Comparison

Mirror for iPhone vs Magic Mirror

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

Head to head
About

Mirror for iPhone

Transform your iPhone into a functional mirror using its front-facing camera. Quickly check your appearance, like your hair or teeth, with a simple glance at your screen. Offers a selection of stylish frames to personalize your mirroring experience.

Highlights
  • Instant mirror functionality
  • Uses front-facing camera
  • Check appearance on the go
  • Multiple stylish frames
  • Bug reporting and enhancement requests
Features
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Mirror is the original application that turns instantly your iPhone into a real mirror, thanks to the iPhone's front-facing camera. Look at the screen and you will see yourself. This is very useful when you want to check your hair or check that you've got nothing stuck in your teeth. With this application, you get 8 different stylish and elegant frames to choose from, depending on your mood. Thank you for taking the time to report any bugs or to request an enhancement to Mirror application. Feedback is very important to us. We will do our best to answer queries. Email us at support@presselite.com

About

Magic Mirror

This app provides an instant, full-screen mirror experience without camera controls. It offers vanity lighting, a flipped view, zoom functionality, and a discreet clock. Designed for privacy, it works offline and collects no user data.

Highlights
  • Instant full-screen mirror
  • Vanity lighting effect
  • Flipped and unflipped view
  • Pinch-to-zoom up to 5x
  • Discreet clock and date
  • No ads or subscriptions
  • Works offline
Features
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Open your phone's Camera app, and what do you see? A shutter button. Switch buttons. Mode buttons. A whole production setup — when all you wanted was to check your hair. Magic Mirror is everything Camera isn't. Just a mirror, instantly Open the app and you're already in the mirror. No shutter, no settings, no decisions to make. Front camera, full screen, exactly the way a mirror should be. A whisper of magic every time you open A short, kind sentence drifts across the top — like the mirror itself is whispering. "You're the best-looking person in the world." "Don't ask who's the fairest — look closer." Different every time. Always on your side. Vanity-mirror lighting, on demand Tap the sun icon and a soft halo of light wraps around your screen, just like the LED strip on a real makeup mirror. Brightness ramps to maximum automatically. Suddenly that dim hallway is studio-lit. Flip to see the real you The mirror you grew up with shows a flipped you. The world doesn't. Tap the arrow and Magic Mirror shows the version of you everyone else sees — useful, sometimes surprising. Pinch to zoom Need to check that eyeliner? That stray hair? Pinch with two fingers — optical zoom up to 5×, crystal clear. Double-tap to snap back. Quiet clock and date A discrete clock at the top, like the smart mirrors in upscale hotels. Toggle off for a totally pure reflection. Quiet by design - No ads. Ever. - No subscription. - No account, no data collected. - Your image never leaves your device. - Works fully offline. A camera is a tool to capture. A mirror is a tool to be present. We made Magic Mirror so you have one of each.

Screenshots

Mirror for iPhone1 screens
Magic Mirror4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Magic Mirror at 100% against Mirror for iPhone's 18%. Magic Mirror also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Mirror for iPhone's advantage is ratings volume (215 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price 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

Both are free to download. Mirror for iPhone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Magic Mirror asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magic Mirror holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mirror for iPhone has 215 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Mirror for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 100% of Magic Mirror's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Mirror for iPhone versus Magic Mirror: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMirror for iPhoneMagic Mirror
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (215 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings215 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexandre Morcos想 李

Customer experience

Mirror for iPhone

All ratings215 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral3.7%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive17.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative76.7%

Magic Mirror

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mirror for iPhone

One-time1
  • Remove ads$6.99
None

Magic Mirror

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mirror for iPhone free?
Mirror for iPhone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic Mirror free?
Magic Mirror is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mirror for iPhone or Magic Mirror?
Magic Mirror is rated higher. Mirror for iPhone averages 4.6 out of 5 from 215 ratings, while Magic Mirror averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Mirror for iPhone or Magic Mirror have ads?
Mirror for iPhone shows ads; Magic Mirror does not.

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