Comparison

Live Slicer vs SceneThread Camera

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

SceneThread Camera

Features
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SceneThread is a camera that edits while you shoot. Hold the shutter to record a moment, release to make the cut, and keep going. Every clip lands as a colored thread on a live timeline, so you can see your film taking shape before you ever open an editor. CAPTURE IS THE FIRST EDIT • Hold-to-record segmented capture with a live thread timeline • Photo mode: stills become motion clips with a slow push-in • Shot guides for Travel, Family, Food, Product, and Event stories, chosen while you frame • Lens-true zoom, pinch to zoom, front and rear cameras, torch, 24/30/60 fps • Manual exposure, focus and exposure lock, white balance, stabilization, zebras, histogram, and a horizon level • Apple Watch remote: start, stop, and switch cameras from your wrist • Hardware shutter with Camera Control, the volume buttons, and supported AirPods A FINISHED FILM IN ONE TAP • Smart Finish reads every clip, keeps the strongest moments, skips repeated takes, matches music to the mood, and times cuts to the beat • 15, 30, and 60 second targets with Cinematic, Energetic, and Calm pacing • Cut, Look, Sound, and Finish stages keep advanced tools discoverable without a control wall • Trim, reorder, speed, slow-motion ramps, volume, rotation, duplicate, and delete per clip • Five looks with intensity control, auto color match, and beat pulse • Six-mood original music library, sound mix presets, voiceover recording, and on-device captions • Title cards, ending cards, 9:16, 1:1, and 16:9 exports, Save to Photos, and the share sheet PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your footage stays on your iPhone. SceneThread has no account, no ads, no analytics, and no cloud upload. Camera, microphone, photo, and speech access are requested only when you use the feature that needs them. SCENETHREAD PREMIUM Capture, edit, and share are free. Premium adds 4K capture, ProRes, Apple Log, HDR HLG, Cinematic depth, Spatial Video, timecode, and external-drive recording; the full 24-track music library; cross dissolve and social transitions; the title pack; custom LUTs, film grain, letterbox, and ending cards; 10-second trailers; and Apple Intelligence title, caption, and shot suggestions on supported iPhones. Premium is available as a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime unlock. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period and can be managed in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://airussolutions.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Live Slicer4 screens
SceneThread Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SceneThread Camera at 17.0 against Live Slicer's 26.2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 SceneThread Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Live Slicer versus SceneThread Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLive SlicerSceneThread Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTomocreate, Inc.https://airussolutions.com/

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Live Slicer

One-time1
  • Live Slicer Pro$4.99
1 purchases

SceneThread Camera

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Live Slicer free?
Live Slicer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SceneThread Camera free?
SceneThread Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Live Slicer or SceneThread Camera have ads?
Neither Live Slicer nor SceneThread Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Live Slicer or SceneThread Camera?
Live Slicer ships an update every 3 weeks, and SceneThread Camera every 3 weeks. Most recently, Live Slicer was updated on November 5, 2026 and SceneThread Camera on November 6, 2026.

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