Video Editor vs PrimePlayer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Video Editor
This app offers a streamlined approach to editing videos, screen recordings, and audio. It provides a suite of focused tools for tasks like trimming, merging, adding text, subtitles, and music. Preview your edits before exporting to ensure satisfaction with the final result.
- Trim and join video/audio clips
- Add text, stickers, and subtitles
- Replace background music
- Create video collages
- Convert video to GIF/Live Photo
- Extract audio and mix narration
- Generate subtitle files
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ClipFlow is a video and audio editor and converter. Turn video clips into Live Photos, compress videos, or convert videos to MP3. You can also trim and join media, change speed, add subtitles and filters, edit audio, and preview your work before exporting. Key features: - Trim, split, and join videos, or trim and join audio, with multiple ranges to remove - Insert videos, photos, GIFs, or Live Photos into a video - Create slideshows from photos, GIFs, or Live Photos, and combine videos or images in a video collage - Create a subtitle long image from a video, extract photos from video, turn video into a GIF, Live Photo, or Live Wallpaper, or convert a GIF to video or Live Photo - Change the speed of a full video or audio file or selected parts, use video speed curves, slow-motion interpolation and fast-motion blur, reverse video, and add silent pauses to audio - Crop, rotate, flip, adjust the canvas, add device frames, apply filters, color adjustments, video beauty, temporal noise reduction and low-resolution video enhancement, and add fades - Add text, images, looping GIFs, built-in stickers, decorative frames, text masks, timers, chapter progress bars, and text watermarks - Cover fixed video watermarks, add mosaics, or automatically detect and track faces to obscure the ones you select - Transcribe, import, or write subtitles, adjust subtitle length and breaks, use a personal subtitle dictionary and AI translation, and burn subtitles into video - Extract or remove original audio, add multiple music tracks, apply voice denoising and sound filters, or beep or mute selected parts - Turn text into spoken audio with system voices or AI - Compress video while keeping resolution, optionally reduce the frame rate, convert common media formats, and preserve HDR when compatible - View video and audio details such as format, duration, dimensions, and audio tracks Privacy and permissions: Video, audio, sound filters, and speech-to-subtitles are processed mainly on device. Photo, file, and system speech-recognition permissions are requested only when you use the related feature; microphone access is requested only when you start recording for sound filters. OpenASR speech models are downloaded after your confirmation. System recognition may download an Apple-managed language model when generation starts. Model download requests do not include your media or subtitles. Your personal subtitle dictionary stays on the device and is not uploaded as a separate dataset. When you choose AI mode in Text to Speech, your text and selected voice are sent to ClipFlow's service. When you choose AI subtitle translation, subtitle text and the target language are sent. Both services use necessary request identifiers and pseudonymous purchase-entitlement identifiers for generation and verification. These requests do not include video, audio, timecodes, or subtitle styling. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
PrimePlayer
Organize, play, and transfer local and online videos in a private media library. Supports a wide range of formats and codecs, with advanced playback controls and GIF creation. Offers robust content protection for your media.
- Multi-format video playback
- Organize local and online videos
- Video transfer via Wi-Fi
- GIF recording and editing
- Content protection (password, Face ID)
- Customizable playback controls
- AirPlay and Picture-in-Picture support
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Watch, organize, cast, and transfer videos on iPhone and iPad. PrimePlayer supports over 60 video and disc formats, covering all common video formats. Your local videos stay on your device. Local playback never passes through developer-operated servers, protecting your privacy. No registration, ads, personal data collection, or cross-app tracking. Available in 32 languages. FORMATS AND SUBTITLES • MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, WMV, RM/RMVB, FLV, WebM, MPEG, TS, and more. • AV1, H.264, H.265/HEVC, and VP9 codecs. • Main-video playback from ISO images and BDMV, VIDEO_TS, and DVDMEDIA folders. • Multiple audio tracks, external SRT, ASS/SSA, VTT, and SUB/IDX subtitles, and subtitle timing adjustment. PLAYBACK CONTROLS • 4K, 1080p, and other resolutions, with hardware decoding when available. • 0.5x–4x playback and a customizable touch-and-hold speed. • Portrait and landscape playback; swipe to seek or adjust brightness and volume. • Double-tap to play or pause; pinch to zoom, pan, and reset. • Picture in Picture for compatible videos and saved playback progress. • Play once, repeat one, play in order, or repeat the list. • Separate intro/outro skip durations, control locking, and screenshots. ONLINE AND OFFLINE VIDEO • Play video links, including HLS/M3U8, RTMP, and RTSP. • Save supported on-demand videos for offline viewing. • Set automatic downloads, manage cellular playback, and watch live streams online. IPTV SUBSCRIPTIONS • Import M3U subscriptions as channel lists in Playlists. • Browse channel names, logos, and groups; filter channels and refresh subscriptions. • Keep IPTV channels in dedicated playlists, separate from your local library. AIRPLAY AND DLNA Cast compatible videos with AirPlay or DLNA to devices such as Apple TV, smart TVs, TV boxes, and projectors. GIF RECORDING AND EDITING • Hold the screenshot button to record a clip. • Crop, trim, and adjust resolution, frame rate, quality, speed, and looping. • Set a target file size, reuse settings, preview, and save to Photos. • Export MP4 from compatible sources. LIBRARY AND PLAYLISTS • Folders, subfolders, search, sorting, renaming, and custom covers. • Playlists, favorites, and playback history. • Include folder contents in batch selections to favorite, add to playlists, or export. • Export to Photos, Files, or other devices, and share through the system share sheet. • Convert videos to a Photos-compatible format when supported. CONTENT PROTECTION • Protect folders, playlists, and favorites with a password, Face ID, or Touch ID. • Automatically protect playlists and favorites containing protected-folder videos. • Protected-folder videos stay out of history and the Home Screen resume shortcut. IMPORT AND TRANSFER • Import from Photos, Files, or other apps through the share sheet. • Import and export videos through a browser on the same Wi-Fi network. • Transfer files both ways between other devices and Files, with optional temporary-account protection. LIBRARY MIGRATION Move all or selected videos, folder structures, and folder protection settings to a nearby PrimePlayer device. After verifying your identity, data transfers directly over an encrypted connection, without shared Wi-Fi or iCloud storage. THEMES, SIRI, AND SEARCH • Themes, animated previews, three effect levels, and membership card styles. • Siri and Shortcuts to resume, play by name, or open folders and playlists. • Spotlight search for library content. Monthly, annual, and lifetime options are available. Monthly and annual subscriptions renew automatically; manage or cancel them in Apple Account settings. Lifetime access is a one-time purchase. PrimePlayer provides no channels or video content. Add only sources you are authorized to access. Online availability depends on the provider and network. Privacy Policy: https://michaelsilvester.github.io/journal/primeplayer-privacy-policy/?lang=en Terms of Use: https://michaelsilvester.github.io/journal/primeplayer-terms-of-use/?lang=en
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Video Editor at 18 against PrimePlayer's 1. On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Video Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and PrimePlayer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.69 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Video Editor against 5.0 for PrimePlayer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Video Editor has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Video Editor ships an update daily, PrimePlayer every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Video Editor | PrimePlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 辉 周 | 云强 林 |
Customer experience
Video Editor
PrimePlayer
In-app purchases
Video Editor
- ClipFlow Pro Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- ClipFlow Pro Annual Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro$17.99
PrimePlayer
- PrimePlayer Pro - Monthly3 Days trial$1.691 Month
- PrimePlayer Pro - Annual7 Days trial$16.991 Year
- PrimePlayer Pro - Lifetime$48.00









