Perhaps you have multiple clips of an event taken in quick succession or a few stunning landscape videos shot with your iPhone. To make sharing easier or store multiple clips as a single file, you might want to merge them. iMovie simplifies combining videos on an iPhone or iPad—and as a bonus, it doesn’t leave a watermark.
Ready to get started? Here’s how to merge videos on iPhone and iPad.
How to combine two or more videos on your iPhone
- Check that iMovie is installed on your device. If not, download it from the App Store. Open iMovie.
- Select two or more videos that you’d like to merge. Tap Create Movie. All selected clips will be imported to the iMovie editing timeline. Scroll the thin video strip to the beginning.
- Now, tap the Play button. Your videos will play one after the other. If you like it, you can export it now (see step 8). To spruce up the video with effects, follow along with the next steps.
- Scroll the thin video strip slowly. Tap the Dissolve icon (two triangles facing each other).
- Choose None to have no effect between videos. If you wish to add effects, tap an effect, and then scroll the video strip a bit from left to right and hit the Play button. You can also select a duration for the effect.
- Now, scroll the video strip to the beginning and tap the Play button to review your video.
- Tap Done at the upper left corner to export the video.
- Tap the Share icon and select Save Video. Select a video quality if prompted. Your final merged video will be exported and saved to Photos.
That’s it!
This is how you can combine multiple videos using iMovie. Now, let’s check out some third-party iOS apps to merge videos.
Best third-party apps to merge videos on iPhone and iPad
1. KineMaster
KineMaster is a go-to tool for creating edited videos that impress. It lets you easily combine several videos, images, effects, and more. The app also allows you to export the joined videos in resolutions up to 4K.
Price: Free (In-app Purchases start from $1.99)
2. Video Merger
If you want a specialized app to combine your videos, then Video Merger will serve you well. Video Merger lets you combine several videos quickly from your Photo Library. You can also add music and a custom watermark. Once you have the final video iteration, you can save it to your Photos or share it directly from the Video Merger app.
Price: Free (In-app Purchases start from $1.99)
3. Video Joiner
An easy-to-use app design and a pleasant interface make this app a great choice for combining multiple videos. It saves all your work as a project, allowing you to close the app at any time and then resume editing later. You can also add shape overlays and music, trim the video parts, etc.
Price: Free (Pro version – $3.99)
4. Splice
This powerful and customizable video editor goes beyond just merging multiple video clips. You can make professional-grade videos with the help of Splice. It lets you trim the file, adjust transitions, add slow-motion effects, and much more.
You can choose to add a sound from its extensive library or use one of your own. Overall, Splice is a capable video editing app that you must check out.
Price: Free (In-app Purchases start from $1.99)
5. GoPro
The GoPro app is not only for clips shot from your GoPro camera; you can also use videos from your Photos library and stitch them together with the iOS app.
It has a clean interface and is easy to use. In addition to joining clips together, this app allows you to use many other effects and edits to create a beautiful final video.
Price: Free (GoPro Plus $4.99)
That’s all, folks!
We hope you learned how to merge two or more videos on your iPhone or iPad. We prefer the iMovie method, but we want to hear from you. Which app are you going to use? Is it Apple’s iMovie or one of the third-party apps?
Have any other Apple-related questions? Ask us in the comments.
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