Comparison

LiveControl vs Pluto

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

Head to head
About

LiveControl

Stream live video from your phone with ease. This app allows existing customers to log in and broadcast to multiple destinations simultaneously from any location. Simply pick up your device and start your live broadcast.

Highlights
  • Live stream from phone
  • Simulcast to multiple destinations
  • Easy login for existing customers
  • Stream from any location
  • Simple tap interface
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This live streaming app is designed for our existing LiveControl customers. Log into your account and in just a few taps, you can live stream from your phone and simulcast to various destinations. This app lets you live stream from any location, just pick up your phone and move it anywhere you want.

About

Pluto

This app offers a unique blend of analog film emulation and AI-powered editing tools. Capture photos with real-time film looks or enhance existing images with intelligent object removal and professional studio controls. Achieve a distinctive aesthetic with a focus on quality and user privacy.

Highlights
  • Live film camera with real-time emulation
  • Intelligent object removal (AI Eraser)
  • Pro studio editing tools
  • Texture Lab for film grain
  • 100+ cinematic presets
  • 4K export and high-res saving
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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Find your look. Make it yours. Pluto is a photo editor for everyday moments, portraits, travel photos, and the sets you want to share. Start with a film-inspired look, adjust light and color, and refine the details. Edit one photo or bring up to 8 together in a set. No subscription is needed to use the editing tools. A LOOK THAT STARTS WITH YOUR PHOTO Preview curated signatures on your photo and adjust their strength. Explore the wider film-inspired collection, save your own looks, and reuse them later. Share a look without sharing your private photo. AI ADJUST. YOU STAY IN CONTROL. Use AI Adjust directly in the editor for suggested light, color, and tone adjustments. You can use it on its own or choose Adapt this look in Signatures. The result uses editable controls: compare it with your starting photo, refine it, or undo it. AI results vary and may need manual refinement. ONE LOOK. ROOM FOR EACH PHOTO. Create a set of up to 8 photos. Choose a shared look, apply per-photo adjustments, and review the results. Open any photo to refine it, leave individual photos out, and export the included set with progress and retry options if something fails. BRIGHTEN YOUR SUBJECT. KEEP THE SCENE. Start with automatic subject or background selection when supported on your device, or paint a mask yourself. Refine it with Add and Subtract, then adjust Exposure, Saturation, Warmth, and Tint in the selected area. CLEAN UP AND REIMAGINE Paint over a distraction and let Magic Eraser generate a cleanup. Target Replace lets you describe a change inside a painted area. Generative Expand adds space around your photo. Review generated results before accepting them. YOUR FINISHING TOUCH Shape colors with HSL, add grain, softness, vignette, or light leaks, and rotate or straighten while keeping your edits. Undo and redo as you work. Reopen saved local projects on the same device. SAVE THE PHOTO YOU WANT TO KEEP Export finished photos as JPEGs, with original-size output for supported photos and edits. Available size and detail depend on your photo, edits, and device. Cloud AI sends a photo preview, and selection information where needed, for processing. It requires an internet connection and is subject to usage and capacity limits. Manual editing and built-in looks do not require a cloud AI request. Projects remain on the device; sharing a look does not synchronize photos or projects. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

LiveControl2 screens
Pluto3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LiveControl at none against Pluto's 2. LiveControl also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Pluto's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 weeks). 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. Pluto sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. LiveControl 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 LiveControl against 5.0 for Pluto. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiveControl ships an update every 4 weeks, Pluto every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LiveControl versus Pluto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiveControlPluto
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLiveControlJustin Cahoon

Customer experience

LiveControl

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pluto

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LiveControl

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Pluto

Subscriptions2
  • Professional weekly$4.997 Days
  • Professional annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is LiveControl free?
LiveControl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pluto free?
Pluto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LiveControl or Pluto?
LiveControl and Pluto are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do LiveControl or Pluto have ads?
Neither LiveControl nor Pluto shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LiveControl or Pluto?
LiveControl ships an update every 4 weeks, and Pluto every 11 days. Most recently, LiveControl was updated on October 19, 2026 and Pluto on October 24, 2026.

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