Focus In Motion vs Mulch Cam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus In Motion
Easily add captivating motion effects to your photos. Define your focus area with shapes or freehand drawing, and then apply adjustable motion effects to create stunning, shareable "cinemagraph" style images.
- Adjustable motion effects (direction, intensity)
- Zoom motion effect
- Select focus zone with shapes (ellipse, rectangle)
- Draw focus zone with adjustable pen size
- Progressive borders for realistic effects
- Share to social media, email, Dropbox
- Save to camera roll
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Add motion to your photos and focus on what matters. Use one of the adjustable motion effect, and define the focus zone by either using an ellipse or rectangle shape, or by drawing over want you want to focus on; let the app do its magic, and your motion photo is ready to be saved and shared on Facebook, Twitter, Dropbox, and by email! Focus In Motion offers two modes to create motion photos: the Select mode and the Draw mode. With the Select mode, you use a focus shape (ellipse or rectangle shape) to quickly select what you want to focus on. With the Draw mode, you directly draw over what you want to focus on in your photos: you can adjust the size of the pen and also zoom in your photos to accurately draw your focus zone. Both modes propose the the adjustable motion effects ! Special Features: - Different adjustable motion effects: control the direction and intensity of the motion effects (left, right, up, down…) - New zoom motion effect centered on the focus area - Use a focus shape (ellipse or rectangle shapes) or draw over what you want to focus on - Zoom in while drawing to accurately select the focus zone, erase any unwanted focus zone - Control the size of the pen to select tiny focus zones - Progressive borders while creating the focus zones for more realistic effects - Share your motion photos by email, on Facebook, on twitter, save them in your camera roll, save them on Dropbox, or print them out - App settings to disable/enable the progressive border preview, in the Settings app Tips: while creating very intense motion effect, it can become difficult to accurately select the focus zone; we recommend you to select the focus zone first and then apply the intense motion effect. Please don't add your bug reports in your review: send us your bug reports at support@seb-appstore.com and we'll be able to help you and fix the app. Check out many other great apps for the iPhone and iPad at www.SEB-APPSTORE.com
Mulch Cam
This app uses a unique "time mulching" process to generate striking visual effects for your photos and videos. Elevate your creative projects with distinctive imagery.
- Time mulching visual effects
- Stunning imagery creation
- Photo and video enhancement
- Creative project tool
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Mulch Cam creates stunning imagery using a process we call time mulching
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Mulch Cam at Free against Focus In Motion's $1.99. Mulch Cam also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 25 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Focus In Motion's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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
Mulch Cam is free to download; Focus In Motion costs $1.99 up front. Mulch Cam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Focus In Motion asks for nothing beyond the download.
Focus In Motion ships an update every 25 months, Mulch Cam every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus In Motion | Mulch Cam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sebastien BUET | Vladimir Gusev |
Customer experience
Focus In Motion
Mulch Cam
In-app purchases
Focus In Motion
No in-app purchases
Mulch Cam
- MulchCam Pro$9.99









