Squarely vs Bolt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Squarely
Create watermark-free videos from your photos and music. Easily edit frames, add text, and customize backgrounds. Share your creations on social media.
- Create watermark-free videos
- Select photos from camera roll
- Edit individual frames
- Insert music from iTunes
- Add text overlays
- Change background color
- Flip/Rotate media
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Squarely is an intuitive and simple app for creating a video without watermarks from your photos and music. [ Features ] - Select photos from your camera roll. - Use bursts photo as a sequence. - Easily edit each of your frames. - Insert your music. - Preview your video ( * Preview is lower resolution than final output. ) - Square your photos. - Change background color. - Flip/Rotate and so on. - Add text. [ Tips & Hints ] How many photos I can put in? -> 200 is maximum. I want to repeat a specific group of frame -> Select and Copy them. How can I insert my music? -> Select the music from your iTunes. -> Change the start point. Why my music cannot play? -> The music from iCloud or protected by DRM cannot be used. [ Caution ] Don’t close the app when you are rendering your video. Share your video on Instagram/Twitter/Facebook ;) Thank you for reading. Please download it and follow us !!! (ReR)/ https://twitter.com/StudioReafo
Bolt
Create stunning vertical videos for social media with a variety of editing tools. Add music, apply filters, and adjust clips to make your content shine on platforms like Instagram and Snapchat.
- 50+ video filters
- Add music from iTunes
- Trim, reorder, delete clips
- Adjust clip speed and volume
- Direct sharing to social media
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Bolt makes it easy for everyone to stand out on Instagram or Snapchat with great vertical videos. Features: + Choose from over 50 beautiful filters designed specifically for videos. + Add music from your iTunes library to give your video the perfect mood + Trim, reorder, and delete clips from your video + Adjust speed and volume of every clip for complete creative control. + Share your video with your followers on Instagram, IGTV, Stories, Snapchat or anywhere else. Bolt helps you make amazing vertical videos quickly that are perfect for sharing on IGTV, Instagram Stories, or Snapchat. The Bolt Pro Membership Experience Bolt Pro is a $19.99 USD/year subscription that provides access to tools that give you even more editing control such as 50+ beautiful filters, an ever-growing music library and more, updated monthly. This subscription auto-renews at the end of each 1-year term at $19.99 USD, unless cancelled 24-hours in advance. The subscription fee is charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active period. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at $19.99 USD. Have questions, problems, or feedback? Reach out to us at hi@day.works Terms and conditions: http://www.day.works/bolt/terms.html Privacy policy: http://www.day.works/bolt/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Squarely at none against Bolt's 1. Bolt's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (484 vs 6). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Bolt sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Squarely asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Squarely against 4.6 for Bolt. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bolt has 484 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 28% of Squarely's written reviews are positive against 26% of Bolt's.
Squarely ships an update monthly, Bolt every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Squarely | Bolt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better | 4.6 (484 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.9% of reviews — better | 26.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 484 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | REAFO CO., LTD. | Dayworks. |
Customer experience
Squarely
Bolt
Bugs and requests
Squarely
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bolt
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes when adding music or too many clips
- Save function fails to export videos to camera roll
- Videos don't upload to Instagram/IGTV despite app redirect
- Audio sync issues between video and music
- Black screen appears after video compilation
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- Screen must stay on during export or save fails
- Music doesn't play when added to videos
- Audio plays through speaker despite headphones connected
- App won't delete properly from device
- Video playback loops continuously during editing
- Add clip button positioned too low and difficult to tap
- Long videos freeze or crash the app
- Audio only plays through earpiece (phone call mode)
- Video doesn't load in Instagram after saving
Requested features
14 requests- Text overlay/caption functionality
- Video splitting tool instead of duplicating
- Ability to mute specific parts of video
- Separate volume controls for video and music
- Spotify music integration
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- Apple Music support
- Better filter quality
- Batch delete option for videos
- Folder browsing for media selection
- Video transitions
- Voiceover recording capability
- Ability to add photos/create slideshows
- Minimum clip length flexibility
- Device optimization for newer iPhones
In-app purchases
Squarely
No in-app purchases
Bolt
- Bolt Pro Membership3 Days trial$19.991 Year
