Comparison

HLSMonitor vs EditLay

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

Head to head
About

HLSMonitor

Features
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HLSMonitor plays a live stream the way your viewers watch it โ€” in a real browser-based player โ€” and measures delivery quality while it plays. Open an .m3u8 URL directly, or load any web page with an HLS player in it. HLSMonitor detects the manifests and media segments automatically and starts recording. WHAT IT MEASURES โ€ข Segment downloads: every request, with median, p95, and peak download times charted against real-time playback so you can see the player falling behind before viewers do โ€ข Failures: segment requests that error or return HTTP 400+ โ€ข Download gaps: stretches with no segment downloads for more than twice the target duration โ€ข Playback stalls: only confirmed, viewer-visible freezes are counted, with measured durations โ€ข Rendition switches: watch ABR move through the quality ladder, with every variant's resolution, codecs, and bitrate listed from the master playlist โ€ข Audio loudness: LUFS momentary, short-term, and integrated loudness with true peak, metered from the inline player or from device audio via a screen-broadcast extension (levels only โ€” nothing is recorded or uploaded) SHARE A QUALITY REPORT When the session ends, generate a one-page PDF: monitored duration, segments, throughput, a timeline of quality events, incident counts with plain-language explanations, and a verdict based on what viewers actually experienced. Sessions from the same day can be consolidated into one report. Share it from the standard iOS share sheet. WHO IT'S FOR Broadcast engineers, streaming ops, video developers, and anyone who gets asked "is the stream OK?" and wants an answer with numbers attached โ€” from wherever they happen to be standing. HLSMonitor sends nothing anywhere. All monitoring happens on the device, and the only thing that leaves it is the PDF if you choose to share.

About

EditLay

Features
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A free video editor for iPhone with no watermark, no ads, no subscription and no length limit. The interface is in English, with Polish available. You pick your language the first time you open the app and can switch it any time in Settings. Import footage from your camera roll or record straight in the app, cut it on a multi-track timeline and export up to 4K. Send the finished film directly to Instagram Stories or TikTok. Multi-track timeline Trim with handles, split clips, long-press and drag to reorder, pinch with two fingers to zoom. Stop the playhead and you see that exact frame, with a frame-by-frame step either side of it, so a cut lands where you meant it to. Over 500 looks and 500 effects Adjust exposure, contrast, temperature and tinting. Plus transitions and camera moves that give rhythm to ordinary phone footage. Animated captions Choose the typeface, the size and the colour of caption text, on top of 500 ready styles and 525 entrance and exit animations, gradients, outlines and backdrops. Automatic captions are recognised straight from the recording on your device, so you never retype dialogue by hand. Automatic edit to music The app detects the beat of a track, matches shot length to the tempo and adds a look, camera move and title card by itself. You get a finished draft you can refine. Export and peace of mind Export up to 4K, or use Quick Export at half resolution for fast checks. Every project keeps up to 25 versions and backs up to your own iCloud, so nothing gets lost. Community template shelf Publish your editing recipe or use someone else's. You can report and block creators, so you stay in control of what you see. Download EditLay and cut your first film without a watermark.

Screenshots

HLSMonitor4 screens
EditLay4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
HLSMonitor versus EditLay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHLSMonitorEditLay
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.518.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperStatiksoft, LLCOskar Ziola

In-app purchases

None

HLSMonitor

No in-app purchases

None

EditLay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HLSMonitor free?
HLSMonitor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EditLay free?
EditLay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HLSMonitor or EditLay have ads?
Neither HLSMonitor nor EditLay shows ads.

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