Comparison

Hardlight vs VideoFrameCut

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

Head to head
About

Hardlight

Features
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Easily import all downloaded assets into your favorite editing apps, fully compatible with CapCut, VN, InShot, Alight Motion and more. FRESH DROPS EVERY WEEK. • New overlays, textures, effects, and transitions. • Every drop includes at least one free asset. PRO SUBSCRIPTION • Unlimited access to the entire library • Commercial-use license included Note: Free assets remain available without a subscription. COMMERCIAL LICENSE Use them in client work, social content, ads, music videos, films, and other commercial or personal projects. Supercharge your editing. Whether you're a filmmaker or a daily content creator, our assets deliver instant cinematic quality. Build aesthetic reels from a deep library of vintage film looks, gritty film grain, paper textures, and organic light leaks. Enhance your cuts with pro-level video effects and seamless visual effects. Hardlight packs every video overlay, green screen footage, texture, transition, and template into one app, bringing an industry-standard blackmagic finish directly to your mobile device. Terms of Use: https://whiterecord.pro/hardlight/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://whiterecord.pro/hardlight/privacy-policy.html

About

VideoFrameCut

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VideoFrameCut — a batch short-video production tool built for creators and sellers. Import any video and the app automatically extracts one frame per second, so you can quickly pick the moments worth keeping. Choose from 50 animated layouts and generate a 1080×1920 vertical video in one tap — saved to your Photos library as soon as it's done. ■ Extend a video that's too short (unique) Not long enough to publish? Pick two of the extracted frames, and the app attaches the first to the head and the second to the tail of your clip, crossfading into the original footage — a 3-second source becomes 7 seconds or more, with the original motion fully preserved. No reshoot needed. ■ One clip, many styles Generate, then switch layouts and generate again. Your selected frames are kept and the previous file is never overwritten, so you can quickly produce several different styles and compare the results. 【50 animated layouts】 Full Screen, Wave Fade, Quad Grid, Six Grid, Nine Grid, Film Strip, Page Turn, Circle Reveal, Light Sweep, Carousel, Water Reflection, Tile Reveal… Each layout has its own visual language — great for weddings, travel, events and product showcases. 【Style controls】 ・Pace: Fast (2s) / Normal (3s) / Slow (4s) / Long (5s) ・Transitions: Cross Fade, Push Left, Push Up, Iris, Blinds, Flash ・Tones: Original, Mono, Duotone, Warm, Film ・Effects: Glitch, VHS, Zoom Blur, Trail, Ripple ・Overlays: Intro card, Outro card, Timecode, Watermark, Progress bar, Film grain, Vignette, Ken Burns, Rounded cells 【Output】 1080×1920 Full HD vertical video, H.264. Saved to Photos automatically when finished. Everything is processed entirely on-device — your video is never uploaded. 【Subscription】 ・Monthly NT$79 / month ・Yearly NT$660 / year (save 30%) Payment is charged to your Apple ID and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Hardlight4 screens
VideoFrameCut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: VideoFrameCut at every 3 days against Hardlight's every 11 days. VideoFrameCut also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Hardlight sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and VideoFrameCut sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hardlight ships an update every 11 days, VideoFrameCut every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Hardlight versus VideoFrameCut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHardlightVideoFrameCut
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnatoly MakarukMuxian Chiang

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hardlight

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Pro$1.997 Days
  • Yearly Pro$6.991 Year
2 purchases

VideoFrameCut

Subscriptions2
  • Videframecut 月付$2.991 Month
  • Videoframecut 年付$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Hardlight free?
Hardlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VideoFrameCut free?
VideoFrameCut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hardlight or VideoFrameCut have ads?
Neither Hardlight nor VideoFrameCut shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hardlight or VideoFrameCut?
Hardlight ships an update every 11 days, and VideoFrameCut every 3 days. Most recently, Hardlight was updated on October 24, 2026 and VideoFrameCut on October 7, 2026.

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