Six apps to add blockbuster special effects to your smartphone videos

The smartphone revolution hasn't just put a video camera in your pocket. It's given you a whole movie-making studio in one compact package. With the right apps, you can add special effects and filters that the Hollywood experts would be proud of—and you don't even have to transfer your footage to a computer first. In this guide, we'll take you through six apps you can use for the job. Whether you want to send a dinosaur stampeding through your scene or give your footage a woozy, dream-like effect, you've got all kinds of possibilities to play around with.

Action Movie FX
The clue's in this app's name: Action Movie FX can overlay explosions and monsters with such aplomb that it's previously earned an Apple award. From natural disasters to wandering spaceships, it offers a ton of high-quality visuals to explore, though most of these effect packages require an in-app payment. That said, you do get some effects for free—look for them under the All menu—so you can see how the app works on your clips before you start paying.

FX Guru
Fiery explosions, falling satellites, even invading alien armies—if there's a stock video special effect you want to import, chances are FX Guru has something that fits the bill. You won't get many effects for free, but the for-purchase packages focus on specific genres and topics, such as ghosts or dinosaurs, so a single pack will go a long way. That focus also means you won't have to waste money on a bunch of unrelated effects.


Videorama
Video editing app Videorama does more than help you cut your footage: Special effects are a big part of its large repertoire of tricks. You can drop in everything from tornadoes to blood splatter to grenade bangs, and it gives you quite a few free effects to play around with before you have to pay for any additional visuals. This app focuses more on natural or man-made effects, so you'll find fewer marauding monsters and flying spaceships.

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