Magic vs Gruvy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic
Control your RGBIC LED strips with this app. Adjust brightness, colors, dynamic modes, and scenes. Sync lights to music, set timers, and customize pixel configurations for a personalized lighting experience.
- Color control
- Dimming and grading
- Dynamic modes and scenes
- Music rhythm sync
- Timer settings
- Pixel and line sequence customization
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MagicLantern is an App that can be used to control color RGBIC LED strip(s). You can use it to do some controls and settings , such as dimming and grading, setting various dynamic modes and scenes, music rhythms of several sound sources and optional rhythm styles, timer setting for lights on/off, pixel setting, line sequence setting, etc. MagicLantern App is designed to be fun and easy to use, with a certain degree of professionalism and ease of use.
Gruvy
Record event videos with slow-motion and over 60 advanced effects. Create custom overlays with a built-in designer and share videos instantly via various methods, including offline transfer.
- Record slow-motion videos
- Add 60+ advanced video effects
- Built-in overlay designer
- Load assets for 300+ overlays
- Share via Airdrop, WhatsApp, email, SMS
- Offline mobile device sharing
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This app can be used with an iPhone or iPad to record event videos. It's the ideal tool for a 360 platform / 360 spinner. You can record slow-motion videos, add 60+ advanced video effects, audio, create overlays with the built-in designer, load assets for 300+ overlays, share using Airdrop, Whatsapp, email, SMS and you can even share internet free to any mobile device. It's the most feature-packed 360 spinner app out there. General terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://getgruvy.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gruvy at 4.2 against Magic's 2.3. Gruvy also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Magic's advantage is ratings volume (819 vs 60) and chart position (#201 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gruvy holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic has 819 ratings behind it against 60, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of Magic's written reviews are positive against 22% of Gruvy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Magic ships an update every 5 weeks, Gruvy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic | Gruvy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (819 ratings) | 4.2 (60 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.8% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 819 — better | 60 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #201 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 202 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | shenzhen ELK Technology Co., Ltd. | Vue Events, Inc. |
Customer experience
Magic
Gruvy
Bugs and requests
Magic
Reported bugs
4 issues- Colors not displaying correctly
- Lights not responding to app commands
- App crashing or not connecting
- Scheduled timers not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add holiday-themed color presets
- Allow custom color/pattern creation
- Improve music integration
- Add Siri/HomeKit support
- Provide better instructions and troubleshooting
Gruvy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Magic
No in-app purchases
Gruvy
No in-app purchases
