VisionCut vs EditLay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
VisionCut
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A full desktop-class video editor that runs entirely on your iPhone and iPad. No account, no subscription, and no watermark burned into what you export. EDIT LIKE A REAL NLE - Multi-track timeline: video, audio, picture-in-picture, text, shapes and stickers each on their own lane - Frame-accurate trim, split, duplicate and copy/paste - Speed ramps with bezier easing - Keyframe position, scale and rotation on any clip or overlay - Pinch to zoom the timeline; the playhead stays centred while the cut scrolls - Unlimited undo, and every change autosaves as you work COLOR THAT LOOKS FINISHED - Color wheels for lift, gamma and gain - Exposure, contrast, saturation, temperature and tint - Import your own .cube LUTs, or start from the built-in film looks - Match the color of one clip to another in a single tap - Chroma key with spill control, plus shape masks per clip SOUND THAT SITS RIGHT - Detach audio from any clip and edit it on its own track - Volume curves, fades, EQ and ducking - Record voiceover straight onto the timeline - Auto Music analyses your cut and picks the best fit from the built-in tracks and anything you imported - Noise reduction, normalization, beat markers and one-tap silence removal - Multi-camera audio sync Built in - 36 background tracks: vlog, energetic, chill, cinematic, emotional, corporate, travel, playful and tension - 16 sound effects: transitions and interface sounds - 64 stickers: reactions, arrows, speech bubbles, celebration, nature, everyday and studio - All of it ships inside the app - no download, no connection, no extra purchase SUBTITLES WITHOUT TYPING - Automatic subtitles generated from your clip's speech, processed on device - Import and export .srt - Text style presets, animations, and captions that stack into separate lanes when they overlap BUILT FOR THE iPad CANVAS - Timeline, player and inspector all visible at once on the large screen - 4K HEVC export with a background export queue, so you can keep editing - 540p proxies keep scrubbing smooth on long projects while exports still use the originals - Motion tracking, stabilization, transitions, watermarks, chapter markers and project templates - Still photos drop straight onto the main track as clips, so pan-and-zoom works with the same keyframes as video PRICE VisionCut is free. There is no subscription, no in-app purchase, and nothing is watermarked. PRIVACY VisionCut has no servers of its own, no analytics and no advertising. Your footage is copied into the app's own project folder on your device. iCloud Drive sync is optional and off by default; when you turn it on, projects sync through your own iCloud account and nowhere else. Privacy policy: https://blue-code.github.io/legal/visioncut/privacy.html Support: https://blue-code.github.io/legal/visioncut/support.html
EditLay
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A free video editor for iPhone with no watermark, no ads, no subscription and no length limit. The interface is in English, with Polish available. You pick your language the first time you open the app and can switch it any time in Settings. Import footage from your camera roll or record straight in the app, cut it on a multi-track timeline and export up to 4K. Send the finished film directly to Instagram Stories or TikTok. Multi-track timeline Trim with handles, split clips, long-press and drag to reorder, pinch with two fingers to zoom. Stop the playhead and you see that exact frame, with a frame-by-frame step either side of it, so a cut lands where you meant it to. Over 500 looks and 500 effects Adjust exposure, contrast, temperature and tinting. Plus transitions and camera moves that give rhythm to ordinary phone footage. Animated captions Choose the typeface, the size and the colour of caption text, on top of 500 ready styles and 525 entrance and exit animations, gradients, outlines and backdrops. Automatic captions are recognised straight from the recording on your device, so you never retype dialogue by hand. Automatic edit to music The app detects the beat of a track, matches shot length to the tempo and adds a look, camera move and title card by itself. You get a finished draft you can refine. Export and peace of mind Export up to 4K, or use Quick Export at half resolution for fast checks. Every project keeps up to 25 versions and backs up to your own iCloud, so nothing gets lost. Community template shelf Publish your editing recipe or use someone else's. You can report and block creators, so you stay in control of what you see. Download EditLay and cut your first film without a watermark.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: EditLay at 18.0 against VisionCut's 26.4. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
VisionCut ships an update weekly, EditLay fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VisionCut | EditLay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly โ better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.4 | 18.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Byoungho Kim | Oskar Ziola |
In-app purchases
VisionCut
No in-app purchases
EditLay
No in-app purchases









