VideoPad vs Smile Side Up
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!
Smile Side Up
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Your camera roll probably has the right photo. The hard part is choosing it. Smile Side Up helps you compare smile photos, find the strongest option, and understand why it works. Before purchasing, you can upload photos and view a limited preview. Full rankings, score breakdowns, best-use recommendations, retake guidance, and progress tracking require a separate in-app purchase or an active auto-renewable subscription. What you can do with Smile Side Up: Compare smile photos Upload a private photo set and receive a limited preview before purchasing. See the full ranking - Purchase or subscription required See how every photo compares, not just the winner. Understand every score - Purchase or subscription required Review photo-focused feedback about warmth, confidence, naturalness, lighting, framing, and expression. Pick for the right context - Purchase or subscription required Find the photo best suited to dating, social, or professional use. Retake with a plan - Purchase or subscription required Get prompts for improving lighting, angle, framing, and expression. Track your progress - Subscription required Follow a coached photo plan and compare new results over time. Stay in control Photos are processed privately, location metadata is removed before upload, and you can delete your data from Settings. Smile Side Up is a photo-selection assistant. It is not a medical, dental, cosmetic, employment, or dating-advice service. Feedback is automated and photo-focused. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://smilesideup.site/privacy/
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Verdict
VideoPad and Smile Side Up are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 Smile Side Up sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | VideoPad | Smile Side Up |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (441 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 39.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 441 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NCH Software | Dustin Kofoed |
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
Smile Side Up
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
VideoPad
- Monthly Full Subscription$2.991 Month
- Remove Ads$0.99
- All Current Features$9.99
Smile Side Up
- Weekly$9.997 Days
- Yearly$49.991 Year
- Single Ranking Unlock$7.99
