EditLay vs VideoCut

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.

VideoCut is your simple video editor: trim, merge, reverse and change speed – with titles, looks and music. Everything happens right on your iPhone or iPad – no account, no ads and no internet. NEW IN 1.5 – MAGIC MOVIE • Magic Movie: just pick lots of videos and photos – VideoCut finds the best moments on your device and edits a movie automatically, on the beat of your music if you like • Pixelate faces & license plates automatically – tracked through the whole video, main person optionally visible • Follow the subject: landscape becomes 9:16 and the crop follows people and the subject • Translate captions – right on your device PRO FEATURES • Automatic captions – speech recognition runs entirely on your device • Remove background: cut out people without a green screen – or key out green/blue • Picture in picture: place, rotate and resize a second video or photo • Keyframes: animate zoom, position and rotation • Split clips and freeze frames • Speed curves: montage, hero, speed up or slow down • 5 new transitions: slide, push up, zoom, wipe, spin • Text animations: typewriter, pop, fly in • Voice-over with automatic music ducking, sound fade in and out TRIM • Mark start and end to a tenth of a second • Lossless: no re-encoding wherever possible MERGE • Combine videos and photos from your library or the Files app • Trim, replace, slow down or speed up every clip – even just a part of it • Smooth transitions: crossfade or fade to black, 2 to 7 seconds • Add your own music or the sound of a video – fitted to the length automatically • Set music and original sound volume separately • Undo and redo TEXT & TITLES • Several texts with font, color, size, position and timing • Gentle fade in and out LOOKS & COLOR • 8 looks: vivid, warm, cool, black & white, noir, vintage, faded • Brightness, contrast and saturation FORMATS • 9:16 for Reels, TikTok & Stories, 1:1 for Instagram, 16:9 for YouTube • Blurred or black background • Quality: original, 1080p or 720p RECENT PROJECTS • Your last 10 projects are kept and can be edited again any time REVERSE & SPEED • Play videos backwards – with or without sound • Slow motion and time-lapse from ¼× to 4×, sound keeps its pitch ALSO • Cut to the beat: clips change automatically on the beat of the music • Stickers & emojis in your video • Zoom effect for photos • Volume for every clip • Share as an animated GIF WHY VIDEOCUT? • 100% free and ad-free • Fully offline – no data is collected • Your original stays untouched • English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish and Polish