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Best Runway alternatives for iPhone in 2026

Updated · Data checked on the App Store on 2 November 2026

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Runway on iPhone is a many-models app with an agent that builds whole videos, from $14.99 a month, and the App Store lists English only. Look elsewhere if you need other languages, a lower entry price, or a real editing timeline.

Kling AI starts at $10 a month and lists 5 languages. invideo gives you a multitrack timeline with its own agent. Google Gemini makes video from the $4.99 Plus plan, if you also want an assistant. Dora makes one short clip with the cost shown first, in 11 languages.

At a glance

AppPrice (US)Good forLanguagesApp Store privacy labelVersion (date)Rating (US)
Kling AI: AI Image&Video MakerStandard $10 a month, Pro $37, Premier $92; one-week Standard from $1.19; credits $1.49 to $50Longer clips and 4K from one model family5Data Used to Track You; Data Linked to You; Data Not Linked to You3.9.30 (29 Oct 2026)4.7 (32,632 ratings)
invideo: AI Video EditorPlus $24 or $30, Max $72, Generative $143.99; add-ons from $12Agent plus a real timeline editor1Data Used to Track You; Data Linked to You; Data Not Linked to You4.5.63 (27 Oct 2026)4.5 (28,012 ratings)
Luma Dream MachineLite $9.99 a month or $95.99 a year, Plus $29.99 or $289.99, Unlimited $94.99 or $919.99; credits from $4Plain-language edits, consistent characters1Data Linked to You2.0.8 (17 Apr 2026)4.5 (1,799 ratings)
DORA · AI Video GeneratorPro weekly ($4.99 and $6.99 listed), yearly $119.99; coin packs for subscribers, $3.99 to $224.99One short clip, 11 languages, cost shown first11Data Used to Track You; Data Not Linked to You1.4.2 (26 Oct 2026)4.3 (16 ratings)
Google GeminiGoogle AI Plus $4.99, Pro $19.99, Ultra $199.99Video included with a Google AI plan70Data Linked to You1.2026.4262206 (29 Oct 2026)4.7 (2,391,162 ratings)
Pika - AI VideoStandard $8.99 a week, $16 a month or $96 a year; Pro $14.99 a week, $35 a month or $199 a yearChanging your own clips and photos1Data Linked to You; Data Not Linked to You1.12.1 (15 Jul 2026)4.7 (4,314 ratings)

Prices are in-app purchases listed on each US App Store page on 2 November 2026; pages list only some of them. All are free to download. Ratings are that day's App Store average and count.

1. Kling AI: AI Image&Video Maker

Best for: people who want length and resolution at a lower monthly entry price.

  • Up to 15 seconds in native 1080p or 4K, and Video Extension up to 3 minutes, per its listing.
  • A community feed with Clone & Try: copy a work you like and try the idea yourself.

Limits: credits are sold on top of the plans, so check what a long video costs first; 5 languages.

App Store page

2. invideo: AI Video Editor

Best for: teams who want to keep editing by hand after the AI draft.

  • Agent Two develops a video from everyday language, and every AI edit stays editable on a multitrack timeline.
  • Its listing says 200+ AI models for image, video, voice, sound and music.

Limits: English only, the highest entry price here, and more complex than an app that makes one clip.

App Store page

3. Luma Dream Machine

Best for: people who prefer to ask for changes in words.

  • Talk to it instead of writing prompts; Modify edits images and videos from a description.
  • Reference up to 4 images, and keep a character consistent from one photo of their face.

Limits: last updated on 17 April 2026, English only, and the top plans are the most expensive listed here.

App Store page

4. DORA · AI Video Generator

Best for: someone who does not want to choose between models and just needs a short clip.

  • Starts from a photo or a written description; a video takes about two minutes, per its listing.
  • Vertical, horizontal or square, up to 1080p, no watermark. The coin cost shows before you generate, and failed generations refund the coins.
  • The same account and coins work on doravideo.com and in AI assistants through its connector.

Limits: no free video (a plan is needed; coin packs are for subscribers), no timeline editing of long videos and no publishing to your accounts.

App Store page

5. Google Gemini

Best for: people who already use or want a Google AI plan.

  • A general AI assistant; its listing says cinematic videos with Gemini Omni are for Google AI Plus, Pro, Ultra and Workspace users.
  • Comes with a chat assistant and storage on the Google AI plans, so it can make sense if you already pay for them.

Limits: no video on the free plan according to its listing, and no video-specific tools such as templates in the listing.

App Store page

6. Pika - AI Video

Best for: playful edits of your own videos and photos.

  • Built around changing what you already have: Pikaswaps replaces elements in your video and Pikadditions drops new objects into it.
  • Pikaffects such as Melt, Explode and Squish on your photos; custom reaction GIFs from one selfie.

Limits: last updated on 15 July 2026, English only, and its listing is about effects and swaps rather than long scenes from text.

App Store page

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How we checked

On 2 November 2026 we read each app's US App Store page and Apple's lookup data: purchases, version, rating, languages and privacy label. What each app does comes from its own listing. We ran no quality test, so this page does not say which video looks best.

Prices change often. Check inside each app before paying.

Frequently asked questions

What is the closest app to Runway on iPhone?

For an agent plus editing, invideo. For model quality claims we cannot say: we ran no quality test.

Is there a Runway alternative with a real timeline?

invideo's listing describes a multitrack timeline with trimming, layers, keyframes and captions.

Is Runway available in other languages on iPhone?

On 2 November 2026 its US listing shows one language. Kling AI shows 5, Dora 11 and Google Gemini 70.

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