Comparison

Screen Live vs LivePlus

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

Head to head
About

Screen Live

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Turn your favorite videos into Live Photo wallpapers that move on your lock screen. Pick the part you love, choose how the motion plays out, and save it to Photos in seconds. Free to use. VIDEO TO LIVE PHOTO - Import any video from your library. Longer videos? Choose the 5-second part you want. - Frame it your way: drag and pinch the video to choose exactly which area becomes your wallpaper. - Built for iOS 18 and the lock screen's Live Photo animation. SHAPE THE MOTION - Select the range of the video that becomes the animation. - Choose how the frames are spaced: Even, Soft, Strong, Extreme, Reverse or S-curve. Each one gives the animation a different feel. - Preview the animation before you save it. FINE-TUNE EVERY FRAME - See which frames of the source video are used. - Tap any frame to replace it and compose your own Live Photo. SAVE AND SET - Saved straight to your Photos app. Then open it, tap Share, and choose "Use as Wallpaper". Important notice: iOS decides whether a Live Photo can animate on the lock screen. Videos with flashes or rapid scene changes may not play the motion. For the best result, use calm clips with smooth, continuous motion.

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LivePlus

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Capture Live Photos from 1 to 30 seconds. Press and hold for motion and sound. Release for a detailed still. Try up to 5 seconds free. Unlock longer capture and HDR once, with no subscription. Keep the whole laugh, your pet running toward you, or a little more of the place you travelled to. Clear motion. A detailed still. Set motion quality and still-photo resolution separately: motion up to 4K, HDR on compatible devices, frame rates up to 120FPS, and a 12MP, 24MP or up to 48MP key photo. Press and hold to replay movement and sound. Release to see the still. A CAMERA FOR LONGER LIVE PHOTOS Start in the camera, set your duration, and shoot. There is no need to manually record a separate video and import it into a converter. LivePlus saves the result as a Live Photo. FRAME IT YOUR WAY Choose 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 or 1:1. Switch supported lenses and focal lengths, tap to focus, adjust exposure and set selfie mirroring. REFINE IT AFTER CAPTURE Trim the start and end, choose a new key photo, adjust the original sound or mute it. Save edits as a new copy while keeping the original in Photos. When you choose a video frame as a new key photo, its detail depends on the motion resolution. KEEP IT IN YOUR PHOTOS LIBRARY Capture, creation and editing happen on your device. LivePlus saves to the Photos app and does not upload your photos or videos to developer servers. No account. No ads. TRY FREE. UNLOCK ONCE. Capture Live Photos up to 5 seconds for free. A one-time Lifetime Unlock adds longer durations, up to 30 seconds, and Live Photo video HDR. No subscription. Restore your purchase with the same Apple Account. CAPABILITY NOTES Maximum resolution, HDR, frame rate and still-photo megapixels depend on your iPhone, lens, aspect ratio and settings. Maximum specifications are not all available together. 24MP capture uses the full 4:3 aspect ratio. Higher settings and longer captures need more processing time and storage. Recording starts when you press the shutter. Playback and sharing in other apps depend on their support. Open the camera. Keep more of the moment.

Screenshots

Screen Live4 screens
LivePlus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Screen Live at none against LivePlus's 1. LivePlus's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. LivePlus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Screen Live asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Screen Live ships an update weekly, LivePlus every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Screen Live versus LivePlus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreen LiveLivePlus
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size62 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDMITRIJS JUSKOVSๅฎ‰ ่‘ฃ

In-app purchases

None

Screen Live

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LivePlus

One-time1
  • LivePlus Lifetime Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Screen Live free?
Screen Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LivePlus free?
LivePlus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Screen Live or LivePlus have ads?
Screen Live shows ads; LivePlus does not.
Which is updated more often, Screen Live or LivePlus?
Screen Live ships an update weekly, and LivePlus every 2 days. Most recently, Screen Live was updated on October 25, 2026 and LivePlus on October 24, 2026.

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