Handcut vs Grain+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Handcut
This video editor automatically transcribes and times captions to your speech, word-by-word, directly on your iPhone. It offers a full editing suite with multi-clip timelines, effects, and picture-in-picture, all processed on-device for speed and privacy.
- Word-by-word auto-captioning
- On-device transcription and processing
- Picture-in-picture recording
- Multi-clip timeline editing
- 18 film looks and 14 transitions
- Manual keyframe animation
- No watermark on any tier
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Captions that land on the word — not near it. Handcut transcribes your video on your iPhone and times every caption to the word, so a pause reads as a pause and an emphasis lands where you put it. No upload. No render queue. No account. Nothing to sign up for. Built for people who talk to camera: coaches, course creators, realtors, podcasters, sellers cutting product video. If your video is you, saying something, this is the editor for it. WORD-BY-WORD CAPTIONS, DONE ON YOUR PHONE • Real per-word timing read from the audio, not guessed by dividing a sentence • Karaoke highlighting that follows the actual speech — the default look • On-device transcription — the app has no networking code to send audio with • Edit any word, restyle the whole set, move them anywhere on the frame PICTURE-IN-PICTURE, INCLUDED Screen recording plus a facecam bubble plus captions is the format this audience actually ships. It works on the free tier. Drag the bubble, pinch to size it, put it where it belongs. A REAL EDITOR UNDERNEATH • Multi-clip timeline with pinch-zoom, trim handles and drag-to-reorder • 18 film looks (11 free, 7 Pro) and 14 GPU transitions (4 free, 10 Pro) • 8 caption and text styles (3 free, 5 Pro) and Pro text animations (3) • Speed from 0.25× to 4×, with the trim preserved • Text, emoji and your own images — placed, scaled and rotated on the video • Mirror, crop and reframe for any aspect: vertical, square, widescreen • Frame rate follows your footage, up to 60fps • Music and voiceover tracks with a proper mixer • Manual keyframe animation — free on every plan WHAT COSTS NOTHING Unlimited projects. Unlimited exports. Unlimited length. 4K export, manual keyframes, picture-in-picture, auto-captions, most looks and transitions, text and stickers — and no watermark, on any tier, ever. We do not brand your video. Resolution is not the paywall here. WHAT PRO ADDS Intelligence and automation — not resolution: transcript editing (delete words to cut video), motion tracking, Smart Cutout, Auto-Reframe, emphasis motion, basic denoise, Auto Match Look, version history, adjustment layers, plus the premium looks / transitions / caption styles / text animations. Green screen and 3+ video tracks stay free forever. WHY IT FEELS FAST The app makes no network requests, so there is no service to be down and no queue to wait in behind other people's videos. Your footage, your captions and your export all happen on the silicon in your hand. That is also why it is private — but the point is that it is quick. Handcut asks for no account, collects no analytics, and shows no ads.
Grain+
Easily add realistic film grain and noise to your photos with adjustable intensity and multiple grain sizes. This app offers a straightforward, ad-free experience with a single purchase for lifetime access.
- Add film grain and noise
- Adjustable intensity
- 3 grain sizes (fine, medium, coarse)
- Instant sharing
- No ads or subscriptions
- One-time purchase
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We looked for a simple way to add grain to our photos, but with no ads and no subscriptions. It didn't exist, so we built it. Grain+ does one thing, beautifully. Pick any photo. Add film grain. Done. • 3 grain sizes: fine, medium, coarse • Adjustable intensity • Instant sharing • No ads. No subscription. • One purchase. Yours forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Grain+ at free against Handcut's freemium. Grain+ also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Handcut's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Handcut holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Handcut | Grain+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daler Soliev | Benedikt Hannemann |
Customer experience
Handcut
Grain+
In-app purchases
Handcut
No in-app purchases
Grain+
No in-app purchases








