Comparison

LumaFusion vs LiveApp Play

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

LumaFusion

This professional video editing app offers a fluid, intuitive touch-screen experience for storytellers. It provides advanced tools for multi-track editing, layered effects, color correction, and audio control, allowing users to create and share high-quality videos.

Highlights
  • Six video/audio/graphic tracks
  • Layered effects and color correction
  • Advanced audio control
  • Multilayer titles and text
  • Flexible aspect ratios and frame rates
  • External monitor preview
  • Speed ramping and enhanced keyframing
Features
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LumaFusion: The Ultimate Storytelling Experience for Video Editing Welcome to the App Store’s “App of the Year” for 2021 and the recipient of the Editors’ Choice Award! The gold standard for storytellers worldwide. Offering a fluid, intuitive, touch-screen editing experience. PROFESSIONAL EDITING MADE EASY • Six video/audio or graphic tracks: Create multiple layer edits with smooth handling of 4K ProRes and HDR media. • Six Additional audio tracks: Build your soundscape. • The ultimate Timeline: Fluent editing using the world’s most flexible track-based AND magnetic timeline. • Loads of transitions: Keep your story moving. • External Monitor Preview: View on a big screen. • Markers, tags and notes: Stay organized. • Voiceover: Record VO while playing your movie. LAYERED EFFECTS AND COLOR CORRECTION • Green screen, luma, and chroma keys: For creative compositing. • Lock & Load Video Stabilizer: Steady your footage. • Powerful color correction: Create your own look. • Video Waveform, vector and histogram scopes. • LUTs: Import and apply multiple .cube or .3dl LUTs. • Unlimited keyframes: Animate effects with precision. • Customizable text and effect presets: Save and share your favorite animations and looks. • Grids and Guides: Precisely align elements with Title-Safe, Action-Safe and horizon line. ADVANCED AUDIO CONTROL • Graphic EQ, Parametric EQ and Voice Isolation: Fine-tune audio. • Keyframe audio levels, panning, and EQ: Craft seamless mixes. • Stereo and Dual-mono audio support: For interviews with multiple mics on one clip. • Audio Ducking: Balance your music and dialogue. • Third-party audio plugins: Enhance your sound. CREATIVE TITLES AND MULTILAYER TEXT • Multilayer titles: Combine shapes, images, and text into your graphic. • Customizable fonts, colors, borders, and shadows: Design eye-catching titles. • Import custom fonts: Strengthen your brand. • Save and share title presets: Perfect for collaboration. PROJECT FLEXIBILITY AND MEDIA LIBRARY • Aspect ratios for all uses: From widescreen cinema to social media. • Frame rates from 18fps to 240fps: Flexibility for any workflow. • Edit from Photos, Frame.io, and directly from USB-C drives: Access your content anywhere. • Import media from cloud storage: Wherever you store it. SHARE YOUR MASTERPIECES • Control resolution, quality, and format: • Share movies to social media, local storage or cloud storage. • Edit on multiple devices: Seamlessly transfer projects. ENHANCED FEATURES (purchase individually, or get them ALL as part of the Creator Pass subscription - see below) • Speed Ramping and Enhanced Keyframing - Create speed ramps, Bézier curves, and easing with this one-of-a-kind, easy to use feature. • XML Export: Send your project to Final Cut Pro for Mac • Multicam Studio: Synchronize 6 cameras or audio and tap to switch angles CREATOR PASS SUBSCRIPTION • Get full access to Storyblocks for LumaFusion: Millions of High-quality royalty-free music, SFX, and videos, PLUS get ALL the Enhanced Features above. EXCEPTIONAL FREE SUPPORT • Online tutorials: www.youtube.com/@LumaTouch • Reference Guide: luma-touch.com/lumafusion-reference-guide • Support: lumatouch.co/support

About

LiveApp Play

Transform your Apple devices into professional video playback tools. Organize videos into custom playlists for fullscreen output via HDMI, with advanced features like looping and audio control. Streamline your multicam productions with easy integration.

Highlights
  • Professional video playback
  • Customizable playlists
  • Fullscreen HDMI output
  • Autoplay with ATEM Switcher
  • Video trimming and speed control
  • Network video loading
  • API for custom solutions
Features
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LiveApp Play turns your iPhone, iPad or Mac with Apple silicon into a professional video playback device. The video list and all settings can be viewed on the device screen, while the videos are played back full screen and without overlays on the connected display. VIDEOCUE Organize your videos in custom playlists for fullscreen playback via HDMI*. If connected to an ATEM Switcher** “Autoplay” can be enabled for instant playback when cut to the connected channel. LiveApp cuts back to Preview at the end of the playlist. This makes video playback in your multicam livestream sessions extremely easy. Videos are organized into sections and can be easily rearranged via drag and drop. Sections can be looped either a certain number of times or endlessly. In the video inspector the video can be trimmed, the speed set and the volume adjusted (even above 0 dB). INBOX SERVER Easily load videos directly into VideoCue over the local network and remotely control playback. To do this, start the Inbox Server in Settings and go to the local LiveApp website with any device on the network. Cross platform, from any web browser. REMOTE CONTROL Create completely custom solutions with the API or use our pre-built integration with Bitfocus Companion. LIVEAPP PRO Need more professional features? Check out our LiveApp Pro app which adds overlays (images, videos, URLs), ATEM Switcher control and the Draw feature. DOCUMENTATION We provide detailed written documentation and video tutorials for every LiveApp feature, please refer to the OSMAKO website and social media channels. UPDATES AND FEEDBACK We continuously work on LiveApp to implement new features and provide the best tool for your productions. Therefore, we are happy to hear your feedback and workflow needs. Feel free to reach out via social media or the dedicated contact form on our website. * additional hardware required, sold separately ** supports the ATEM network protocol (optimized for the ATEM Mini, ATEM Mini Pro and ATEM Mini Extreme family)

Screenshots

LumaFusion4 screens
LiveApp Play4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LiveApp Play at 100% against LumaFusion's 62%. LiveApp Play also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and price ($24.99 vs $29.99). LumaFusion's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (25K vs 1). On ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

LumaFusion costs $29.99 and LiveApp Play $24.99 up front. LumaFusion sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. LiveApp Play asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LiveApp Play holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LumaFusion has 25K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of LumaFusion's written reviews are positive against 100% of LiveApp Play's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LumaFusion ships an update monthly, LiveApp Play every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
LumaFusion versus LiveApp Play: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumaFusionLiveApp Play
Price$29.99$24.99 — better
Rating4.7 (25K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25K — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#8 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size237 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuma Touch LLCOskar Gerspach-Wolf

Customer experience

LumaFusion

All ratings24,710 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews951 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral10.1%
Negative27.4%

LiveApp Play

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

LumaFusion

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when exporting longer videos
  • Audio sync issues after editing
  • Glitches with certain file formats
  • Unreliable file management and media handling

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add speed ramping and curve-based speed adjustments
  • Implement more advanced color grading features (e.g., color wheels, curves)
  • Improve file management with folder support and better organization
  • Add masking and rotoscoping tools
  • Expand the number of video and audio tracks
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  • Implement live photo/video support
  • Add more transition and effect options

LiveApp Play

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

LumaFusion

Subscriptions2
  • Creator Pass Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Creator Pass Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time4
  • FCPXML Export$19.99
  • Multicam Studio$19.99
  • Speed Ramping & Keyframing$19.99
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  • CoreMelt PaintX Plug-In$19.99
None

LiveApp Play

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LumaFusion free?
LumaFusion costs $29.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is LiveApp Play free?
LiveApp Play costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LumaFusion or LiveApp Play?
LiveApp Play is rated higher. LumaFusion averages 4.7 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while LiveApp Play averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do LumaFusion or LiveApp Play have ads?
Neither LumaFusion nor LiveApp Play shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LumaFusion or LiveApp Play?
LumaFusion ships an update monthly, and LiveApp Play every 14 months. Most recently, LumaFusion was updated on September 27, 2026 and LiveApp Play on June 1, 2026.

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