← App Pain API · pain index

CapCut: Photo & Video Editor: What Users Actually Complain About

Bytedance Pte. Ltd · Photo & Video · iOS · App Store 4.6★ · 1,125,636 ratings

5★84%
4★6%
3★3%
2★2%
1★6%
297 reviews analyzed 112 negative (≤3★) 5 pain clusters updated Oct 31, 2026

Overview

The primary pain points center around restrictive paywalls and subscription issues, followed by severe stability and performance problems. Users also express significant concerns about data privacy and security, while facing usability challenges with the interface.

Top complaints

1. Paywall and Subscription Issues

cluster 1/5
58% of complaints●●●●○ sev 4/574 reviews

Users are frustrated with the restrictive paywall that locks most features behind a premium subscription and find the pricing unreasonable.

“95% of the app is pro like you have to pay for pro to use the majority of the app”
“The majority of useful effects, filters, and tools are locked behind a paid subscription.”
“can't submit a video to export unless you either remove or buy premium”

2. App Stability and Performance Problems

cluster 2/5
20% of complaints●●●●● sev 5/526 reviews

The application frequently crashes, contains numerous bugs, and has storage issues that disrupt user workflow.

“the app constantly glitches and crashes. I have had legitimately over a hundred times”
“The app is riddled with glitches that go unfixed for months.”
“decrease the storage space so working on projects and saving them is troublesome”

3. Audio and Media Quality Issues

cluster 3/5
7% of complaints●●●○○ sev 3/59 reviews

Users experience problems with audio playback, media export functionality, and AI features not working as expected.

“the sound clips out of my videos like it will play a little sliver of the sound then mute”
“I uploaded a video and photo and asked it to do a faceswap. After working on it, i got saw a message saying the video is”

4. Data Privacy and Security Concerns

cluster 4/5
7% of complaints●●●●● sev 5/59 reviews

Users are worried about unauthorized data collection, potential audio theft, and exposure to inappropriate content.

“I come across this one video, and it said a cool edit was behind a sticker and it was pornography”
“CapCut tracks absolutely everything! When I tried to use it, it won't let me do”
“CapCut has engaged in unauthorized audio theft from my mobile device.”

5. Usability and Interface Problems

cluster 5/5
8% of complaints●●○○○ sev 2/510 reviews

The application's interface is difficult to navigate, and users experience false internet connectivity warnings.

“extremely difficult to navigate, not easy to find anything or pages”
“it says, 'there is no internet!' So I check my internet only to see everything else works”

More Photo & Video pain reports

VSCO iosLightroom ios

Turn this into a competitive edge

This page is rendered from the App Pain API — the same clusters, evidence quotes, and severity scores are available as JSON (or via MCP for AI agents) for any app on both stores.

Read the API docs Get a free API key — 20 analyses to start
Pain indexAPI docsPrivacyTermsAcceptable Use

Built from public app-store reviews · not affiliated with Apple or Google · clusters are LLM-generated from real user quotes.