Comparison

Live Slicer vs Beat Motion Studio

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

Head to head
About

Live Slicer

Effortlessly create music videos from your live performance footage. This app automatically syncs beat cuts and applies genre-specific effects to your videos, all processed offline on your device.

Highlights
  • Automatic beat-synced video editing
  • Genre-specific effect presets
  • Customizable beat engine
  • 12 GPU-accelerated video effects
  • Beat-synced zoom shots
  • Offline processing
Features
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The moment is happening now. Your edit should be ready now too. Live Slicer is an automatic video editor built specifically for music performances. Record the show you are experiencing, and Live Slicer transforms the footage into an exciting, beat-driven original video on your device. When recording ends, your edit is ready to share—and your untouched original is safely saved to Photos for any changes you want to make later. No more record now, edit someday. Capture it. Let Live Slicer cut it. Share the moment. CREATED WITH A LIVE VIDEO EDITOR The visual language and workflow are supervised by an active music-live video editor, so anyone can create energetic performance videos without learning a complex editing timeline. 8 GENRE PRESETS—FREE Choose ROCK, POP, HIP-HOP, REGGAE, ELECTRO, INDIE, JAZZ, or PUNK. One tap changes BPM, cut intensity, zoom behavior, color, flashes, glitch, and the overall visual character. BEAT-SYNCED AUTOMATIC EDITING Live Slicer builds quick cuts, half-beat cuts, full-beat variations, zoom shots, flashes, scanlines, and genre-specific effects from your BPM settings. YOUR ORIGINAL IS KEPT Camera recordings are validated before editing. The untouched original is saved to Photos as well as the finished edit. If Photos saving is interrupted, the original remains safe in the app and can be saved again. MADE TO SHARE Export in 9:16 for Reels and TikTok, 16:9 for YouTube, or 1:1 for Instagram. All three formats and all eight presets are available in the free version. FLASH TEXT Add up to three short messages that appear in time with the music. PRIVATE AND ON DEVICE No account. No upload. No tracking. Video processing stays on your iPhone or iPad. FREE • All 8 genre presets • 9:16, 16:9, and 1:1 output • Up to 3 flash texts • All beat, zoom, and visual effects • 720p export with the Live Slicer watermark • Original and edited videos saved to Photos PRO—ONE-TIME PURCHASE • 1080p export • Remove the Live Slicer watermark • Add your own custom logo • No subscription or recurring fee

About

Beat Motion Studio

Effortlessly create professional-looking video mixes synced to music. Automatically analyze song rhythms and cut clips to the beat. Offers various editing tools, filters, and effects for stunning results.

Highlights
  • Beat-synced editing
  • Automatic framing
  • 17+ transitions
  • 12 filter looks
  • Text and emoji overlays
  • Live preview
  • 4K resolution export
Features
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Beat Motion Studio automatically creates video mixes cut to your music — right on your iPhone, fully offline and without any cloud. How it works: 1. Pick as many video clips or photos from your library as you like 2. Pick a song from Apple Music or from your files 3. Hit Start — the app analyses the rhythm and cuts your video to the beat The result: a professional-looking video mix where every cut lands exactly on the beat. FEATURES - Beat-synced editing — Automatic analysis of BPM, drops, build-ups and breaks - Automatic framing — When a clip's aspect ratio doesn't match your output format, the app picks the visible crop for you and follows movement within a shot - 17 transitions — Cut, Fade, Zoom, Wipe and more; nine additional ones with Pro - Strict Timeline — Let your clips play through in order instead of being mixed - 12 filter looks — From Original to Cinematic - 12 effects — Flash, Shake, Zoom Pulse and more - Photos with Ken Burns — Bring in stills with zoom, pan or parallax motion - Text and emoji overlays — Create, position and animate your own labels - Overlay packs — Animated graphics for weddings, parties, sports and more - Live preview — Real-time Metal preview before you export - Flexible formats — Portrait (9:16) or landscape (16:9) - 720p, 1080p or 4K resolution - Siri & Shortcuts — Start a mix by voice - Share directly — Export to Photos, Instagram Stories and more THREE VERSIONS Free — Up to 8 videos, 20-second export, Beat Motion Studio outro Standard ($9.99) — All export lengths, unlimited videos, favourites, no outro Pro ($19.99) — Everything in Standard plus the Video Editor with timeline, project management and nine additional transitions (Splits, Circle & Inset Wipe, Zoom & Pan Blur, Bloom, Color Planes, Doorway, Lens Flare) Fully offline. No accounts. No ads. Your videos stay on your device.

Screenshots

Live Slicer4 screens
Beat Motion Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Live Slicer at 5.0 against Beat Motion Studio's 1.0. Beat Motion Studio's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Live Slicer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Beat Motion Studio sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Live Slicer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Live Slicer versus Beat Motion Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLive SlicerBeat Motion Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB179 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTomocreate, Inc.Juergen Frosch

Customer experience

Live Slicer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Beat Motion Studio

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Live Slicer

One-time1
  • Live Slicer Pro$4.99
10 purchases

Beat Motion Studio

One-time10
  • Portrait Glitch Overlay Pack$0.99
  • Glitch – Landscape 1$1.99
  • Vintage Landscape 1$1.99
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  • Retro VHS Glitch Pack – Landscape$1.99
  • Luminous Landscape Effects 1$1.99
  • Neon Frame Effects Pack$1.99
  • Dynamic Portrait Overlays 1$1.99
  • Glitch Portrait Effects 2$1.99
  • Neon Portrait Frames – Portrait$1.99
  • Dynamic Portrait Overlays 2$2.99

Questions

Is Live Slicer free?
Live Slicer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beat Motion Studio free?
Beat Motion Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Live Slicer or Beat Motion Studio?
Live Slicer is rated higher. Live Slicer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Beat Motion Studio averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Live Slicer or Beat Motion Studio have ads?
Neither Live Slicer nor Beat Motion Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Live Slicer or Beat Motion Studio?
Live Slicer ships an update fortnightly, and Beat Motion Studio fortnightly. Most recently, Live Slicer was updated on October 15, 2026 and Beat Motion Studio on October 13, 2026.

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