LumaFusion: the paid one, and worth it if you edit daily
Costs $29.99 once, no subscription. 24,732 ratings at 4.7 — the professional choice for editing on an iPad.
$29.99, bought once. In a category where everything else is free with a subscription attached, that alone changes the arithmetic.
24,732 ratings at 4.7.
What the money gets
Real audio work — multiple tracks, keyframed levels, effects that behave like a desktop editor's.
Colour tools worth using rather than there for the checklist.
External storage. Editing directly from a drive matters the moment your footage stops fitting on the iPad.
No subscription. Over two years it costs less than most free editors.
Who should not buy it
Anyone posting short vertical clips. InShot or CapCut do that faster, and LumaFusion's strengths never come up.
The purchase makes sense when editing is a habit rather than an occasional task — and at that point the alternative is not another phone app but a laptop.
Common questions
- Is LumaFusion available on Android?
- Yes, the app ships for both iPhone and Android. We last checked both stores on September 1, 2026.
- What languages does LumaFusion support?
- Of the languages this site covers, the App Store lists: English, German, Russian, Spanish. The store page shows the full list for your region.
- Is LumaFusion free?
- LumaFusion is a paid app: bought once, with no subscription.