VideoToLive vs Widget Cast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Widget Cast
Animate your home screen with custom video widgets. Apply retro effects like CRT and pixelation to short clips. Organize videos into playlists and display them on your iPhone and Apple Watch.
- Video home screen widgets
- Retro visual effects
- Customizable playlists
- Apple Watch support
- Multiple widget sizes
- Privacy-focused
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Turn your videos into living home screen widgets with cool retro effects. Real live video! Widget Cast captures, filters, and casts short clips onto your iPhone and Apple Watch - so the moments you care about are right there on your device. -- EFFECTS -- • CRT • Night vision • Pixellate • Colour tint • Thermal camera + many more! -- WIDGETS -- • Home screen widgets in multiple sizes • Pick your favourites to show where you like -- PLAYLISTS -- • Collect your favourite videos into playlists and play them back in the widget • Control how often they loop, shuffle and transition effects -- WATCH -- • Watch on your watch too! -- PRO -- • One simple unlock for all extra features, no subscriptions -- PRIVACY -- • Everything stays on your phone or watch
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Widget Cast at freemium against VideoToLive's subscription. Widget Cast also leads on ads (none vs shown). VideoToLive's advantage is review sentiment (62% vs 33%) and ratings volume (596 vs 6). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. VideoToLive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Widget Cast sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for VideoToLive against 4.3 for Widget Cast. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VideoToLive has 596 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of VideoToLive's written reviews are positive against 33% of Widget Cast's.
VideoToLive ships an update monthly, Widget Cast every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VideoToLive | Widget Cast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (596 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 596 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Polymath Company Limited | Dark Pie Ltd |
Customer experience
VideoToLive
Widget Cast
Bugs and 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
Widget Cast
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
VideoToLive
- VideoToLive Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
- VideoToLive Premium Annual$9.991 Year
Widget Cast
- Widget Cast Pro!$1.99
- Widget Cast Pro!$2.99
- Widget Cast Pro!$3.99
Questions
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