- Right now we're gonna look at
the best Android video editor apps currently available.
And my pick for the best video editing app
for Android in 2018 after putting them all to the test.
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Now I say this every time
but this is like the third year running
that we have produced a video
on the video editing app landscape
and the apps just keep getting more and more powerful.
The options that we are covering today
are starting to rival a lot of desktop software
and you get access to all that power
in just the palm of your hand
and you can use it anywhere you want.
So after going through our full research process
to see what new apps have popped up,
what's changed with the apps from last time
and testing out all the contenders
to see how they really compare.
In this video we're gonna run through my best picks
or the top apps for video editing apps on Android
and which is my number one recommendation.
So, we'll start by looking at the shortlist
of all the apps that made it that far,
and all the key things that you should know
about each of those options.
And while we're running through,
make sure to drop a comment down below.
What is your favorite video editing app on Android and why?
So if you've ever actually looked in the Android app store
for video editing apps,
there is way too many up there to choose from.
So our top contenders, or our shortlist
that we have narrowed all of these apps down to,
include Cute CUT, Adobe Premiere Clip, Quik, WeVideo,
KineMaster, PowerDirector and FilmoraGo.
And while each of these apps will let you edit your videos,
and you can get great results with any of these apps,
really the level of control and the level of features
and things that you get in the apps
changes quite a bit.
Where it really comes down to is,
how much control do you actually want over your editing?
What sort of videos are you going to be editing?
How much actual editing do you need to do
to the footage that you've shot?
And all that is gonna play a part
in which is the best video editing software for you.
So, the majority of editing apps out there
and even the majority of the editing apps in our shortlist
are very basic.
They'll let you do basic cuts, add some color, add some text
but that's pretty much it.
There are definitely a few standouts
and a few that are really pushing the boundaries
of what you can do with editing on an Android device.
So, you've got apps out there
like Adobe Premiere Clip and WeVideo
which are fantastic for editing videos on your device
but they are very basic.
But the biggest advantage with those apps is that,
if you are editing on WeVideo
as a platform from your desktop
or Adobe Premiere Pro,
then the projects you can actually transfer between.
So you could start your video on WeVideo
or Adobe Premiere Clip on your device
and transfer it and finish it on your desktop computer.
So that's a pretty cool feature if you're into that
but if you want something
that is a complete end-to-end solution
on your mobile device,
then I'll say that both of those apps
really only have limited functionality
when it comes to actual editing on your device.
And it's pretty much the same with the app Quik.
It is a good video editing app
if you're after very basic edits,
with not a lot of control and multiple video tracks
and a heap of advanced features
that some of the other apps have.
So, if you're after basic editing,
then Quik is still a good solution,
but there's a couple of standouts here
that we're about to jump into
that really take video editing on your Android device
to the next level.
So, overall looking at the apps on our shortlist
there's really four standout apps
that are pushing the boundaries of what you can do
in regards to video editing on your Android device.
And they are FilmoraGo, Cute CUT, KineMaster
and CyberLink PowerDirector.
Now in the last video we did Cute CUT
and FilmoraGo really didn't get much of a look-in
but over the past year, they've actually grown quite a lot
and the feature set that they've got in them
are now pretty solid.
And you can do a lot more with your video editing
with the advanced tools that they have now brought in
on both of those apps.
But in saying that, the top two apps
for video editing on Android,
that we have narrowed this down to,
are hands-down KineMaster and PowerDirector,
which is really the same result as last year.
These two are miles ahead of any other app out there
in regards to professional level
video editing on your Android device.
But even these two apps over the past year
have changed and have improved and come quite a way as well.
Now I'm a really big fan of both of these apps
and I love what they are doing,
I love how far they have come,
but if I had to pick a winner,
it's gonna go to CyberLink PowerDirector.
And there's a couple of clear standout reasons why
I would go PowerDirector over KineMaster.
The first one and probably the most important one,
is how easy it is to use and how intuitive it is
but still with all the advanced features.
Both of them support things like multi track video editing,
advanced audio control, advanced color correction,
the ability to easily pick up and move your clips around
and to trim them down, and to integrate music
and adjust all your volume levels.
So, in regards to actual video editing,
both of them are very similar
but the interface on PowerDirector
and the way that you actually edit
and the performance that you have in it
seems to be quite a bit ahead of KineMaster
at least in my opinion.
Now another really big standout feature for PowerDirector,
is the level of control you've got
over your color correction inside your videos.
That's a massive thing in video editing anywhere,
to be able to dial in
and really get your colors looking the way that you want
and that's something where PowerDirector
has much more control and advanced control
but done in a simple way over KineMaster.
So with KineMaster,
you do get control over things like your brightness,
the contrast and the saturation.
You also get a heap of filters that you can use to drop in,
think of that like Instagram-style filters
to apply different looks you can apply to your videos.
PowerDirector has all of that as well
but it's also got much more advanced control
even with simple things like adjusting the white balance
which can make a huge difference to your end video output.
Another really big feature of PowerDirector
that you won't find in KineMaster
and actually don't find
in a lot of the other apps out there,
is the ability to edit your videos
in landscape and in portrait.
So if you're gonna be editing down,
things like Instagram stories, or any portrait videos
then you can actually do this in PowerDirector
instead of just trying to squash your portrait video
down into a landscape frame.
If that's something that you are interested in
and looking to take your Instagram stories up a notch,
I'll put a link up in the cards now
to a video where we take you through that process.
And the process is actually using PowerDirector
to do that video editing in portrait.
Now, with all of that, that's not to say that KineMaster
isn't a solid option.
There's a couple of standout features that KineMaster has,
that PowerDirector doesn't have.
And the biggest one that I would say there
is the level of control you have over your audio files.
The amount of professional filters that you can put on
to make your audio sound really good in your videos.
And that's simple things like having an audio compressor
that you can turn on or off
and also having keyframe based editing
to adjust the different volume levels
throughout your video as you go.
So that's really the standout feature for me
but once again, really if you're using either of these two,
then they're both gonna give you
great results with your video.
Now probably the biggest thing we haven't touched on yet
is the pricing of these two apps.
Now, both of them will run for free.
You can edit on them for free
but they will add a watermark to your video
when you're saving it out.
Now in order to remove that watermark
is where you're gonna have to pay them some money.
Now the last time we took a look at
these two apps side by side,
PowerDirector had a much better offering.
It was a flat fee of $5 or $6 to buy the app outright.
Now if you've already paid for PowerDirector,
then it's likely you're not going to have to pay
for their new pricing model,
which is actually a subscription model.
And monthly subscription or an annual subscription
to use the software,
which is what KineMaster has had the whole time.
So a subscription to KineMaster is gonna cost you
around $5 per month or around $42 per year.
Now this is Australian pricing,
so the pricing may vary a little bit
depending on where you are,
but it's gonna be around that price.
And the new pricing model for PowerDirector
is gonna cost you around $7 per month
or around $50 per year.
They do also have a third option,
where you can pay for three months access to the app
and that's gonna cost you around $14.
So with PowerDirector,
not only is purchasing a license gonna remove the watermark
it's also gonna give you
higher quality, 1080p exports as well.
Now I guess the biggest thing to look at
when you're looking at the pricing of these apps
and how they now have all moved
to a subscription based model,
is looking at what they will allow you to do.
So these are professional level video editing apps,
these are the closest apps
that are gonna mimic desktop video editing
on your Android device.
And to have that flexibility and that power on your device
and the ability to edit anywhere is insane.
So, I personally think it's an absolute no-brainer
if you are gonna be editing your videos down
on your Android device,
to seriously consider one of these two apps.
So my picks then will be,
if you're not after something more professional,
better check out FilmoraGo and also to check out Cute CUT.
Both of those are solid options
and they've come a really long way
even in the past 12 months.
So for me right now,
the number one video editing app on Android,
does go to CyberLink PowerDirector.
If you're looking to level up
the professionalism of your content,
and get a shiny new intro animation,
or some custom branded titles,
it's actually much easier to do than you might think.
Then you can import them,
right across to your Android device
and use in your new editing app.
So click the link on screen now
for a video stepping through the whole process,
and I'll see you soon.