Comparison

Screen Live vs LiveCraft

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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.

About

LiveCraft

Features
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Your videos already hold the perfect Live Photo. LiveCraft helps you bring it out. Pick one video for a quick conversion, or combine several clips into a split-screen composition. Fine-tune the crop, timing, canvas, and key photo, then save straight to your Photos library. MADE FOR LIVE PHOTOS β€’ Convert one or multiple videos β€’ Build flexible multi-clip layouts β€’ Crop, zoom, reposition, rotate, and mirror β€’ Adjust motion time, hold time, and key photo β€’ Export up to 4K, 60 fps, and HDR β€’ Recover the original video from a Live Photo PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything is processed on your device. There is no account to create and no media upload.

Screenshots

Screen Live4 screens
LiveCraft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Screen Live at none against LiveCraft's 1. Screen Live also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). LiveCraft's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Screen Live ships an update every 2 days, LiveCraft weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Screen Live versus LiveCraft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreen LiveLiveCraft
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days β€” betterWeekly
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.016.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size62 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDMITRIJS JUSKOVS康 魏

In-app purchases

None

Screen Live

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LiveCraft

One-time1
  • Premium$1.99

Questions

Is Screen Live free?
Screen Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LiveCraft free?
LiveCraft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Screen Live or LiveCraft have ads?
Screen Live shows ads; LiveCraft does not.
Which is updated more often, Screen Live or LiveCraft?
Screen Live ships an update every 2 days, and LiveCraft weekly. Most recently, Screen Live was updated on October 28, 2026 and LiveCraft on October 25, 2026.

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