Comparison

Emulsio › Video Stabilizer vs Focos Live

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

Head to head
About

Emulsio › Video Stabilizer

Transform ordinary videos into cinematic masterpieces with advanced stabilization, AI-powered enhancements, and precise editing tools. Easily upscale resolution, adjust frame rates, and create stunning slow-motion effects for professional-looking content.

Highlights
  • Video stabilization
  • AI-powered slow motion
  • Video upscaling to 4K
  • Frame rate adjustment
  • HDR support
  • Customizable export settings
Features
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** Macworld Conference ‘Best of Show’ winner (San Francisco) ** Bring cinematic power to every frame. Emulsio is a powerful video editing app that helps you transform ordinary footage into polished, cinematic moments. Instantly stabilize shaky shots, upscale to crisp 4K, enhance frame rate, and even add stunning AI-generated slow motion for dramatic effect — all with intuitive control. "The BEST iOS Video Stabilizer App Just Got BETTER!" — iPhoneographers (USA) "A serious and sophisticated stabilization app [...] This is my gold standard stabilization app." — Josh S. (USA) "Very useful, accurate, efficient, simple to use and an affordable stabilizer app! [...] highly recommend it to any mobile phone videographer and content creator." — Ashdeli (Canada) Perfect for content creators, Emulsio gives you precise tools to shape your vision. Adjust stabilization strength in real time. Insert slow-motion segments exactly where you want them, with custom timing and playback speed. Trim, cut, and fine-tune before export, all while maintaining full control over output quality, including HDR support. Emulsio works seamlessly with video shot from Apple devices, drones, action cams, and more. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. STABILIZER & SLOW MOTION • Import any video from your album or from Files. • Fine-tune stabilization strength to remove unwanted shake with precision • Smooth out horizontal, vertical and rotational camera motion, even rolling shutter distortion • Advanced border handling options, including motion limits and multi-frame inpainting • Instantly preview stabilization results with interactive split-screen playback • Insert slow motion anywhere in the timeline with custom speed (up to 10x slower) and duration, on-device AI-powered frame generation(*) is performed during export OTHER FEATURES • Adjust video frame rate up(*) or down • Up to 400% frame rate increase (ex. 30 → 120 FPS) • Upscale lower-res video with on-device AI processing (ex. HD → 4K) • Trim or cut clips non-destructively with timeline editing • Full HDR support, including Dolby Vision/HLG & PQ, ensures dynamic range stays intact from import to export • Fully exposed video encoder settings: format (mov, mp4, m4a), codec (H.264, HEVC), quality/bitrate, resolution to customize output for smaller size or better quality • Share your final video anywhere, from social platforms to pro workflows • Video transcoding: convert video without applying edits or effects • Supports high-speed video (up to 240 FPS) while maintaining native frame rates • Modern OS features: import and export with hardware accelerated HEVC, on-device CoreML processing optimized for Apple Neural Engine, Metal optimized rendering, Drag & Drop, and modern video browsing / searching PRICING Emulsio is available as a free download to try it out. You can unlock all Emulsio 5 features with Pro Pack 5, a one-time purchase that includes feature updates up to the next major release, or with Pro Plan, a subscription that also includes all future updates. Upgrade pricing is available within the app if you own a previous version. HELP & FEEDBACK Visit creaceed.com/emulsio for more information. Send your questions and feedback to emulsio@creaceed.com Terms of Use: https://creaceed.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://creaceed.com/privacy (*) an iPhone or iPad with at least 6GB of RAM (iPhone 12 Pro / iPhone 14 or above) is required for best quality slo-mo or frame rate increase.

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.

Screenshots

Emulsio › Video Stabilizer4 screens
Focos Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Focos Live at 4.5 against Emulsio › Video Stabilizer's 3.6. Focos Live also leads on ratings volume (5.5K vs 401) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Emulsio › Video Stabilizer sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Focos Live sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Focos Live holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focos Live has 5.5K ratings behind it against 401, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Emulsio › Video Stabilizer's written reviews are positive against 56% of Focos Live's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emulsio › Video Stabilizer ships an update every 2 months, Focos Live monthly. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Emulsio › Video Stabilizer versus Focos Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmulsio › Video StabilizerFocos Live
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (401 ratings)4.5 (5.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.3% of reviews55.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4015.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB175 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperCreaceed SRLMosaic S.r.l.

Customer experience

Emulsio › Video Stabilizer

All ratings401 ratings
Positive63.8%
Neutral6.0%
Negative30.2%
Written reviews402 reviews
Positive49.3%
Neutral10.2%
Negative40.5%

Focos Live

All ratings5,461 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews1,243 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral6.0%
Negative38.5%

User reviews

Emulsio › Video Stabilizer

From 401 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent stabilization
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🔨 Powerful features
  • 💰 Good value for money
  • 🎥 Works well for action/GoPro footage

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes on export
  • 🔍 Struggles with complex/moving scenes
  • 🔎 Excessive cropping/zooming
  • 📉 Reduces video quality
  • 💳 Paid version required to remove watermark

Focos Live

From 5.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Powerful video editing features
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 💡 Unique portrait mode video capabilities
  • 🎨 Great creative tools and effects
  • 🎥 Cinematic video quality

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🔒 Paywall restricts core functionality
  • 🔋 Battery drain issues
  • 🔍 Lack of stabilization options
  • 📽️ Limited export resolution

Bugs and requests

Emulsio › Video Stabilizer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch
  • Overwriting original video
  • Incompatibility with certain devices/iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Batch processing option
  • Manual stabilization controls
  • Support for higher resolutions/framerates
  • Integration with other video apps/workflows

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

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Emulsio › Video Stabilizer

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Plan (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Pro Plan (Yearly)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time6
  • Pro Pack 3.0 (Migration)$7.99
  • Pro Pack 4 (Upgrade)$7.99
  • Pro Pack 3$15.99
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  • Pro Pack 5 (Upgrade)$15.99
  • Pro Pack 4$15.99
  • Pro Pack 5$23.99
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

Questions

Is Emulsio › Video Stabilizer free?
Emulsio › Video Stabilizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focos Live free?
Focos Live is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Emulsio › Video Stabilizer or Focos Live?
Focos Live is rated higher. Emulsio › Video Stabilizer averages 3.6 out of 5 from 401 ratings, while Focos Live averages 4.5 from 5.5K ratings.
Do Emulsio › Video Stabilizer or Focos Live have ads?
Neither Emulsio › Video Stabilizer nor Focos Live shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emulsio › Video Stabilizer or Focos Live?
Emulsio › Video Stabilizer ships an update every 2 months, and Focos Live monthly. Most recently, Emulsio › Video Stabilizer was updated on September 22, 2026 and Focos Live on September 22, 2026.

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