MOTIV Video vs Small Key
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MOTIV Video
Enhance your video content with superior audio quality. This app allows for high-definition audio recording, direct livestreaming to major platforms, and advanced sound management when paired with compatible microphones.
- Livestream to Facebook, YouTube, Twitch
- High-definition audio recording
- High-resolution metering
- Built-in video library
- Adjustable gain control
- 5-band equalizer, limiter, compressor
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MOTIV Video brings the extraordinary sound you expect from Shure to the videos that matter most to you. Whether you’re capturing a performance, filming your podcast, or going live on social, we’re here to empower your content creation. Features: • Livestream directly in-app to Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch, or other platforms via stream key • Record high-definition audio, even using a built-in mic • Monitor with high-resolution metering • Save and share your best recordings from the built-in video library Do more when you connect a Shure MOTIV microphone, including: • Manage 36 dB of adjustable gain • Utilize preset modes or customize your own • Control the 5-band equalizer, limiter, and compressor
Small Key
Transform your device into a versatile portable light source. Adjust brightness and color temperature by dragging your finger across the screen. Save custom presets for quick access and sync them across your devices.
- Portable key light
- Adjustable brightness
- Adjustable color temperature
- Save custom presets
- iCloud sync
- Screen brightness control
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Small Key turns your iPhone or iPad into a portable key light, perfect for lighting your face on a video call, filling in shadows for a photo, or bringing a little warmth to a room. Drag anywhere on the screen to set the light. Move side to side to choose a color temperature, from a warm candle glow to cool daylight, and up and down to set the brightness. A glowing indicator follows your finger, and the whole screen becomes the light. Small Key sets your device's actual screen brightness, so you get all the light your display can give. Save your favorite lights as presets, give them names, and sort them by name, date, brightness, or color. Fine-tune any light with sliders, or snap to common settings with one tap: 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% brightness, and 1,500K, 3,200K, 5,600K or 10,000K color temperature. Your lights sync through iCloud, so they're ready on all your devices. When you switch to another app or go to the Home Screen, Small Key puts your screen back to the brightness it had before.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Small Key at 100% against MOTIV Video's 27%. Small Key also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and device support (4 vs 2). MOTIV Video's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 20 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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
MOTIV Video is free to download; Small Key costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Small Key holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MOTIV Video has 2.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of MOTIV Video's written reviews are positive against 100% of Small Key's.
MOTIV Video ships an update every 6 weeks, Small Key every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MOTIV Video | Small Key |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.7K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shure | Jason Hawkins |
Customer experience
MOTIV Video
Small Key
Bugs and requests
MOTIV Video
Reported bugs
5 issues- Video and audio going out of sync
- App crashing or freezing during recording
- Inability to recognize or switch between microphone inputs
- Incorrect or misleading storage/space indicators
- Inconsistent performance across different iOS devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add reverb and other audio effects
- Improve video stabilization and quality
- Allow direct upload to social media platforms
- Implement remote control/wireless operation
- Provide better organization and management of recorded files
Small Key
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MOTIV Video
No in-app purchases
Small Key
No in-app purchases









