Seedance app alternatives for iPhone in 2026
There is no app called Seedance from ByteDance on the US App Store. Seedance is a video model made by ByteDance Seed (seed.bytedance.com). On 2 November 2026, a US App Store search for «seedance app» showed apps that use the Seedance name and are not from ByteDance, going by the developer shown on each App Store page: 速影AI-seedance 2.5 (Nanjing Yanmao Information Technology), Seadance-AI特效视频生成2.0极速版 (individual developer), 纳米P视频 - Seedance2.0版 (Beijing Qihoo Technology) and, searching «seedance», Seedenca AI (individual developer). We cannot confirm what model any of them runs. Their listings are in Chinese, except Seedenca AI, whose listing does not mention Seedance at all.
ByteDance's own route on iPhone is CapCut: CapCut's newsroom says Dreamina Seedance 2.0 reached the US on 7 April 2026. Runway lists Seedance 2.5 among its models, and SD2 lists Seedance 2.0. Dora uses Seedance 2 Mini by default. Kling AI is a rival model family, in its own app.
At a glance
| App | Price (US) | Good for | Languages | App Store privacy label | Version (date) | Rating (US) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CapCut: Photo & Video Editor | Monthly plans listed from $7.99 to $19.99 (Standard $9.99, Pro $19.99), yearly $89.99 | Seedance from ByteDance inside a full editor | 20 | Data Used to Track You; Data Linked to You | 19.9.0 (27 Oct 2026) | 4.6 (1,125,712 ratings) |
| Runway: AI Image & Video | Standard $14.99 a month or $143.99 a year, Pro $35, Max $95; credits from $10 | Seedance 2.5 next to Kling 3 Pro and Gen-4.5 | 1 | Data Used to Track You; Data Linked to You; Data Not Linked to You | 103.0.0 (1 Nov 2026) | 4.5 (19,176 ratings) |
| SD2 AI Video Generator | Weekly $8.99 or $17.99, monthly $23.99, yearly $39.99 to $199.99; credit packs $29.99 to $199.99 | Seedance 2.0 next to Sora 2 Pro and Veo 3.1 | 17 | Data Not Collected | 1.9.4 (22 Oct 2026) | 4.7 (188 ratings) |
| DORA · AI Video Generator | Pro weekly ($4.99 and $6.99 listed), yearly $119.99; coin packs for subscribers, $3.99 to $224.99 | Short clips on Seedance 2 Mini by default, cost shown first | 11 | Data Used to Track You; Data Not Linked to You | 1.4.2 (26 Oct 2026) | 4.3 (16 ratings) |
| Kling AI: AI Image&Video Maker | Standard $10 a month, Pro $37, Premier $92; one-week Standard from $1.19; credits $1.49 to $50 | A rival model family, up to 4K | 5 | Data Used to Track You; Data Linked to You; Data Not Linked to You | 3.9.30 (29 Oct 2026) | 4.7 (32,632 ratings) |
| Dreamina AI: Image&Video Maker | Basic $15 a month, Standard $36, Advanced $79; credit packs $10 to $179.99 | ByteDance's generator app; listing does not name Seedance | 1 | Data Used to Track You; Data Linked to You; Data Not Linked to You | 2.1.3 (30 Oct 2026) | 3.1 (44 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. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor
Best for: people who want ByteDance's own route to Seedance and to keep editing the clip afterwards.
- Made by ByteDance, the company behind Seedance. CapCut's newsroom says Dreamina Seedance 2.0 reached CapCut users in the US on 7 April 2026, starting with paid users.
- That page gives clips up to 15 seconds in 6 aspect ratios, inside a full video editor with captions, keyframes and effects.
Limits: the App Store listing does not say which plan includes Seedance, and CapCut says it labels AI content with visible watermarks.
2. Runway: AI Image & Video
Best for: people who want Seedance 2.5 and other models in the same app.
- Lists Seedance 2.5, Kling 3 Pro, Gen-4.5, Nano Banana Pro and Nano Banana 2 in one app.
- Runway Agent plans shots, generates them and assembles the video from a conversation.
Limits: the App Store lists one language (English), and extra credits are sold on top of the plans.
3. SD2 AI Video Generator
Best for: people who want to switch between Seedance, Sora and Veo in one app.
- Its listing names Seedance 2.0 among its engines, next to Sora 2 Pro, Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0 and Runway.
- Text to video and image to video, with optional first and last frames to guide the shot.
Limits: a third-party app: its listing does not say how it reaches these models, and two weekly plans are listed ($8.99 and $17.99).
4. DORA · AI Video Generator
Best for: someone who wants a short clip with sound on a Seedance model and to see the coin cost before tapping.
- Its default video model is Seedance 2 Mini from ByteDance, with sound, up to 12 seconds and up to 720p, per doravideo.com/models. Seedance 2 and Seedance 2 Fast are also listed there, next to Kling 2.6, Gemini Omni and Grok.
- Starts from a photo or a written description. 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: Seedance 2 Mini stops at 720p (higher resolutions need another model), no free video, and no timeline editing of long videos.
5. Kling AI: AI Image&Video Maker
Best for: people open to a different model with stated length and 4K.
- 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.
6. Dreamina AI: Image&Video Maker
Best for: people who want ByteDance's generator and can check inside the app which model it offers.
- ByteDance's own image and video generator (its terms are on dreamina.capcut.com), with reference images, AI editing and a community feed.
- CapCut's newsroom said in April 2026 that Seedance 2.0 would come to Dreamina AI; the App Store listing itself does not name the model.
Limits: English only, the lowest average rating here (3.1), and its listing does not name Seedance.
Who should use what
- From ByteDance itself: CapCut.
- Seedance 2.5: Runway, whose listing names it.
- Seedance plus Sora and Veo in one app: SD2.
- A short clip on Seedance 2 Mini, cost first: Dora.
- A different model, up to 4K: Kling AI.
Use cases
- A short clip with sound from a written idea.
- Animating a photo.
- Telling apps from ByteDance apart from apps that only use the name.
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
Is there an official Seedance app for iPhone?
Not under that name. On 2 November 2026 we found no app called Seedance from ByteDance on the US App Store. ByteDance offers the model in CapCut, according to CapCut's newsroom, and through BytePlus for developers, according to seed.bytedance.com.
Is 速影AI-seedance 2.5 or 纳米P视频 an official Seedance app?
Their developers are Nanjing Yanmao Information Technology and Beijing Qihoo Technology, not ByteDance. We cannot tell which model they run. Check the developer name before paying.
Which iPhone apps name Seedance 2.5 or 2.0?
Of the listings we read on 2 November 2026, Runway names Seedance 2.5 and SD2 names Seedance 2.0. CapCut's newsroom describes Dreamina Seedance 2.0. Models change often, so check inside the app.
What is Seedance 2 Mini?
A lighter Seedance 2 model from ByteDance. Dora's model page lists it with sound, up to 12 seconds and up to 720p, as Dora's default.
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Sources
- DORA · AI Video Generator (App Store): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6754180384 (2 November 2026)
- CapCut: Photo & Video Editor (App Store): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1500855883 (2 November 2026)
- Runway: AI Image & Video (App Store): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1665024375 (2 November 2026)
- SD2 AI Video Generator (App Store): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6748974690 (2 November 2026)
- Kling AI: AI Image&Video Maker (App Store): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6738049229 (2 November 2026)
- Dreamina AI: Image&Video Maker (App Store): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6749606485 (2 November 2026)
- Seedance, ByteDance Seed: https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seedance (2 November 2026)
- Dreamina Seedance 2.0, CapCut newsroom: https://www.capcut.com/newsroom/dreamina-seedance-2 (2 November 2026)
- Dora models: https://doravideo.com/models (2 November 2026)
- 速影AI-seedance 2.5 (App Store): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6776995890 (2 November 2026)
- 纳米P视频 - Seedance2.0版 (App Store): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6754003115 (2 November 2026)
- Seadance-AI特效视频生成2.0极速版 (App Store): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6758517479 (2 November 2026)
- Seedenca AI: Video Creator (App Store): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6770917609 (2 November 2026)