Comparison

Shadow Shine vs Silhouette Magic

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

Head to head
About

Shadow Shine

Enhance your photos by finger painting colored shadows directly onto the image. Easily add artistic shadow effects to draw attention to specific areas. Save and share your creations on social media or via email.

Highlights
  • Finger painting shadow effects
  • Zoom and erase modes
  • Use camera or photo album
  • Adjustable brush size
  • Social media sharing
  • Undo function
Features
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Let your photos shadow shine by finger painting the image with colored shadows. Create impressive images by shadow shining your photos. The shadow shine effect will draw the viewer's attention to shadowed spots in the image. Creating shadow shine images is as easy as drawing with your finger. You start by taking a photo with your camera. Use your finger to shadow parts of the image. Zoom into the image for detailed painting or use the erase mode to remove the shadow. Share your shadow shine images on Facebook, Twitter and other social nets. Send an email with the image attached to it or save it in your photo album. Features: - Easy finger painting - Paint, zoom and erase - Take pictures from your camera or photo album - Adjust the size of the painting circle - Share your paints on social nets - Undo function for paint corrections There are no limits on what you can shadow shine. Shadow shine your car, friends, kids, your dog or your holiday pictures.

About

Silhouette Magic

Easily create stunning silhouette effects with an intelligent object masking tool. Apply various decorations like colors, images, and borders to your silhouettes, and compose them with background images for unique artwork. Save your creations as transparent stickers.

Highlights
  • Intelligent one-step object masking
  • Apply fill, gradient, and image colors to silhouettes
  • Add borders and vignette effects
  • Save silhouettes as transparent stickers
  • Compose with background images
  • Use preset or custom images for silhouettes and backgrounds
Features
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Create amazingly beatiful silhouette effect with powerful object masking tool and tons of silhouette decoration options. • Super intelligent one step object masking. • Create silhouette within just a few seconds. No complex editing needed. • Apply fill color to silhouette. • Apply gradient colors to silhouette. • Apply image to silhouette. • Supports beautiful silhouette image presets. You can also use your own photos. • Apply darkness and vignette effect to silhouette. • Apply border to silhouette. • Save silhouette image as sticker image with transparent background. • Compose silhouette with background image to create stunning artwork. • Supports beautiful background image presets. You can also use your own photos as background.

Screenshots

Shadow Shine4 screens
Silhouette Magic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Shadow Shine at Free against Silhouette Magic's $2.99. Shadow Shine also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and review sentiment (58% vs 25%). Silhouette Magic's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

Shadow Shine is free to download; Silhouette Magic costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shadow Shine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Shadow Shine's written reviews are positive against 25% of Silhouette Magic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shadow Shine ships an update every 3 weeks, Silhouette Magic monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Shadow Shine versus Silhouette Magic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadow ShineSilhouette Magic
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better3.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander Dr. RiegerDongwook Cho

Customer experience

Shadow Shine

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%

Silhouette Magic

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

Shadow Shine

No in-app purchases

None

Silhouette Magic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shadow Shine free?
Shadow Shine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Silhouette Magic free?
Silhouette Magic costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shadow Shine or Silhouette Magic?
Shadow Shine is rated higher. Shadow Shine averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Silhouette Magic averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Shadow Shine or Silhouette Magic have ads?
Shadow Shine shows ads; Silhouette Magic does not.
Which is updated more often, Shadow Shine or Silhouette Magic?
Shadow Shine ships an update every 3 weeks, and Silhouette Magic monthly. Most recently, Shadow Shine was updated on November 1, 2026 and Silhouette Magic on November 3, 2026.

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