GoPro Quik review

GoPro Quik is the most automatic option here, and it is not only for GoPro owners. Its App Store listing says the app finds your best shots, syncs them to music, adds transitions and automatically creates a shareable video. Beat Sync times clips, transitions and effects to the beat, themes add cinematic transitions and filters, and text overlays add captions and emojis. Everything uploads to the GoPro cloud and syncs across devices. The important catch is in the footnotes: automatic edits, Beat Sync, themes and text overlays need a Premium or Premium+ subscription, available in select countries. That subscription is cheap on the US App Store, where Quik is listed at $1.99 or $9.99 for one year, and the GoPro plan is $5.99. It holds a 4.8 rating from 834K ratings but requires iOS 26.0 or later, so older iPhones are left out. We compared documented features and published prices.

Who it is for

People who want an automatic edit synced to music for a low subscription price

Price

Free download; Quik subscription $1.99 or $9.99 for one year; GoPro subscription $5.99 on the US App Store.

Subscribe to Quik $1.99
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 11, 2026.

Key features

• Automatic edits that pick your best shots, sync them to music and add transitions
• Beat Sync for clips, transitions and effects
• Themes with cinematic transitions, filters and effects
• Text and emoji overlays
• Cloud backup and sync across devices

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Lowest-priced subscription here: $9.99 for a year of Quik
• Strength: Works with phone photos as well as GoPro footage
• Strength: Runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac
• Weakness: Automatic edits, Beat Sync and themes need a Premium or Premium+ subscription
• Weakness: Requires iOS 26.0 or later
• Weakness: Premium is available in select countries only

Key facts

• App Store rating: 4.8 from 834K ratings
• Age rating: 13+
• App size: 307.1 MB
• Requires: iOS 26.0 or later

Where it ranks

GoPro Quik is No. 7 in our Best Photo Slideshow Apps With Music verdict.