Comparison

Patterns Remote vs Live Slicer

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

Head to head
About

Patterns Remote

This app acts as a remote control for a desktop application that generates test patterns. It allows users to discover and connect to instances of the generator on their local network for easy control via a web interface.

Highlights
  • Discover local network instances
  • Control test pattern generator
  • Access web user interface
  • Quick and easy control
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Patterns Remote is the perfect companion to the 'Patterns Test Generator' available on the Mac App Store. The remote searches for and discovers instances of the 'Patterns Test Generator' running on the local network. Select the instance you wish to control and access the built-in web user interface for quick and easy control.

About

Live Slicer

Effortlessly create music videos from your live performance footage. This app automatically syncs beat cuts and applies genre-specific effects to your videos, all processed offline on your device.

Highlights
  • Automatic beat-synced video editing
  • Genre-specific effect presets
  • Customizable beat engine
  • 12 GPU-accelerated video effects
  • Beat-synced zoom shots
  • Offline processing
Features
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The moment is happening now. Your edit should be ready now too. Live Slicer is an automatic video editor built specifically for music performances. Record the show you are experiencing, and Live Slicer transforms the footage into an exciting, beat-driven original video on your device. When recording ends, your edit is ready to share—and your untouched original is safely saved to Photos for any changes you want to make later. No more record now, edit someday. Capture it. Let Live Slicer cut it. Share the moment. CREATED WITH A LIVE VIDEO EDITOR The visual language and workflow are supervised by an active music-live video editor, so anyone can create energetic performance videos without learning a complex editing timeline. 8 GENRE PRESETS—FREE Choose ROCK, POP, HIP-HOP, REGGAE, ELECTRO, INDIE, JAZZ, or PUNK. One tap changes BPM, cut intensity, zoom behavior, color, flashes, glitch, and the overall visual character. BEAT-SYNCED AUTOMATIC EDITING Live Slicer builds quick cuts, half-beat cuts, full-beat variations, zoom shots, flashes, scanlines, and genre-specific effects from your BPM settings. YOUR ORIGINAL IS KEPT Camera recordings are validated before editing. The untouched original is saved to Photos as well as the finished edit. If Photos saving is interrupted, the original remains safe in the app and can be saved again. MADE TO SHARE Export in 9:16 for Reels and TikTok, 16:9 for YouTube, or 1:1 for Instagram. All three formats and all eight presets are available in the free version. FLASH TEXT Add up to three short messages that appear in time with the music. PRIVATE AND ON DEVICE No account. No upload. No tracking. Video processing stays on your iPhone or iPad. FREE • All 8 genre presets • 9:16, 16:9, and 1:1 output • Up to 3 flash texts • All beat, zoom, and visual effects • 720p export with the Live Slicer watermark • Original and edited videos saved to Photos PRO—ONE-TIME PURCHASE • 1080p export • Remove the Live Slicer watermark • Add your own custom logo • No subscription or recurring fee

Screenshots

Patterns Remote3 screens
Live Slicer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Patterns Remote at none against Live Slicer's 1. Patterns Remote also leads on iOS requirement (14.2 vs 26.2). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Live Slicer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Patterns Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Patterns Remote against 5.0 for Live Slicer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Patterns Remote versus Live Slicer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatterns RemoteLive Slicer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.2 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPortrait Displays, Inc.Tomocreate, Inc.

Customer experience

Patterns Remote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Live Slicer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Patterns Remote

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Live Slicer

One-time1
  • Live Slicer Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Patterns Remote free?
Patterns Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Live Slicer free?
Live Slicer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Patterns Remote or Live Slicer?
Patterns Remote and Live Slicer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Patterns Remote or Live Slicer have ads?
Neither Patterns Remote nor Live Slicer shows ads.

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