Comparison

Subtitles Viewer PRO vs ShadowMagic

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

Head to head
About

Subtitles Viewer PRO

This app allows you to view subtitles on your iOS device, synchronized with movies or TV shows playing on your screen. It's ideal for enjoying content in your native language at the cinema or for the hearing impaired. Access a vast library of subtitles from a large online database.

Highlights
  • Synchronized subtitle viewing
  • Cinema and TV integration
  • Support for hearing impaired
  • Large subtitle database access
  • Dropbox and Files app integration
  • Unlimited subtitle downloads
Features
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View subtitles on your iOS device synchronized with television or movies on your TV, or at the cinema. Brilliant for when you're at a cinema watching a movie, and you need subtitles in your native language! Great for the hard of hearing and deaf community. Satisfied users have described this app as "awesome" and "a godsend". Subtitles Viewer PRO includes unlimited subtitle downloads and uploads. Subtitles available in English, Spanish(Español), Arabic(العربية), Bengali, Chinese(中文), Danish(dansk), Dutch(Nederlands), French(français), German(Deutsch), Greek(ελληνικά), Japanese(日本語), Javanese(basa Jawa), Hebrew(עברית), Italian(italiano), Korean(한국어), Malay(bahasa Melayu), Polish(język polski), Portuguese(português), Punjabi, Russian(русский язык), Sweden(Svenska), Thai(ไทย), Turkish(Türkçe) and Vietnamese(Tiếng Việt). Subtitles are downloaded from the huge database of subtitles at opensubtitles.org. As subtitles are contributed to opensubtitles by volunteers, the time it takes for subtitles to become available after a movie release can vary. Privacy Policy: https://www.interactivecoconut.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.interactivecoconut.com/terms-of-use/

About

ShadowMagic

A virtual lighting simulator for theatrical and stage design. Visualize lighting, color, shadows, and scenery with realistic fixtures and over 1600 gel colors. Save and share your designs.

Highlights
  • Virtual light lab and Black Box theatre
  • Realistic Source Four® Spotlight and Fresnel fixtures
  • Zoom and dimming capabilities with photometric accuracy
  • Over 1600 gel colors from major manufacturers
  • Precise fixture positioning and auto-focus
  • Save, organize, and share designs as PDF reports
Features
Currently charting
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A virtual light lab, or Black Box theatre for visualizing lighting, color, shadows, and scenery. The lab has a 40’ x 30’ stage and a 40' x 20' cyclorama. The theatre space is 80’ wide, 40’ high, and 80’ deep. Designers can choose up to eight fixtures to light a very basic scene. Two types of lights are available. The Source Four® Spotlight is available with 14°, 26°, 19°, 36°, 50° lens barrels. The The Source Four® 7” Fresnel may also be selected and zooms from full flood at 65° to spot focus with a beam angle of 20°. All of the beam spreads are photometrically correct. The lamp for both fixtures is a 750 W HPL, and when it is dimmed the color temperature decreases from 3200° K at full down to 2300° when the light is at 4%. Each light can be dimmed individually or the entire scene lowered using a grand master. Intensity has a resolution of 1%. A theatre lighting simulator would not be complete without gels and we have over 1600 colors to choose from the 4 major manufacturers. The gels can be assembled into a collection called a gel string and any color from the string can be applied to each light. Each of the lights may be positioned anywhere around the theatre to simulate booms, shinbusters, or the balcony rail. Resolution of the position is 0.1 feet. When focused on the actor, the lights are auto-focused so you can move the light’s position and see the resulting angle. Lights focused on the backdrop are focused manually by touching the cyc. When you move or rotate the actor, the lights will follow and stay focused right in the center of the body. Scenes may be saved and organized into projects. Both can be shared as a .pdf report with colleagues and friends to show off your ideas. While simple in concept and operation, ShadowMagic has subtleties such as reflections from a matte gray stage covering and the coloring of shadows from other light fixtures. From beginners to seasoned professionals, ShadowMagic makes visualizing and lighting a scene much quicker and easier and more fun.

Screenshots

Subtitles Viewer PRO4 screens
ShadowMagic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ShadowMagic at 100% against Subtitles Viewer PRO's 48%. ShadowMagic also leads on price ($14.99 vs $34.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.1). Subtitles Viewer PRO's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 2). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Subtitles Viewer PRO costs $34.99 and ShadowMagic $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShadowMagic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subtitles Viewer PRO has 48 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Subtitles Viewer PRO's written reviews are positive against 100% of ShadowMagic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subtitles Viewer PRO ships an update every 2 months, ShadowMagic every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Subtitles Viewer PRO versus ShadowMagic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubtitles Viewer PROShadowMagic
Price$34.99$14.99 — better
Rating4.1 (48 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings48 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#187 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCraig GrummittCrossroads Motorsport, LLC

Customer experience

Subtitles Viewer PRO

All ratings48 ratings
Positive79.2%
Neutral2.1%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive48.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative44.0%

ShadowMagic

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Subtitles Viewer PRO

No in-app purchases

None

ShadowMagic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Subtitles Viewer PRO free?
Subtitles Viewer PRO costs $34.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShadowMagic free?
ShadowMagic costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Subtitles Viewer PRO or ShadowMagic?
ShadowMagic is rated higher. Subtitles Viewer PRO averages 4.1 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while ShadowMagic averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Subtitles Viewer PRO or ShadowMagic have ads?
Neither Subtitles Viewer PRO nor ShadowMagic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Subtitles Viewer PRO or ShadowMagic?
Subtitles Viewer PRO ships an update every 2 months, and ShadowMagic every 3 months. Most recently, Subtitles Viewer PRO was updated on September 19, 2026 and ShadowMagic on September 18, 2026.

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