BEST VIDEO EDITING APPS FOR BEGINNERS 

 If you're looking for the best video editing apps for Android right now, then this blog is for you. This is our latest roundup of all the best Android video editors for 2022, for both smartphones and tablets. Now, as usual with these types of blogs, we've gone through and done a ton of testing. So in this blog, I'm gonna share my top recommendations for all types of video creators, whether you're after free apps, something that's beginner friendly, right up to more professional apps as well. what's your current app of choice.

Now, as you're probably aware, there are a ton of different editing apps out there on Android, things like Adobe Premier Rush, Alight Motion, CapCut, Cutecut, FilmoraGo, Funimate, InShot, KineMaster, Power Director, Wevideo and Quick and we're nowhere near listing out all the options. So we've gone through and we've tried and tested all the top options and narrowed it down to my top three picks of best video editing apps on Android in 2023.

Now, given that this shortlist only includes my top three picks, it does mean there's quite a lot that isn't going to be covered. this doesn't mean if you're using one of those other apps that you can create amazing videos or those apps aren't any good. They're just not in my topic for this year. There are a few that came really close, like CapCut, like InShot, and like PowerDirector.Those are still solid apps, but all around, they're not as good as the three that I've shortlisted.

 

 

BEST VIDEO EDITING APPS FOR BEGINNERS 

1. VN Video Editor 

So number one is the VN video editor, this one is totally free. It works on Android and is also a Mac version and you can even install it on windows as well with a little workaround. Overall the interface and the usability are really simple and really intuitive. It's gonna be so easy for someone who's an absolute beginner to jump in here to fill at home or to get acquainted really, really quickly and start editing their videos down. There are a ton of features in there lots of effects, lots of transitions, and some great color control. So you can dial in the colors of your video. And there's also a good level of control over your audio as well. Personally, I love the simplicity and how fast it is to edit your videos down here and also how smoothly everything works. I also really like how easy it is to switch between different project types or different formats of your videos. So if you create a widescreen version for YouTube, you wanna quickly turn it into a portrait version for Instagram stories, VN makes this so easy.

Now, a couple of little things to be aware of depending on your device and what type of footage you're gonna be editing down. You might have somewhat of an import time or a processing time when you're bringing your footage in for the first time. This is where it transcodes or it's rendering out your videos to create an optimized version of them so that it works better in the app. Now, this is something that a lot of apps don't do. it might be a little frustrating at first if you just want to jump in and edit, and for your specific device and footage that you're using, you do have to wait a little bit, just know that it's gonna speed up the rest of the process for you. And you're much less likely to have any issues while you're editing once this is done. And the second thing to be aware of is that every new project you create, it actually automatically adds a little title card or a credit screen to the end of your video. So you wanna make sure that you're removing that, so you don't that title show up at the end of your video. It's something that's easy to forget, but it's also easy to fix. so VN video Editor is gonna be a great option for someone who is at that beginner level, maybe has never edited before, right up to someone at that intermediate level. Even someone more advanced who is looking to edit stuff down quickly doesn't necessarily need all the top-level pro-level tools and features in there, just wants to be able to churn out content fast, but has access to all the key features. Then VN video editor is gonna be a great option for you. And again, it's totally free and it works really well.

 

 

BEST VIDEO EDITING APPS FOR BEGINNERS 

2. VLLO

App number two is VLLO. This is kind of the next-level app, I would say from VN video editor, they share so many similarities they have a very similar-looking interface. So again has got a really easy-to-use, really intuitive interface. It's gonna be easy for a beginner to jump in, but there are also more, high-end features and more professional features in VLLO as well. There's more control over your color grading and color effects and your audio as well. And they've even got built-in adjustment layers. Now, this is a really powerful feature that you normally only see in professional video editing software, and it's where you can essentially apply effects or color grades to a layer. And then those are gonna be applied to any clips that are underneath that adjustment layer. This is a huge feature that allows you to get really creative and speed up your color grading and effects workflow in your edits too. I also really liked the level of control that you have and how you're able to control all of your major features, just using keyframes. It's done really, really well and it is not a scary thing as keyframes can be in some programs.

Now, in terms of pricing, there is a free version, but it is gonna limit you in terms of all the features and things that you get access to. So this is what I recommend if you're looking at VLLOmgo with the paid version. So that's gonna set you back around $3 per month, or you can pay annually only $6, or you can grab lifetime access so that you're not on a subscription for $23.So amazing value given what you're getting access to and how creative and how fast you'll be able to create your content here.

 

 

BEST VIDEO EDITING APPS FOR BEGINNERS 

3. kinemaster

 App number three, which is Kinemaster.This is a really popular option and rightly so, there are a lot of features, a lot of control. And again, it's not that difficult to figure out and to get up to speed editing in here, it's got a fairly intuitive interface, is not as easy or as intuitive as things like VN or VLLO, but it's still gonna be pretty quick for an absolute beginner to jump in and start getting good results with it.

Now, while there are already a lot of effects and transitions and things built in, there's also a Kinemaster asset store where you can go and purchase and download more effects and transitions and stuff to really get more creative with your edits. for some of the standout features in Kinemaster, playing back simultaneously, is crazy. There are some really powerful audio effects and audio controls as well. Things like EQ adjustments, and pitch control if you're gonna be speeding up or slowing down your clips. And also the auto volume leveling tools are something that I was pretty impressed with. It's not something that I would normally do I'd much rather manually adjust my volume levels, which you can definitely do and Kinemaster gives you great control over that. But the order level adjustments actually did a really great job of setting all of that automatically.

I also really liked the level of control you get over the title tools as well and creating titles in there.There's a heap of customizability to create something that looks really good or also something that matches your brand as well.I also really like how easy it is to dive into the more manual settings like volume controls by using key frames just as you can in VLLO is kind of the same level of simplicity here in Kinemaster too.You also have the ability to easily back up your project files as well, and to transfer them to another device or just to save them as a backup in case you need to come back to them at a later date.Now one thing I said that Kinemaster doesn't do as well as the previous two apps I've mentioned.Is reformatting your project to a different format.So if you created a widescreen version for YouTube,you wanna create a portrait version for TikTok or an Instagram reel then you can still do it in Kinemaster but there's a few more steps involved in terms of duplicating your project and everything.Whereas there's literally a button press in the other two apps.So it's not really a deal breaker,but something you should be aware of,if you are gonna be creating content where you want different formats.Now, in terms of pricing, there is a free version,but I really don't recommend it.It's gonna add a watermark onto your video.And you're also going to remove a lot of the effects and things in there.So you wanna be jumping on the paid version of Kinemaster which is gonna set you back $4.99 per month or 39.99 per year.So it's definitely not the cheapest app out there,but for someone who does want to have access to the more advanced features and control and have desktop like video editing experience on their Android device,then you really can't go past Kinemaster.So I think Kinemaster is a great option for anyone at that beginner, right through to intermediate and advanced level.Someone who is happy to invest a bit more time in terms of figuring this out and diving into all the settings and figuring out all this stuff that you can do in here.

So while the beginner could jump in here and this could be the perfect tool for them. there is going to be a steeper learning curve than the other options.