Comparison

Video Editor with Music・VidLab vs Picsta

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

Head to head
About

Video Editor with Music・VidLab

Create stunning videos and photo stories with this versatile editor. Add text, music, effects, and overlays to bring your creative vision to life. Design video collages and slideshows with ease.

Highlights
  • Add and animate text
  • Create video collages
  • Add custom fonts
  • Apply video effects and filters
  • Make photo slideshows
  • Add music and sound effects
  • Import images and logos
Features
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Try PRO features to create stunning videos with movie editor VidLab. Add music, text, apply filters, and make your videos look amazing! VidLab is a multifinctional video editor that allows you to easily create beautiful or funny videos & photo stories by adding text, artwork, music, sound effects, overlays, voice-overs & more to your videos (and photos)! Features: ADDING & ANIMATING TEXT OVER VIDEOS: choose fonts from a beautiful collection to add text over your videos. VidLab gives you full control of the positioning, animation, opacity, and size of your text. Ideal for the mobile creatives. VIDEO COLLAGES: choose any of our unique collage templates to impress your friends, family & fans on social media. ADD YOUR OWN FONTS: сhoose fonts from our wonderful VidLab collection or easily add custom fonts from your own collection. ADD STUNNING VIDEO EFFECTS & FILTERS: choose from an ever-growing collection of video effects, which includes light leaks, vintage & projection effects, snow & rain simulation, and many more. PHOTO SLIDESHOWS: import photos to your video project or create your photo story to bring best moments to life. ADD MUSIC & SOUND FX: import music from the entire iTunes catalog & choose sound effects to add them to your video. VidLab gives you full control for audio volume and fade ins/outs. ADD IMAGES & LOGOS: you can import any image from your camera roll & phone library to your video or photo story project. This is an ideal solution for adding watermarks / logos, picture-in-picture or other transparent PNGs. Get creative! Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the time of purchase confirmation. Subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://onelightapps.io/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://onelightapps.io/terms-of-use

About

Picsta

Features
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Picsta turns your wedding, party or trip into a shared photo gallery everyone actually uses. Upload your event's photos once. Picsta's own face recognition, running entirely on Picsta's servers, finds every face, so each guest can search for themselves with a single selfie and instantly see (and save) only their own photos. No more scrolling through hundreds of photos looking for the ones you're in, and no more group chats flooded with images. GROUP EVENTS: EVERYONE CONTRIBUTES Most events aren't captured by one camera. Group events let every guest upload their own photos straight into one shared gallery, so the wedding, trip or party comes together from everyone's phone, not just the host's. • Invite contributors with a simple join link • Everyone's photos are combined and face-matched automatically • Any member can unlock more storage and contributor slots for the whole group with a single one-time purchase. No recurring subscription needed • Every contributor gets their own personal highlight reel, auto-curated from the photos they're in, uploaded, or favourited • See who's contributed what from a simple contributors tab FOR HOSTS • Create an event or album in seconds • Face recognition on Picsta's own servers groups every guest, never sent to any third party • Organise photos into albums, tag people, and mark favourites • Turn your best shots into a printable photo book or a short vertical highlight reel for Instagram and WhatsApp • Share a private link with an optional PIN to control who sees what FOR GUESTS • Open a shared link, take a selfie, and instantly find every photo you're in • Save your own photos straight to your camera roll • No account required to view. Sign in only if you want to save your finds PRIVACY BY DESIGN • Photos stay private to your event unless you choose to share a link • Optional PIN-protection for sensitive photos • You control who can view, download and re-share Whether it's a wedding, a birthday, a work trip or a school reunion, Picsta makes sure every guest gets to relive the moment with their own photos, automatically. Terms of Use (EULA): https://picsta.app/terms

Screenshots

Video Editor with Music・VidLab4 screens
Picsta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Picsta at every 4 days against Video Editor with Music・VidLab's every 6 weeks. 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. Video Editor with Music・VidLab sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Picsta sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Editor with Music・VidLab ships an update every 6 weeks, Picsta every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Video Editor with Music・VidLab versus Picsta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo Editor with Music・VidLabPicsta
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (3.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size206 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOnelight Apps CY LtdSimran Keyal

Bugs and requests

Video Editor with Music・VidLab

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Videos not saving properly
  • Crashes when adding certain effects
  • Text and overlays not staying in place
  • Music not syncing correctly with video
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More advanced video editing tools
  • Ability to import music from various sources
  • Better video export options and quality
  • Improved stability and bug fixes
  • More customization options for text and overlays

Picsta

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Video Editor with Music・VidLab

Subscriptions3
  • VidLab Monthly$9.991 Month
  • VidLab PRO Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • VidLab Pro - 12 Months$29.991 Year
One-time8
  • Extra Sound Effects$0.99
  • Unlock Fonts$0.99
  • Extra Overlays$0.99
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  • Remove Watermark$1.99
  • VidLab Creative Ambition Artwork Pack$1.99
  • Extra Video Effects$3.99
  • Unlock All Filters$3.99
  • Unlock all features$59.99
11 purchases

Picsta

Subscriptions8
  • Basic$2.991 Year
  • Basic for Professionals$5.991 Year
  • Advanced$5.991 Year
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  • Premium$15.991 Year
  • Advanced for Professionals$19.991 Year
  • Elite$29.991 Year
  • Premium for Professionals$49.991 Year
  • Elite for Professionals$79.991 Year
One-time3
  • Group Pro$2.99
  • Group Advanced$5.99
  • Group Premium$12.99

Questions

Is Video Editor with Music・VidLab free?
Video Editor with Music・VidLab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Picsta free?
Picsta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Video Editor with Music・VidLab or Picsta have ads?
Neither Video Editor with Music・VidLab nor Picsta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Video Editor with Music・VidLab or Picsta?
Video Editor with Music・VidLab ships an update every 6 weeks, and Picsta every 4 days. Most recently, Video Editor with Music・VidLab was updated on October 31, 2026 and Picsta on October 28, 2026.

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