CreatorCut vs Active Follow Cam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
CreatorCut
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Record once. Publish everywhere. CreatorCut films a single wide take and hands you two finished videos: a vertical 9:16 cut that follows your face in real time, and the full 16:9 landscape version β untouched. Stop choosing between a vertical post and a widescreen upload. Shoot it once, post both. ONE TAKE, TWO CUTS β’ Records a wide 16:9 master, then renders a face-tracked portrait crop that stays locked on you as you move. β’ Choose your output: portrait only, landscape only, or both. Unwanted renders are skipped. β’ Renders happen after you stop β typically faster than realtime on Apple silicon. LOOKS, BAKED IN β NEW β’ Nine color grades: Vivid and Dramatic, each with warm and cool variants, plus Mono, Silvertone, and Noir. Tap a swatch and the grade appears in the viewfinder. β’ Beautify masks to skin tone, so your face softens and your background stays sharp. A slider from 0 to 100%, not a preset. β’ Both render into the finished files. What you saw when you pressed record is what lands in your library. β’ Free on iPhone and Mac. A TELEPROMPTER THAT READS YOU (CREATORCUT PRO) β’ On-device speech recognition scrolls the script at your speaking pace. Slow down to think and it waits; find your rhythm and it keeps up. β’ Adjustable words-per-minute, font size, column width, and opacity. β’ Overlay the script on the preview, or on Mac pop it out to a second display so you look down the lens β not down at a keyboard. YOUR PHONE AND YOUR MAC β’ Full feature parity across iPhone and Mac. β’ iPhone: pinch-to-zoom, tap-to-focus, a tappable output-format chip, live composition guides, and a 3/5/10-second countdown. β’ Mac: side-by-side split preview and a floating teleprompter window. β’ Live audio metering and face tracking on both. PRIVATE BY DESIGN β’ No accounts. No cloud. No analytics. Nothing to opt out of, because nothing is collected. β’ Speech recognition, face tracking, and every filter run on-device. β’ Video is encoded locally. Your footage never leaves the device. β’ iPhone saves straight to Photos; Mac saves to a folder you choose. WHAT IT DOESN'T DO β on purpose β’ No face reshaping. No slimming, no eye enlarging, no AR masks. Beautify softens skin texture and leaves your features exactly where they are β you still look like you. β’ No timeline editor. Cut in your editor of choice. β’ No AI captions, summaries, or rewriting. Just your words. CREATORCUT PRO The free tier includes dual-output capture, face tracking, all nine color looks, beautify, 1080p recording, and takes up to 60 seconds. Upgrade to Pro for: β’ Unlimited recording length β’ Up to 4K (where your camera supports it) β’ The teleprompter β overlay, pop-out, and voice-pace β’ Watermark control β move it, restyle it, or remove it Pro is available monthly or yearly (each with a 7-day free trial), or as a one-time, family-shareable Lifetime purchase. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS CreatorCut Pro Monthly ($4.99) and Yearly ($29.99) are auto-renewable subscriptions, each with a 7-day free trial. Lifetime ($79.99) is a one-time purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Prices may vary by region. Terms of Use: https://rohitsainier.github.io/pages/creatorcut/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://rohitsainier.github.io/pages/creatorcut/privacy/ Requires iOS 17 or macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
Active Follow Cam
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Active Follow Cam turns your iPhone into a camera operator: put it on a tripod, start recording, and the frame follows you while you teach. How it works - Vision on the device finds the person and keeps them in frame - The picture stays still while the crop moves, so the video does not shake - Two framing choices: Standard for the whole body, Close-up for the upper body - Front or rear camera, with lens selection on the rear While you record - A red border shows recording is live from across the room - A level meter tells you the microphone is picking you up - The gauge shows how much of your storage the recording has used - Recording is split into short pieces, so a crash never costs the whole session After you stop - The pieces are joined back into one video and saved to Photos - Full frame recording keeps the untouched footage as a second file - 20 film looks with strength and brightness sliders Privacy - Everything runs on the device. No footage, audio, or face data is uploaded - No account, no sign-in Free and PRO - Free includes 2 hours of recording with every framing feature - One purchase unlocks unlimited time, 4K full frame, and all filters. It is not a subscription
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CreatorCut at none against Active Follow Cam's shown. CreatorCut also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Active Follow Cam's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. CreatorCut sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Active Follow Cam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CreatorCut ships an update every 3 months, Active Follow Cam every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CreatorCut | Active Follow Cam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days β better |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rohit Kumar | Hosung Hwang |
In-app purchases
CreatorCut
- CreatorCut Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- CreatorCut Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- CreatorCut Pro β Lifetime$79.99
Active Follow Cam
- Active Follow Cam PRO$9.99
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