Comparison

Focos Live vs Vivid

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

Head to head
About

Focos Live

Create professional-looking cinematic videos with advanced editing tools. Achieve DSLR-like depth effects and bokeh, with precise control over focus and aperture. Enhance your footage with multi-layer editing, speed ramping, and chroma key.

Highlights
  • Cinematic video with depth data
  • Adjustable aperture up to f/1.4
  • Continuous focus point change
  • Simulated aperture diaphragms for bokeh
  • Multi-layer video editing
  • Speed ramping and video reverse
  • Industrial-grade chroma key
Features
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Take cinematic videos same as iPhone 13 for all dual / triple / LiDAR camera iPhones and iPads. Focos Live offers master class video editing capability, amplified flexibility, and more functionality than any App that you may have tried before. With keyframe and adjustment layers for all options and easily navigable options for both beginners and experts. With the functionality of taking cinematic videos with wide aperture and bokeh effect for dual camera & triple camera iPhone, Focos Live is the next big thing when it comes to computational photography. With Focos Live, you can make limitless customization of any cinematic video that you create, and you can even change the aperture as many times as you wish. MAIN FEATURES - Cinematic video-capable, with depth data on dual camera, triple camera, LiDAR and front Face ID camera. - Taking videos with the aperture up to f/1.4. - Focus point continuous change functionality for tracking object and aperture size. - Multi-choice simulated aperture diaphragms for generating different bokeh spot effects - Multi-layer feature for fitting at least 4 different videos on a single screen. - Adjustment layer for each option. - Speed ramping and video reverse capability for creating custom-made videos. - Industrial-grade chroma key can perfectly knockout the hair & feather for the green/blue screen video. - Video stabilizer can remove the shaking issue for all existing videos. - Mask, Blur, Bokeh and Tilt-shift effects. - Text animations can make your videos look cooler. - Standalone audio editor for managing music and sounds. - Video export feature; for exporting videos as screenshot, animated GIF, or 4K&60fps. - Eligible for importing 3DL and CUBE files as custom files. - Essential tool for iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro & iPad Pro with LiDAR. Focos Live is an App that should be on everyone's iPhone and iPad.

About

Vivid

Apply filters created by popular bloggers to enhance your photos. Offers a wide range of editing tools for endless creative possibilities. Achieve professional-looking results with ease.

Highlights
  • Blogger-created filters
  • Rich set of processing tools
  • Automatic subscription renewal management
  • Privacy Policy and Terms of Use links
  • 3-day free trial
Features
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Vivid is an awesome photo editing app. Here you will find filters from bloggers famous for their ability to process photos. Now your photos will be no worse! Don't forget about the rich set of processing tools - the possibilities are endless! Terms of Subscription: The app subscription is being renewed automatically if it’s not disabled in your iTunes account settings at least within the last 24 hours of the current period. You can manage your subscription in your iTunes account settings, where you can also disable the automatic renewal. You’ll be charged for a new period within 24 hours before the end of the current period. If you purchase a subscription before the end of your trial time, as soon as the purchase is confirmed, the rest of your trial period will be cancelled because your subscription begins. Privacy Policy: https://www.websitepolicies.com/policies/view/YtYLoQwo Terms of Use: https://www.websitepolicies.com/policies/view/jDOEbptw

Screenshots

Focos Live4 screens
Vivid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Vivid at every 3 days against Focos Live's monthly. Vivid also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). Focos Live's advantage is ratings volume (5.5K vs 27). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Focos Live sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Vivid sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vivid holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focos Live has 5.5K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Focos Live's written reviews are positive against 57% of Vivid's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focos Live ships an update monthly, Vivid every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Focos Live versus Vivid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocos LiveVivid
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.5K ratings)4.9 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.5K — better27
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB214 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMosaic S.r.l.Semen Pilyukov

Customer experience

Focos Live

All ratings5,461 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews1,243 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral6.0%
Negative38.5%

Vivid

All ratings27 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

Bugs and requests

Focos Live

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Sound not recording in some videos
  • Imported videos not recognized as portrait mode
  • Editing tools becoming unresponsive
  • Exported videos losing quality and focus
  • Inconsistent performance across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add slow motion video capture
  • Improve text and title editing tools
  • Implement autosave and project backup
  • Allow adjusting aperture in post-processing
  • Expand audio editing capabilities

Vivid

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Focos Live

Subscriptions10
  • Focos Live Pro Weekly7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Focos Live Premium$2.997 Days
  • Focos Live with Free Trial7 Days trial$2.997 Days
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  • Focos Live Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Focos Live Pro Weekly7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Weekly no Free Trial$3.997 Days
  • Weekly with Free Trial7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Weekly Bundle with Free Trial7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Weekly Bundle no Free Trial$9.997 Days
  • Yearly Bundle with Free Trial7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time3
  • Monthly subscription$1.99
  • Yearly subscription$8.99
  • Lifetime unlimited access$14.99
5 purchases

Vivid

Subscriptions5
  • All filters for a month3 Days trial2 variants$1.491 Month
  • All filters for a month3 Days trial3 variants$2.491 Month
  • All filters for a month3 Days trial3 variants$2.991 Month
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  • All filters for a month3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • All filters for a year3 Days trial$12.491 Year

Questions

Is Focos Live free?
Focos Live is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vivid free?
Vivid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focos Live or Vivid?
Vivid is rated higher. Focos Live averages 4.5 out of 5 from 5.5K ratings, while Vivid averages 4.9 from 27 ratings.
Do Focos Live or Vivid have ads?
Neither Focos Live nor Vivid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focos Live or Vivid?
Focos Live ships an update monthly, and Vivid every 3 days. Most recently, Focos Live was updated on October 19, 2026 and Vivid on October 16, 2026.

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