Cinebody vs Pulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cinebody
Easily create videos with your favorite communities by joining projects and following shot lists. Discover global projects and see what others have created. This app simplifies video production for collaborative filmmaking.
- Join community video projects
- Follow shot lists for guidance
- Film and contribute footage
- Discover global projects
- See collaborative creations
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Cinebody’s simple, yet powerful app is the easiest way to create video with your favorite communities on your iPhone. With Cinebody, creating is easy. Simply join a project, follow the shot list, and start filming. See what others helped to create and discover new projects all across the globe. Download Cinebody to start creating. Feedback: Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email us at support@cinebody.com. P.S. If you’re loving your Cinebody experience, please leave a positive review on the App Store! We would really appreciate it. Thank you for your support!
Pulse
Effortlessly record, edit, and caption short videos directly on your device. This app securely delivers your footage to your organization's own server without using third-party clouds. It's designed for quick walkthroughs, demos, or handoffs, keeping your content on your infrastructure.
- Record and reorder short video clips
- Import footage from Photos
- Non-destructive clip trimming
- Automatic on-device caption generation
- QR code server pairing
- Offline recording and editing
- Automatic upload resume
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Record a quick walkthrough, caption it on your phone, and send it straight to your organization's own server. No accounts. No third-party cloud. RECORD IN CLIPS • Shoot short clips instead of one long take. Reorder them, or redo just the one you fumbled. • Import videos from Photos. Pulse converts them to match your recordings. • Stabilization built in, and phone calls never silently ruin a take. EDIT WITHOUT LOSING QUALITY • Trim, change speed, and reopen any clip to keep editing. • Every edit works from the original and is applied once, when you export. • Exports as full-quality portrait video (1080×1920). CAPTIONS ON YOUR PHONE • Captions are generated on the device. Your audio never leaves it. • Fix any word in the caption editor. SEND TO YOUR SERVER • Scan your organization's QR code to connect. No sign-up. • Video, captions and thumbnail arrive together, ready to attach to a ticket, a record or a page. • Uploads retry on their own when the signal drops. WORKS OFFLINE • Record, edit and caption with no connection. • Share drafts between devices as .pulse files. Light, Dark or System appearance. An About page shows your version and server compatibility, with logs you can share when reporting a problem. Your organization runs the server, so your videos stay on your infrastructure.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pulse at 5.0 against Cinebody's 4.0. Cinebody's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pulse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cinebody has 48 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cinebody ships an update every 6 weeks, Pulse every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cinebody | Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (48 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Super 6 LLC | Medical Informatics Engineering, Inc. |
Customer experience
Cinebody
Pulse
In-app purchases
Cinebody
No in-app purchases
Pulse
No in-app purchases
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