Comparison

Magic Lighting vs Refocus

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

Head to head
About

Magic Lighting

Features
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■ Beautifully decorate your photos with the lighting effects of "Spotlight" of various shapes and colors. ■ Mixed decoration with multiple lights ■ More than 100 types of spotlight shapes are available. [Features of the app] ◎ Practical: Focus effect with various lighting ◎ Amusement: Confirm lighting effects in real time ◎ High resolution: Save the edited photo at the original resolution ◎ Unique: Only this app can create elaborate lighting decorations [Source] - Camera shooting: photo - Camera Roll: Photos - Image paste: Copy and paste web images - File sharing: Can be sent from AirDrop, SNS, other apps [Real-time editing tool] - Lighting shape: more than 100 types - Lighting switch ON/OFF - Rotation angle: Slider control adjustment (0 to 360 degrees) - Lighting intensity: Slider control adjustment - Background Darkness: Slider control adjustment - RGB Mixing Ratio: Slider control adjustment - Color settings: Slider control adjustment (RGB values) [Touch operation] - Swipe: Move lighting - Pinch in/Pinch out: change lighting size [Output] - Save to Camera Roll: Photo - Photo sharing: AirDrop, LINE, Facebook, Dropbox, Instagram,...

About

Refocus

This app uses AI to create a 3D depth map from any photo, allowing you to adjust focus and lighting. It offers realistic lens bokeh effects and true 3D relighting without needing portrait mode. All processing is done on-device for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • AI 3D depth map creation
  • Adjustable focus on multiple subjects
  • 14 aperture shapes for bokeh
  • Adjustable depth of field
  • True 3D relighting with adjustable lights
  • On-device processing for privacy
Features
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Refocus: Refocus & Relight Any Photo in 3D * Works on Any Photo, Clean Edges: No Portrait Mode needed. AI builds a 3D depth map from any shot, while edge-refinement keeps hair and shoulders crisp—without the jagged halos common in other apps. * Keep Everyone Sharp (No Manual Brushing): Tired of wide apertures blurring friends standing behind you? Simply tap multiple detected people, pets, or objects to keep them all in focus at different distances—no tedious mask painting. * Real Lens Bokeh: Choose from 14 aperture shapes (classic polygons, heart, star, donut, and more). Adjust depth of field (ƒ/1.2–ƒ/16) and bokeh size independently, and boost night-light highlights without shifting overall photo brightness. * True 3D Relighting: Switch to the interactive 3D view to place and orbit up to 5 lights. Enjoy smooth facial lighting without grid artifacts, complete with realistic 3D occlusion and ray-traced soft shadows. * Full HDR & 100% On-Device Privacy: Preserves true iPhone HDR from live preview to saved HEIC—your photos never turn dull or gray after export. All AI runs locally on your device, with zero cloud uploads.

Screenshots

Magic Lighting4 screens
Refocus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Refocus at Free against Magic Lighting's $0.99. Refocus also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 20 months). Magic Lighting's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Refocus is free to download; Magic Lighting costs $0.99 up front. Refocus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Magic Lighting asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Lighting ships an update every 20 months, Refocus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Magic Lighting versus Refocus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic LightingRefocus
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB435 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperMasanori Katsuta嘉琦 沈

In-app purchases

None

Magic Lighting

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Refocus

One-time1
  • PRO Mode - Permanent$2.99

Questions

Is Magic Lighting free?
Magic Lighting costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Refocus free?
Refocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Magic Lighting or Refocus have ads?
Neither Magic Lighting nor Refocus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic Lighting or Refocus?
Magic Lighting ships an update every 20 months, and Refocus every 2 months. Most recently, Magic Lighting was updated on October 27, 2026 and Refocus on October 30, 2026.

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