- Are you looking for the best video editing apps
for Android right now?
Well good news, this is our 2023 review
of all the best Android video editors
for smartphone and tablet.
I'm gonna share my top picks for all types of video creators
from free and beginner friendly apps
up to more advanced options
so that you can find the one that's right for you.
And let me know your favorite app
down in the comments below.
So if you've ever checked out
the Play Store for video editing apps,
you'll know that there is a lot of options.
You've got things like Adobe Rush, InShot,
PowerDirector, CapCut, VN Video Editor, VLLO,
LumaFusion now on Android, which is awesome,
KineMaster, YouCut, Splice, Quik, Filmora,
CueCut, Videoleap, and Motion Ninja.
So after spending a ton of time
trying and testing all the top options,
I've narrowed this down to a short list
of my top three editing apps right now.
And those are CapCut, V-L-L-O, or VLLO, and LumaFusion.
Now, before I share my number one top pick,
let's take a look at each one of these in little more detail
to help you decide which is the right one for you.
So the first one is CapCut.
Now this decision to add CapCut in here
was a really tough one
because there's a few different apps out there
that are very, very similar.
And in terms of features,
there's still pros and cons of each of them.
VN Video Editor for instance
is another one that I'm a really big fan of.
It does do some things better than CapCut
like you'll get more control over your export settings
in VN Video Editor.
But the overall interface, the usability, the design,
they're very, very similar.
And I personally think that for right now,
CapCut is the better option all round.
So getting to it then,
CapCut is an amazing free video editing app
for Android, for iOS, for Windows, and for Mac.
It's now on desktop too.
And it's really amazing all the features and stuff
that you get access to in here for free.
So like I said, the overall interface,
the experience and editing in here,
it is really intuitive, it is really easy to use.
It's really fast and fluid as well.
So if you haven't edited before and you're diving in here,
you're gonna be able to figure it out pretty quick
and be able to get some great videos edited fast.
Now, CapCut's actually created by the company ByteDance
who also make TikTok.
So there's a heap of extra effects and filters
and things in here,
that make it easy to create great looking TikToks
but also great looking videos for other platforms too.
It's got some really cool features like background removal.
It's got a really powerful AI transcribing tool
where it will write out and convert to text
everything that is said in your video.
And it's also got a built-in video stabilizer as well
to help you fix your shaky footage.
Now it does have a lot of filters and effects
that you can easily apply to your videos in there.
It really doesn't have too many
pro-level features or controls,
if you're someone that's looking for that.
But I do think it's an amazing all-rounder
whether you've never created a video before
or whether you're looking to create
really fast engaging videos or short edits.
I think CapCut could be a really good option for you.
Next up is VLLO.
Now this is another one that has
a very similar interface to CapCut to VN Video Editor,
but it does have
some standout more professional features too.
So yeah, the overall interface again is really intuitive,
really easy to use,
really fast to edit and find everything in.
And I really love how easy it is
to switch between the different stages of your editing
with the menu bar along the bottom.
So you can quickly jump between audio, graphics, text,
picture-in-picture, and effects,
and it's gonna customize up the layout
to help you focus on those specific areas,
all while you can still focus on that same area of your edit
or view your entire timeline.
I really like the onscreen guides
that help you resize and reframe your shots.
And I also love
that you've got access to ripple edit tools in here.
So stuff that you'd find
on more professional video editing desktop software
that make it so quick and easy for you
to cut down a bunch of footage really, really quickly.
I also really like the way
that you can apply filters and color grades,
but they're essentially added as an adjustment layer.
So you don't need to go and apply those settings
to each one of your clips or copy and paste them.
You can literally drag that layer out
over all the clips you wanna affect
and it's going to apply those to them.
Again, features that you would normally only find
in more professional editing tools.
Now in terms of pricing,
there is a free version
but the one that I would strongly recommend
is the premium version,
which is available as either a subscription
or you can pay currently 25.99 for lifetime access
to those premium features.
So I think it's awesome that for those of you
that don't like the subscription model
and would rather just pay once,
then you've got that option here.
And it's incredibly cheap
considering what you're getting access to.
So I think it's a really good option again
for someone who could be an absolute beginner
because it's also intuitive and easy to use,
but also for someone that's looking for
some of the more advanced features and functionality
than you would get in something like CapCut.
So the third one, that's where LumaFusion comes in.
So LumaFusion is hands down
the most professional video editing app on Android and iOS.
I am so pumped that this is finally out on Android.
It's been one of my top picks on iPhone and iPad
for a long time.
So yes, at the time of filming this,
it is out on Android,
but it is out currently in beta.
So you'll probably find
that it's only gonna be available for you
if you've got one of the more recent devices
or a flagship device.
If you've got an older one,
then hopefully it will come to you a little later.
But this is by far
the most professional video editing tool on Android
and it really mimics what you would find
in professional desktop video editing software.
Now the overall interface and the usability
is still really easy to use.
It's still fairly intuitive.
It's definitely not as easy as a VLLO or as a CapCut.
But that's also because there is just so much more in there.
I was so impressed with the power and the performance
in there on Android, just as it is on iOS,
but having the ability
to edit professional grade video files,
high resolution, high bit rate video files,
and just have it cut through it like butter is just crazy.
And to have that on an Android device is so awesome.
Now personally,
I love that you can customize up the overall interface.
So if you're not using this on a larger screen,
you can still work really really well on your phone as well,
because you can switch between
different presets or different layouts
depending on what you wanna focus on.
So if your focus is on editing,
you can make the timeline bigger.
If your focus is on effects and titles,
then you can switch the layout to make that easier,
all to maximize that screen real estate.
But I do think for the best experience
you wanna be using it on a larger device,
a tablet, or even a Chromebook.
And I personally haven't tested it yet
but I've heard it works really, really well
on Samsung DeX too.
So not only do you get access
to all the professional video editing tools,
there's also some really powerful color grading,
also audio tools and filters and effects
and things in there as well.
I also personally love the amount of control you get
over things like your export settings
where you can really dial everything in
and customize things up to get exactly what you're after.
Now in regards to pricing
there is no free version of LumaFusion.
It is a paid app
and it's currently selling for 19.99
as a one-time flat rate fee while it's in open beta.
Once it moves out of open beta,
then the full price will go to 29.99,
which is where it's at on iOS
and still ridiculously cheap
considering what you're getting access to.
So I personally love that it's a one-time fee
and not another subscription.
So I think LumaFusion is a great option
for anyone who is looking for the most amount of control,
the most amount of features,
really pro-level tools for video editing
on an Android device.
So it'd be great for someone
if you're gonna be creating longer form videos.
But even if you are an absolute beginner
and you're someone who wants to invest
a little bit of time to learn professional grade software,
then this could be a great option for you too.
So for me personally,
if I am gonna do a really quick edit for
Instagram or Instagram Stories,
then I generally find myself jumping straight into CapCut.
I think it's a great mix of being fast and easy to use
with enough features and effects in there
to do something that looks good really, really quickly.
But for other longer or more detailed videos,
that's really where now I'm opening up LumaFusion.
So it really is a tough call
and it is gonna come down to you personally,
the types of videos you're making, your skillset.
But if I did have to pick one overall winner,
best all-rounder,
right now, it's gonna go to LumaFusion.
I'm an absolute geek for this stuff.
I love having access to all the pro tools
and features and stuff that are in there.
I love that it is now on Android as well.
So yeah, my number one pick right now is LumaFusion.
Don't forget to let me know down in the comments
what's your number one pick and why.
Now if you wanna learn how to edit in CapCut or LumaFusion,
we've got tutorials linked on screen to help you with those.
Don't forget to check out the description down below.
But we've got a bunch of resources
to help you with your video creation too.
And I'll see you in the next video.