# Videoleap review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Mobile and web video editor with templates and AI effects Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Videoleap is a video editor from Lightricks that runs on iPhone, iPad and Android and also online. It offers layer-based editing, keyframes, green screen, effects and a template feed for social videos, plus AI tools such as object removal and AI video effects. The app is free to download and unlocks features through in-app purchases. - **Category:** Screen Recording & Video - **Made by:** Lightricks - **Website:** https://www.videoleapapp.com - **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you want to stay free, because the main tools sit behind in-app purchases. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Videoleap has a free plan, and paid plans start at $4.99, billing period not shown on the App Store listing. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** The app is free to download; the App Store lists its paid features as in-app purchases and the site advertises a trial. - **Free trial:** 7-day free trial, cancel anytime. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | In-app purchases | $4.99 price range $4.99 to $69.99; billing basis not shown on the listing | The US App Store lists unlimited-access and subscription items from $4.99 to $69.99 without periods. | Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/videoleap-ai-video-editor/id1255135442 on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Videoleap before buying. ## Key features - **Layer-based editing:** Combine videos, images, text and effects in reorderable layers, with masking, blending modes, keyframes and motion tracking. - **Templates and community feed:** Start from premade templates for Reels, TikToks or YouTube Shorts, and remake edits from other creators with your own media. - **AI video tools:** The listing names AI video effects, AI templates and AI object removal; the site also lists an AI image generator and AI background tools. - **Effects and color:** Glitch, flare and pixelate effects, filters, green screen compositing, transitions and color correction. - **Everyday editing tools:** Trim, split, reverse, loop, merge, resize and add music or captions, on the web version as well as the apps. ## Good for - Social video creators editing from a phone - People who want templates to remake trending edits - Quick edits that need AI object removal or background tools ## Worth knowing - The App Store listing shows in-app prices from $4.99 to $69.99 with no billing periods, so what each costs per month or year is not confirmed here. - The site's call to action is a 7-day free trial, which suggests the main tools sit behind a paid subscription. - No desktop app was found; the site lists the web editor plus iPhone and Android apps. - Prices read were the US App Store ones; the Android price was not read. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Videoleap, from Lightricks, edits video in layers with templates and AI effects on iPhone, Android and the web. The App Store lists in-app prices from $4.99 to $69.99 without saying monthly or yearly, and there is no desktop app. - **Value for money: C.** In-app prices run from $4.99 to $69.99 with no billing period shown, so what a month costs isn't clear. - **Free plan and trial: C.** Free to download, and the site advertises a 7-day trial, which suggests the main tools sit behind a subscription. - **Features: B.** Layers, masks, blending, keyframes, motion tracking, templates, green screen and AI object removal and effects. Nothing in the listing is missing from the core editing job. - **Ease of use: B.** 4.6 on the App Store from about 146,000 ratings. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web editor plus iPhone, iPad and Android apps. No desktop app and no integrations listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Lightricks' own pages on 13 November 2026, and its App Store rating. The Videoleap site wouldn't load when we re-read it, so prices were checked on the App Store listing. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among screen recording and video tools - Videoleap's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 89 of the 133 other screen recording and video tools we grade, and level with 14. - It stands best on ease of use (B, above 87 of 133) and worst on value for money (C, above 20). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/video ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Videoleap you would be making a video editor. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 89 of the 133 other screen recording and video tools we grade. - You could make: Templates: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: A video editor. - 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:** 4.6 out of 5 from 145,964 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/id1255135442 **Tags:** Video editing, AI features, Templates ## 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-videoleap) - [InShot](https://toolgpa.com/tools/inshot): Mobile video and photo editor for iPhone and Android. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/inshot-vs-videoleap) - [VN Video Editor](https://toolgpa.com/tools/vn-video-editor): Free multi-track video and photo editor for phones and Mac. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/videoleap-vs-vn-video-editor) - [KineMaster](https://toolgpa.com/tools/kinemaster): Mobile video editor with templates, layers and AI tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/kinemaster-vs-videoleap) - [Clipchamp](https://toolgpa.com/tools/clipchamp): Microsoft's browser-based video editor with a free plan. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/clipchamp-vs-videoleap) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/videoleap-ai-video-editor/id1255135442 - https://www.videoleapapp.com Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/videoleap Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).