Vlog Maker vs For Reel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vlog Maker
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Make a personal daily vlog without complicated editing Nowlog is for people who want to record everyday life as a personal vlog without spending time trimming clips or arranging a timeline. Capture a few short vertical clips throughout your day, and Nowlog joins them in recording order into one video You do not need a complicated editing workflow. Record the moments you want to remember, and Nowlog turns the flow of your day into one finished vlog ■ Open the camera and record small moments ■ Keep the time each clip began automatically ■ Add a short line and simple font and size settings when you want ■ Turn today's clips into one personal vlog ■ Save the finished vlog to Photos Your video clips and finished vlogs are processed and stored on your device; video files are not uploaded to Nowlog servers. If you register a nickname online, your nickname, a per-installation ID, language, time zone, platform, app version and build number are sent to Supabase. Your nickname and app usage events are also sent to Mixpanel for analytics. Ads are served by Google AdMob. Camera and microphone access are used for recording. Access to Photos is used only when you save a finished video. Terms of Use: https://boogios.notion.site/Nowlog-Terms-of-Use-3a0686ba335481c19bcfe28b8220dde8
For Reel
Automatically creates video albums from your photos and clips, allowing you to select a duration and add music. Offers extensive customization for titles, dates, and aspect ratios. Your media stays on your device.
- Automatic album creation
- Selectable video length
- Original music library
- Customizable titles and dates
- Multiple aspect ratios
- On-device processing
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You have thousands of photos. Making one video out of them means choosing — and that's the part nobody wants to do. For Reel does the choosing. ■ Albums appear on their own The app finds the days you were away and the hours your photos cluster, then has an album waiting. A trip, a birthday, a wedding — open the app and it's already there. For the ones it misses, set the dates yourself. ■ Only the good shots, cut to length Pick a length — 30 seconds, 1, 2 or 3 minutes, or set your own — and it fills that length with your better photos and clips. Blurry frames and near-identical bursts drop out. Receipts and screenshots are skipped. ■ Pick a song and you're done 483 original tracks. Fifty are built in; the rest download in mood-based packs whenever you want them. Choose by mood and tempo, then drag the waveform to set where the music starts. They're ours, so the videos you make are yours to post anywhere. ■ Not quite right? Tweak it Drag to reorder. Set how long each photo holds and trim each clip with two handles. Live Photos can go in as motion or as a single frame — your call. ■ Add a title and a date Choose from 1,900+ Google Fonts for titles and captions, and stamp the date in a film-camera or VHS-camcorder style. You decide when each piece of text appears and disappears. ■ Portrait, landscape, wherever you post Portrait 9:16, 3:4 or 4:5, landscape 16:9, 4:3 or 5:4, or square 1:1. Saves straight to Photos. - - - - - - - - - - Your photos never leave the device. Everything happens on your iPhone — nothing is uploaded, and there is no account to create. Making, editing and saving are all free. Free saves carry a small watermark; with For Reel Pro you save without it, in top quality (up to 4K). • Pro comes monthly, yearly or lifetime — see prices in the app • All three give the same thing — saves with no watermark, in top quality • Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://lifeup-soft.lovable.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://dongwooha.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-2fafa9b1f0bb81558636c7b260e90e63
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: For Reel at none against Vlog Maker's shown. For Reel also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). Vlog Maker's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Vlog Maker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and For Reel sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Vlog Maker ships an update every 4 days, For Reel daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vlog Maker | For Reel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 91.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BOOGIOS_STUDIO | Dongwoo Ha |
In-app purchases
Vlog Maker
- Weekly Premium$0.997 Days
- Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
- Yearly Premium$17.991 Year
- Nowlog Premium$12.99
- Premium + Developer Coffee$17.99
For Reel
- Monthly Pass$2.991 Month
- Yearly Pass$5.991 Year
- Lifetime Pass$6.99









