Comparison

JEM Studio vs Below

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

Head to head
About

JEM Studio

Features
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JEM Studio is a fast, private video editor for reels and short videos, built to be reliable, honest, and completely yours. Import your clips and photos, edit on a simple timeline, and export without a watermark straight to your camera roll. No account. No cloud storage of your media or projects. No watermark held hostage. JEM Studio does not upload your media anywhere. EDIT β€’ Trim, split, reorder, and delete clips β€’ Text overlays with clean, tasteful presets β€’ Adjust clip speed β€’ Photo support: turn stills into timeline clips AUDIO β€’ A bundled 30-track music library with real album art, searchable by title, artist, and mood, organized by category (cinematic, comedy, casual, retro, suspense, and more) β€’ A classical shelf worthy of the name: Bach's Goldberg Variations performed by Kimiko Ishizaka (Open Goldberg Variations), Debussy's Clair de lune, Satie's GymnopΓ©die No. 1, Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, Vivaldi's Spring, and Massenet's MΓ©ditation in Mischa Elman's 1919 recording β€’ Preview any track, save favorites, and add it to your reel in one tap β€’ Record voiceover right in the app β€’ Import your own audio β€’ Per-clip volume and mute EXPORT β€’ without a watermark export to your camera roll β€’ Multiple quality options β€’ Share anywhere PRIVATE BY DESIGN β€’ No account required, ever β€’ No cloud storage for your media or projects β€’ JEM Studio does not upload your media β€’ Editing and export run on device, so the editor works offline β€’ No ads, and no tracking β€’ Optional anonymous usage sharing is off by default, and sends nothing unless you turn it on Honest and complete: no paywall traps, no watermark ransom. Just a clean editor that respects you and your work. Music credits: music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0, and a Clair de lune recording by Laurens Goedhart, licensed under CC BY 3.0. Public domain and CC0 performances by Kimiko Ishizaka (Open Goldberg Variations), Robin Alciatore, Paul Pitman, The Modena Chamber Orchestra, and Mischa Elman with Josef Bonime. Every track's source and license is listed in the app under Music Credits.

About

Below

Features
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Need it under 10 MB? Choose the maximum file size. Below makes the video fit. Below does one job: it makes a video fit strictly under the size you ask for. No bitrate math, no quality sliders, no guessing. Type the limit in MB, tap Make it smaller, and Below picks the resolution, frame rate and bitrate for you. Then it checks the finished file byte for byte, so a video Below calls done really is below your limit. PICK THE LIMIT. WE HANDLE THE REST. β€’ Enter any size from 0.1 MB up, with decimals. β€’ Tap a preset: 10, 25, 50 or 100 MB. β€’ Save three sizes of your own in My sizes. They are one tap away in the app and in the Share Sheet. β€’ Below warns you before a limit would cost too much detail, and refuses limits that cannot produce a watchable video. β€’ Already small enough? Below keeps the original quality and tells you so. VERIFIED, NOT ESTIMATED Below measures the real output file after encoding. If a first pass lands over the limit, Below tries again at a lower bitrate. It never reports a predicted size as a result. Duration, orientation and audio are preserved. Saved copies keep the date the video was filmed, so they land in the right place in Photos. Location is removed unless you choose to keep it. Output is standard H.264 MP4 with AAC audio, so it plays and shares anywhere. KEEPS GOING IN THE BACKGROUND Start a compression, then switch to another app or lock your phone. Below keeps working, iOS shows its progress, and you can stop it from there. COMPRESS FROM WHEREVER THE VIDEO LIVES β€’ Photos and Files inside the app. β€’ Share Sheet: share a video from Photos or Files, choose Below, and finish right there. β€’ Shortcuts: the Compress Video Below Size action takes a video and a target in MB and hands back the smaller file for any automation. YOUR VIDEO NEVER LEAVES YOUR IPHONE Everything happens on your device. No account. No upload. No servers. No analytics. Your original video is never changed or deleted. Below collects no data. SIMPLE, HONEST PRICING Your first three compressions are free, with full quality and no watermark. Below Pro unlocks unlimited compressions for a single one-time purchase. No subscription. No ads. Ever. WHAT BELOW IS NOT Below is not a video editor or a media library. It does not trim, filter, batch or convert between formats. It is the fastest way to answer one question: how do I get this video under X MB? Sizes use decimal megabytes (1 MB = 1,000,000 bytes), the same unit Photos and most services use. Very short clips and very small limits may not have enough room for a watchable result; Below tells you when that happens instead of producing something unusable.

Screenshots

JEM Studio4 screens
Below4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JEM Studio at none against Below's 1. JEM Studio also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Below's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 days). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Below sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. JEM Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JEM Studio ships an update every 10 days, Below every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
JEM Studio versus Below: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJEM StudioBelow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size87 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMary MarlingMatthew Donders

In-app purchases

None

JEM Studio

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Below

One-time1
  • Below Pro$9.99

Questions

Is JEM Studio free?
JEM Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Below free?
Below is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do JEM Studio or Below have ads?
Neither JEM Studio nor Below shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JEM Studio or Below?
JEM Studio ships an update every 10 days, and Below every 5 days. Most recently, JEM Studio was updated on October 3, 2026 and Below on October 1, 2026.

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