How to Reverse Video on iPhone or iPad

Apple Photos and iMovie apps offer iPhone and iPad users a lot of interesting editing features, but there is one “disadvantage” that is they do not support the ability to reverse videos. So you will need to use third-party video editing apps to do this. Although there are many options on the App Store, we recommend VN Video Editor, which is the best free video editing app to reverse videos on iPhone. Let's find out right away.

Use VN Video Editor to reverse video on iPhone

VN Video Editor is essentially a free video editing app for iPhone. But unlike most other free video editors, this app doesn't add a watermark to edited clips, saving you the need to pay for the premium version or use another software to remove the watermark.

Since it’s free, the app does have some limitations. The main downside is that you can only edit 100 video clips with the free plan, after which you’ll need to upgrade to a paid plan to continue using it. However, this isn’t a big deal unless you’re looking for an app to reverse video clips frequently.

Using VN Video Editor to reverse a video clip is simple. Start by downloading VN Video Editor to your iPhone from the App Store.

Open the app. Then, allow the app to access your Photos library by tapping “ Settings ” on the pop-up menu, then selecting “ Photos ” on the next screen. Select “ Limited Access ” or “ Full Access” as per your preference.

Once done, go back to the app and tap the “New Project” button at the top. Select “ Video-Based ” on the pop-up card and tap “ Save .”

Find the video you want to reverse, tap on it, and tap the arrow button in the bottom right corner to import the video into the editor.

Now, swipe left on the toolbar at the bottom until you find the “ Reverse ” tool.

Tap on this tool and the VN Video Editor app will start processing the video clip.

Review and export videos

Once you're done, you can preview the reversed clip. Just tap the play button at the top of the timeline and the video will start playing. For a better viewing experience, you can tap the icon with the outward-facing arrow in the bottom right corner of the video clip and it will rotate the screen and play the video in landscape orientation.

When you're done watching, tap the arrow icon again to return to the editing screen. You can now also make other edits to your video clip if you want. For example, you can tap the square icon next to the "Original" text at the top to change the aspect ratio of the video to fit Instagram or YouTube, if needed.

Finally, once you're satisfied with the video, tap the blue export (Share) icon in the upper right corner.

Then, tap on the “Export” button on the next screen and wait for the VN Video Editor app to complete the processing. Once done, the app will save the reversed video clip to your gallery in the Photos app.

By default, VN Video Editor will export the reversed video clip with the original settings (the same settings the video was recorded with). However, if you want, you can export the clip with different settings for resolution, frame rate, and bit rate.

To do this, once you've reversed the clip, tap the export button and go to the " Manual " tab. From here, change the export settings and tap " Export ."

VN Video Editor makes reversing videos on iPhone incredibly easy. As a full-fledged video editing app, VN Video Editor integrates more editing tools, from trimming and splitting to automatically adding subtitles, integrating audio and color grading effects, and more. So, in addition to reversing video clips, you can also use it for other video editing activities.