AVE Review: Is It Legit and Safe?
⚠ Policy change detected Oct 23, 2026 — see Policy Changes below for what's different.
Quick verdict: AVE
Our verdict
AVE was checked on 3 of 5 trust dimensions using public records. Evidence found for: company & identity, data & privacy, billing & subscription. Not yet assessed: product reality, community reputation.
Who operates AVE?
FactsWe could not confirm which company operates AVE.
Public records show that the team behind it isn't publicly identified and its domain was first registered in 2026. These are facts from public records; the sources are in the sections below, and we do not give an overall verdict.
What do AVE's privacy terms say?
FactsWe checked AVE's privacy terms against its published policy.
On deleting data: deleting your data needs an email request rather than one click. No billing complaints have been filed with us, but our reports database is still new — check recent Trustpilot reviews on cancellation and refunds before you subscribe. The specifics, with sources, are in the data section below.
A plain-language read of the documented evidence below — every claim here is backed by the sources in the sections that follow.
What we checked
We looked at 3 of 5 areas (the rest are marked “Not yet checked”). Each fact below links to its source and shows when we captured it — see how we check.
| Area | Sourced facts | How we checked |
|---|---|---|
| Company & Identity | 1 | Automated signals |
| Data & Privacy | 1 | Automated signals |
| Billing & Subscription | 3 | Automated signals |
| Product Reality | Not yet checked | |
| Community Reputation | Not yet checked | |
AVE pricing at a glance
From AVE's public pricing page · captured 2026-11-01. Prices change — always check the official site for current pricing.
✅ Free tier available
- AVE Pro Monthly$9.99/month
- AVE Pro Lifetime$99 lifetime
Who's Behind AVE?
WHOIS: aivideoeditor.app registered 2026-05-09 (~0 year(s) old).
What Happens to Your Data
Account/data deletion option per policy: partial (email request required). Terms changed: we detected it on November 1, 2026, and the previous version was still live on October 31, 2026 — Terms of service for AVE changed: 1 clause(s) added, 1 removed. Notable: "AVE is a macOS video editor by TinyThings. The current release is AVE 1.3.1 for Apple Silicon, M1 or later running macOS 14.0 or later. These terms apply to the...". Terms changed: we detected it on October 31, 2026, and the previous version was still live on October 30, 2026 — Terms of service for AVE changed: 1 clause(s) added, 1 removed. Notable: "AVE is a macOS video editor by TinyThings. The current release is AVE 1.3.0 for Apple Silicon, M1 or later running macOS 14.0 or later. These terms apply to the...".
Does AVE train AI on your data?
The privacy policy we captured on 2026-10-23 contains no explicit statement about using your content to train AI models. Absence of a statement is not a guarantee — check the current policy ↗ before uploading sensitive content.
What else AVE's policy says
How long they keep your data
“TinyThings keeps personal information only as long as reasonably needed for the purposes above, unless a longer period is required for legal, tax, accounting, security, or dispute-resolution reasons.”
Sharing with third parties
“TinyThings does not sell personal information.”
Quoted verbatim from the AVE privacy policy ↗ (captured 2026-10-23). We don't interpret these — read them in context.
Pricing & Cancellation Reality
Specific prices shown publicly per their pricing page. Per their published terms: “The optional seven-day Pro trial begins when started in the app, requires no card, and does not bill automatically.”. Per their published terms: “Monthly renews until canceled through Polar.”.
Product reality
We check tools against public records, so this page covers AVE's company, data, billing and reputation — not how well its output actually performs, which we haven't checked yet. To judge that, try the free tier if there is one and read recent hands-on reviews before committing to a paid plan.
Community Reputation
Not yet assessed.
No evidence on file yet.
Technical signals for AVE
- HTTPS certificate:The certificate we recorded expired on 2026-09-18; our last check (2026-07-24) is out of date — could not verify the current one
- Mail server:No MX records configured on the domain
- Threat blocklists:Not on the Cloudflare malware blocklist
Network-level facts collected automatically on 2026-07-24. A missing header is common even on legitimate sites, so we draw no conclusion from it. A flagged threat blocklist is the only red flag in this list.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is AVE legit?
We could not confirm which company operates AVE from the public records we checked; the company & identity evidence we did find is listed above.
Is AVE safe to use?
We do not rate AVE on safety; the data section above lists the specifics we verified about how it handles data.
Is AVE a scam?
We could not confirm who operates AVE. We checked 3 of 5 trust dimensions and list the evidence above; we do not give an overall verdict, so weigh that before you pay.
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