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What users hate about CapCut

46% of the 500 most recent US App Store reviews of CapCut are 1–2★. Here is what those users complain about, counted and quoted. Snapshot: October 2026.

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CapCut: Photo & Video Editor

Bytedance Pte. Ltd · Video · reviews 2026-10-02 → 2026-10-18

4.61★all-time (1,124,342)
2.84★last 500 reviews
46%negative (1–2★)
26feature requests
5★132
4★75
3★64
2★41
1★188

Top complaints about CapCut

Share of the 229 negative reviews that mention each theme.

Price & subscription69 reviews · 30% of negative
★ 🥲 …downhill. I’m genuinely disappointed. There are so many ads, and even simple retouching tools and masks are locked behind a paywall. It feels unfair to users who trusted and enjoyed this app because of its free features. If CapCut is going to charge for basic tools, please… v19.7.0 · 2026-10-16
AI features37 reviews · 16% of negative
★ It sucks. …app is straight trash. I’ve been using CapCut for years now. Over the past few months, it’s gotten worse. 80% of it is AI, and when it’s not, it’s porn or suicide baiting. It doesn’t matter who you block, no fyp is safe from any of this. There are literal eight… v19.7.0 · 2026-10-14
Crashes & bugs25 reviews · 11% of negative
★ I am extremely frustrated. Please fix this immediately. …stopped playing, so I closed and reopened the app to fix it, and my ENTIRE PROJECT WAS GONE. Not a single warning, not an error message, NOTHING. All my other projects are still there, but the two hours of work I put into this one have seemingly vanished into thin air.… v19.7.0 · 2026-10-08
Slow & performance11 reviews · 5% of negative
Login & account10 reviews · 4% of negative
Customer support10 reviews · 4% of negative
Confusing UI & UX4 reviews · 2% of negative
Sync & data loss3 reviews · 1% of negative
Ads2 reviews · 1% of negative
Notifications1 reviews · 0% of negative
Privacy & security1 reviews · 0% of negative

What CapCut users are asking for

26 feature requests found in total.

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FAQ

What do users complain about most in CapCut?

In 500 recent US App Store reviews, the biggest complaint themes among the 229 negative (1–2★) reviews are price & subscription (69, 30%), ai features (37, 16%), crashes & bugs (25, 11%).

Is CapCut getting worse?

Its all-time rating is 4.61★ from 1,124,342 ratings, while the last 500 written reviews average 2.84★. Written reviews skew negative on most apps, so compare the trend between versions rather than the absolute number.

How was this analysed?

Reviews dated 2026-10-02 to 2026-10-18 were read from Apple's public review feed and matched against complaint patterns (crashes, login, sync, pricing, ads, UI, updates, support and more). One review can count toward several themes.

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