Imitation Screen vs Afterlight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Imitation Screen
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Imitation Screen lets photographers and filmmakers put a believable, living screen in frame — without licensing content or shooting your own. Generate on-screen light, motion, flicker and color, royalty-free, right on your iPhone or iPad. Use it as a portable light source, a colored fill, a catchlight in the eyes, a reflection in glasses or glossy surfaces, or a full-screen backdrop that appears in frame. LIGHT & COLOR • Solid colors with precise RGB or HEX control • Kelvin temperature mode (2000–10000K), from warm to cold white light • Smooth animated gradients • Green screen / blue screen presets for keying MOTION & EFFECTS • Flicker engine — emulate TV, candle, screen or ambient flutter with adjustable speed and timing • Moving gradients with custom color sequences and transitions • On-screen text overlay PHOTO & VIDEO SLIDESHOW • Play your own photos and videos full-screen • Transitions: fade, parallax, cards • Fit or fill modes DESIGNED TO BE IN FRAME Minimal controls, hide-notch mode and artificial corner rounding so the screen reads as a prop, not a phone. PREMIUM Unlock full-screen Kelvin and green-screen modes, multi-color move sequences and flicker timing with a monthly or yearly subscription. Cancel anytime in your Apple account. Made for photographers and filmmakers who need light and backgrounds on the go. Terms of Use (EULA): https://ksprn.io/en/projects/imitation-screen/terms Privacy Policy: https://ksprn.io/en/projects/imitation-screen/privacy
Afterlight
Create film-inspired aesthetics for your videos with one-tap presets, authentic overlays, and a range of creative editing tools. Enhance your clips with filters, transitions, and detailed adjustments for a cinematic look.
- One-tap vintage presets
- Authentic film overlays
- Seamless clip transitions
- 32 creative filters
- Precise clip editing tools
- Advanced adjustment tools
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Meet AFTERLIGHT VIDEO: your mobile video editing companion. Tell your story with film-inspired aesthetics: one-tap Presets, authentic film overlays, and a full set of creative tools built to feel like your camera, not a timeline. { VINTAGE PRESETS IN ONE TAP } An ever-growing library of one-tap Presets for any mood. Apply, preview, and fully customize for an original, film-inspired look. - 29+ full-edit Presets, applied in a single tap - Inspired by a range of camera and film types, built with old film videography in mind - Each Preset combines filters, overlays, frames, and unique effects - Tap to preview, tap again to edit - Like most of a Preset but not all of it? Pull out what you don't want, you're in control { AUTHENTIC FILM OVERLAYS } Real film scans, not simulations. Choose from Dust, Light Leak, and Glitch overlays to add texture and imperfection to your videos. { SEAMLESS CLIP TRANSITIONS } Upload multiple clips and use the transition button in your timeline to move between them with a range of creative transition styles. { CLIP EDITING & ADJUSTMENTS } 32 Filters to play with, plus a precision clip selector: trim, flip/rotate, speed up. Finish with a full adjustment kit: Brightness, Contrast, Vibrance, Chroma, our newly updated Grain, Clarify, Glow, Exposure, Highlights, Shadows, Temp, Tint, or lower FPS for a more cinematic feel. Privacy & Terms — https://afterlight.co/privacy Have a question? — https://afterlight.co/support Follow us Instagram @afterlight TikTok @afterlightapp
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Afterlight at none against Imitation Screen's shown. Imitation Screen's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Imitation Screen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Afterlight sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Imitation Screen ships an update every 3 days, Afterlight fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Imitation Screen | Afterlight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (171 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 90.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 171 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 251 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artem Kasparian | Afterlight Collective, Inc |
Bugs and requests
Imitation Screen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Afterlight
Reported bugs
2 issues- Exporting darkens videos
- Videos darken when uploaded to Instagram Stories
Requested features
6 requests- Add more filters & presets
- Add more vintage effect variations
- Add text adding features
- Add 4K export at 60fps
- Revamp the whole system
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- Add more transition options
In-app purchases
Imitation Screen
- Imitation Screen Monthly$2.991 Month
- Imitation Screen Yearly$19.991 Year
Afterlight
- PRO Monthly$2.991 Month
- PRO Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
- PRO Lifetime$35.99
Questions
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