VideoPad vs Video Editor + Stories Maker
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!
Video Editor + Stories Maker
Create engaging videos with a vast library of animations and images. Add text, watermarks, and pictures to your projects. This app offers a timeline editor, internal camera with pause mode, and offline functionality.
- Timeline editing
- Internal camera with pause mode
- Searchable image and animation library
- Multiple font options
- Offline functionality
- Unlimited shooting time
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Use the access to thousands of animations, splendid images to create interesting, memorable and vivid videos. Features: ◦ Timeline for editing ◦ Internal Camera has shooting mode with pause and supports square videos. ◦ Search images and animations by keywords. ◦ A lot of beautiful fonts. ◦ No Internet connection is required. ◦ Unlimited shooting time. ◦ Great for video bloggers and Instagram users. User reviews: ◦ "Interesting idea - to add objects to the video and create animations!" ◦ "Excellent! Cool app!" Contacts: Web - http://getdorado.com E-mail - app@getdorado.com Twitter - dorado_app Instagram - dorado_app Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/getdoradoapp G+ - https://plus.google.com/+Getdoradoapp
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Video Editor + Stories Maker at 66% against VideoPad's 39%. Video Editor + Stories Maker also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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 Video Editor + Stories Maker sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Video Editor + Stories Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 441 and 272 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of VideoPad's written reviews are positive against 66% of Video Editor + Stories Maker's.
VideoPad ships an update every 5 months, Video Editor + Stories Maker every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VideoPad | Video Editor + Stories Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (441 ratings) | 4.3 (272 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.4% of reviews | 66.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 441 — better | 272 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | NCH Software | Andrey Banshchikov |
Customer experience
VideoPad
Video Editor + Stories Maker
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
Video Editor + Stories Maker
From 272 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and simple interface
- 🎨 Add text, images, GIFs, and animations to videos
- 🚀 Quick and efficient editing workflow
- 💰 Free app with optional paid features
- 🎬 Good for social media and YouTube content
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent glitches and crashes
- 💾 Critical saving issues - videos won't save
- 🖼️ Image sizing problems - resizes unexpectedly after saving
- 🎭 Stickers/overlays disappear when saving
- 🔧 Inconsistent app behavior and bugs
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 Editor + Stories Maker
Reported bugs
14 issues- Videos fail to save completely
- Only PNG saves, not video with overlay
- Image size changes dramatically after saving
- Stickers and overlays disappear on save
- App crashes and freezes frequently
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- Buttons don't work properly
- Photo library access is inconsistent
- Cannot access recent photos from camera roll
- Audio doesn't work properly
- App lags during editing
- Overlay placement doesn't match saved video
- Cannot edit image size or move objects
- Incompatibility with iPhone 12 Pro videos
- Watermark removal payment charged multiple times
Requested features
15 requests- Background music/audio support
- Fade in/fade out effects
- Ability to rotate stickers and images
- Adjust translucency/opacity of overlays
- Set custom timing for overlays instead of sliding
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- Layer ordering - put animations behind video
- Video-to-video layering capability
- Custom animation creation
- Photo editing within the app
- Voice-over/microphone recording
- Flip and rotate functionality for images
- Better camera roll access and refresh
- More responsive controls
- Brighter home screen interface
- User instructions/tutorials
In-app purchases
VideoPad
- Monthly Full Subscription$2.991 Month
- Remove Ads$0.99
- All Current Features$9.99
Video Editor + Stories Maker
- Unlimited objects in video$0.99
- Remove watermark$4.99
Questions
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