Shine vs KiraSpark
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shine
This app provides a variety of "kirakira" style sparkle effects for photos and videos. Users can customize the intensity, color, and motion of sparkles, and even add them manually. It also includes color filters, beauty options, and reflection effects.
- 20+ sparkle effects for specific objects
- Editable sparkle properties
- Manual sparkle addition and masking
- 30+ color filters and beauty options
- Live and album filtering for photos/videos
- Symmetrical reflection effects
- Music recording and playback
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Shine offers No.1 kirakira styles, features exclusively.It's 100% a high value filter app.No worry for issues you have ever experienced. 【Features】 ◆ 20+ sparkle effects designed for shooting specific objects including jewelry, cloth, food, sea, sky etc. ◆ Effects can be edited for various combinations of sparkle's amount, color, size, motion and sensitivity. ◆ Support adding and masking sparkles manually. ◆ 30+ color filters and face beauty option. ◆ Live filtering video and photo. ◆ Filtering video and photo from Album. ◆ Easy conversion between photo, live photo and video. ◆ Stack multiply sparkle effects at once. ◆ Additional depth blur filters for a better kirakira effect. ◆ Symmetrical reflection effects including Mirror, Glass, Ice, Raindrop, Puddle, Pool, Ocean. ◆ Support music recording and playback. ◆ Suppot sharing to short video platforms: Facebook,Whatsapp, Insta, Tik Tok. 【Notes】 ◆ If you encounter problems like too much or too less sparkles, please reference to the "Tips & Skills" page in the app. ◆ Recorded or converted videos and photos can be found in the System Photos. 【Feedback】 ◆ If you encounter any crash or bug, please contact us with iPhone model and system version information via shine.app@foxmail.com. We are ready to help! ◆ We will be very appreciated if you could rate our app and tell us how you feel about the app. That is a great help to us!
KiraSpark
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Turn tiny points of light into crisp, camera-ready star glints with KiraSpark: Sparkle Camera. It is a focused sparkle photo editor for jewelry, crystals, glass, sequins, makeup and perfume, holiday decorations, night views, city lights, selfies, product photos, and any moment that deserves a little extra shine. SHOOT LIVE OR IMPORT A PHOTO Preview the sparkle effect while you frame a shot with the front or rear camera, or choose an existing image from Photos. Select a 1:1, 4:3, or 16:9 crop so the composition is ready for posts, stories, messages, and keepsakes. CREATE YOUR LOOK • Move the intensity control from a subtle shimmer to a bold starburst. • Choose Original, Frost, Gold, Noir, Dream, or Neon color styling. • See the effect and color treatment together before you capture or export. • Fine-tune the finished photo without navigating a complicated editing timeline. SAVE AND SHARE IN A FEW TAPS What you see in the preview is what KiraSpark saves. Export the finished image as a high-quality JPEG to Photos, or open the iOS share sheet and send it wherever you like. The workflow stays intentionally simple: open, add sparkle, adjust, save. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Sparkle rendering happens on your device. KiraSpark requires no account and has no cloud workspace, ads, in-app purchases, or tracking. Your creative workflow stays on your phone or iPad unless you choose to save or share the result. Whether you are polishing a close-up of a ring, making party lights glow, adding glamour to a beauty shot, or bringing a quiet night scene to life, KiraSpark helps the highlights shine without turning photo editing into a project.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KiraSpark at none against Shine's 3. Shine's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads 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
Shine costs $0.99 and KiraSpark $0.99 up front. Shine sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. KiraSpark asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shine ships an update weekly, KiraSpark every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shine | KiraSpark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (109 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 109 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 文杰 胡 | NEURAL CRAFT LIMITED |
Bugs and requests
Shine
Reported bugs
15 issues- App doesn't work
- Stamps do not disappear
- Auto-recognition cannot be removed
- Cannot save edits
- Freezes during saving
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- Customization does not work
- Cannot edit existing videos
- Does not select a specific point to shine
- Does not dose the amount of brightness per finger
- Does not save animation
- App crashes when downloading
- Cannot change language
- Paid for upgrade, still seeing watermarks
- Cannot edit album photos
- Paid for upgrade, still watermarks
Requested features
8 requests- Optimize UI design
- Add new special effects
- Option for 4K quality
- Adjustable sparkle size
- Round material options for sparkles
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- Ability to adjust sparkle density
- Option to remove app logo
- More different types of shine
KiraSpark
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shine
- Filter Pack - Japan$0.99
- Shine Pro$1.99
- Mirror Reflection Pro$1.99
KiraSpark
No in-app purchases









