Mocap Live vs VirtuCamera 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mocap Live
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Capture your facial expressions and import directly to your Daz Studio characters. Requires the Mocap Live plugin for Daz Studio. This app uses Apple's ARKit to send your facial expressions directly to Daz Studio using your local network. No other information is collected or transmitted. PLEASE NOTE: Your iPhone must have a TrueDepth front facing camera to use.
VirtuCamera 2
This tool captures device motion and streams it in real-time to your favorite 3D software. Animate cameras with smooth motion and control playback directly from your device. Ideal for previs, layout, and animation tasks.
- Real-time viewport streaming
- Device motion capture
- Remote scene control
- Up to 60 FPS capture
- Camera animation smoothing
- Encrypted Wi-Fi connection
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An essential tool for Previs and Layout Artists, Animators and any 3D Artist that needs to animate a camera. Move your device in any direction, VirtuCamera will capture the motion and instantly send it over Wi-Fi to the camera in your favorite DCC. - Live Viewport Streaming See your scene through the App in real time. VirtuCamera streams the viewport over Wi-Fi so you don’t miss any detail. - Control the scene from the App Control the playback, choose from your scene cameras, animate the focal length or scale camera movements to travel long distances. - Up to 60 FPS Device motion and viewport streaming are captured and sent at up to 60 frames per second. You can configure this parameter at your needs. - Camera Smoothing Remove unwanted hand noise and create smooth camera animations. - Encrypted Connection Ensures modern, industry-standard encryption for maximum protection. Keeps your video streams fully private between the server (DCC plugin), and app. Specially created for Movies, Series, Games and any other IP protected project. Because your privacy is important to us. - New Pro features! - on Screen joysticks, support for bluetooth gamepads, slider presets, custom scripts, custom sliders, dolly zoom mode, extra camera controls and rule of thirds grid overlay. This app requires an external 3D content creation software to work, please take a look at the following minimum system requirements: - A computer powerful enough to play your 3D scenes. - A recent version of Windows®, MacOS® or Linux® operating system. - A stable network connection. - The latest version of the plug-in provided in our webpage. - One of the following DCC softwares: Blender®: 4.5 LTS, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2 LTS Autodesk® Maya®: 2026, 2027 SideFX® Houdini®: 20.5(QT6), 21.0, 22.0 Maxon® Cinema4D®: 2026 Autodesk® 3dsMax®: 2026, 2027 Foundry® Nuke®: 16, 17 Here you can find the installation guide for the plugin: https://virtucamera.com/how-tos/ Terms And Conditions: https://virtucamera.com/terms-and-conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Mocap Live at Free against VirtuCamera 2's $19.99. Mocap Live also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). VirtuCamera 2's advantage is chart position (#20 vs unranked). On ads, 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
Mocap Live is free to download; VirtuCamera 2 costs $19.99 up front. VirtuCamera 2 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Mocap Live asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Mocap Live | VirtuCamera 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | — | 3.3 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 56.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #20 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Tinsley | The Weird Byte SL |
In-app purchases
Mocap Live
No in-app purchases
VirtuCamera 2
- Pro Indie Monthly$9.991 Month
- Pro Indie Yearly$99.001 Year
- Pro Business Yearly$990.001 Year









