AR Lightning vs Verva
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AR Lightning
Create realistic lightning effects from your fingertips using augmented reality. Control the direction and intensity of the lightning in real-time by changing your hand pose. Save your creations as videos or photos and share them.
- AR hand pose recognition
- Real-time lightning control
- Customizable ray color and power
- Save as video or photo
- Share to social media
- Select photos from camera roll
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●This app recognizes the pose of the hand captured by the AR camera and emits a flashy force lightning ray from the finger. ●Apple's human body image recognition technology is used to recognize hand pose images. ●By changing the pose of the hand, you can freely control the direction and on / off of the light beam in real time. In Star Wars, Sith's Dark Sidious and Count Dooku were fighting the Jedi Knights with this Force Lightning as a weapon. The rays of light emitted from the fingers in the camera are amazing just by looking at them. You can enjoy this Force Lightning effect on the AR screen that is displayed in real time. You can also save the powerful image in a video or photo or share it on SNS. You can even select a photo stored in your camera roll and save it to a video or photo. Let's enjoy the feeling of Star Wars. [Image Selection] - AR camera - Camera shooting: Photograph - Camera roll: Photo [Settings] - Selection of light emitting fingers (common to both hands) - Ray color setting (RGBA slider) - Background brightness - Ray power - Sound effect switch - Video length (5-30 seconds) - Save resolution [output] - Save to camera roll: videos, photos - Video / Photo Sharing: AirDrop, LINE, Facebook, Dropbox, Instagram, ...
Verva
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Put yourself in any scene with green screen, stretch the moment in slow motion, speed it up for energy, and cut your clip on the beats you mark. Verva brings chroma key, speed curves and beat cuts together in one editor on your iPhone and iPad. No account needed, and your videos never leave your device. GREEN SCREEN / CHROMA KEY • Make a green, blue or magenta screen transparent and place yourself in any scene • Pick the key color right from the canvas • Fine-tune strength and shadow for softer edges • Chroma key is free; layering over another video uses picture-in-picture (Pro, free once per project) SLOW MOTION AND SPEED • Slow any clip down or speed it up • Speed curves that glide from slow to fast, velocity-edit style • Freeze frames and reverse playback CUT ON THE BEAT Add your music and mark the beats as you listen; clip edges snap to your markers while you trim. "Split Clip at Beats" cuts your clip at every beat you marked in one step (Pro, free once per project). TEMPLATES, FILTERS, EFFECTS • 324 templates (92 premium): rhythm, transitions and color are set, you just drop in your own clips • 58 filters, 20 effects (glitch, glow, light leak, film grain and more), 19 transitions; some are free, all with Pro • Import your own .cube LUT files (Pro) • Curves, HSL and color grading (Pro) • Keyframe animation (Pro) COLLAGE, PIP, TEXT AND AUDIO • Split-screen and collage templates • Picture-in-picture (PIP; Pro, free once per project) • Text, subtitles you type yourself, and stickers • Voiceover recording; add your own music and sound effects from your files or from a video (multiple audio tracks with Pro) • Multi-layer timeline • Add your own logo to your videos (Pro) BUILT-IN CAMERA • Pause and resume; every take merges into one video • Shoot with a countdown • Record vertical and horizontal at the same time (Pro) EXPORT • 4 aspect ratios: 9:16 vertical short video and stories, 4:5, 1:1, 16:9 • Choose 24, 30 or 60 fps • Free version exports in 1080p with a Verva watermark; Pro exports in 4K without a watermark PRIVACY • No account, no ads, no tracking • Your videos never leave your device and are never uploaded to a server • The editor works offline; an internet connection is only needed to buy or restore Pro VERVA PRO Verva Pro unlocks the 92 premium templates, all filters, effects and transitions, .cube LUT import, premium fonts, 4K watermark-free export, "Split Clip at Beats", picture-in-picture, multiple audio tracks, curves/HSL and color grading, keyframe animation, your own logo, and vertical + horizontal dual recording. Verva Pro is an auto-renewable subscription, offered as a monthly or annual plan, and starts as soon as you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically for the same period unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. The App Store shows your local price before you confirm. Terms of Use: https://verva.lesmazer.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://verva.lesmazer.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Verva at Free against AR Lightning's $1.99. AR Lightning's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On 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
Verva is free to download; AR Lightning costs $1.99 up front. Verva sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. AR Lightning asks for nothing beyond the download.
AR Lightning ships an update weekly, Verva every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AR Lightning | Verva |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Masanori Katsuta | Mert Cem CANLI |
In-app purchases
AR Lightning
No in-app purchases
Verva
- Pro Monthly: No Watermark 4K$9.991 Month
- Pro Annual: Green Screen & Slow-mo$29.991 Year
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