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I’m using this on both an iPhone and iPad 12.9 (with LIDAR). The bokeh effect is greatly improved with LIDAR and the editing suite it comes with is very impressive. The ability to add key frames, chroma key, stabilizer, etc is something that Adobe doesn’t even have on Premier Rush yet (and this is a one time payment). I had an issue with Bluetooth remote shutters not working with the iPad version (which I prefer to shoot in because of the LIDAR and extra processing power - which does make a difference). I emailed the developer, and within the week, they had a fix pushed out on the App Store - that is amazing customer service. In my ten+ years on the iOS ecosystem, I’ve reached out to many developers over the years, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a quick response. Thank you!! If I had any suggestions, it would be to add mouse/keyboard shortcuts. A mouse works with the app, but you cannot scrub through the timeline while editing, and there are no right-click functions. I use my iPad Pro as one of my main computers, so adding this functionality would take this already amazing app over the top. It’s not a big deal as the touch controls are good, but it would make it feel just that much more powerful. All in all - great app, highly recommend!

Bought the app just for the “bokeh” effect (the blurry background effect), super legit, not dslr quality but I prefer filming with my phone for the convenience factor and I’m a beginner with shooting video so this does a fantastic job achieving that effect without needing the bulky camera or an expensive lens if you already have a newer iPhone. I have 2 feature requests I really wish they would add however: 1) being able to use the size/autofocus bokeh feature from a video you recorded with native camera app instead of having to record from the Focos app, you can manually edit it with imported video, but it just works so much better and smoother if shot initially in app and I really wish that feature would carry that over to imported videos 2) and this is by farrrr my biggest feature request, please please please add bokeh effect to the wide angle lens, not manually editing the blur, but with the size/autofocus like with the other 2 lenses. That would make this app absolutely amazing. Overall this app is absolutely fire if you’re looking to achieve a more professional looking video in combination with the ease of using your phone

I put money into this app shortly after it was released on the strength of the history of the Focos app. One of the Focos Live shortcomings, for instance, I was most disappointed over is, according to the change log, fixed in the recent update. I’m going to try it out as soon as finish this review! So my review is this: If you like the power of the Focos app, reward the developer by investing in the Focus Live app in faith that whatever shortcomings you might find will be addressed eventually if they can be addressed at all. And just as importantly, in the meantime, have fun! The Pro tools already support creativity beyond the core Focos “bokeh” capability. The included audio tracks are most welcome in an app of this sort. The video editing tools are robust even if things like basic transitions are (currently) manually done (if I’m not missing something). Enjoy the creative possibilities and never leave the app! TL;DR. Just buy it. 🙂 EDIT: Completely my fault for missing the transitions feature. Thank you for correcting me! I got sloppy in my testing and in my verbiage; one of the things I was thinking about when I wrote my review was video fades in and out, say for a single short clip to be uploaded to Instagram (of course I could still be missing something!). But I still messed up my review and I appreciate the correction.

Luma is private and professionally powerful - but complicated. Splice is okay for simple stuff, but much less private. Focos Live is the best of everything. Private, extremely powerful, beautifully intuitive - and does things easily that I can’t touch with other editors. I can do layer-based editing, complete with masking, blend modes, and keyframed control of things like blur and opacity. Like Pixelmator or SuperimposeX for video. Scoring straight from GarageBand is cake. And that’s all BEFORE you start shooting portrait-mode video and start playing with the aperture and focus control stuff. This is a beautiful app. I’m using it on a Gen 7 iPad, a 7 Plus, and an XS Max, and it’s great on them all - but I can hardly wait to run this on an iPhone 13. At the one-time lifetime purchase price, this app may be the App Store’s best value ever. Astonishingly good.

I have spent a good portion of a day review the tutorial in the app and learning how to use this tool. The tutorials are really a bit to short and can be hard to follow but eventually I got it and came to find this tool very versatile and easy to use once you learn your way around. A few elements were pretty hard to figure out. They key frame button was hard to find. And its still not totally clear when the Ramp button is activated. The most impressive feature is the ability to resize a video clip, combine multiple clips on screen at the same time and me able to move and modify the clip as it plays! It would be great if this feature was available to all the object types ex. Pictures, text, emogiis, etc.

The developers really invested into what’s important when it comes to photography and that’s creating depth and perspective. Can’t praise it enough for the magic this and their other focus app for pictures creates. Only frustration is, in contrast to their photography app “Focus”, you have to take the videos in app or else you won’t be able to add depth in post. Unless I missed something, I can’t find a slow motion capture option in-app which means I can’t add depth to any of my slow motion videos taken from my default camera at all because the videos require being shot in-app and there is no slow motion option within the application. Please correct me if I’m wrong and I’d love to to see that feature added if not!!! In conclusion, a must have!

It didn’t take long for me to decide to pay the $15 for the full features. I was testing it around with a random video clip I made earlier and I learned how to use the editing features quickly. For something I didn’t know how to use, they have tutorial videos set up in the Settings. This has all of the features you need to fully edit a video and as someone who rarely uses a computer, I’m happy to have this on my phone. I’m so happy with this app that I’m going to be editing everything I make and even make pointless videos just to be able to use Focos Live! It’s so fun to use! 5/5

I really like this app, NO, I love this app. But I do have a suggestion that you guys are probably already working on. But if you guys can port more features from Focos that’d be super awesome. I know the performance would be an issue though. Like I want to be able to add transparent backgrounds or even green screen backgrounds and be able to add depth dependent effects. I would love those features so much, all the creative stuff I can think of doing with that is insane. Anyways, thanks for even making this app and bringing portrait video to iPhone! Love the app, I got the lifetime membership a while back and I love it.

I’m a veteran documentary filmmaker, and I’ve had this app since I bought my iPhone 12 Pro Max a year ago. But I didn’t use it much because I have several “serious” digital cinema cameras at my disposal… A month ago I was asked to shoot a short film for a friend’s website, so I decided to use the iPhone in 4K. The results using Focos Live are stunning… I’ve already pre-ordered an iPhone 13 Pro Max, but I only hope this app continues to be available as iOS upgrades continue. The 13 apparently doesn’t use Lidar, which is what makes Focos Live so amazing…

I totally love love love it’s Bokeh effect and it’s editing ability; fast forward,slomo,video/picture in video effect .... My only issue (that I can think of right now) is the fact that after cutting some bits in a video during editing, if there were any texts, they would become disorganized so I would have to start rearranging them again after cutting. Imagine having to rearrange texts & pictures & mini videos every single time you make a little “cut”(/change) for a 30minutes long video

THIS is the video editing app I’ve been waiting for! I’ve loved Focos for my still photos, so I had a hunch that Focos Live would be good. Within just a few minutes of playing around, I could see that this was the phone/tablet video editing app I had been searching for. The interface is pretty intuitive and the feature set has just about everything I need (the only thing I can’t figure out is how to fade to black). Developers like this need to be supported, so I immediately pulled out my wallet for this one!

I love this app, but I need to be able to sync projects across devices. I take videos with my phone and I'd like to be able to sit down at home and edit my footage with my iPad but there seems to be no way to get that done. Maybe I’m missing something. I love the stabilisation feature. It removes the need for the added equipment haul of a gimbal in every situation. The overall learning curve of this app is very reasonable. I purchased the unlimited access because I believe in this app but I need to be able to sync projects over my WiFi to my other devices, so I’d appreciate if the developers could slip that into their project pipeline. Thanks

This has been the best video editing app l've found but unfortunately for the last month or so it's been crashing after a few tasks. It freezes. You have to force quit. I sent an email but no response. It has an especially annoying new feature: freezes at export, loses all your work. I bought a “lifetime” license, but seems like this product has been abandoned?

This app liberated me creatively. Using a touch screen to jump into edits is the way to go. Focos Live is packed with features and totally worth the cost. Would like to see a few more possibilities in adjusting audio such as EQ and if it were possible to lock tracks, clips and titles to keep them from sliding around, it would extend its potential for longer edits. However, for producing two minute videos for social media, it’s clearly my go-to app.

I have used so many different video editing apps and this one is by far the best. The only complaint I have is that when I move clips around on the timeline, it shifts the positioning of the other clips that are further down the timeline. If the other clips would stay in place, it would make this a five star app. Other than that though, this app is so much better than all the others I’ve tried and is the closest thing to a desktop editing program that I’ve found yet.

I loved the focos photo app which led me to try focos live. Blown away! I always worried about backdrops, etc, They had to be perfect because they were in focus. Not anymore. Even a moderately passable background becomes complimentary. It creates so much depth. And with the background slightly out of focus, it draws more attention to you and your message. Easy to learn. Hyper functional. Perfect for bloggers at all levels. And a steal! ¡Gracias!

Presumably like most people, I bought this for the Bokeh effect. It turns out to be pretty good at the actual video editing too — far more intuitive than standard programs like iMovie. A little more detail in the instructions would be helpful. Sometimes, it’s hard to even know where some of the gif-style tips begin and end. Showing what is actually being clicked and being able to slow it down would shorten the learning curve dramatically.

You don’t have to pay to get cinematic mode it may seem like it but you don’t and they say in the app you don’t have to pay for the features that you will probably use the not thing I hope for in a future update please add a future in how to make the background more blurry on cinematic mode please and make this feature free or you will kinda get a bad reputation like the other apps

I own literally hundreds and hundreds of apps so I’ve had experience that was a little costly, but very useful in checking what kinds of apps work well. This app is exceptional for its video editing and for combining different videos into your finished project. ItIs my number one tool for that kind of work. Support from the developer could be better, but most of the features are self evident.

It's the best video editing APP I've ever used!! I have never written any reviews for any App I am using. But for FocosLive, I want to share to let more people know about it. It’s Easy to use, no complicated operation, functionality is powerful, smooth speed for iphone 7 untill iphone 11pro max! The most importantly----no ads ever !!! If you've read this feedback, congratulations! You're lucky as I do to have found it among thousands of App.

There are so many video editing apps available from amateur level to professional level. None of them offer the flexibility on the iPhone or iPad that Focos Live does. Focos Live is somewhere in-between and fits in quite well in the semi professional category. It is basic enough for a complete newbie but very flexible enough to handle ‘pro’ video editing. I have imported my own LUTS without issue. Focos Live has its very own filters that are very impressive, too, as well as an impressive array of sound and transition options. The export options are easy and simple to adjust, and hands 4K output with ease. I absolutely enjoy and love using Focos Live both on my iPhone and especially on my iPad Pro. This app will get heavy usage - it’s that GREAT.

Excellent Video Editing App. I am a Final Cut Pro user... and have always been reluctant to use video editing apps on my phone... until I tried FOCUS... It totally changed the way used to see editing apps on my phone. Now, I shoot an edit right on my iPhone and the results are simply amazing. If you still haven’t tried it... do give it a try.

I can’t believe all the features! I initially got this to try the presets but then I found all the other features. This is an amazing app for the cost. It’s like I have a DSLR camera and editing software all in one. I’ll never go back to using anything else again. This app has saved my sanity and my pocket! I hope there is a version for Mac desktop soon!

Use this app quite a bit in my work flow especially for quick and decently powered editing. Pros: feature packed, lots of free goodies, great workflow. Cons: Some functionality needs a little work like in the timeline when moving clips from one layer to another and how previous layers clips response or snap.

Working a lot on GoPro videos, but quick can’t give me all the control to the videos I needed. Focus Live is the one greatly reduces editing efforts and provides almost all the tools I need: very continent trim/split, speed control, fade-in/out, text. Focus live could be better once a few stability issues were resolved.

I’ve been happily using the paid version for over a year now and it helped me step up my production value of videos significantly. I’ll probably be looking to step up to a professional editor on my computer soon, but the capabilities packed onto my iPhone is hard to beat!

I’m a big fan of Focos for photos. just tried Focos Live and I’m pleased with the app. The mobile editing controls are intuitive and easy to use. I believe you have to shoot video with the portrait camera to be able to control the background sharpness. I’ll do that next time.

Still my best go to Video editing app that I bought despite the little issues with overlong exports or unsuccessful exports or issues with exporting while the App is in the background. All fixable, so counting on some future good will towards the app by its new owners.

Love this app it really makes quick video editing easier. I would love to give it 5 stars. Only complaint is that when your trying to find music to add to videos the search function is not accurate when your trying to type song or artist names. 😫 Otherwise it’s very convenient.

Huge fan. Can’t say enough good things. I feel like it has so many great features and it regularly gets updated and improved! I love that I can add my own LUTS. Also, the bokeh effect is like having a DSLR in your pocket everywhere you go. HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU GET THE PAID VERSION. Worth every penny!

I love this app after tried it but wish if the developer could have made both front and rear camera work for the focus blur background. Currently only the front camera work for the portrait mode which isn’t useful when you want to use this feature to record someone in front of you.

It’s so stunning how well the new LiDAR enabled portrait video is. Any chance we’ll be seeing 10-bit video, and parameters like shutter speed? They would seriously level up this camera!

I bought Focus Live Pro because I was interested in the higher output resolutions and frame-rates. I probably wouldn’t have been as comfortable purchasing it had you not allowed me to experience so much of the app in the free version. One thing I would love to see added is a histogram or even better a waveform monitor to get a more honest view of my exposure levels. How will the new iPad Pro with LiDAR work with Focos Live? Will it get similar results to the front facing TrueDepth camera on the iPhone 11 Pro? It would be nice to have a device with a rear facing camera that worked as accurately as the TrueDepth front camera does.

100% greatness

Absolutely amazing

Awesome app!

So essy to use

Awesome!!

Easy to use and has many useful features!

Great work ! Thanks to the developers ! Nice business model, you know what you get.

So many great features available that lets me create my videos exactly how I want them.

🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞

Great app, very good! 👍👍👍 Awesome features

Great app! Very user friendly.

It’s amazing for what it does and totally worth the money!

Whenever I am too lazy to edit on my MacBook focus live is my go to. Easy to maneuver

I have no complaints, but do hope we have a beauty features for the front camera.

I’ve only done one test video but I am super impressed how well this works! can’t wait to do more with it!!

It’s super convenient and has so many options. I use it every time I make videos ❤️

*no words*

Cant wait to get the iphone 12pro max with the lidar sensor tu use with this app! Incredible app to blur the background like real professional videos!

Great app

This is a cool way to shoot video with a phone! I would love an update to offer 10 bit HDR recording and exporting.

Xiaodong Wang deserves a job at apple.

I would like to start off by saying that this is a great app. I have been using it for a while now and bought the lifetime license not long after I started using it more regularly. Then came along the latest update. And in the release notes, you know, it looked like your regular semi-major update to an app, nothing out of the ordinary there. But then I tried copying a Cinematic video (The Focos Live version, not the Apple version) from my Mom’s phone to my iPad Pro. The first time I tried it, it worked; I opened the Focos Live app and the video I had copied over showed up as a Cinematic video. The second time I tried doing that, the video seemed to transfer just fine, but when I opened the Focos Live app, I was surprised to see that the video I had copied over had not registered as a Cinematic video. Instead, the Focos Live app thought it to be a regular video. And moving forward, this is the result I got every time. I was not, and still am not, able to copy a Cinematic video from one device to another and have the Focos Live app on the recipient device think it to be a Cinematic video. It always thinks it to be a normal video.

I would’ve gladly given a five star review, everything that works is fantastic…. however there is a persistent bug - whereas when a single video is being exported, (on an iPhone 14 Pro Max) the app consistently will freeze, and fail to save the video. This also occurs when two videos are splice together, at the point where they meet. The only active workaround is to export a video that is under the entire length of the video that you have imported, and or to trim the ends away from the two clips being spiced together. —The second remedy, however, renders the final product useless as the corresponding frames no longer lineup when trying to splice two 60 second clips together into a continuous stream of footage. I’ve been thinking of giving this review for months. But I gave you people time to fix it, I’m sure I can’t be the only one that’s encountered this issue. So it only leads me to believe that the developers have abandoned this app so they should not care about this one Starr rating right? The day you fix it is the day I’ll come back and write a whole Nother long winded review giving you five stars. But until then, I think I might change my nickname and write a different review every day until you fix it.

Every single time I tried to do exactly as the app instructed, taking video using portrait mode, I always got an error message saying that the aperture feature (which is really the whole point of this app) only works in portrait mode (which, again, I tried multiple times). More frustratingly, aperture as an option would completely disappear from the menu until I literally removed the app, reinstalled it, and started over, only to encounter the same problems. Considering the $15 dollars I just paid for this, it is a downright outrage. I want my money back. The unfortunate thing is that this app, in theory, seems like it would have some really useful features, but I no longer trust that this app will ever work. And I have extraordinary little faith in the company that created it.

Such a bummer. This app is the most user-friendly of its kind and does exactly what you need. Makes your old iPhones camera a worthy opponent to the iPhone 13/14. The downside is that they’ve taken away the lifetime subscription and yearly subscription and now all that’s left is the weekly subscription… I don’t know about you, but I’d rather pay once, or once a year rather than weekly. I’ve switched to ProTake which essentially does the same thing.. If they ever add those options back I’ll gladly switch again for good. Almost there, Focos Live! Keep trying!

This app is not free. There is no way to use or even try its features without signing up with a credit card for a week trial. It’s really frustrating to not even have access to any features before paying, I don’t like paying for apps and then being disappointed in the features so it seems more fair to allow one or so features (maybe allow people to take new video but not edit uploaded ones without paying) as opposed to hiding everything behind a paywall. If I click anything in the app it takes me to the paywall. Just charge folks a flat fee for using the app if there’s no way to use it without paying.

I’ve been using the app for a few years now, and while it has great features, the recent performance issues have been disappointing. The export function often fails to load properly, lags, and frequently freezes, even at 720p. Despite its strengths, this issue makes it frustrating to use. Additionally, I couldn’t find a PC version, which would have been a helpful alternative. I hope these problems get fixed soon, as the app has a lot of potential.

This app costs $2 a WEEK. No other package. That’s over $100 a year for some basic video editing plus missing a ton of features that would actually be worth the price and having to go back and forth between other apps for those features. I really only used the app for the stabilizing effect but even that gave poor results and just made the clips glitchy so I canceled. I canceled my subscription last week and was charged again three days before my subscriptions expiration date. This app is a waste of time and money.

I’ve used this app for a while and the more I use it, the worse it seems to get. Sometimes you cannot use chromakey without soft locks, frame rate stutters, and the more layers you have in the timeline (which every good video editor utilizes), the more bugs will appear. I've edited my current project for about 10 hours and now I get a “cannot complete action “ error in the middle of the export. It just isn’t worth the hassle. Stick to PC editing if you want it done right, although I give this 2 stars for the amount of features it has.

I don’t know what happened. I have been using this app for years to do small video edits on occasion. I recently bought the iPhone 15 and all of a sudden the app doesn’t work anymore. I can hardly key frame anything or add multiple audio tracks without the app crashing. If I’m able to get a video complete, it won’t export. Even at low resolutions it won’t export. I hope this gets fixed because I would like to keep using this app, but it’s completely unusable the way it is now.

I can’t get into the app because it keeps saying it’s “converting all portrait videos to cinematic mode” and I “can’t exit the app until it’s finished processing”. And I realize it’s transferring all my videos to my phone . I have an iPhone 11 so I’m not supposed to have cinematic mode. I’m not sure why it’s doing this and I haven’t done anything differently. It’s been like this for over a week and I’ve tried offloading and reinstalling the app and it’s still stuck like this. Please help.

Finally got the bokeh video to work, but trying to edit my video with additional clips was a nightmare. They kept getting reordered and the automatic ripple delete was a pain because it would move clips that I didn’t want moved. I’ve worked with other video editing apps and have never had this many problems. I’ve had to constantly rearrange clips that seem to jump around. I want to like this app and invest in a subscription, but the editing experience needs to be vastly improved.

Used to be a good and very user friendly app. But recently has been increasingly glitchy. Freezes a lot more. App shuts down in the middle of an edit so a portion of your edit os lost. Unlike before when downloading an edit was quick… Downloading an edited video now takes an insanely long time. I used to recommend this app to others BUT NOT anymore. It’s not as good as it once was. Hopefully they read the reviews, actually pay attention to feedback & update the app to fix these glitches.

It’s been 3 years since Apple released their new HDR codec and Focos live still refuses to support it! Right now upon importing an HDR clip, the app blows out the highlights by about 8 stops, and it’s unrecoverable. This is due to an image pipeline issue. I’ve sent about 3 direct support requests and they’ve all been ignored. This is such a great editing app but it’s embarrassing that I can’t use it for any of the video I’ve shot on my phone over the past 2-3 years. Please if there’s anyone still alive and breathing at this company, I beg you to make this app functional again and build support for the HDR codec.

Everyone, DO NOT Pay a cent for this app. For a video editor, use CapCut App, it’s FREE and it’s SOOO much better than this garbage, you can also install CapCut to Mac or PC And it’s even better there too! For bokeh use cinematic mode that’s built into your iPhone and color grading use this FREE App called VideoLUT. BOOM! You just achieved the exact same thing as this app for FREE and easy too! Everyone lets bankrupt this app! . . . FYI (Portrait Video - Blurry Effect App is $3.99 LIFETIME) if you really need an app that creates bokeh or if you do not have access to cinematic mode.

In earlier versions the app was doing a pretty good job to add bokeh in video. In latest version you see a boundary around the person that is not blurred even though the person is at least 8 ft away from the background. This is while using iPhone 12 pro with LIDAR and using the correct back camera. With LIDAR depth info, it should be obvious which pixels are in front and what is in background. I know the review sounds critical but it was improving so well and latest version made it unusable for bokeh in video. Please fix the issue (at least for stationary subjects in foreground ). Vasant

The app’s bokeh effect and editor are really amazing but I keep coming across videos being recorded with no sound. I would record a video with sound and right after I try to record another video without changing any of the settings and the video ends up with no audio. I am using a iPhone 11 and paid for the PRO version. Why is this happening? Besides that it is truly a gem for anybody interested in creating awesome looking videos.

This has been the best video editing app I’ve found but unfortunately for the last month or so it’s been crashing after a few tasks. It freezes. You have to force quit. I sent an email but no response. Hopefully you fix the issue. Update: the freeze issue happens at the end of each video clip. You have to trim a second off of each clip then it won’t freeze. It’s a pain and would be nice if the developers looked into this.

This used to be an awesome app I mean it. It really allowed deep video editing, but then it ran into crashing issues on my iPhone. I did contact the company and they told me to do every step that I had already done to no avail I finally looked to my iPad, which I decided to factory reset and not reinstall all the apps so far I’ve just started using it again today after a hiatus of about 3 1/2 years and it’s been going OK.

This camera app could quickly rise to the top of the camera app food chain with 10 bit Dolby Vision. It would also benefit immensely from Cinema 1 / Cinema 2 level stabilization by tapping into the IBIS hardware / sesnsor shift technology of the iPhone 12 Pro Max. You should also consider adding ISO control, shutter speed ,white balance control and 24 fps. I hope some of these items are already scheduled for inclusion in your next update?

Just make this a paid app at this point, why allow free download?

Would love to try it but forcing me to subscribe before I even try it is very unsettling. If your app is good I’ll subscribe when the week is up. Seems untrustworthy so no way I’m subscribing. Who knows what other surprises are coming

What is the point? I can download it free no problem but can’t use any features because it’s behind a pay wall. So dumb I’m giving this a 1 star since I can’t even give it a 0

I wish it was a more affordable app. Also, the app is crashing for the last 5 weeks

The same functionality that used to be free is now behind a paywall. Same functionality, just free yesterday, and paid today. Also, the app wants your personal data and resell it.

You used to be able to use the core features for free which was amazing. I was content with the base app, but now you can’t tap anywhere without it asking you to buy the premium subscription. I’m not even joking. You can’t start a new project without the pop up, open previous projects, open videos, you can’t do absolutely anything. Even tapping the blank space at the top of the app initiates a paywall. Is this intentional or is this a bug? Just make the app paid or free with ads or something. I would rather make one payment of 9.99-12.99 rather than subscribe to an app I’m not always gonna use.

You’re greedy dude, once again absolutely no reason someone can’t buy the app right out but nooooooo trying milk more money out of people in hopes they forget about it so you can run off with more money. Greedy greedy greedy and I’ll stand on this until you rid your joke of a subscription service.

Its not at all functioning for people who choose not to pay for subscriptions, i cant do anything, tap anything or try anything without being forced to pay. This is the worst.

I bought the full version before you introduced the subscription model. I can't recover it. When I contacted your support with the full explanation only a robot responded me, seriously guys?

I downloaded the app with the free version, a while later nothing was working! I couldn’t press anything without your pop-ups telling me to get the pro version! I never signed up, nor enter the free trial! Nothing is free! The download is free, but the app itself isn’t. Disappointed, a month ago everything was working, except for the pro features, however, now nothing is working! Even the free features!

Good app for applying effects with an iPad but I hate keeping track of subscriptions. They bait you with an unlimited lifetime access but greed has taken over and another cheesy gym membership model has come into play. For me subscriptions are a deal breaker but if you like accumulating financial outflow this is a good app to help with the drain $10 a month/$120 a year. From Developer I can’t subscribe to the lifetime plan. How do I do this? Since the recent updates of the app, the lifetime subscription option that used to be offered in the past is no longer available—at least for the time being. We’re sorry if this doesn’t live up to your expectations! As the cost of the app may vary from time to time, we suggest that you always refer to the information visible on the payment screen in the app to know exactly what’s the offer that you can take advantage of. Moreover, if you saw a list of in-app purchases with the related prices on the App Store, we kindly remind you that it includes all the ones that have been made available over time, but it doesn’t constitute a set of plans each user can choose from.

Keeps corrupting files too. Pls fix

It just doesn’t work as it should be. The video doesn’t export if the video more than 10 seconds. Waste of money.

Can’t get past adding 3 clips and cropping and stacking them above each other. The app just freezes midway and doesn’t save the draft after relaunching 🥲

This app keeps freezing and I’m on a iPhone 16 Pro, which means it’s not because of the device. Very expensive for a buggy app.

Pourquoi avoir détruit cette belle application. Depuis votre mise à jour, l’app est inutilisable, pas moyen de faire un rendu... L’app se fige et on perd notre travail… C’est dommage…🪳🪰🐜🤬🐞🪳🕷️⌛️

App keeps freezing after every edit I do, it’s unusable I have to reload the app every time I do an edit and it won’t save so there is nothing you can do with it

This app is ok for short form content, however it constantly crashes after a few minutes of work, you can get around it, but it makes it super stressful when you’re often loosing your work. There’s bugs with the titles.

As soon as you open the app it forces you to start a subscription. It does give you a free week but only if you start the subscription. You can’t do anything, you can’t even click on settings. If i can’t edit even one video without giving my payment information i refuse to try this. I’m very happy to support and pay for apps i find useful but why don’t they just be honest and make this a paid app. Nothing about this is free.

The bug is never fixed. Always freeze while I’m editing then the app crashes. When exit the app and re-start my edits are not saved. Not able to use at all.

I ended up buying the lifetime use for $20 a while back. It was working fine for a year and now it keeps freezing, deeming it useless. I suggest not using this app and using something that works better and has more features! Capcut and videoleap are better alternatives.

August 2023 Review of Cinematic effect with bokeh (aka blurred background) on iphone 11: doesn’t work well for wide (aka YouTube)video ratio. There’s even a warning to shoot cinematic in portrait style for best effect. The render time is more than double the vid time. and it failed to convert a 20 second video. The cost has skyrocketed to 5.40 per week Canadian. That’s $259.20 a year folks! And you don’t even own the app😮 Take away: If you are shooting short video for Instagram or TikTok and have somebody else paying your bills, then go for it. Otherwise walk away. there are much better options for bokeh effect out there

That you should pay weekly to use this app is ridiculous… What started out as a great and fun app turned into the worst money making machine. Honestly I’d rather buy an iPhone 13 to film cinematic mode than to pay so much money for an app that I don’t even use on a regular basis! Sad!

I tried FocosLive during the first free week trial and quite liked it. It has a great “Blur” feature for videos, which is a “Pro” feature. I would be happy to pay an upfront amount for full app use — say, $50/year, as an example, but it is structured as $2.49/week and cancel whenever, but that seems to be the only option! $130/year for an app seems ridiculous. I don’t want to pay $2.49 every week I want to use the app! Instead, I will just delete this and look for others with a better/one-time payment structure with similar features.

You totally lost the video stabilization

I just buy this app today and doesn't working the bottom to make blur the video doesn't show up . so don't wasted your money my focus bottom don't show up

This app takes the Pro of my iPhone Pro Max and turns it into Beyond Pro Max. This app is fantastic. It has all the professional options you would want to be available when capturing or editing video on the iPhone.