Comparison

PulseDrive vs iVideo

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

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PulseDrive

Features
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Back up before you delete. Keep private files behind a lock. PulseDrive combines verified photo and video backups, an encrypted file Vault, and ordinary on-device file organization for iPhone and iPad. BACK UP YOUR WAY Copy media to a writable folder you choose through Files, including a compatible external drive. Start with your library, recent items, large videos, favorites, screenshots, an album, a date range, or your own selection. Back Up What's New skips unchanged items already verified on that destination. CHECK THE COPY Choose Basic, Size Match, or Checksum verification. Review a completion receipt with verified items and anything needing attention. A portable manifest travels with each backup so you can import history when reconnecting its destination. PAUSE, RESUME, AND RESTORE Pause safely and resume unfinished work. Follow supported backup progress with a Live Activity. Browse backup files and restore selected photos or videos to Photos. Keep PulseDrive open to finish large transfers; iOS may pause work when background time expires. A PRIVATE ENCRYPTED VAULT Create a separate, password-protected home for personal photos, videos, documents, and other files. Use supported Face ID or Touch ID unlock, organize collections, and configure recovery options. Create encrypted Vault backups and explicitly restore them with the required password or recovery method. Vault files and encryption keys remain separate from ordinary Drive files. QUICK SAVE AND MY DRIVE Use Share โ†’ PulseDrive from another app to queue a file, then unlock Vault to encrypt the waiting import. My Drive provides ordinary on-device folders, search, sorting, favorites, file previews, and sending or saving a copy. Imports copy selected originals rather than deleting them. REVIEW BEFORE REMOVING Safe Delete checks file presence and size for its initial list, then reads selected backups again, including stored checksums, before asking Photos to remove anything. Favorites and recent items are protected by default. Nothing is deleted automatically; Photos controls final confirmation and Recently Deleted retention. OPTIONAL WEEKLY ENCOURAGEMENT Explore 110 Scripture references and original reflections in ten themes. Optional weekly reminders start off and let you choose a day and time. NIV passage reading opens an external Bible source; original encouragement is clearly distinguished from Bible quotations. YOUR CHOICES No PulseDrive account or subscription is required. Optional first-party usage analytics start off, with editable privacy choices in Settings and separate returning-use permission. Analytics exclude file contents, filenames, credentials, messages, and precise locations. Use light or dark appearance and layouts that adapt to iPhone and iPad. A destination you select in iCloud Drive or another cloud-backed provider may sync through that provider. Originals stored only in iCloud Photos may need to download before copying. Keep independent backups of important files.

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iVideo

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iVideo is a privacy-first video toolbox and frame-accurate editor for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It includes 31 professional tools and a full multi-track Edit Project. Import, cut, transform, and export on your device. Nothing is uploaded or analyzed. No ads, no tracking, no account. The library organizes footage. Edit Project is one tap away. Screen recording can be shown or hidden. Live Photo Studio is ready when you need it. A short intro explains the app. An empty library can generate a sample clip on device. ON-DEVICE INTELLIGENCE Auto captions turn speech into timed subtitles on device and can label music or applause. Add a translated line, apply style presets, then export SRT or ASS or burn captions in. Edit by transcript deletes a sentence and cuts the matching picture. OCR extracts text from the current frame. Auto face blur plus drawn regions cover plates and signs. One tap wipes EXIF, GPS, timestamps, and device fingerprints. Scene chapters, silence jump-cut, denoise, and voice lift include live preview. Frame marks add arrows, circles, boxes, ink, and type. PRO WORKSPACE 31 tools live in one dark workspace. Open parameters only when needed. Export from the primary button and cancel anytime. Grab any frame or batch extract with adjustable JPEG quality, including save to Files. Dual-handle trim with waveform, aspect crop, and rotate. Speed from 0.05x to 8x, reverse, and ramps. Mute or extract audio as M4A, WAV, or CAF. Text watermark and smart compress to 10-200 MB. A favorite-tools bar holds up to five shortcuts. Batch jobs remember the last recipe. COLOR AND SOCIAL FRAMES Grade exposure, contrast, saturation, and temperature. Built-in cinematic LUTs plus your own .cube files. Beat-sync montage with flash, black, zoom, and slide. Social frames 9:16, 1:1, 4:5, 16:9 with blur, color bars, or crop-fill, plus safe-area guides. Convert video and Live Photo both ways, or export GIF. EDIT PROJECT The Edit Project tab stays in the bar. Multi-clip timeline with split, reorder, and cross-dissolve. Timed type and stickers with six text presets. Video PiP drags freely. Music and voiceover, with speech ducking the bed. On-device stabilize, face-follow reframe, and smooth slow motion. Two-camera offset align. The publish wizard sets platform frame, poster frame, captions, and export speed for this job only. Projects are self-contained and autosaved. PRO PLAYER Dark preview at true aspect. Double-tap for full screen. Editor-style JKL shuttle, any rate from 0.05x to 8x. Scrubber thumbnails, skip ten seconds, step frames. Picture in Picture and AirPlay. Lock Screen and Dynamic Island can show the current rate. Full keyboard on iPad and Mac. LIBRARY AND CAPTURE Search by file name, custom name, or tags. Favorites, tags, and six smart filters. Batch share, save to Photos, concat, collage, compare, or delete. Photos import with no transcode. Multi-select from Files. iOS ReplayKit recording with mic and in-app audio plus interval snapshots. Hide the Record tab; Shortcuts can still open recording. macOS ScreenCaptureKit can capture system audio. Import from Photos, Files, or Live Photo. EXPORT AND PRIVACY Original, 4K, 2K, 1080p, 720p, 540p. MP4 or MOV. A global queue runs heavy jobs in the background with an optional notification. One-tap presets. Clean exported files by size. Everything is local. No analytics or ads SDK, no account. iCloud syncs only light prefs. Video files stay on the device. MORE Siri Shortcuts for library, recording, and Live Photo Studio. Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and English switch live. Guides cover usage, Edit Project, Live Activity, and Shortcuts. Alternate app icons on iOS. Full iPhone, iPad, and Mac support. Workspace is for one-clip fixes. Edit Project is for multi-clip stories. No paywall. Pro tools on day one. Download iVideo and turn your iPhone, iPad, and Mac into a complete, private video studio.

Screenshots

PulseDrive3 screens
iVideo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PulseDrive at none against iVideo's 1. iVideo's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

PulseDrive costs $1.99 and iVideo $0.99 up front. iVideo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PulseDrive asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PulseDrive ships an update every 2 months, iVideo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
PulseDrive versus iVideo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulseDriveiVideo
Price$1.99$0.99 โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size16 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrent GaddisๅคฉไปŽ ไฝ•

In-app purchases

None

PulseDrive

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

iVideo

One-time1
  • Reward developers$0.99

Questions

Is PulseDrive free?
PulseDrive costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is iVideo free?
iVideo costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do PulseDrive or iVideo have ads?
Neither PulseDrive nor iVideo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PulseDrive or iVideo?
PulseDrive ships an update every 2 months, and iVideo every 3 weeks. Most recently, PulseDrive was updated on October 29, 2026 and iVideo on November 5, 2026.

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