Comparison

Pocket vs LiveFrame Maker

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

Head to head
About

Pocket

Create and share interactive experiences called gizmos by simply describing them or using an editor. Explore a feed of creations from a global community, interact with them using touch and device tilt, and personalize them with your own photos and music.

Highlights
  • Create gizmos by description
  • Interactive experiences with touch and tilt
  • Personalize with photos and music
  • Explore global community feed
  • Save, remix, and repost creations
  • Create custom playlists
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Pocket is a creative platform for making and sharing gizmos. A gizmo is a small interactive experience you can tap and touch… and you can make a gizmo just by describing it. EXPLORE Scroll a feed of gizmos from people around the world. Gizmos respond to your touch and the tilt of your phone. They play sound effects and can include your favorite songs. They can use your camera or pull in photos from your camera roll. CREATE Make a gizmo just by describing it. Open the editor to tweak and refine it until it's exactly what you want. Add photos from your camera roll to make it personal. When it's ready, share it on your profile. CURATE Likes and comments go a long way, but you can do more. Save, remix, and repost the gizmos you love: the best puzzles, your favorite selfie cameras, and quizzes. Explore the community through playlists made by people like you. Download Pocket to create and share your own gizmos!

About

LiveFrame Maker

Easily convert local videos into Live Photos for your iPhone. Trim clips, select cover frames, and customize aspect ratios to create dynamic wallpapers or save motion memories. Processed locally for privacy.

Highlights
  • Video to Live Photo conversion
  • Customizable cover frame
  • Precise video trimming
  • Multiple aspect ratios
  • Adjustable quality and FPS
  • Video export option
  • Local media processing
Features
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LiveFrame turns local videos into real Live Photos for iPhone. Trim the best moment, add filters, dynamic effects, text, and stickers, then save it to Photos as a live wallpaper or a moving memory. You can also combine 2–4 videos or Live Photos in one canvas to bring travel, pets, sports, selfies, and everyday moments together. Key features • Video to Live Photo Import local MP4 and MOV videos from Photos or Files and create real Live Photos. • Multi-clip collages Combine 2–4 videos or Live Photos and adjust the layout, position, scale, and audio source. • Precise trimming Use the timeline to select a clip up to 15 seconds long. • Cover frame and aspect ratio Choose the key photo and use the original ratio, 9:16, 1:1, 4:5, or 16:9. • Canvas controls Fit, fill, scale, and mirror your media with blur, black, white, or gradient backgrounds. • Filters and dynamic effects Apply cinematic filters and 20 animated effects across film, light, particle, dream, VHS, and digital styles. • Text layers Add text and customize its font, color, style, position, and timing. • Image and animated stickers Add stickers from Photos or find animated stickers using GIPHY. • Saved projects Your edits are saved as projects so you can return and continue creating later. • Flexible export Save as a Live Photo or standard video at 480p, 720p, or 1080p with 24, 30, or 50 FPS. • Free basic exports Basic exports remain free and include no watermark. Privacy Video and photo editing, compositing, and exporting happen locally on your device. Search requests are sent to GIPHY only when you choose to use online sticker search. LiveFrame Pro LiveFrame Pro is available as a monthly subscription, yearly subscription, or one-time lifetime purchase. Pro unlocks multi-clip collages, 1080p, 50 FPS, and every filter, dynamic effect, text, and sticker tool. Monthly and yearly subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions can be managed or canceled in your Apple Account settings. LiveFrame Pro Lifetime is a one-time purchase and does not renew. Privacy Policy: https://livephoto.online/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://livephoto.online/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Pocket4 screens
LiveFrame Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pocket at 86% against LiveFrame Maker's 0%. Pocket also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). LiveFrame Maker's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

Both are free to download. LiveFrame Maker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Pocket asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket has 2.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Pocket's written reviews are positive against 0% of LiveFrame Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket ships an update every 5 days, LiveFrame Maker every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Pocket versus LiveFrame Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocketLiveFrame Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (2.1K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.1K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
Best chart rank#24 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB12 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperMeta Platforms, Inc.国庆 杨

Customer experience

Pocket

All ratings1,986 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.9%
Negative8.6%

LiveFrame Maker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pocket

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

LiveFrame Maker

Subscriptions2
  • LiveFrame Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • LiveFrame Pro Yearly$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • LiveFrame Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Pocket free?
Pocket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LiveFrame Maker free?
LiveFrame Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pocket or LiveFrame Maker?
Pocket is rated higher. Pocket averages 4.9 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while LiveFrame Maker averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Pocket or LiveFrame Maker have ads?
Pocket shows ads; LiveFrame Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, Pocket or LiveFrame Maker?
Pocket ships an update every 5 days, and LiveFrame Maker every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pocket was updated on October 24, 2026 and LiveFrame Maker on October 24, 2026.

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