Live Focus vs *HookCut* Grid Vlog + Emoji
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Live Focus
This app allows you to add realistic depth and cinematic focus to any image after it has been taken. You can refocus photos, create background blur, and adjust focus points on existing images, including old photos and AI-generated art. Future updates plan to bring these capabilities to video.
- Refocus photos after shooting
- Create cinematic background blur
- Adjust focus point and depth intensity
- Apply depth to AI-generated images
- Revitalize old photos and artworks
- Instant focus change preview
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Shoot first. Focus later: Live Focus lets you add realistic depth and cinematic focus to ANY IMAGE, after it’s already taken. Photos, illustrations, AI-generated images, and even images from decades ago. If it’s an image, Live Focus can bring depth to it. No special camera or device. Just focus everything, reimagined. What you can do: - Refocus photos after shooting - Create cinematic background blur - Adjust focus point and depth intensity - Apply realistic depth to AI-generated images - Bring old photos and artworks back to life - Preview focus changes instantly Live Focus is expanding beyond single images. Support for serial media such as video is planned, bringing the same refocusing and depth experience to moving moments. Through this project, our long-term goal is to reconstruct past moments from ordinary photos and videos, enabling a new kind of spatial vision experience — where depth, perspective, and presence can be explored, even when they were never originally captured.
*HookCut* Grid Vlog + Emoji
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HookCut – Sticker & Emoji Maker Create, Cut, and Express your own vibe A full collection of stickers — from funny memes to cute and aesthetic vibes. Decorate your Instagram stories and your own photos all in one place. From emotional quotes to trending memes, HookCut lets you make stop-motion and sliced meme videos in seconds. Add motion, timing, and emotion — all at your fingertips. Now powered by AI, HookCut automatically suggests stickers that perfectly match your photo’s mood and scene. You can even create your own face emojis — expressive, fun, and totally unique! Turn your photos into viral moments or aesthetic diary stories. No design skills needed — just tap, cut, and create! Key Features: • A wide range of styles — from memes to aesthetic, cute, and trendy • AI-powered sticker suggestions that match your photo • Create personalized face emojis instantly • Stop-motion & sliced meme video editor • Custom text & emoji sticker maker • Instant story decoration & sharing tools HookCut — where creativity meets emotion Start creating your story today! Terms of Use : https://han.gl/XyCH3 Privacy Policy : https://han.gl/SNxbr
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: *HookCut* Grid Vlog + Emoji at Free against Live Focus's $4.99. *HookCut* Grid Vlog + Emoji also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks). Live Focus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
*HookCut* Grid Vlog + Emoji is free to download; Live Focus costs $4.99 up front. *HookCut* Grid Vlog + Emoji sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Live Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Live Focus ships an update every 6 weeks, *HookCut* Grid Vlog + Emoji daily. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Live Focus | *HookCut* Grid Vlog + Emoji |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 232 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tae ho Lee | Cheol Kim |
Bugs and requests
Live Focus
Reported bugs
23 issues- App crashes when taking or saving pictures (iOS 13)
- App crashes when taking pictures (various modes)
- App crashes when trying to upload photos
- App crashes when trying to use non-default focus modes
- App crashes when trying to take a photo
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- App won't load or delete/reinstall
- Five-point focus adjustment isn't accurate
- GIF creation is jerky
- App crashes when trying to take a picture
- Focusing is incredibly slow
- Live focus doesn't work
- Cannot edit saved images
- Cannot upload photos from camera roll
- App crashes
- Doesn't allow adjustment of photos in library
- Takes ages to take a picture
- End result is not high quality
- Subject cannot be moving
- Took ages to figure out how to use
- Takes blurry pictures
- Cannot upload straight from camera roll
- Focusing is subpar
- App crashes on iPhone 6+
Requested features
8 requests- Portrait mode
- Support for more complex objects
- Instructions on how to use the app
- Ability to edit saved images
- Improve focus speed
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- Allow drawing from photo library
- Fix iOS 13 compatibility
- Add more advanced features
*HookCut* Grid Vlog + Emoji
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Live Focus
No in-app purchases
*HookCut* Grid Vlog + Emoji
- Hook cut pro$4.991 Month
- Hook cut pro$9.991 Year
- Maker Credit$1.99
- Maker Credit$3.99
- Maker Credit$7.99
Questions
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