Comparison

Focus In Motion vs Mulch Cam

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Time mulching visual effects
  • Stunning imagery creation
  • Photo and video enhancement
  • Creative project tool
Features
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Mulch Cam creates stunning imagery using a process we call time mulching

Screenshots

Focus In Motion4 screens
Mulch Cam1 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Focus In Motion versus Mulch Cam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus In MotionMulch Cam
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastien BUETVladimir Gusev

Customer experience

Focus In Motion

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Mulch Cam

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Focus In Motion

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mulch Cam

One-time1
  • MulchCam Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Focus In Motion free?
Focus In Motion costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mulch Cam free?
Mulch Cam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus In Motion or Mulch Cam have ads?
Neither Focus In Motion nor Mulch Cam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus In Motion or Mulch Cam?
Focus In Motion ships an update every 25 months, and Mulch Cam every 2 weeks. Most recently, Focus In Motion was updated on October 23, 2026 and Mulch Cam on October 21, 2026.

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