as separate layers, so nothing has to be decided while you shoot. Pick a layout later, edit the video by tapping words in its transcript, drop the pauses, and export or share the exact cut you want. It all happens on your iPhone. FILM WITH YOU IN IT • Record the front and back cameras at the same time — you and what you're showing • Nothing to set up while shooting: just record, pause and stop • Pause as often as you like; each take can be trimmed, sped up or removed later • Use the 0.5× ultra-wide where your iPhone has one TALK OVER ANY VIDEO • Pick a video — a screen recording, a clip from your trip — and record your face and voice while it plays • Turn the video's own sound off while you talk, or keep it dipped under your voice • Pause and pick up again; your voice and the video stay in step PICK THE LAYOUT AFTERWARDS • Face bubble, split (either way round), picture-in-picture, face only, scene only, audio only • Switch layouts at any moment with a quick cut or a smooth glide • Let the layout follow your speech: face forward while you talk, the scene in the quiet parts • Reframe each camera and blur the background behind you • Works for 9:16, square and 16:9 EDIT BY TRANSCRIPT • Your whole clip becomes text. Tap a word to remove it and the video cuts to match • Remove pauses in one tap — or speed them up, so hands-busy footage still reads • Fix a misheard word by retyping it — captions and exports follow • Transcribes English, Italian, Spanish and French, entirely on your device CAPTIONS • Auto-generated captions that highlight one word at a time, in sync with your voice • Choose words per caption, style, color, size and position — and restyle at any time FRAME GRIDS AND EXPORTS • Turn a video, Live Photos or a set of images into a frame grid, with face-aware cropping • Stitch several videos and photos together • Export the original or trimmed video, Speed Up (2× to 8×), Animated GIF, video without sound, audio only (M4A), the text transcript or the grid image SHARE BY LINK • Turn an export into a web link anyone can open — no app or account needed • Links expire on their own (7 days free; 7, 30 or 90 days with Premium), and you can end one early PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Recording, editing, transcription and background blur all run on your device — no accounts, no tracking • A video leaves your device only when you create a share link, and it's deleted when the link expires • Camera and microphone are used only while you record; photo access only for the items you pick FREE AND PREMIUM Videogram is free to download and every tool is included. Free exports carry a small Videogram watermark, video, GIF and audio exports are limited to 30 seconds, and you can keep one live share link at a time; frame grids and transcripts have no limit. Videogram Premium removes the watermark, exports clips of any length, unlocks Speed Up, Animated GIF and audio extraction, and lets you keep unlimited share links for up to 90 days. Premium is available as a monthly or annual subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. The annual plan includes a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period and can be managed in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://videogramapp.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://videogramapp.com/privacy.html

About

Thumbs

Extract high-resolution photos from any video in your library. Precisely scrub through footage frame by frame to capture the perfect moment. Save stills directly to your camera roll without compression or cropping.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame video scrubbing
  • Full-resolution photo export
  • Direct save to Photos app
  • No compression or cropping
  • Works with any video in library
  • No watermarks or sign-up
Features
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Save the perfect photo from any video. Thumbs lets you scrub through any video in your library, frame by frame, and save the exact moment as a full-resolution photo — straight to Photos, with no compression and no cropping. Made for creators who need the right thumbnail, photographers who shoot video and want to pull a still, and anyone who wants to keep a specific moment from a clip. FEATURES • Precision filmstrip — scrub with frame-accurate control • Full-resolution export — every frame at native quality, no compression • Save straight to Photos — one tap to your camera roll • Share anywhere — send the moment as a photo • Works with any video in your library No watermarks. No sign-up. Just the frame you need, at the quality it deserves.

Screenshots

Videogram4 screens
Thumbs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thumbs at none against Videogram's 3. Thumbs also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Videogram's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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. Videogram sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Thumbs asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Videogram ships an update fortnightly, Thumbs every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Videogram versus Thumbs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideogramThumbs
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancesco BertocciGustavo Severo

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Videogram

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$49.99
None

Thumbs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Videogram free?
Videogram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thumbs free?
Thumbs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Videogram or Thumbs have ads?
Neither Videogram nor Thumbs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Videogram or Thumbs?
Videogram ships an update fortnightly, and Thumbs every 5 days. Most recently, Videogram was updated on November 9, 2026 and Thumbs on November 1, 2026.

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