Comparison

LiveTone vs PickerRoy

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

PickerRoy

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Smartly pick great photos from your videos. Turn travel, sports, pets and everyday footage into moments worth keeping. PickerRoy analyzes videos on your device, recommends candidate frames and lets you preview, select and export your favorites. Change the aspect ratio even after analysis to recrop your results. SEVEN DAYS OF FULL-FEATURE ACCESS From first activation of the 3.1 on-device trial mechanism, all features are available for seven consecutive days. No subscription is required and you are not charged automatically. Basic features remain available afterward; only Pro features prompt for a subscription. Existing paid entitlements remain valid. LIVE PHOTO TO JPG — PRO Batch-select Live Photos and start processing when ready. Extract up to 12 candidate frames per second, capped at 36 per Live Photo. Select individual frames or select all, then save independent JPGs. Your original Live Photos stay unchanged. VIDEO TO GIF / LIVE PHOTO — PRO Create 1-, 3- or 5-second GIFs or native Live Photos around selected video moments. Short footage uses the available duration. START FREE, CHOOSE PRO Free: up to 3 videos totaling 3 minutes per batch, center cropping and direct export. Pro adds local personalization from your feedback, subject-aware framing, scene analysis, natural enhancement, photo stitching and the new Live Photo and motion-export features. Stitch up to 10 selected photos in selection order. Natural enhancement is now a saved preference in Settings. Enable it to apply enhancement to exported still photos, extracted Live Photo JPGs and stitched images; disable it for normal exports. Enhancement adjusts color, contrast and sharpness, but cannot recreate missing source detail. You always make the final selection. LOCAL BY DESIGN No ads. No PickerRoy registration. No footage uploads to developer servers. Analysis, personalization and image processing run on your device. Cloud-only media must first be downloaded; purchases, restores and refreshing subscription records require an Apple connection. PRO OPTIONS Monthly and yearly plans are auto-renewing subscriptions. Lifetime is a one-time non-consumable purchase. Prices and billing periods are shown before purchase in your local currency. Manage or cancel subscriptions in Apple subscription settings. Buying Lifetime does not automatically cancel an existing subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://github.com/kkrouhu/PickerRoy/blob/main/docs/app-store/PRIVACY_POLICY_en-US.md

Screenshots

LiveTone4 screens
PickerRoy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PickerRoy at every 2 days against LiveTone's every 4 days. PickerRoy also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 PickerRoy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiveTone ships an update every 4 days, PickerRoy every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LiveTone versus PickerRoy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiveTonePickerRoy
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, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer鹭 丁舒翔 胡

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LiveTone

One-time1
  • LiveTone Pro$9.99
3 purchases

PickerRoy

Subscriptions2
  • PickerRoy Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • PickerRoy Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • PickerRoy Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is LiveTone free?
LiveTone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PickerRoy free?
PickerRoy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LiveTone or PickerRoy have ads?
Neither LiveTone nor PickerRoy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LiveTone or PickerRoy?
LiveTone ships an update every 4 days, and PickerRoy every 2 days. Most recently, LiveTone was updated on October 8, 2026 and PickerRoy on September 29, 2026.

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