Comparison

Curator Sense vs Vidarium

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

Head to head
About

Curator Sense

This app automatically captures photos, boomerangs, and videos when motion is detected. Set a detection area and sensitivity for hands-free media creation. Captured content is uploaded to the cloud for easy access and sharing.

Highlights
  • Motion-triggered capture
  • Customizable detection area
  • Adjustable sensitivity
  • Supports photos, boomerangs, videos
  • Automatic cloud upload
  • Hands-free operation
Features
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Curator Live SENSE – Automated Motion-Triggered Photo & Video Capture Curator Live SENSE is a motion-activated camera app that automatically captures photos, multiple photos, boomerangs, and videos without the need for manual input. Simply set a motion detection area on the live preview, adjust the sensitivity, and the app will trigger a capture when movement is detected. Once captured, the media is automatically uploaded to the cloud for easy access and delivery. Key Features: - Motion-based triggering for hands-free photo and video capture - Customizable motion detection area with adjustable sensitivity - Supports photos, multiple photos, boomerangs, and videos - Automatic cloud upload for instant access and sharing - Ideal for event photography, sports, creative content, and automation Curator Live SENSE is a simple yet powerful solution for automating photo and video capture. Set it up, detect motion, and let it do the work for you

About

Vidarium

Manage your local video collection with advanced organization tools. Preview clips instantly with hover-scrub technology and organize using folders, tags, and smart searches. Your files remain untouched, offering a private and secure media library experience across all your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Local-first video library management
  • Thumbnails and hover-scrub previews
  • Hierarchical folders and tags
  • Saved and advanced searches
  • On-device AI suggestions
  • iCloud library sync (Pro)
  • One-time purchase for Pro features
Features
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Vidarium is Lightroom for your videos — a local-first library manager for people with large video collections who don't want a media server or a cloud lock-in. Your files stay exactly where you put them. Vidarium adds a fast, native layer on top: thumbnails, hover-scrub previews, folders, tags, people, collections, and smart searches. THUMBNAILS AND HOVER-SCRUB PREVIEWS See a poster frame for every clip, then hover over one to scrub through it frame by frame and find the right moment instantly — no need to open a player. Works with the video formats your Apple devices play, like MOV, MP4, and M4V. ORGANIZE THE WAY YOU THINK • Hierarchical folders that can mirror the folders on your disk, or stay purely in-app • Tags, people, and collections to cross-cut your library however you like • Saved and advanced searches with a rule editor • Star ratings and rich per-file details • Drag and drop to import from Finder and to rearrange YOUR FILES, UNTOUCHED Vidarium points at the folders you already have. It never copies your originals into a hidden database and never moves them without asking. No server, no required account, no tracking. Delete the app and your videos are exactly as they were. EVERY APPLE DEVICE Native on Mac, iPad, iPhone. Keep multiple libraries, open them in their own windows on Mac and iPad, and play videos right in the grid or full-screen — with play-all and shuffle. A PLAYER THAT GETS OUT OF THE WAY Play videos right in the grid on Mac, or full screen on iPad and iPhone. The custom player has elegant glass controls that appear when you need them, on-the-fly scrub previews, playback speed, AirPlay — and a Related Videos bar that suggests what to watch next based on shared people and tags. ON-DEVICE AI SUGGESTIONS Vidarium reads a video's file name and metadata and suggests matching tags and people — including brand-new ones spotted in the name. On devices with Apple Intelligence, suggestions run through the on-device model; everywhere else a fast text matcher steps in. Nothing ever leaves your device. ONE iCLOUD LIBRARY THAT JUST WORKS (PRO) Sync a single library across all your devices. Your organization syncs instantly; the actual video files download from iCloud Drive on demand — tap to pull a clip down with live progress, or let it fetch automatically when you play. Clips you haven't downloaded yet are clearly marked, never mistaken for missing, and never silently deleted. VIDARIUM PRO — ONE PURCHASE, EVERY DEVICE The Local library and all core features are free. Vidarium PRO is a single one-time purchase — no subscription — that unlocks the power features: the iCloud library, libraries in any folder you choose, automatic AI tagging (including Auto-Tag for the whole library), fixing names from a video's source web page, and, on the Mac, downsizing single videos or your entire library and a full metadata editor. One purchase unlocks every current and future PRO feature on all your devices. Subscribed to Setapp? The Setapp version of Vidarium comes with everything unlocked, and on iPhone and iPad you can sign in with Setapp instead of buying. Vidarium — a place for your videos.

Screenshots

Curator Sense4 screens
Vidarium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Curator Sense at none against Vidarium's 1. Curator Sense also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Vidarium's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 64 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Vidarium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Curator Sense asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Curator Sense ships an update every 64 months, Vidarium every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Curator Sense versus Vidarium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCurator SenseVidarium
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 64 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNebular Design, LLCCharlie Monroe Software, s.r.o.

Customer experience

Curator Sense

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Vidarium

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Curator Sense

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Vidarium

One-time1
  • Vidarium PRO$19.99

Questions

Is Curator Sense free?
Curator Sense is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vidarium free?
Vidarium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Curator Sense or Vidarium have ads?
Neither Curator Sense nor Vidarium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Curator Sense or Vidarium?
Curator Sense ships an update every 64 months, and Vidarium every 4 days. Most recently, Curator Sense was updated on October 15, 2026 and Vidarium on October 28, 2026.

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