CapCut Users Complain About Premium Features
Users feel CapCut aggressively pushes premium features and subscriptions, making basic editing functionality increasingly restricted.
SOURCES (60)
“This is literally the only thing I use capcut for.. please if I can find something thats half as decent I want to stop paying for capcut 😂.”
“Switched from Capcut to InShot. Although I preferred CC graphic editing options but inShot has been so easy to use, so much cheaper and my views have increased. Not to mention ever since CC changed its user policies I don't trust it.”
“Well if you prefer to not spend time to learn DaVinci, then just pay extra money for the ease of use.”
“Capcut doesn't have the learning curve of DaVinci. Literally any noob can jump onto Capcut and make a video utilising almost the entire Capcut featureset. Making the same video in DaVinci when you've never touched the software before, will take a considerable amount of time, effort and research. Even just basic tasks on DaVinci can be hidden behind what is, a very unintuitive interface. Hell, I've been a full time youtuber for 2 years, editing exclusively with DaVinci, and I still ha”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v19.2.0) — I remember discovering this after suffering through iMovie in the dark days… it is now utterly useless. Premium to extract audio??? Absolute trash product that retains no functionality if you’re not 11 years old making a TikTok. Shame”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v19.2.0) — there’s so much things that you need pro for and it’s annoying, the only reason why this app is good is because i need to make the aspect ratio different to post on youtube this app overall sucks”
“[CapCut] ★★★ 3/5 (v19.2.0) — If you added more things maybe like stretch or bounce etc, like allightmotion, and focused less on all the Ai features that get I the way then you’d have more money ya know”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v19.2.0) — This app constantly begs for money for premium. NOBODY IS TRYING TO PAY FOR AUTO CAPTIONS AND NOT ADDING CAPTIONS MANUALLY FOR THAT. This is just money hungry. How does this GODDAMN app get 5 stars? It isn't right. Nobody is paying for premium. This is actually funny that you expect some money from everyone just for some effects and auto captions 😂 your own USERS complain this app is the most pathetic money hungry I've ever seen PLEASE STOP MAKING EVERYTHING PREMIUM Y”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v19.2.0) — why the hell is EVERYTHING PRO i go on effects PRO i look for video enhance PRO i look for motion blur P-P-PRO”
“[CapCut] ★★ 2/5 (v19.2.0) — features that I’ve been using for over a year now become pro.”
“[CapCut] ★★ 2/5 (v19.1.0) — Everything is pro even extract and chroma key there to hungry for money🙁”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v19.1.0) — I would love if you will stop taking the filters I use and putting them under premium. It’s always annoying that this app was free at a time and now you have to buy subscriptions just to use certain things when it was never like that. I used CapCut since it first came out and it was amazing but now that you are taking away the filters I use and I’m starting to get disinterested in this app”
“[CapCut] ★★ 2/5 (v19.1.0) — CapCut is a good app for beginners to learn how to edit. I’ve definitely learned a lot, but I’m constantly limited. The media knows CapCut is a greedy app. Most things are Pro. You want smooth slow-mo? Pro. You want a simple shake animation? Pro. You want this filter? Pro. It’s also frustrating how things are free but than changed to pro. I’ve used the app for a while, and I’ve had some good moments. Now, I’m always battling with it as I get better and need more thing”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v19.1.0) — You really have to Have pro to post something This actually money hungry I’m generally so mad at this. I don’t think I’m ever gonna be doing this again. This app low-key sucks everything is pro and money hungry if you haven’t downloaded this yet and read my review do not download this. It’s only money hungry.”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v19.1.0) — Absolutely horrible app. It’s constantly freezing and crashing. Also you will pay for credits only to have the feature not work and you’ve now lost your money. I’d avoid at all costs don’t give them a dollar”
“[CapCut] ★★★ 3/5 (v19.1.0) — Cool app but you’re insane if you pay what they are asking.”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v19.0.0) — Greed has slowly taken over this app by plastering ads and “deals” all over the app without letting you do what you want. Every editing tool is locked behind a paywall. And something I didn’t know until just now, there’s an ultra subscription? Unbelievable. How you’ve fallen CapCut.”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v19.0.0) — Don’t waste your time on this app they claim that you can generate videos for about 45 credits every single video that I have tried to create even 10 second long video clips. Want to charge you over 1000 credits”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v19.0.0) — With each update, more and more features are taken away for the free users 👎 one day a feature is for PRO version, the next day same feature is not for PRO version. Gotta decide what you want”
“[CapCut] ★★★ 3/5 (v19.0.0) — I love how this editing app isn’t hard to use and understand. But the only problem I have is how money hungry this app became. Why is half of everything pro? You have pay to use a certain effect, animations, etc, that used to be FREE. Like brotha is just big and greedy for more money ”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v19.0.0) — CapCut and been talking away features that used to be free. Two weeks ago on the free plan I exported a video in 4k, the next week I upgrades to standard and lost the ability to export in 4k.”
“[CapCut] ★★★ 3/5 (v19.0.0) — So dumb it’s a good app but you have to pay to export videos and it dosent let you screen record them CapCut just want money so don’t get the app unless you want to pay 100 dollars a year to export a video”
“[CapCut] ★★★ 3/5 (v19.0.0) — This is the only app i know how to edit on but I’m very disappointed how money hungry they are”
[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v19.0.0) — Horrible and pay to win
“[CapCut] ★★★ 3/5 (v19.0.0) — i love using this app and it’s probably the best mobile app for editing out there but i hate the constant price increasing and paywalls for what used to be basic features. they go from basic features and once they notice people use that feature more often then they make it a standard feature then they make it a pro feature. next thing you know we’re alllll going to be on the ultra plan 😭”
“[CapCut] ★★ 2/5 (v19.0.0) — CapCut this is getting so out of hand, I get that you would want pro to make money but you are going TOO far. Pretty much every effect and animation I usually used before pro was even a thing is becoming pro slowly but SURELY. This is so irritating, I can’t even do shakes anymore cause for some reason you had to make EVERY SINGLE SHAKE PRO. This used to be a free editing app, what happened???????? Your app is becoming less used every day because of this problem. Oh my”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v19.0.0) — This app is so slow and laggy everything is pro and has to be paid Literally they changed something free into pro I don’t get it”
“[CapCut] ★★ 2/5 (v19.0.0) — It’s good for editing especially as a beginner! It’s just- like- why is everyone pro? Like why does everything cost money?”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v19.0.0) — I paid $90 for their subscription a few months ago, and since then they have only nerffed and removed features that were originally included in the subscription, attempting to extort you into paying for a more expensive plan. When you try to contact them and ask why, it’s just “🤷♂️ sucks for you”. I originally bought it for the included music library, and 3 months later they paywalled it behind a more expensive plan. I’ve been editing and exporting in 4k for months w”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v19.0.0) — This app is the worst almost everything is premium. So so many adds and disturbing videos don’t buy!”
“[CapCut] ★★★ 3/5 (v18.9.0) — I use the app a lot it’s just everything is premium and expensive”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v18.9.0) — I am a user of more than 3 years, and I just got into alight motion and it’s instantly 100% better. It has better effects for FREE, it’s not as laggy. CapCut is highly overrated and requires way too much money for effects. I would understand more if the app was good, but it’s not. This app is way too money hungry for how poor the performance is.”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v18.9.0) — It’s not free. It’s always asking you to buy the premium package”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v18.9.0) — I went from $79 for Pro and now they want to charge $100 more a year! Heck no. Adobe Premiere is now on mobile. Canceling CapCut now.”
“[CapCut] ★★ 2/5 (v18.9.0) — They have made it abundantly clear that they don't care about the product, and their only priority is squeezing money from their customers. It's telling me I need to upgrade to pro to use pro features, which I am not using. Many others have had the same problem and even have deleted everything in the project, just to be told they are using pro features??? This is obviously predatory. It makes me sad, I'm mourning what was once a good product.”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v18.9.0) — Love this app for editing, but honestly, they have gotten sooooo greedy and so money-hungry. Everything is like for pro which you have to pay for. NO ONE HAS THE MONEY FOR ANY OF THIS PAID MESS! If this company wants people back then PUT BACK FREE ACCESS TO A LOT OF THINGS!!! At least on InShot you get free access to do a lot of things, and they have a subscription option too.”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v18.9.0) — Why is everything pro make some stuff al least that doesn’t cosy money and also when i export, the share button ain’t there. FIX IT”
“[CapCut] ★★★ 3/5 (v18.9.0) — CapCut has made a bunch of things pro which is money. I cant afford to buy it and I’m a template creator who needs pro. It’s hard to edit now because everything is pro. It’s $100+ for pro for a year. Please stop making everything pro because a bunch of people will quit. I might quit soon because this is out of hand.”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v18.9.0) — What happened to when this app used to be free? When no one had to spend any money to use effects. Now whenever I want to start editing again, I always have to be reminded that the majority of my favorites effects are now pro effects. You guys just want our money and it’s honestly very annoying. I can hardly use any effects that I actually need without needing to spend cash. You guys need to take away the standard/pro/ultra packs. People have stopped using this app bec”
“[CapCut] ★★ 2/5 (v18.9.0) — Man I’m so disappointed how CapCut has changed over the years, it has just become straight money greedy and practically asks for you to pay for everything on the app. I used to love editing on this app but now all they want is money, money, and money. It’s really disappointing and I hope CapCut doesn’t keep on like this, I can’t even make a cute video for me and my friends anymore just because I have to pay for every single effect? It’s getting annoying honestly.”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v18.9.0) — Stop being so money hungry and just make the app have to be paid for. ALMOST EVERYTHING is pro now, i dont really see the point in making everything pro. Just make people pay to download it, none of this is necessary.”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v18.9.0) — relatively easy to use and get the hang of, but why does everything cost money or need pro now?? I used to love this app and use it all of the time but now it’s all locked behind pro. only download it if you want to and can buy pro. oh and also what’s up with the forcing of me to use ai?? I click any button and all of a sudden it’s ai generating something”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v18.9.0) — Its all just pro now and you have to pay for pro to use 90% of features”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v18.9.0) — This app used to be amazing but now it’s just a money hungry thing I’m having to switch editing apps now because they keep making the free stuff premium whenever people start to use it”
[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v18.9.0) — The app sucks so bad and it’s money hungry
“[CapCut] ★★★ 3/5 (v18.9.0) — Capcut can be stretched far more than what meets the eye but almost every good feature is locked behind a paywall”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v18.9.0) — Pay for Capcut and suddenly they started applying watermarks to my videos unless I subscribe to the next tier is a scam.”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v18.9.0) — Genuinely just money hungry almost everything is money and they added a watermark to the videos and if you wanna remove it you gotta pay MONEY. Genuinely crashing out right now ok bye”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v18.9.0) — Honestly, I think it’s really unfair that CapCut made features like Exact Audio Pro and 1080P exclusive to Pro. These are features that feel like they should be available to everyone, especially because they’re basic things that can make a huge difference in editing. Starting with Exact Audio Pro, I genuinely don’t understand why this needs to be behind a paywall. Audio is such a basic and important part of editing. If someone is trying to sync clips to a song, match”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v9.2.0) — They let you work hours editing and then when you’re ready to export they say that some feature is “pro” tier even tho I clearly only used the free features so you can’t export your work unless you pay them, what’s the point of having a free version if its useless? Honestly just use DaVinci or VN”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v18.9.0) — I’m leaving one star because I have the pro subscription. I don’t understand what purpose it has if need the next tier to remove your watermark. And it’s saying I used Capcut AI which I never have. I’m taking this as a sign to learn another app.”
[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v18.9.0) — and now u become greedy dyem
[CapCut] ★★★ 3/5 (v18.9.0) — REMOVE THE WATERMARK NOW.
[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v18.9.0) — I love this app, but too much premium
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v18.9.0) — Why am I paying $10 a month for a subscription to this and I still have to deal with a watermark that they just randomly wanted to add today to push me towards pro? Greed has consumed this company, they’re showing that to creators and that will be the end for them. I’ll just be taking my business elsewhere.”
“[CapCut] ★ 1/5 (v18.9.0) — I've been using CapCut for a long time, and I'm disappointed that more and more features are being locked behind Pro. The app used to be great because free users could still create high-quality videos. Now it feels like basic editing features are becoming paid features, which makes the app less enjoyable to use. Please consider bringing some of these features back to the free version or reducing the number of features behind the paywall.”