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.
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
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.
- Pause and resume recording
- Dual camera recording
- AI-powered subtitles
- Trim, cut, and crop videos
- Social media formatting
- Video stabilization
- Slow-mo & speed effects
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Video Editor + Stories Maker | Pause Camera Video Recorder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (272 ratings) | 4.5 (611 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.0% of reviews — better | 46.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 272 | 611 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrey Banshchikov | Saturday Technologies, Inc |
Customer experience
Video Editor + Stories Maker
Pause Camera Video Recorder
User reviews
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
Pause Camera Video Recorder
From 611 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Video Editor + Stories Maker
- Unlimited objects in video$0.99
- Remove watermark$4.99
Pause Camera Video Recorder
- 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
- Pause Cam Pro Lifetime$89.99
Questions
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