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Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R4] iMovie 1/5 · US IT SUCKS!!: It removed my audio, it bugs way too much, and it cut out some of my video!! I definitely recommend alight motion or CapCut!!
2. [R6] iMovie 3/5 · US Fix the issue with it going black on Mobile: I am a kid writing this. It is great for editing if you’re not doing it professionally. But it makes the screen go black without warning. Can u fix it please?
3. [R9] iMovie 3/5 · US Frustrating: Everything takes forever to load and this thing is buggy buggy buggy Edit: It is working better now that it has downloaded more of my videos from iCloud. They still find some of the controls frustrating though. For instance, a timestamp on the videos would be nice so I would know where to cut a little easier than being able to move music files around a little easier would help.
4. [R11] iMovie 4/5 · US Great but..: Great movie maker but for some reason kept changing my first section of a video every time I was finished so took awhile to change and finally create the movie I wanted. So gave it a 4 star. But otherwise great!
5. [R1] iMovie 1/5 · US Format Prison: Why can’t I change the format?
6. [R3] iMovie 3/5 · US Good: Really good, but I wish you could just slow down one part of the video, not the whole video
7. [R16] iMovie 1/5 · US .: I don’t have any filters and studffffffffff fix it fix it now now
8. [R17] iMovie 5/5 · US Hey iMovie plz read this: This app is awesome definitely recommend! Hi IMoive! I have a question my phone doesn't have Apple Music well it did though and I have a question if everyone could use Spotify on it to because I would use it more if it did and maybe if you want can you add background remover please. Thank You for your time 🙂
9. [R10] iMovie 1/5 · US Help…: I had this on my old phone, and Loved it! But I can’t figure out how to allow it to my pictures and music on settings… I click go to settings but there isn’t a “allow” option… HELP anyone 😞 I really wanna make one. I might just find a different app though… (rated this 1 star for now sense I haven’t been able to use it. Also so you notice this, I feel bad though.) *Edit: I’m probably going t
10. [R15] iMovie 3/5 · US IMovie decline: Have used this app for decades. Currently version won’t work unless I grant it access to ALL photos and videos on my device, versus the ones I’ve already selected. Sad. There are many other choices today.
11. [R22] iMovie 2/5 · US All access is not needed: Works a charm until the last update when I tried to create a new movie and it said I had to give it access to all media files, and not the ones I select, before it would let me create a movie. That’s unnecessary. They say it’s because it “integrates” with your media files. All apps integrate with something on your device, within set parameters. The only reason a huge com
12. [R27] iMovie 3/5 · GB Wow just wow….: As soon as I got into iMovie it started off great just asking for access to photos and music but when I went onto music to allow it onto I movie nothing! And the more options button don’t even explain how to do it!
13. [R28] iMovie 1/5 · US No search bar function: Love this app. But I have videos made back years ago. Zero search function, I can’t search my longest to shortest videos made. Such easy functionality her could be made so easy. It’s 2026. Get with the times…. I have to scroll for hours trying to find what I need . Get it together apple developers….
14. [R30] iMovie 3/5 · GB First use on iPhone: Very non-intuitive and clunky
15. [R31] iMovie 1/5 · US iMovie: "The iPad iMovie media picker lacks a search bar and date-filtering, making it impossible to find older footage without infinite scrolling or using app-switching workarounds." How can you not include such a simple feature. It’s just 2026, get with the times…
16. [R7] iMovie 1/5 · US OLD TRAILERS: WHY DID YOU REMOVE THE OLD TRAILERS WITH THE EXAMPLES AND ACTORS AND YOU REPLACED IT WITH STUPID GENERIC REPETITIVE CARDS WITH SILHOUETTES
17. [R20] iMovie 5/5 · US My movie was sick: I’m a 13 yr old making a movie here and it turned out awesome sauce!!!!! I wish they added more features in Trailers
18. [R52] Canva 5/5 · US me encanta esta app: todas mis invitaciones las hago aqui y me encanta la facilidad y el resultado que tiemne . la recomiendo al 1000 . es muy facil de usar
19. [R55] Canva 5/5 · US I Love Canva: Canva takes care of all my needs.
20. [R56] Canva 3/5 · US Good Collage tool, Needs Dark Mode: This is honestly a really great tool for assembling images text videos. Amazing for individual or collaborative work, can really help get a project started. I would use it way more if there was a way to make the white background an off-white, or gray color. As the bright light can be a bit much at night.
21. [R58] Canva 5/5 · US Excelente: Nice and easy love it
22. [R69] InShot 5/5 · US Editing: easy editing on my videos - simple to use -love it
23. [R71] InShot 5/5 · US Best editor app: Wether a photo is too dark, bright, or weird looking, this app can fix it
24. [R73] InShot 5/5 · US Calidad: Lo que me imagino , ella lo hace realidad , lo más chido poner videos sobre videos, letras cool todo está perfecto le doy 10 estrellas👌
25. [R77] InShot 5/5 · US Amazing: This app it amazing so easy to use and so convenient for YouTube videos and more!
26. [R76] InShot 1/5 · US 4K takes forever: I’ve been using this app successfully for 4 years and I loved it. Within the last month or so I can no longer export 4K videos without my phone overheating and it taking a ridiculously long amount of time to export a vid. I tried turning off HDR, I tried another phone, same problem. So it’s not my phone. I’ve had to switch to CapCut. Don’t know what you guys upgraded, but it suck
27. [R78] InShot 1/5 · US Will NOT SAVE & Chinese Company: BE AWARE that this app is a chinese app!!! I wasted 45 minutes editing my video because your app will NOT SAVE / Export it. Your app Sucks! I’ve never had this problem with CapCut ever
28. [R83] CapCut 5/5 · US Used for rants and still do!: Love CapCut and I used this for goofy vids in the past
29. [R89] CapCut 5/5 · US So easy to use: So easy to use
30. [R97] Splice 5/5 · US Love it!: A fun way to put videos together! Ive used it for professional and personal projects and it does not disappoint :)
31. [R106] Splice 5/5 · US Too perfect to be true!: I am. A Tour guide in Puerto Rico, there is a ton of competition, some of them professional and other with no credentials. But with technical knowledge. But this app, have put me on the Top. I can tell someone about my tour with a short video! And the best allow me to paste any song I want! The best investment I have done!
32. [R108] Videoshop 4/5 · US It’s great!! 😊: I love it so much I won’t choose any other app!!!
33. [R111] Videoshop 4/5 · US Awesome app!: I am obsessed with this app! This is where you can edit videos with almost any device.id give five stars ⭐but there is some lagging. Over all, i think that this is a great app and you should get it if you hav'nt already.
34. [R113] Videoshop 5/5 · US So far !: So good, wow. Easy so thank you !!
35. [R117] Videoshop 5/5 · US Best ever: Using it for years. Amazing. Easy to use, well supported, no junk or ads.
36. [R18] iMovie 3/5 · US Good! But....: Amazing. I love how there are no social media options, but there are barely any options for editing at all! All I can do js add videos or pictures. I can't make text, or make a black screen. Editing options are scarce, and this is my opinion.
37. [R79] CapCut 1/5 · US this app suck: i have been editing for years but pro has gone TOOT FART this app puts everything behind STUPID PRO, including EXTRACTING AUDIO THE MOST BASIC FEATURE EVER this company is so greedy, end ts 😩🥺🥺😡😡🥰🥰😳😳😘😘😏🎰🤞🙏💔😢🥺😔😞😵‍💫😭
38. [R85] CapCut 1/5 · US Suddenly made exporting a video a pro feature.: I can’t use the app properly if I can’t export my videos. You guys were one of the only apps who didn’t charge for this. I’m deleting this app and am severely disappointed in you.
39. [R87] CapCut 3/5 · US STOP MAKING EVERYTHING PAY-TO-USE!!!!!: This is a good editing app but recently, everything has to be paid for now. I can’t even extract any audios or music now. And you guys barely have any of the real phonk songs under Sounds, Its always a fake version of the original phonk song or nothing like it. Get it together, I’m starting to see why so many editors are starting to leave CapCut. STOP BEING
40. [R51] Canva 1/5 · US You can’t do anything without premium!!: You literally cannot do really anything without premium if you buy premium then it is a good deal, but if you do not want to spend money on a designer app, then do not get this app!! if you want to just find a little thing like a singular icon, then you can do that without premium, but if you want to do a whole design, then you should not buy this app and y
41. [R54] Canva 2/5 · US Money: Why do you have to pay for everything might as well use something else because this other app this app just lucky I even picked it and then I’m trying to work in these things keep coming up. Can you rate us? Can you rate us like stop. Let’s me work in peace
42. [R62] Canva 1/5 · US GREEDY THIEVES!: claimed a FREE 14 day trial, got charged full price immediately. at the end of the TRIAL, i was charged full price AGAIN. they refuse to refund because my subscription is through apple and not canva directly. I’ve been supporting this app for YEARS when it was $7/month back in 2020 and the downhill this app has taken is despicable honestly. i will NEVER support this app ever again
43. [R63] Canva 4/5 · US Paywall: Great app except all the best features are now behind a paywall