Photo & Video

LumaFusion

LumaFusion edits multitrack video/audio with effects, color tools and configurable exports.

Our take

For detailed mobile video workflows

Scopes, keyframes and external-media options support structured edits.

Keep in mind: Codec/device limits apply; enhanced tools and stock assets are separate purchases or subscription.

What you can do

  • Arrange video/audio timelines.
  • Apply color, compositing and audio processing.
  • Create titles and export/transfer projects.

App Store review themes

Recurring praise and complaints, grouped by topic.

111 reviews · US App Store · Written feedback; review platforms are not identified

What reviewers like

Ease of use

9 reviews

Reviewers praise easy video editing.

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5 / 5 ★v5.5.2

The long-term reviewer finds the clean interface approachable for beginners.

Original excerpt“It’s easy to use especially if you’re a beginner to video editing.”
Apple source · Review 14596553271

5 / 5 ★v5.5.2

The reviewer finds cutting clips and managing the timeline intuitive.

Original excerpt“The app is so intuitive.”
Apple source · Review 14585413815

Value and purchase options

7 reviews

Positive feedback covers purchase value (6 reviews); one-time purchase (1 review).

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5 / 5 ★v5.5.2

The reviewer considers their historical purchase good value; this is not a current price claim.

Original excerpt“for $20 I feel like it’s a great app.”
Apple source · Review 14596553271

5 / 5 ★v5.5.1

The reviewer considers the purchase worthwhile.

Original excerpt“It’s worth the money!”
Apple source · Review 14419578956

Speed and responsiveness

6 reviews

Positive feedback covers quick mobile editing (4 reviews); full-screen performance (1 review); responsive editing (1 review).

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5 / 5 ★v5.5.2

The reviewer values quickly producing content using the mobile editor.

Original excerpt“Nothing is faster to be able to do it in the palm of your hands”
Apple source · Review 14484689995

5 / 5 ★v5.5.1

The reviewer praises editing speed after moving from a desktop workflow.

Original excerpt“blown me away with its power, speed, and reliability.”
Apple source · Review 14376440596
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A useful range of tools

5 reviews

Reviewers praise range of editing tools.

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5 / 5 ★v5.5.1

The reviewer values the range of editing tools.

Original excerpt“More full-featured than a lot of the others out there.”
Apple source · Review 14335701257

5 / 5 ★v5.3.0

The reviewer values experimenting with a range of effects, color filters and audiovisual tools; a completed feature film is only a future aspiration.

Original excerpt“an array of pro effects , coloring filters”
Apple source · Review 14304547863

Importing, exporting and sharing

4 reviews

Positive feedback covers high-quality format workflow (1 review); media insertion (1 review); resolved video export problem (1 review). Other aspects appear in this group too; these counts describe subtopics, not one shared experience.

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5 / 5 ★v5.4.4

The reviewer marks the previously reported export and playback problems resolved; they should not be treated as an ongoing failure.

Original excerpt“(RESOLVED)”
Apple source · Review 14157188989

5 / 5 ★v5.4.4

The reviewer finds downloading and inserting production media easy.

Original excerpt“It’s so easy to download music, images, sound effects, etc. & easily insert it into your production.”
Apple source · Review 14031884150

Video editing

4 reviews

Reviewers praise video editing.

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5 / 5 ★v5.5.1

The reviewer values desktop-style nonlinear editing in a mobile touch interface.

Original excerpt“true desktop-level non-linear editing right into a touch-screen interface.”
Apple source · Review 14376440596

5 / 5 ★v5.4.4

The reviewer enjoys the familiar hands-on editing experience and compares it with earlier film-editing work.

Original excerpt“Great to get back to REAL editing”
Apple source · Review 14170638562

Reliable operation

4 reviews

Positive feedback covers reliable use (3 reviews); resolved crashing issue (1 review).

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5 / 5 ★v5.5.1

The reviewer reports a reliable experience on iPad.

Original excerpt“blown me away with its power, speed, and reliability.”
Apple source · Review 14376440596

5 / 5 ★v5.4.4

The reviewer says the previously reported project-crashing problem was fixed in an update.

Original excerpt“made an update just to fix it”
Apple source · Review 13904796496

Output quality reviewers appreciate

3 reviews

Positive feedback covers professional-looking videos (2 reviews); preserving source quality (1 review).

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1 / 5 ★v5.4.3

The reviewer values retaining original video quality within the app.

Original excerpt“ability to maintain your videos original quality”
Apple source · Review 13893778669

5 / 5 ★v5.4.3

The reviewer is pleased with the professional appearance of their videos.

Original excerpt“have a professional look.”
Apple source · Review 13865677814

Helpful customer support

3 reviews

Positive feedback covers helpful guidance (1 review); resolved crashing issue (1 review); responsive feature discussion (1 review).

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5 / 5 ★v5.5.2

The reviewer received a response about faster preview playback.

Original excerpt“I did email about, and I did get a reply”
Apple source · Review 14585413815

5 / 5 ★v5.4.4

The reviewer says personalized support escalated a crashing problem and an update fixed it.

Original excerpt“they literally sent it to the devs and made an update just to fix it”
Apple source · Review 13904796496

What reviewers dislike

Workflow and interface friction

20 reviews

Concerns and requests cover editing navigation (16 reviews); phone editing layout (3 reviews); playback controls (1 review).

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2 / 5 ★v5.6.0

The reviewer reports an undersized slider area on the editing screen after the latest update on their Pro Max phone.

Original excerpt“the sliders area is tiny.”
Apple source · Review 14707442727

1 / 5 ★v5.5.3

The reviewer finds simple changes such as speeding up video require too many screens and steps on iPad.

Original excerpt“Users shouldn’t have to go to multiple pages to edit one thing.”
Apple source · Review 14659216302

Price and subscription concerns

19 reviews

Concerns and requests cover additional feature costs (17 reviews); purchase price (1 review); purchase value (1 review).

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2 / 5 ★v5.5.3

The reviewer expected video-lightening and cropping tools but believes most desired features require additional payment.

Original excerpt“I paid $30 and can only zoom in. Everything else is paywalled.”
Apple source · Review 14638558485

2 / 5 ★v5.5.3

The reviewer objects to additional subscriptions after buying the base app.

Original excerpt“after the app purchase many features are locked behind a monthly subscription.”
Apple source · Review 14628133420

Import and export difficulties

8 reviews

Concerns and requests cover video format support (3 reviews); audio import (1 review); lUT import (1 review). Other aspects appear in this group too; these counts describe subtopics, not one shared experience.

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1 / 5 ★v5.5.2

The reviewer says the share option does not work for their intended clips; the precise workflow is unclear.

Original excerpt“the share option doesn't work.”
Apple source · Review 14542350122

1 / 5 ★v5.4.4

The reviewer wants SRT subtitle import, which they report is unavailable.

Original excerpt“SRT file import”
Apple source · Review 14092041130
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Crashes, freezes and reliability problems

8 reviews

Concerns and requests cover launch crashes (2 reviews); repeated crashes (2 reviews); audio-related crashes (1 review). Other aspects appear in this group too; these counts describe subtopics, not one shared experience.

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4 / 5 ★v5.5.2

The reviewer reports launch crashes preventing use on an iPhone 15 Pro with their stated iOS 17.1.1 setup.

Original excerpt“실행 시 튕김증상이 있어 사용할 수가 없습니다.”
Apple source · Review 14543083692

1 / 5 ★v5.5.2

The reviewer reports a launch crash after updating on iPhone, preventing access to existing or new projects.

Original excerpt“it says “preparing LumaFusion” for 10 seconds then CRASHES.”
Apple source · Review 14523361909

Preview audio

5 reviews

Reviewers raise concerns or requests about preview audio.

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3 / 5 ★v5.5.3

The reviewer reports repeated audio dropouts during editing, temporarily relieved by restarting the app.

Original excerpt“My audio will cut out while I’m editing”
Apple source · Review 14670416371

2 / 5 ★v5.5.3

The reviewer reports repeated timeline audio loss on their stated iPadOS 27 setup, sometimes requiring an iPad restart.

Original excerpt“sound stops completely on every clip in the timeline”
Apple source · Review 14620090181

Captions

4 reviews

Reviewers raise concerns or requests about captions.

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1 / 5 ★v5.4.4

The reviewer wants automatic caption generation to avoid manual subtitle work.

Original excerpt“lack of automatic caption support”
Apple source · Review 14092041130

3 / 5 ★v5.3.4

The reviewer requests automatic transcription for captions to avoid using another app.

Original excerpt“Would love to see an ai captions transcription added instead of me typing all the captions.”
Apple source · Review 14049326396

Text overlays

4 reviews

Reviewers raise concerns or requests about text overlays.

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1 / 5 ★v5.4.4

The reviewer reports difficulty adding and changing introductory titles.

Original excerpt“adding and changing intro titles) does not seem to work.”
Apple source · Review 14127783130

4 / 5 ★v5.4.1

The reviewer wants to paste plain text rather than rich formatting.

Original excerpt“cannot paste simple text but rich text.”
Apple source · Review 13522579404

Device access, compatibility and requests

3 reviews

Concerns and requests cover macOS requirements (2 reviews); windowed multitasking (1 review).

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1 / 5 ★v5.5.2

The reviewer says a new operating-system requirement prevents using their purchased app on Sequoia; the requirement is not independently verified.

Original excerpt“forcing me to upgrade to MacOS 26 to work”
Apple source · Review 14440581691

5 / 5 ★v5.4.3

The reviewer associates performance problems with windowed multitasking on their stated iOS26 setup and reports a full-screen workaround.

Original excerpt“The Windowed Apps setting in IOS26”
Apple source · Review 13766376693

Preview playback

3 reviews

Reviewers raise concerns or requests about preview playback.

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2 / 5 ★v5.5.3

The reviewer reports playback repeatedly stopping and interrupting editing.

Original excerpt“I press play and the video stops a moment later, over and over.”
Apple source · Review 14620090181

3 / 5 ★v5.4.4

The reviewer reports frequent playback errors.

Original excerpt“player errors left and right.”
Apple source · Review 14050642287

Product tutorials

3 reviews

Reviewers raise concerns or requests about product tutorials.

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1 / 5 ★v5.4.4

The reviewer finds the tutorials unhelpful for learning the app.

Original excerpt“The tutorials are disappointing”
Apple source · Review 14127783130

1 / 5 ★v5.4.4

The reviewer finds the tutorial presenters' accents a barrier to understanding.

Original excerpt“The tutorials are done by people with heavy English accents.”
Apple source · Review 13911093371

Good for

  • Creators needing layered editing.

Consider alternatives for

  • Anyone expecting all Creator Pass features in the base price.

Limitations & considerations

  • Captured minimum: iOS 27.0.
  • Codec/device limits apply; enhanced tools and stock assets are separate purchases or subscription.

Privacy & permissions

Media, microphones and optional cloud integrations involve sensitive content.

Sources & review notes Updated Nov 9, 2026

Reviewed by iApp4Me Editorial Team. Recommendations use the linked documentation and attributed accounts; device observations are identified separately.

  1. US App Store developer description

    Complete description, download price and compatibility metadata captured 2026-11-02.

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Review themes: 111 US App Store written reviews, updated Nov 10, 2025–Oct 24, 2026. Collected Nov 1, 2026.

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