Comparison

VideoPad vs Video Toolbox

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

Head to head
About

VideoPad

Create professional-quality videos with this intuitive video editing tool. Easily fine-tune visuals, add audio, and apply effects and transitions to your footage. Supports a wide range of import formats for seamless workflow.

Highlights
  • Fine-tune color and visual effects
  • Adjust video speed (slow, fast, reverse)
  • Video stabilization
  • Add photos and digital images
  • Add audio soundtracks and narration
  • Apply clip effects and transitions
Features
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VideoPad Video Editor is a full-feature video editor anyone can use. VideoPad is designed to intuitive for a friendly user experience. Using VideoPad, you can create professional quality videos in minutes! Complete Video Optimization: *Fine-tune color and other visual effects *Slow down, speed up or reverse video clip playback *Reduce camera shake with video stabilization *Add photos and digital images to your sequences *Add audio to give your video a soundtrack or narration Supported Input Formats: *Import Video - avi, mpeg, wmv, divX, Xvid, mpeg, mp4, and more! *Import Images - bmp, gif, jpg, png, tif and more! *Import Audio - wav, mp3, m4a, mid, and more! With VideoPad Video Editor for iOS you can also apply a wide variety of clip effects, transitions, speed adjustments, and many more!

About

Video Toolbox

This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for video editing, allowing users to cut, crop, reverse, and enhance their videos. It supports adding music, filters, watermarks, and converting videos to GIFs or live photos. Advanced features include merging clips, creating picture-in-picture effects, and adjusting playback speed.

Highlights
  • Cut and crop video segments
  • Reverse video playback
  • Apply over 150 video filters
  • Add music and watermarks
  • Convert video to GIF and live photo
  • Merge multiple videos
  • Adjust video speed
Features
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Video Toolbox is a comprehensive video toolkit app that features an all-purpose media player, video editing and clipping tools, GIF and Live Photo creation, ringtone maker, and more. All-Format Video Player - Supports playback of a wide range of video formats (MOV, MP4, MKV, AVI, FLV, F4V, WMV, TS, M2TS, MTS, WEBM, RM, RMVB, etc.) - Supports batch import and export of files - Private vault with encryption and Face ID unlock for secure file storage - Simple and user-friendly video player with gesture controls (slide to adjust brightness and volume, variable playback speed, auto-fit screen, and more) Video Editor - Customizable canvas aspect ratio and dimensions - Merge and edit multiple video clips - Rotate, crop, and resize videos to any dimension - Supports picture-in-picture overlay and portrait cutout (green-screen/chroma-key style) - Apply global filter effects (built-in library of hundreds of filter options) - Add artistic text overlays - Add stickers - Add background music from your music library, video files, or imported files - Custom video watermarking Utility Toolbox - Video format conversion (convert video to audio, GIF, Live Photo, or ringtone) - Ringtone maker: create ringtones for your phone with one tap - GIF animator: make animated GIFs - Video reverse tool: play videos backward - Variable speed curve control for videos - Subtitle tool: auto-generate subtitles via speech recognition - Background remover for videos - Picture-in-picture mode – combine two videos for split or overlay display - Meme/repeat effect – create loop/repeat video clips - Change video cover thumbnail Privacy Policy: https://note.youdao.com/share/?id=1f01872c58fc37296e8af7b138d85b55&type=note#/ Terms of Service: http://note.youdao.com/noteshare?id=f7617bdf6549adc58ef0a973d65b913b This app includes auto-renewable subscription content. Auto-renewal details: Subscription fees will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, at the rate of your selected plan. After purchase, you can manage or turn off auto-renewal at any time in your Apple ID account settings.

Screenshots

VideoPad4 screens
Video Toolbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: VideoPad at none against Video Toolbox's shown. VideoPad also leads on ratings volume (441 vs 61) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Video Toolbox's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 39%) and rating (4.4 vs 4.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. VideoPad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Video Toolbox sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Video Toolbox holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VideoPad has 441 ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of VideoPad's written reviews are positive against 70% of Video Toolbox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VideoPad ships an update every 5 months, Video Toolbox every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
VideoPad versus Video Toolbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideoPadVideo Toolbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (441 ratings)4.4 (61 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.4% of reviews69.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings441 — better61
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB179 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNCH Software晓航 郑

Customer experience

VideoPad

All ratings426 ratings
Positive71.6%
Neutral7.0%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews236 reviews
Positive39.4%
Neutral12.7%
Negative47.9%

Video Toolbox

All ratings61 ratings
Positive82.0%
Neutral6.6%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive69.6%
Neutral8.7%
Negative21.7%

Bugs and requests

VideoPad

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Videos get distorted during export
  • Saved projects get deleted unexpectedly
  • Audio/video sync issues
  • Inability to select multiple clips

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add streaming functionality
  • More audio effects (e.g. vibrato)
  • Support for more languages
  • Improved video export quality

Video Toolbox

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

VideoPad

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Full Subscription$2.991 Month
One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • All Current Features$9.99
7 purchases

Video Toolbox

Subscriptions2
  • 1 month VIP member$2.991 Month
  • 1 year VIP member3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time5
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • VP1$1.99
  • VP2$1.99
Show 2 more
  • VP3$1.99
  • Pro Version$24.99

Questions

Is VideoPad free?
VideoPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Video Toolbox free?
Video Toolbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, VideoPad or Video Toolbox?
Video Toolbox is rated higher. VideoPad averages 4.0 out of 5 from 441 ratings, while Video Toolbox averages 4.4 from 61 ratings.
Do VideoPad or Video Toolbox have ads?
Video Toolbox shows ads; VideoPad does not.
Which is updated more often, VideoPad or Video Toolbox?
VideoPad ships an update every 5 months, and Video Toolbox every 3 months. Most recently, VideoPad was updated on October 29, 2026 and Video Toolbox on October 24, 2026.

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