Comparison

PicStack vs Video Editor

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

Head to head
About

PicStack

Features
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Make photo collages your way: place photos freely on an open canvas or build your own grid. Start free. No subscription, no account, no tracking. PicStack is a photo collage maker for iPhone that gives you real control. Overlap photos, resize and rotate them, feather the edges so images blend softly, and stack layers until it looks right. Prefer structure? Design any grid by splitting cells exactly how you like. Freeform canvas • Place, overlap, resize and rotate photos anywhere • Feather edges for soft, natural blends • Round photo corners • Control opacity and layer order • Add and style text • Borders and shadows for depth • Add arrows and circles Grid collages • Design your own grid by splitting cells • Pan and zoom each photo inside its cell • Tune spacing, corners and background • Add annotations Sizes for anywhere Square, 4:5, 9:16, 16:9, 3:2 or any custom size in pixels. Ready for posts, stories, prints and wallpapers. Export and share Save full resolution images to Photos, post straight to Instagram, or share to any app. Feels at home on your iPhone Built with native iOS design, full dark mode support, and only about 3 MB. Fast, light and familiar from the first tap. No subscription. Ever. Try PicStack free with 20 exports (watermarked). When you're ready, one purchase unlocks unlimited watermark free exports forever. No recurring fees, no upsells. Private by design No accounts. No cloud. No tracking. Your photos never leave your device. No AI, no filters, no clutter. Just focused tools that do exactly what you ask.

About

Video Editor

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Edit Paste Post is a complete video AND photo studio you buy once and own forever. No subscription. No watermark. No ads. No account. Everything runs privately on your device. Most editors rent you the good stuff month after month and stamp a watermark on your work. Not this one. One price unlocks the whole studio. VIDEO EDITOR - Multi-clip timeline: trim, split, join with crossfades, reorder and duplicate - Speed control, rotate, flip, fit/fill and Ken Burns auto-zoom - 12 cinematic transitions: Flash, Blur, Push, Whip, Circle, Spin, Zoom, Dissolve and more - Pro effects: Cinematic teal-orange grade, HDR Pop, Crisp clarity, Dreamy glow, true VHS Retro, film grain, letterbox, subject Focus and a Light Leak you can place PHOTO EDITOR - Full tone lab: brightness, contrast, saturation, warmth, vibrance, highlights, shadows, sharpen, vignette - Crop, aspect ratios, borders, stickers, freehand draw - Retouch & Makeup on device: skin-smoothing that keeps real texture, whiten teeth, brighten eyes, change eye colour, plus real lipstick, blush, eyeshadow and brows - with one-tap looks: Natural, Sweet, Glam, Bold - Background remover: one-tap cut-out, a smart Magic Wand, and a manual brush with undo/redo - drop yourself onto any background TEXT THAT POPS - 9 fonts including Cursive and Script - Any colour with a full colour picker - Adjustable outline colour AND thickness - Rotate to any angle, and re-edit your text anytime SOUND - Add music with a custom start-point - Record voiceovers - 12 voice effects: Robot, Alien, Ghost, Chipmunk, Child, Duck, Telephone, Megaphone and more - Sound-effects library you can drag along the timeline - Per-clip mute and fade in/out FINISH - Capture any video frame as a full-resolution photo, then retouch it - Build slideshows from your photos - Export in HD or 4K, or as a GIF - always watermark-free WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT - Pay once and it's yours - No subscription, no ads, no sign-up - 100% on-device and private - No watermark, ever Make reels, TikToks, YouTube Shorts, ads, birthday edits, portraits and posters - all in one app you actually own. Edit everything free. A one-time purchase unlocks exporting and saving your work.

Screenshots

PicStack4 screens
Video Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Video Editor at every 4 days against PicStack's monthly. PicStack's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. PicStack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Video Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PicStack ships an update monthly, Video Editor every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
PicStack versus Video Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicStackVideo Editor
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJack Schwarzchris constantine

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PicStack

One-time1
  • Unlock PicStack$3.99
1 purchases

Video Editor

One-time1
  • Unlock Everything$12.99

Questions

Is PicStack free?
PicStack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Video Editor free?
Video Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PicStack or Video Editor have ads?
Neither PicStack nor Video Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PicStack or Video Editor?
PicStack ships an update monthly, and Video Editor every 4 days. Most recently, PicStack was updated on November 5, 2026 and Video Editor on October 31, 2026.

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