Comparison

Smart Crop vs Nik's Playback App

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

Head to head
About

Smart Crop

This video editing tool allows frame-by-frame cropping while videos play. It offers automatic face detection cropping and manual selection with various aspect ratios. Save and share your edited videos easily.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame video cropping
  • Automatic face detection cropping
  • Manual cropping with green area selection
  • Multiple aspect ratio options
  • Fast video cropping and preview
  • Save and share cropped videos
Features
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Crop your videos like never before! Smart Crop is the only app of the AppStore that lets you crop your videos on the fly, frame by frame, while you play them: Play your videos, and move and scale the green area to select what you want to crop in each frame of your videos. Smart Crop can also automatically crop your videos around a persons' face, or quickly crop your videos by selecting a part of them. Special features: • Crop your videos on the fly, frame by frame, while you play them: pinch and drag the green area to select what you want to crop in each frame of your videos • Crop your videos around a persons' face • Fast crop your videos by selecting a part of them with the green area • Several crop aspect ratios available to crop your videos on the fly, face crop and fast crop your videos: 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 3:2, 1:1, 2:3, 3:4, 9:16, 9:21... • Extremely fast video cropping: preview your cropped videos within seconds • Save your cropped videos in your camera roll, share them by email or export them on YouTube, or to other apps installed on your device • Embedded tutorial to find out how to use the different features of the app If you have any question, issue or suggestion regarding the app, just drop us an email at support@seb-appstore.com Check out many great other iPhone and iPad apps at www.SEB-AppStore.com

About

Nik's Playback App

Features
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Create mixed photo and video playlists, and use your device's entire screen to display only what you intend. This app was created for the film/TV industry, for occasions when a phone or tablet needs to 'perform' on camera, but it may be useful to anyone who wants to use their device screen as a highly customizable, flexible and remotely controllable display. Features include: -Assignable hotkeys for a remote Bluetooth keyboard -User-defined unlock code to unlock the display during playback -Use the proximity sensor to simulate a phone call -Support for on-device camera, with working photo and video recording during playback -Image adjustment settings (including numerical colour temperature correction) -Stretch and reposition any image or video -Save and load playlists -Generate a chroma green, blue, or any single-colour screen sized to the device display, with or without tracking marks to assist screen replacement in postproduction.

Screenshots

Smart Crop4 screens
Nik's Playback App3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nik's Playback App at Free against Smart Crop's $2.99. Nik's Playback App also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 16 months). Smart Crop's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Nik's Playback App is free to download; Smart Crop costs $2.99 up front. Nik's Playback App sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Smart Crop asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Crop ships an update every 16 months, Nik's Playback App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Smart Crop versus Nik's Playback App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart CropNik's Playback App
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastien BUETNikolai Efimov

In-app purchases

None

Smart Crop

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Nik's Playback App

One-time2
  • Unlock this device for a month$3.99
  • Unlock this device for a year$9.99

Questions

Is Smart Crop free?
Smart Crop costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nik's Playback App free?
Nik's Playback App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Smart Crop or Nik's Playback App have ads?
Neither Smart Crop nor Nik's Playback App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Crop or Nik's Playback App?
Smart Crop ships an update every 16 months, and Nik's Playback App every 3 weeks. Most recently, Smart Crop was updated on October 29, 2026 and Nik's Playback App on October 27, 2026.

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