Live Cutter vs VideoToLive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Live Cutter
Easily extract still photos and videos from Live Photos. This app helps you save storage space by converting Live Photos into standard image or video files, preserving original quality and metadata.
- Extract still photos from Live Photos
- Extract videos from Live Photos
- Preserves image quality and metadata
- Saves storage space
- Handles edited Live Photos
- Playback and mute controls
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Convert a live photo into a photo and/or a video. Live Photos™ is an interesting feature of iOS. Because it is a fusion of a photo and a video, it has larger file size than a photo. Live Cutter can extract a photo and/or a video from a live photo. Therefore, you can convert a live photo into a photo by extracting a photo from that live photo and delete it. You can save storage space. ► You can see each file size of a still image and a video within a live photo ► You can get a image from a live photo ► You can get a video from a live photo ► You can get the original image/video from an edited live photo. ► No image quality loss. Image information such as date taken is also kept. ► Playback button allow you to play/stop the live effect easily. Mute switch is also available. ► Easy to compare two live photos when disable the auto playback of the live effect. ► Good view quality. You can check each pixels. ► Dynamic Type compatible. ► Free. Additionally, Live Cutter can find a photo which was taken as a live photo, but edited to disable the live effect. This former live photo is like a photo, but it keeps an unused video inside. You can delete this video with Live Cutter. Now, you are free to worry about the live icon status when you take a picture. Always take a live photo, and convert it to a photo if the live effect is not necessary. Note: Deleted images are kept in "Recently Deleted" album in Photos. If you want to get more storage space immediately, follow procedures below. Open Photos app, select "Albums" tab multiple times until album list is shown, select "Recently Deleted" album, choose "select" button, and select "Delete All".
VideoToLive
Transform your videos and photos into dynamic live wallpapers for your device. This professional tool allows for custom key times and photos, video trimming, and rotation. Enjoy a more personalized and engaging home screen experience.
- Convert videos to live photos
- Convert photos to live photos
- Custom key time
- Custom key photo
- Trim video
- Rotate & flip video
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Create stunning live wallpapers from your favorite videos. This app is a professional tool for converting videos/photos to live photos. FEATURES: - Converting videos to live photos - Converting photos to live photos - Custom key time - Custom key photo - Trim video - Rotate & flip video #VideoToLive offers auto-renewing subscription options: $2.99 per month $9.99 per year • You can subscribe for unlimited access to all features and content offered for purchases within Intro.Maker • Subscriptions are billed monthly on the subscription plan • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of Use: https://tos.vidanimate.co Privacy Policy https://privacy.vidanimate.co Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phototolive2020/ Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/Videotolive-107089354485672/?modal=admin_todo_tour Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd7nyvuUD8oUh-jVep60hVg?view_as=subscriber
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Live Cutter at 100% against VideoToLive's 62%. Live Cutter also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). VideoToLive's advantage is ratings volume (596 vs 4). On price, 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
Both are free to download. VideoToLive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Live Cutter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Live Cutter holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VideoToLive has 596 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Live Cutter's written reviews are positive against 62% of VideoToLive's.
Live Cutter ships an update weekly, VideoToLive monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Live Cutter | VideoToLive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 4.4 (596 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 61.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 596 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yu Software LLC | Polymath Company Limited |
Customer experience
Live Cutter
VideoToLive
Bugs and requests
Live Cutter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
VideoToLive
Reported bugs
4 issues- Videos turning into black screens
- Saved live photos not working as wallpapers
- Unexpected aspect ratio changes
- Inability to save or set live wallpapers
Requested features
4 requests- Add audio support for live wallpapers
- Improve cropping and editing tools
- Expand compatibility to more devices
- Provide more customization options
In-app purchases
Live Cutter
No in-app purchases
VideoToLive
- VideoToLive Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
- VideoToLive Premium Annual$9.991 Year
Questions
Is Live Cutter free?
Is VideoToLive free?
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