Comparison

STIL. vs Pulse

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

Head to head
About

STIL.

Features
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The best shot was in your video all along. STIL. extracts still frames from your videos and finishes them like photographs — with film looks, color grading, and AI enhancement. Everything runs inside this iPhone. Your videos and photos never leave the device, and no account is required. ā–  Frame Extraction Scrub through any video and pull out the perfect moment. Vision AI scores blur, faces, and composition to pick the best frame automatically — avoiding closed-eye shots. Choose an extraction style for portraits, action, landscapes, and more. ā–  Film Looks Recreate the look of Kodak, Fujifilm, Ilford, and more. Adjust grain, vignette, contrast, and color tone to give every frame its own character. ā–  AI Enhancement Face-aware skin refinement, face focus, super-resolution upscaling, and automatic AI color grading — turning a video frame into a photo worth keeping. Every AI feature is free, with no usage limits. ā–  What STIL. Pro Unlocks Ā· Export without watermark Ā· iCloud library sync Ā· Unlimited custom presets Ā· 4K high-resolution export Ā· Pro film looks (expanded selection) Ā· Exif data embedding (date, GPS) Shoot video. Keep the best frame. — Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stil.photo/privacy

About

Pulse

Features
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Turn a 10-minute video into a 15-second highlight reel. On your phone. No upload, no signup, no waiting. Pulse turns long videos into short highlight reels using on-device AI. Pick a clip from your camera roll, watch Pulse work in real time, and share the moments worth keeping. No account. No upload. No cloud queue. WHAT IT DOES • Pick — open any video on your iPhone with one tap (PHPicker, no Photos access prompt). • Process — Pulse listens for excitement in the audio and watches for visually interesting frames, then fuses both signals into a hype score per moment. • Highlights — get a stack of short clips, ranked by score, with auto-looping previews. Tap to share. WHY ON-DEVICE MATTERS Your videos never leave your phone. There is no server. There is no upload bar. There is no third party watching. Because everything runs locally on the Apple Neural Engine, Pulse is fast: a 10-minute video becomes highlights in about 20 seconds on iPhone 15 Pro and newer, around 30 seconds on iPhone 13/14, and under 60 seconds on iPhone 11/12. No cell-data tax. No "processing in the cloud" wait. LIQUID GLASS, BUILT FOR IOS Pulse uses iOS 26's Liquid Glass material system end-to-end. Highlight cards refract a blurred frame from your video; the timeline, the action bar, and every modal sit on Apple's translucent surface hierarchy. It looks like iOS because it is iOS — no cross-platform rewrap. FREE OR PULSE PRO Free includes: • Up to 5 videos per month • The single top highlight per video • 720p export with a small watermark Pulse Pro unlocks: • Unlimited videos • Every highlight Pulse detects, not just the top one • Original-quality export (passthrough — no re-encode, no quality loss) • No watermark Pro is a simple subscription. The free tier is genuinely useful on its own, with no signup required. GREAT FOR • Sports parents trimming game footage to the goals • Gamers pulling clips from long screen recordings • Vloggers finding the moments worth cutting to • Travelers turning a long handheld pan into a shareable reel • Anyone with a camera roll full of "I'll edit this later" COMPATIBLE WITH • iPhone 11 and newer (A13 Bionic and up) • iOS 26 and above • Any video in your camera roll — MP4, MOV, HEVC, HDR KEYWORDS WE EARN HONESTLY Pulse is an automatic highlight maker, a clip extractor, an on-device video AI tool, and a private alternative to cloud-based highlight services. If you've been searching for an auto highlight app, a best-moments finder, a way to make a sports recap reel, or a way to turn long footage into short clips without sending it anywhere, you're in the right place. PRIVACY, IN ONE LINE Pulse needs read access to the videos you pick — that's it. No account. Your videos never leave your phone — no footage, frames, or personal information are ever uploaded. Models run on the Apple Neural Engine, locally. Built by Golazo Services LLC. Single developer, no investors, no growth team. Just a video tool that respects your iPhone and your time. SUBSCRIPTION & TERMS Pulse Pro is an auto-renewable subscription, offered monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.golazoservices.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

STIL.4 screens
Pulse3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: STIL. at every 3 days against Pulse's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. STIL. sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Pulse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

STIL. ships an update every 3 days, Pulse every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
STIL. versus Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTIL.Pulse
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.426.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTatsuro HiguchiGolazo Services

In-app purchases

3 purchases

STIL.

Subscriptions2
  • STIL. Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • STIL. Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • STIL Pro Lifetime$24.99
2 purchases

Pulse

Subscriptions2
  • Pulse Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pulse Pro Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is STIL. free?
STIL. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pulse free?
Pulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do STIL. or Pulse have ads?
Neither STIL. nor Pulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, STIL. or Pulse?
STIL. ships an update every 3 days, and Pulse every 2 months. Most recently, STIL. was updated on October 13, 2026 and Pulse on October 12, 2026.

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