Comparison

LiveTone vs Immersive Border

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

Head to head
About

LiveTone

Transform videos into dynamic Live Photos that animate in your gallery. Combine multiple Live Photos into a single collage or enhance Apple Log footage with custom color grading. Preserve original capture metadata for detailed memories.

Highlights
  • Video to Live Photo conversion
  • Live Photo collage creation
  • 4K and original quality export
  • Custom LUT import
  • Apple Log footage grading
  • Preserve capture metadata
Features
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LiveTone turns video into real Live Photos. It also handles Apple Log footage, collages multiple Live Photos, and exports at the quality you choose. Create Live Photo: Pick a video and export it as a Live Photo that plays in Photos. Live Photo Collage: Combine up to four Live Photos into one frame—handy when you want several moments in a single piece. 4K & original quality: Export at 4K or full resolution so you keep as much detail as the source allows. Custom LUT import: Import and manage your own .cube LUTs and grade the way you like. Apple Log grading: Restore Apple Log footage to natural color. Apple Log to Live Photo: Export a Live Photo from color-graded Apple Log footage. Preserve capture metadata: Keep the original camera, date, and location in your export.

About

Immersive Border

Features
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Give every photo a frame that feels intentional. CHOOSE A LOOK Start with 24 curated presets, from classic white borders and immersive backgrounds to tickets, postage stamps, 35mm film, a camera viewfinder, vinyl records, and a realistic museum gallery. Swipe between styles while keeping your selected photo. COMPOSE YOUR PHOTO Double-tap the photo or open Crop. Use the theme’s recommended ratio, a common photo ratio, or your own dimensions. Pinch to zoom and drag to adjust the composition. Your original photo is preserved. The museum frame adapts to the photo’s shape, with four gallery backgrounds to choose from. MAKE A STYLE YOUR OWN Adjust the available margins, colors, corners, and shadows with full-screen previews. Changes are temporary until you tap Save Preset to save a custom style. Personalize text on tickets, stamps, and other text-based themes. Text belongs to the current photo and is kept separate from saved styles. Ticket colors can match your photo automatically or use your own palette. Favorite and duplicate presets with a long press, and reuse your custom styles later. DETAILS FROM YOUR CAMERA Display available camera model, lens, exposure, date, and place information from your photo’s metadata. Film and vinyl themes use the actual camera model when it is available. STANDARD AND HIGH QUALITY EXPORTS Save the finished image to a dedicated album in Photos or share through the iOS share sheet. Standard export, up to 2400 px on the longest edge, is free and selected by default. An optional one-time Pro purchase unlocks High Quality export up to 6000 px. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your photos are processed on your device. No account, ads, analytics, tracking, or developer server. When a selected photo contains coordinates, Apple system geocoding may be used to display a place name. No subscription. No sign-in. Standard export stays free.

Screenshots

LiveTone4 screens
Immersive Border4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Immersive Border at every 2 days against LiveTone's every 4 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. LiveTone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Immersive Border sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiveTone ships an update every 4 days, Immersive Border every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
LiveTone versus Immersive Border: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiveToneImmersive Border
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer鹭 丁全鹏 宋

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LiveTone

One-time1
  • LiveTone Pro$9.99
1 purchases

Immersive Border

One-time1
  • Immersive Border Pro Lifetime$0.99

Questions

Is LiveTone free?
LiveTone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Immersive Border free?
Immersive Border is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LiveTone or Immersive Border have ads?
Neither LiveTone nor Immersive Border shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LiveTone or Immersive Border?
LiveTone ships an update every 4 days, and Immersive Border every 2 days. Most recently, LiveTone was updated on October 8, 2026 and Immersive Border on October 1, 2026.

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