Comparison

Magic Fill vs Afterlight

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

Head to head
About

Magic Fill

Effortlessly resize and crop photos or videos to perfectly fit any social media platform. Utilize advanced AI to intelligently extend images, eliminating borders and ensuring seamless blending for all your digital content needs.

Highlights
  • AI-powered image extension
  • Seamless blending of generated pixels
  • Resize and crop for any aspect ratio
  • Eliminate white borders
  • Social media optimization
  • Video and photo editing
Features
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MAGIC FILL™ is the easiest way to Resize and crop your photo or video to fit perfectly on any social platform including Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest, Twitter and more. MAGIC FILL™ • Easily extend and uncrop your image to fit any aspect. • Use cutting-edge AI to intelligently generate pixels, ensuring extensions blend seamlessly with the existing image, maintaining quality and integrity. • Perfect for eliminating white borders and fitting images into any aspect ratio, making it ideal for social media, web design, and all forms of digital content creation. MAGIC FILL™ PRO Join Magic Fill Pro to unlock your creative potential. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Magic Fill Pro will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Terms of use: http://videomade.app/terms Privacy Policy: http://videomade.app/privacy

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

Screenshots

Magic Fill4 screens
Afterlight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Afterlight at 88% against Magic Fill's 40%. Afterlight also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Magic Fill's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Magic Fill sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Afterlight holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 73 and 171 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Magic Fill's written reviews are positive against 88% of Afterlight's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Fill ships an update every 3 months, Afterlight fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Magic Fill versus Afterlight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic FillAfterlight
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (73 ratings)4.6 (171 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews88.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings73171 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB251 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInstasize Inc.Afterlight Collective, Inc

Customer experience

Magic Fill

All ratings73 ratings
Positive78.1%
Neutral2.7%
Negative19.2%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Afterlight

All ratings171 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral6.4%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral7.8%
Negative3.9%

Bugs and requests

Magic Fill

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
Show 1 more
  • Add more transition options

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Magic Fill

Subscriptions1
  • VideoMade Pro - Monthly3 Days trial$12.991 Month
3 purchases

Afterlight

Subscriptions2
  • PRO Monthly$2.991 Month
  • PRO Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • PRO Lifetime$35.99

Questions

Is Magic Fill free?
Magic Fill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Afterlight free?
Afterlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magic Fill or Afterlight?
Afterlight is rated higher. Magic Fill averages 4.2 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while Afterlight averages 4.6 from 171 ratings.
Do Magic Fill or Afterlight have ads?
Neither Magic Fill nor Afterlight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic Fill or Afterlight?
Magic Fill ships an update every 3 months, and Afterlight fortnightly. Most recently, Magic Fill was updated on November 3, 2026 and Afterlight on November 7, 2026.

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