Comparison

CreatorCut vs Zimblu

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

Head to head
About

CreatorCut

Features
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Record once. Publish everywhere. CreatorCut films a single wide take and hands you two finished videos: a vertical 9:16 cut that follows your face in real time, and the full 16:9 landscape version — untouched. Stop choosing between a vertical post and a widescreen upload. Shoot it once, post both. ONE TAKE, TWO CUTS • Records a wide 16:9 master, then renders a face-tracked portrait crop that stays locked on you as you move. • Choose your output: portrait only, landscape only, or both. Unwanted renders are skipped. • Renders happen after you stop — typically faster than realtime on Apple silicon. LOOKS, BAKED IN — NEW • Nine color grades: Vivid and Dramatic, each with warm and cool variants, plus Mono, Silvertone, and Noir. Tap a swatch and the grade appears in the viewfinder. • Beautify masks to skin tone, so your face softens and your background stays sharp. A slider from 0 to 100%, not a preset. • Both render into the finished files. What you saw when you pressed record is what lands in your library. • Free on iPhone and Mac. A TELEPROMPTER THAT READS YOU (CREATORCUT PRO) • On-device speech recognition scrolls the script at your speaking pace. Slow down to think and it waits; find your rhythm and it keeps up. • Adjustable words-per-minute, font size, column width, and opacity. • Overlay the script on the preview, or on Mac pop it out to a second display so you look down the lens — not down at a keyboard. YOUR PHONE AND YOUR MAC • Full feature parity across iPhone and Mac. • iPhone: pinch-to-zoom, tap-to-focus, a tappable output-format chip, live composition guides, and a 3/5/10-second countdown. • Mac: side-by-side split preview and a floating teleprompter window. • Live audio metering and face tracking on both. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts. No cloud. No analytics. Nothing to opt out of, because nothing is collected. • Speech recognition, face tracking, and every filter run on-device. • Video is encoded locally. Your footage never leaves the device. • iPhone saves straight to Photos; Mac saves to a folder you choose. WHAT IT DOESN'T DO — on purpose • No face reshaping. No slimming, no eye enlarging, no AR masks. Beautify softens skin texture and leaves your features exactly where they are — you still look like you. • No timeline editor. Cut in your editor of choice. • No AI captions, summaries, or rewriting. Just your words. CREATORCUT PRO The free tier includes dual-output capture, face tracking, all nine color looks, beautify, 1080p recording, and takes up to 60 seconds. Upgrade to Pro for: • Unlimited recording length • Up to 4K (where your camera supports it) • The teleprompter — overlay, pop-out, and voice-pace • Watermark control — move it, restyle it, or remove it Pro is available monthly or yearly (each with a 7-day free trial), or as a one-time, family-shareable Lifetime purchase. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS CreatorCut Pro Monthly ($4.99) and Yearly ($29.99) are auto-renewable subscriptions, each with a 7-day free trial. Lifetime ($79.99) is a one-time purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Prices may vary by region. Terms of Use: https://rohitsainier.github.io/pages/creatorcut/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://rohitsainier.github.io/pages/creatorcut/privacy/ Requires iOS 17 or macOS 14 Sonoma or later.

About

Zimblu

Features
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The video editor that gives you the paid features for free — and runs it all on your phone. Zimblu asks what you want to do — erase an object, add captions, reframe for another platform — and gets you there in a couple of taps. No timeline to learn, no account, no watermark. THE AI TOOLS (the ones other apps charge for) • Object Eraser — draw a box over anything unwanted and it's gone, inpainted by on-device AI • Auto Captions — word-perfect subtitles generated on your device, then translated into any language with one tap • Auto Reframe — switch 16:9 to 9:16 and the AI keeps faces centered automatically • 4K Upscale — sharpen and enlarge older or low-res footage • Stabilize — smooth out shaky handheld clips • Green Screen — chroma-key any background out EVERYDAY EDITING, DONE FAST • Trim, split & merge — keep the parts you want, join clips into one • Speed & slow motion — smooth speed ramps, voices keep their natural pitch • Color & filters — brightness, contrast, HSL, film-style looks • Video effects — glitch, VHS, film grain, blur and more • Music & voiceover — drop in a track or record your own narration • Auto-remove silences — cut dead air in one tap WHY ZIMBLU • Every AI tool above is free — object eraser, captions, reframe, upscale, stabilize • No watermark, ever — even on the free tier • On device — your videos never get uploaded to a server • No ads interrupting your edit • Optional Pro subscription adds 4K and 60fps export; the full editor stays free at 1080p/30fps MADE FOR REAL LIFE Cleaning up a travel montage, captioning a reel, erasing a photobomber from a birthday clip, reframing a landscape video for Stories — Zimblu gets you done in two minutes, not two hours. Full editor on iPhone and iPad. Download Zimblu and edit your next video the smart way. ZIMBLU PRO (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION) Zimblu Pro unlocks 4K and 60fps export. Everything else in Zimblu stays free. • Zimblu Pro Monthly — $0.99 per month Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://zimblu.co/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CreatorCut4 screens
Zimblu4 screens

Verdict

The call

CreatorCut and Zimblu are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. CreatorCut sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Zimblu sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CreatorCut versus Zimblu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCreatorCutZimblu
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB254 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRohit KumarSaurav kumar Sharma

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CreatorCut

Subscriptions2
  • CreatorCut Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • CreatorCut Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • CreatorCut Pro — Lifetime$79.99
1 purchases

Zimblu

Subscriptions1
  • Zimblu Pro Monthly$0.991 Month

Questions

Is CreatorCut free?
CreatorCut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zimblu free?
Zimblu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CreatorCut or Zimblu have ads?
Neither CreatorCut nor Zimblu shows ads.

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