NewTake review
A focused iPhone editor for removing spoken-footage clutter and adding captions quickly.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
NewTake is an iPhone video editor for creators, families, and anyone turning long recordings into shorter, shareable videos. Its on-device AI analyzes scenes, transcribes speech, scores footage, and recommends cuts without requiring a desktop timeline editor. Users can remove spoken lines from a transcript, review individual keep-or-cut decisions, and export the finished video to the iPhone camera roll. The workflow is especially suited to talking-head clips, family recordings, and other footage where dead air or repeated takes are the main editing problem.
Its standout feature is the combination of spoken-content cleanup and review controls. NewTake can remove dead air, rambling, duplicates, and false starts, while word-by-word automatic captions make the result easier to follow. The ability to override individual decisions keeps the process from being entirely automatic. Multi-clip editing from the camera roll, background music, and automatic voice ducking extend the workflow beyond trimming, but the feature set remains centered on turning existing footage into concise edits.
The Free plan includes 3 AI-edited videos per month, with preview captions and music. The Pro plan provides unlimited videos and captions and soundtrack on exports. NewTake is iOS-only, while Android is on the roadmap, so it suits iPhone users more than teams or creators working across devices. Choose it for fast spoken-footage cleanup, transcript-based editing, and on-device processing; choose an alternative if you need Android access, desktop editing, or a broader multi-platform production environment.
NewTake pros and cons
- Where it wins
- On-device AI detects scenes, transcribes speech, and scores footage.
- Removes dead air, rambling, duplicates, and false starts.
- Transcript editing, captions, music ducking, and camera-roll export.
- Where it doesn't
- Available only on iOS.
- The Free plan allows 3 AI-edited videos per month.
- It focuses on short-form cleanup rather than full desktop timeline editing.
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