When comparing iMovie vs Cute CUT, the Slant community recommends iMovie for most people. In the question“What are the best free (or low costing) video editing apps for iPads?” iMovie is ranked 1st while Cute CUT is ranked 2nd. The most important reason people chose iMovie is:
You can AirDrop projects between iOS and OSX devices.
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Pros
Pro Can share projects between devices via AirDrop
You can AirDrop projects between iOS and OSX devices.
Pro 4K support
Pro Functionality comparable to that of the desktop counterpart
Except for advanced tools, like color correction and chroma keying, the iOS version is comparable in capabilities to the Mac version.
Cons
Con Can't select or trim sections of video precisely
How it works is you drag handles for the ends of the clip to trim, I did this on a 15 minute video and found it too inaccurate could not get it to scrub to the right frame, much less the correct moment.
Con Free version is limited
All videos created in the free version have a watermark added to them and it costs $6.00 to remove this as well as unlock the rest of the apps limitations.