VideoPad vs VidMix Video Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
VidMix Video Editor
Create professional videos with multi-track editing, keyframe animation, and blending tools. Add animated titles, filters, and transitions. Supports 4K and HDR, with project saving for continued work. A free version offers basic exports, with a subscription unlocking advanced features.
- Multi-track editing
- Keyframe animation
- Blending & masking tools
- Filters and transitions
- Animated titles
- 4K & HDR support
- Project manager
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- real multi-track editing with unlimited number of layers - keyframe-based animation lets you animate practically anything: layer position, opacity, filter parameters, audio volume, etc. - cut & trim videos and arrange them on the timeline - blending & masking tools for creatively combining multiple layers - filters and transition effects - animated titles - animate vector shapes with control points - drawing tools for cell animations with onion skinning preview - adjust speed of videos - background removal - audio effects - 4K & HDR support - project manager: save your projects and continue working on them later This free version of VidMix provides basic export options for free. A paid subscription unlocks the more advanced capabilities: - Length of subscription is one year or one month. - Payment will be charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - When cancelling a subscription it stays active until the end of the period but auto-renewal will be disabled. - After purchase you can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from the Account Settings of your Apple ID. terms of service: http://voxeloid.com/vidmixtos.html privacy policy: http://voxeloid.com/privacy.txt
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VidMix Video Editor at 4.4 against VideoPad's 4.0. VidMix Video Editor also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 39%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). VideoPad's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. VideoPad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and VidMix Video Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
VidMix Video Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 441 and 436 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of VideoPad's written reviews are positive against 70% of VidMix Video Editor's.
VideoPad ships an update every 5 months, VidMix Video Editor every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VideoPad | VidMix Video Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (441 ratings) | 4.4 (436 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.4% of reviews | 69.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 441 — better | 436 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NCH Software | Voxeloid Kft. |
Customer experience
VideoPad
VidMix Video Editor
User reviews
VideoPad
From 441 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Efficient editing tools
- 💡 Gradient effects
- 👍 Beginner-friendly
Room to improve
- 🐛 Freezing and crashing issues
- 🐛 Inability to load videos/photos
- 💸 Overpriced in-app purchases
- 🔍 Confusing interface
VidMix Video Editor
From 436 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Amazing editing features
- 💡 Unique hand-drawn/cel animation
- 👍 Great for animation channels
- 👍 Underrated and better than CapCut
- 👍 Key framing functionality
Room to improve
- 🐛 App is very laggy
- 🐛 Constant crashes
- 🐛 Slow-mo feature broken (audio issues)
- 🐛 Cannot export videos
- 🐛 Inconsistent slider inertia
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
VidMix Video Editor
Reported bugs
11 issues- Slow-mo feature broken (audio cutting out/deleting)
- App is very laggy
- Constantly kicked out of the app
- Pain to enter pictures into videos
- Cannot export video (stuck at a certain point)
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- App crashes frequently, especially with many layers
- Editing crashes and work is lost (black screen)
- Text does not support multiple languages
- Slider has slight inertia, causing value changes
- Cannot import animated GIFs
- File size issue with export
Requested features
13 requests- Add slow-mo audio fix
- Add audio editing features
- Add audio shifter
- Add reflection mirror
- Add gradient map
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- Add more distortion effects
- Add select all layers/segments feature
- Add video quality preview
- Add option to add videos/audio from 'Files' app
- Add auto-save feature
- Improve text language support
- Fix slider inertia
- Fix export issues
In-app purchases
VideoPad
- Monthly Full Subscription$2.991 Month
- Remove Ads$0.99
- All Current Features$9.99
VidMix Video Editor
- Monthly subscription$1.991 Month
- Annual subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Lifetime premium$29.99
Questions
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