Choose the next step
Compose or edit
Combine clips, retouch a portrait, add captions or control motion in your editor.
Prepared video
What file do you need?
Create a Live Photo
Select the video in Liveify on iPhone, trim it, choose a cover and save.
Decide whether you still need to assemble the clip
Suppose you want a moving memory that starts with a person waving and ends with a wide view of the beach. VideoToLive explicitly describes combining clips from several videos. Its collage and image-sequence options also matter when the idea cannot be expressed by trimming one existing file. A focused converter is not automatically a replacement for that composition stage.
If a finished video already contains the sequence you want, the remaining decisions are smaller: where playback begins and ends, and which frame represents the result at rest. Liveify’s published iPhone workflow addresses those decisions. Keep an editable original if you expect to change the order or replace part of the scene later.
Treat joins, covers and sound as separate checks
For a multi-clip result, inspect the moment where the clips meet. Decide whether the change in framing is intentional, whether the cover comes from the desired moment, and whether any sound transition suits the result. These are suggested acceptance checks, not findings from a comparison we performed. Neither listing alone establishes seamless joins or synchronized sound for your files.
VideoToLive’s older short-video tutorial discusses repeating a clip and choosing a cover, but its iOS 17 context does not establish current wallpaper behavior. Preserve the input clips until the saved result is satisfactory. We have not verified whether a failed export retains every adjustment or requires rebuilding the composition in either app.
Finish the Live Photo on the intended device
Liveify’s browser video page previews a browser-playable file up to 100 MB and a selected segment up to 10 seconds. It does not download a finished native Live Photo. Open Liveify on iPhone and select the original video again; the browser selection does not transfer. Those web limits should not be presented as native export limits.
The separate cloud AI route starts from a still image, requires sign-in and credits, and downloads a .livp bundle that needs a compatible importer before saving to Photos. It is unnecessary for simply converting existing footage. For wallpaper, inspect the saved asset on the intended iPhone; a moving preview does not establish lock-screen compatibility.
Keep the workflow that completes your composition
The October 13, 2026 US snapshot records VideoToLive 1.32.0 with iOS 15.0 as its minimum, while Liveify 1.14 lists iOS 17.0. That difference can settle the choice on an older device. These are published requirements, not a record of phones tested by Liveify.
Both apps are listed as free to install. Compare the actual offer for your intended export, including watermark conditions and renewal terms. No verified checkout comparison establishes a cheaper option. Retaining VideoToLive is sensible when its assembly tools already complete the job; a change makes more sense when your recurring task is converting one prepared file.
Common questions
Does Liveify replace VideoToLive’s multi-clip tools?
This comparison does not establish equivalent multi-clip or collage editing. Keep VideoToLive if those tools are central to your composition.
Will either app guarantee a working lock-screen wallpaper?
No such guarantee is established here. Check native Photos playback and wallpaper behavior separately on your device and iOS version.
Are free installation and free export the same?
No. Installation price does not establish export allowances, watermark removal or paid AI access. Review the specific offer before relying on it.
Sources and how we compared
Published by Liveify, which makes one of the products compared here. We compare published capabilities and task fit, without hands-on performance testing. Official promotional images illustrate advertised interfaces, not our test results.
App data refers to the US storefront. Prices, offers and requirements can change. An undocumented capability is unknown, not necessarily unsupported.
- VideoToLive: Apple US listing data — Feature description, version, minimum OS and installation price. View App Store page
- Liveify: Apple US listing data — Native saving, trimming, cover selection, device-side conversion and paid plan descriptions.
- Liveify video preview — Browser limits and the iPhone saving step.
- Liveify privacy policy — Cloud AI and upload behavior. Current web plans. Check the iPhone app for its own offer.
- VideoToLive: Product listings and Liveify workflow documentation
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