Comparison

Video Editor + Stories Maker vs Pause Camera Video Recorder

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Timeline editing
  • Internal camera with pause mode
  • Searchable image and animation library
  • Multiple font options
  • Offline functionality
  • Unlimited shooting time
Features
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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

About

Pause Camera Video Recorder

Easily record and edit videos with unique pause and resume functionality. Create professional-looking content with AI-powered subtitles, dual camera recording, and various editing tools. Perfect for social media, vlogs, and more.

Highlights
  • Pause and resume recording
  • Dual camera recording
  • AI-powered subtitles
  • Trim, cut, and crop videos
  • Social media formatting
  • Video stabilization
  • Slow-mo & speed effects
Features
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Pause your camera while recording. Edit videos without complex controls. Pause Cam is a powerful video editing tool, yet delightfully easy to use. Just record video segments, and then splice them together. Use Dual Cam to record from both the front and the back cameras: you can render split screen or picture-in-picture videos. You can also trim and cut individual video segments. Use the power of AI to automatically subtitle your video & remove silent gaps. But wait, there's more: • Perfect your videos with easy-to-use pause and resume recording. • Dual Camera — record both front and back camera at the same time. • Add text, video, and photo overlays • 4k HDR Video Recording • Adjust frame rate to 24 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps • Trim, cut, and crop video segments effortlessly. • Use AI to automatically add subtitles and remove silent gaps in your videos. • Format your videos perfectly for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts and more. • Timer for hands-free stop recording • Apply slow-mo & speed effects. • Cinematic & professional-grade video stabilization. • Rearrange or remove video segments for a smooth, seamless video. • Enjoy high quality video output. It makes editing a breeze: • Add Accurate Subtitles: Use cutting-edge AI for a synchronized transcript of your videos. • Magic Jumpcuts: Automatically remove mute sections or gaps in your videos. • Crop Tool: Size your videos to finger-tip perfection on many platforms. • Manage Video Segments: Reorder or delete parts with user-friendly controls. Whether you're creating TikToks, vlogs, UGC, talking head style videos, montages, sales demos, or keeping a video journal, Pause Cam is the ultimate video recording tool for you. Pause Cam Pro • The app is free to use, but additional functionality requires a subscription to Plus. We offer a monthly and an annual subscription plan. See in-app for more information. Privacy Policy: https://www.saturdaytechnologies.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.saturdaytechnologies.com/terms

Screenshots

Video Editor + Stories Maker4 screens
Pause Camera Video Recorder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pause Camera Video Recorder at fortnightly against Video Editor + Stories Maker's every 6 months. Pause Camera Video Recorder also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3). Video Editor + Stories Maker's advantage is review sentiment (66% vs 46%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Video Editor + Stories Maker sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Pause Camera Video Recorder sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pause Camera Video Recorder holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 272 and 611 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of Video Editor + Stories Maker's written reviews are positive against 46% of Pause Camera Video Recorder's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Editor + Stories Maker ships an update every 6 months, Pause Camera Video Recorder fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Video Editor + Stories Maker versus Pause Camera Video Recorder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo Editor + Stories MakerPause Camera Video Recorder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (272 ratings)4.5 (611 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.0% of reviews — better46.3% of reviews
Number of ratings272611 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB122 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAndrey BanshchikovSaturday Technologies, Inc

Customer experience

Video Editor + Stories Maker

All ratings269 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive66.0%
Neutral5.4%
Negative28.6%

Pause Camera Video Recorder

All ratings594 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral5.4%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive46.3%
Neutral14.8%
Negative38.9%

User reviews

Video Editor + Stories Maker

From 272 App Store ratings

What 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

Pause Camera Video Recorder

From 611 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use once learned
  • 🎥 Pause functionality for video recording
  • 💾 Videos save to phone gallery
  • 🆓 No ads or intrusive monetization (for free tier)
  • ⚡ Quick video creation process

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription pricing ($40+ annually)
  • 🐛 Frequent export/upload failures
  • 🔇 Audio issues and missing sound
  • ❌ Limited free functionality without paywall
  • 🎵 No built-in music or background audio

Bugs and requests

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

Pause Camera Video Recorder

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Export/upload function fails with error messages
  • Audio completely missing from recorded videos
  • Black screen appearing at start of each clip
  • Video orientation records upside down
  • Offline-recorded videos won't display in app
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  • Subtitle feature doesn't work despite payment
  • Free trial disappears after 5 seconds
  • Cannot add multiple videos together
  • Playback issues with saved videos

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add music and background audio options
  • Improve long-form video support
  • Reorder and splice frames functionality
  • Trim clips with undo capability
  • Play entire video from current position (not from beginning)
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  • Smooth transitions between clips
  • Better iPad and tablet compatibility
  • Speed and effects controls
  • Improved subtitle/caption functionality

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Video Editor + Stories Maker

One-time2
  • Unlimited objects in video$0.99
  • Remove watermark$4.99
7 purchases

Pause Camera Video Recorder

Subscriptions6
  • Pause Cam Pro Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Pause Cam Pro Subscription$7.991 Month
  • Holiday Sale - Pause Camera$24.991 Year
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  • Pause Cam Pro Subscription$39.991 Year
  • Pause Cam Pro Subscription3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Pause Cam Pro Subscription3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pause Cam Pro Lifetime$89.99

Questions

Is Video Editor + Stories Maker free?
Video Editor + Stories Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pause Camera Video Recorder free?
Pause Camera Video Recorder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Video Editor + Stories Maker or Pause Camera Video Recorder?
Pause Camera Video Recorder is rated higher. Video Editor + Stories Maker averages 4.3 out of 5 from 272 ratings, while Pause Camera Video Recorder averages 4.5 from 611 ratings.
Do Video Editor + Stories Maker or Pause Camera Video Recorder have ads?
Neither Video Editor + Stories Maker nor Pause Camera Video Recorder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Video Editor + Stories Maker or Pause Camera Video Recorder?
Video Editor + Stories Maker ships an update every 6 months, and Pause Camera Video Recorder fortnightly. Most recently, Video Editor + Stories Maker was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pause Camera Video Recorder on November 7, 2026.

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