The Best Video Editor for IPhone
The iPhone has no shortage of video editing apps. In fact, there are so many of them that it is almost impossible to choose among them. But when it comes to the right mix of features and usability on an iPhone screen that is arguably too small for video editing, we love Splice.
Splice
Platform : iPhone Price : Free Downloads Page
Functions
- Easily add visual effects and filters
- Add audio and music directly from the app or from your library
- Includes many text overlays
- Easily adjust the speed of your clips
- Add storytelling right in the app
- Several options for transitions between clips
- Easily crop, cut and crop videos
- Export video in 1080p
- Ken Burns effect for photos
Where is it best
Quite frankly, Splice’s biggest selling point is its price: it’s free and does pretty much everything that Apple’s iMovie does. Splice makes it easy to quickly collaborate on video, and the Clip Editor makes precise trimming less tedious than other apps. Splice also comes with built-in filters to make your videos look a little more stylized, text overlays for adding cool text effects, and a large audio library for adding music or sound effects. But best of all, Splice is very easy to use, and within minutes you’ll be editing your videos into tiny epic movies.
Splice is primarily made for hobbyists who want to quickly create home videos or put together something for social media. It is not designed for full movie editing, but it is not on the iPhone.
Where it fails
My biggest complaint about Splice is the scrubber, or lack thereof. In video editing mode, it is difficult to pick out the exact moments in a long project, which is frustrating. There is a workaround if you go to the audio editor tab, which has a nice little slider, but it’s frustrating that you have to.
Other than that, Splice is pretty limited, so don’t expect a ton of options or features. It lacks video adjustments such as exposure, highlights, and shadow levels, and has few options for audio editing other than cropping and volume. It’s built as an easy way for hobbyists to combine different clips into one video, add text, and quit. It is not meant to be anything more, and is difficult to push further than any intended use.
Competition
As we mentioned in the beginning, you have many options for video editing on iPhone, and each of them occupies its own little niche. Apple’s own offering, iMovie ($ 4.99), has been quite criticized on desktops, but it manages to get a lot of things right when it comes to video editing on mobile devices. If you’re just putting together a few clips, iMovie makes it easy to add video to your project, add some transitions, add a quick audio track, and send it to friends. It lacks a lot in terms of customization or style, but it has enough features that cost $ 5 if you’re looking for a little more than the Splice.
Adobe Premier Clips (free) comes in second place and has several notable features. It syncs with the Adobe Premier desktop app, has an automatic mode that instantly adds music, lets you add photos at low magnification, and works great with the rest of Adobe apps.
If you’re just editing a few short videos together, I really love the clips (free). Clips makes it incredibly easy to combine multiple videos, add voiceover, change speed, add transitions, and add music. The learning curve for Clips is also very small, so you’ll be creating videos in no time. Unfortunately, it lacks common features like various transitions and built-in music options.
For something average between Clips and iMovie is a good choice Vidlab (free with in-app purchases). Vidlab has tons of great things, including tons of video effects, various filters, tons of text options, and even some built-in animations. Vidlab is pretty much built for creating and editing videos for social media, but it has enough features that it is still pretty reliable for video editing.