Comparison

Magic Video Maker vs ProductionCrate

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

Head to head
About

Magic Video Maker

Add magical effects, 3D filters, and animated characters to your videos and photos without a green screen. Bring fantasy creatures and visual effects to life in your real-world surroundings to create unique and artistic content.

Highlights
  • Live video effects without green screen
  • Embed FX effects and 3D filters
  • Add animated characters (unicorns, bunnies)
  • Animated emojis and face filters
  • Action FX like explosions and lightning
  • Place effects on any flat surface
Features
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Transform the world around you into something magical! Get Live Video Effects without a green screen. Embed FX effects, 3D filters, objects and characters to your videos and pictures to add hint of magic to your photos and videos. Bring living characters such as, Unicorns, Ponies, Butterflies, Snowman, Bunny, etc to life in your local park or your living room. Add animated emojis, face filters and visual effects such as, lovely falling hearts to express yourself with special photos and videos. Action FX such as, Explosions, Lightening are also available. To use Magic Video Maker ---------------- 1) Open Magic Video Maker app. 2) Scan any flat surface such a floor, ground, table, etc, where you would like to place the character or magical item. 3) Select (or add) character/magic using the "magic selector" icon (right-hand lower corner of the screen) 4) Tap to place the character/magic where you like. (repeat 3 & 4 if you would like to add multiple magics simultaneously) 5) Capture a picture or video. Transform YOUR surrounding into magical world and turn your videos to a work of art! Read more about our terms and conditions here: http://perfectrix.com/terms http://perfectrix.com/mobile-apps-privacy-policy/

About

ProductionCrate

Easily add superpowers, explosions, and fire effects to your videos in seconds. This mobile VFX studio uses real-time motion tracking and 3D rendering to create immersive special effects without requiring technical knowledge. Access a vast library of assets to enhance your video content.

Highlights
  • 10,000+ video FX
  • Real-time motion tracking
  • 3D rendering
  • No green screen required
  • Intuitive timing control
  • Access to all current and future special FX
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Add superpowers, explosions and fire VFX to your video instantly. While Hollywood movies take years to produce, ProductionCrate FX is the first mobile VFX studio that allows you to create exciting special effects in seconds. Built with flawless real-time motion tracking and 3D rendering, you have the power to create incredibly immersive video fx without any technical knowledge required. Simply add lightning, magic and spaceship fx into your scene, and hit record! ProductionCrate AR features: 10,000+ video FX 400+ high-quality 3D models Real-time camera tracking for your VFX Record, save and share your videos instantly Real-time foreground keying, no green screen required! Control over effect scale, rotation, brightness and more Intuitive timing control for timing your effects perfectly. Customizable trigger buttons to activate events Support for Front and Back camera Freedom to organize, delete and download new special fx. We've made high-end Hollywood effects accessible even to beginners by creating an effortless intuitive AR editing experience. You're in control of an unprecedented professional library of visual effects assets and are free to position them into augmented reality with the tap of a finger. Any video artist can use this app to compose lasers, dragons and spells with full control over its integration. ProductionCrate is constantly growing the selection of digital effects available for our community of mobile content creators. With this app, you'll have access to all current and future special fx forever. Pro ProductionCrate users will have unlimited access to everything on offer, while Free users can still access an exciting selection of effects. Inspire and stand out from the crowd by using ProductionCrate FX to build high production-value videos for your social media. You'll be able to produce short videos with incredible special effects without hours of additional work - helping you become an efficient video creator. This app will become your secret weapon to gain a competitive edge. Rapidly prototype effects for your film projects and use ProductionCrate FX as a previsualization platform. The vast selection of assets available makes this the perfect environment to plan out complex effects when working on a large project. By taking advantage of ProductionCrate FX's portability, you'll be able to collaborate and communicate ideas on-set, and instantly visualize these with your actors. Use ProductionCrate FX to learn the fundamentals of VFX. 3D tracking, blocking and lighting all become intuitive concepts to users of this app. Try placing a bright orange light source (such as a bulb, LED’s or a laptop screen) in the position of a fire effect, and you'll instantly recognise how practical lighting combined with ProductionCrate FX's digital effects work together to create a realistic image. ProductionCrate FX offers Free access to a limited range of content. Pro Membership unlocks access to the entire range of 10,000+ effects and 3D models. Payment will be charged either weekly, monthly or annually (dependant on selection) to your Apple account after upgrading to a Pro membership. You can cancel your Pro membership at any time. You will retain the features of Pro membership until the end of your current subscription period. Requires iOS 14 iPhone/iPad+ We would love to hear your feedback, ideas and questions. Contact us! Support@ProductionCrate.com TOS: https://www.productioncrate.com/legal/mobile-apps/TERMS.pdf

Screenshots

Magic Video Maker4 screens
ProductionCrate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Magic Video Maker at 4.5 against ProductionCrate's 3.9. Magic Video Maker also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Both are free to download. Magic Video Maker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and ProductionCrate sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magic Video Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 146 and 312 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 58% and 59% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Video Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, ProductionCrate monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Magic Video Maker versus ProductionCrate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic Video MakerProductionCrate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (146 ratings) — better3.9 (312 ratings)
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews58.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings146312 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPerfectrixPRODUCTIONCRATE STUDIOS LLC

Customer experience

Magic Video Maker

All ratings146 ratings
Positive83.6%
Neutral6.2%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative25.0%

ProductionCrate

All ratings244 ratings
Positive70.5%
Neutral6.6%
Negative23.0%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive58.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative33.9%

User reviews

Magic Video Maker

From 146 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🦄 Cute characters and effects
  • ✨ Great for creative videos
  • 👍 Easy to use for kids
  • 🤩 Fun for pranks
  • 🎬 Good for movie making

Room to improve

  • 💸 Too much content costs money
  • 💰 Unrealistic pricing model
  • 🐴 Unrealistic graphics
  • 👎 High cost for monthly subscription
  • 🚫 Many features locked behind paywall

ProductionCrate

From 312 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Extremely user friendly and easy to use
  • 🚀 Free version has tons of great effects
  • 🚀 Effects are super high quality
  • 👍 Good for monster movies
  • 👍 Game changer for creative cinematic projects

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Hard to edit the VFX to be perfect
  • 🔒 Download limit on the free version is obscure
  • 🔒 Most effects require premium subscription
  • 🐛 Can't do a lot of things, not fun
  • 🔒 Everything costs money, too greedy

Bugs and requests

Magic Video Maker

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Cannot exit camera mode without quitting
  • User declined recording error
  • App is glitchy
  • Cannot resize video
  • Tapping, swiping, pinching do nothing
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  • No response from developer

Requested features

7 requests
  • Make more items free
  • Offer a one-time purchase option
  • Provide guidance on how to use the app
  • Add more free effects
  • Fix recording issues
Show 2 more
  • Allow camera flip
  • Add more free stickers

ProductionCrate

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Download limit exceeded error even without downloads
  • Free effects are actually paid
  • Camera is extremely slow, like 1 frame per minute
  • Effects disappear when moved
  • Login issues even with paid subscription
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  • Can't use videos from camera roll

Requested features

10 requests
  • More free VFX effects
  • Vampire, werewolf, and other monster filters
  • Add sound effects
  • Allow horizontal orientation
  • More free effects, less premium content
Show 5 more
  • Add ability to record and then add effects
  • Allow editing of already filmed videos
  • Add custom sound effects
  • Improve cutout and 3D object handling
  • Add Kamehameha effect

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Magic Video Maker

Subscriptions1
  • Go Premium - Magic Video Maker3 Days trial$9.991 Month
One-time9
  • LoveFree
  • Heart with Love$0.99
  • Pegasus Unicorn$2.99
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  • Princess Pony$2.99
  • Pinkie Pony$2.99
  • Rainbow Pony$2.99
  • Twilight Pony$2.99
  • Snowman$2.99
  • Dancing Snowmen$2.99
5 purchases

ProductionCrate

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • 1 Download$0.99
  • 10 Downloads$6.99
  • 50 Downloads$24.99

Questions

Is Magic Video Maker free?
Magic Video Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ProductionCrate free?
ProductionCrate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magic Video Maker or ProductionCrate?
Magic Video Maker is rated higher. Magic Video Maker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 146 ratings, while ProductionCrate averages 3.9 from 312 ratings.
Do Magic Video Maker or ProductionCrate have ads?
Neither Magic Video Maker nor ProductionCrate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic Video Maker or ProductionCrate?
Magic Video Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, and ProductionCrate monthly. Most recently, Magic Video Maker was updated on November 3, 2026 and ProductionCrate on November 3, 2026.

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