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A video editor that gives you a lot of different filters and effects to use

A video editor that gives you a lot of different filters and effects to use

Vote: (449 votes)

Program license: Free

Developer: BIGO TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.

Version: 3.0.9

Works under: Android

Vote:

Program license

(449 votes)

Free

Developer

Version

BIGO TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.

3.0.9

Works under:

Android

Pros

  • Contains an overwhelming variety of special effects that cannot be found on any other app, allowing users to create their own unique videos.
  • Makes it easy to discover other videos that you may also enjoy.
  • Highly popular and on the rise app that contains a growing community of users. This is one of those apps that could be the next big thing.
  • Contains a huge amount of videos in the fashion/style/DIY space.
  • Has some unique social aspects, like meets and gifting.

Cons

  • Some of the app's premium content must be paid for.
  • Its niche content limits the audience growth somewhat, meaning that it is not as broad-based as other video-sharing social networks.
  • Unfortunately, you cannot export videos to friends via texts or other social networks.
  • The effects are great, but it is way, way too easy to overdo them, creating a disorienting mess of a video.

Likee is a video editor with a ton of social components. What makes it different is its very unique and flashy style, as the app offers a ton of special effects that are highly unique and primarily used by this app. This includes a slew of stickers, filters, graphics and more.

The app acts as a video editor and sharing platform, similar to other programs of this nature. It has two components. First is the editing and creation portions. Using the app, you can create your own effects, edit together clips, add voice-overs, and more. These effects are interesting and very wide-ranging. It includes "SuperMix" effects that allow you to add some truly wild and colorful effects to your videos. Using the app's up-to-date facial recognition technology, you can also swap in your face with others, includes your friends or celebrities. Indeed, when it comes to facial swapping, the sky and your own creativity is the only limit.

That's not all. You can add filters that can dramatically alter the look of your videos, making them look cartoonish, old-fashioned, or more. You can also change the background of all of your videos. Like other video apps, you can alter the color scheme, shading, tints, and add stickers, graphics, and other effects. If you play with this app for long enough, odds are good you will find effects and styles that you enjoy.

You can also use the platform for its Livestreaming capabilities. Going live can net you more fans, more followers, and online "gifts" that are exchanged within the platform. Indeed, this gift system creates even more incentive to use the platform for live streaming.

Unlike other similar apps, Likee seems to be truly concentrated on growing the niches of style, DIY, fashion, and more. As such, if you are interested in this type of content, odds are good you will find what you are looking for on this platform. However, if you're looking for the next funny, viral video, you may be disappointed.

This app is highly social in nature, but as we all know, a social app is not any good unless there are a good amount of people on it. Fortunately, Likee delivers there. According to the Google Play store, over 9.4 million people have reviewed the app! Those users are highly satisfied: The average rating is 4.3 out of 5 stars.

Even better: That's just the average reviewers, not the total userbase itself. According to available information, as of the last available information, which was the end of 2019, over 115 million people used the app at least once a month. There is no question that the app has seen significant growth in 2020, meaning that the true number of active users is almost certainly much, much higher than that number above.

The app's social aspects are also worth checking out. You can set up "meets" with friends, talking to them live in what is essentially a video conferencing platform. You can then award points and send gifts via these meets, as well as use graphics and stickers. The "explore" tab also makes it very easy to find new content and artists that you may be interested in watching. It allows you to follow creators and find nearby videos.

The app is free to download, but there are in-app purchases. It be nice if these were usable for free, but these days, finding an app like this that doesn't offer in-app purchases is a rarity.

Worth noting: The app was known as "Like" until changing its name.

Pros

  • Contains an overwhelming variety of special effects that cannot be found on any other app, allowing users to create their own unique videos.
  • Makes it easy to discover other videos that you may also enjoy.
  • Highly popular and on the rise app that contains a growing community of users. This is one of those apps that could be the next big thing.
  • Contains a huge amount of videos in the fashion/style/DIY space.
  • Has some unique social aspects, like meets and gifting.

Cons

  • Some of the app's premium content must be paid for.
  • Its niche content limits the audience growth somewhat, meaning that it is not as broad-based as other video-sharing social networks.
  • Unfortunately, you cannot export videos to friends via texts or other social networks.
  • The effects are great, but it is way, way too easy to overdo them, creating a disorienting mess of a video.