Comparison

Focos Live vs Kortex Captions

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

Kortex Captions

Features
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Kortex Captions helps you create social media captions that fit your photos and writing voice. Start with a photo, choose a mood and length, and generate multiple caption directions. Analyze recent captions to build a personal style, or write manually when you prefer. Preview drafts, copy a caption, and open the platform where you want to share it. Kortex Captions supports photo selection, camera capture, secure Instagram login, multiple languages, and persistent language preferences. Premium options provide additional caption credits and remove ads. Feature availability may vary by account, platform, and region.

Screenshots

Focos Live4 screens
Kortex Captions4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Focos Live at none against Kortex Captions's shown. Focos Live also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Kortex Captions's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price 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 Kortex Captions sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focos Live ships an update monthly, Kortex Captions every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Focos Live versus Kortex Captions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocos LiveKortex Captions
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.5K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB63 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMosaic S.r.l.Gary Mizrachi

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

Kortex Captions

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
1 purchases

Kortex Captions

One-time1
  • Kortex Captions Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Focos Live free?
Focos Live is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kortex Captions free?
Kortex Captions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focos Live or Kortex Captions have ads?
Kortex Captions shows ads; Focos Live does not.
Which is updated more often, Focos Live or Kortex Captions?
Focos Live ships an update monthly, and Kortex Captions every 2 weeks. Most recently, Focos Live was updated on October 19, 2026 and Kortex Captions on October 17, 2026.

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