# KineMaster review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Mobile video editor with templates, layers and AI tools Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. KineMaster is a video editor for iPhone, iPad and Android. It offers a multi-layer timeline, keyframe animation, chroma key, templates and an asset store of effects, music and fonts, plus AI tools such as auto captions, text-to-speech and background removal. A Premium subscription is sold in the app. - **Category:** Screen Recording & Video - **Made by:** KineMaster Corporation - **Website:** https://kinemaster.com - **Runs on:** iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you edit on a computer, as it runs on iOS and Android only. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, KineMaster has a free plan, and paid plans start at $9.99 per month, or $49.99 per year (App Store prices vary). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Free to download with in-app purchases; the store listing does not spell out which features stay free. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Premium (Monthly) | $9.99 per month | Subscription sold in the app. The App Store lists several monthly prices, from $8.49 to $11.99. | | Premium (Annual) | $49.99 per year | Yearly subscription. The App Store also lists $59.99 for annual Premium, so the price shown may vary. | Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kinemaster-video-editor/id1609369954 on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with KineMaster before buying. ## Key features - **Multi-layer timeline:** Stack videos, images, text, stickers and effects on a full-screen timeline, with keyframe animation and a keyframe graph. - **AI captions and voices:** Auto captions transcribe speech in 36 languages, and text-to-speech turns typed text into voiceover audio. - **AI visual tools:** AI tracking, background removal, super resolution and style filters are built into the editor. - **Templates and Mix:** Start from thousands of video templates, or save your own project as a template to share. - **Asset Store:** The vendor lists 75,000+ stickers, fonts, stock videos, effects, music and transitions to download. - **4K export:** Export up to 4K at 60 frames per second, or save a GIF or a video with a transparent background. ## Good for - Editing short social videos on a phone or tablet - Building videos from templates by swapping in your own clips - Layered edits with keyframes, chroma key and corner pin ## Worth knowing - It runs on iOS and Android only; the site lists no desktop or web editor. - The App Store shows several Premium prices ($8.49 to $11.99 monthly, $49.99 to $59.99 annual), so the amount charged can differ. - Many assets in the Asset Store are sold separately; Google Play lists items at $0.19 to $77.77 each. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. KineMaster is a phone video editor with a multi-layer timeline, templates, AI captions and 4K export. Many assets are sold separately, store prices vary, and there is no desktop version. - **Value for money: B.** Premium is $49.99 a year, about $4.17 a month, but the store shows other prices from $49.99 to $59.99 a year and $9.99 monthly, so we stop at B. - **Free plan and trial: C.** Free to download, but the listing does not say which features stay free and many assets cost extra. - **Features: B.** Multi-layer timeline, AI captions and voices, templates and 4K export; nothing missing from the basic job. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record, and a layered timeline has a learning curve. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** iOS and Android only; no desktop or web editor. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from KineMaster's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among screen recording and video tools - KineMaster's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 66 of the 133 other screen recording and video tools we grade, and level with 22. - It stands best on value for money (B, above 87 of 133) and worst on ease of use (C, above 2). - Its paid plans start at $4.17 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $12.25 for the category: 11 of the 88 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 6 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/video ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace KineMaster you would be making a video editor. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It costs $49.99 a year. - You could make: Templates: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: A video editor. - You could not: A voice model, which you can rent by the minute but not make. - You could not: Speech turned into text you can trust. - You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## What people say - **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.7 out of 5 from 43,624 ratings in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1609369954 ## Works with YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, WhatsApp **Tags:** Video editing, Templates, AI features, Text to speech, Transcription ## Alternatives - [CapCut](https://toolgpa.com/tools/capcut): Video and photo editor with effects, auto captions and AI tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/capcut-vs-kinemaster) - [InShot](https://toolgpa.com/tools/inshot): Mobile video and photo editor for iPhone and Android. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/inshot-vs-kinemaster) - [Videoleap](https://toolgpa.com/tools/videoleap): Mobile and web video editor with templates and AI effects. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/kinemaster-vs-videoleap) - [VN Video Editor](https://toolgpa.com/tools/vn-video-editor): Free multi-track video and photo editor for phones and Mac. 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