Comparison

Brighten Me vs MidnightBright

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

Head to head
About

Brighten Me

Easily correct color bias and exposure issues in your photos. Select an image or use the built-in camera, and the app automatically enhances it. Fine-tune contrast with a slider for the perfect result before saving and sharing.

Highlights
  • Automatic color equalization
  • HDR and exposure correction
  • Built-in camera integration
  • Contrast adjustment slider
  • Save and share photos
Features
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Create polished brightness and tone in seconds with Brighten Me. Lift shadows, balance exposure, recover detail, and create a clearer, more luminous photo. Designed for fast, visual editing: • Compare the original and edited image with a live split preview • Explore curated presets made for different photo styles • Blend the effect with your original for a subtle or bold finish • Save favorite effect settings in My Looks and reuse them • Share a labeled before-and-after image • Undo, redo, and resume your last edit • Save and share at high resolution • Edit across compact and expanded layouts with keyboard shortcuts • Process photos directly on your device Choose a photo, try a preset, and adjust until the result feels right. The focused editor keeps the image and its transformation visible throughout the process. Start creating for free in this ad-supported edition.

About

MidnightBright

Enhance dark photos with AI-powered brightening. Easily select images from your gallery or camera and apply a black and white or green night vision filter to the results. This free tool offers simple, effective image improvement.

Highlights
  • AI-powered image brightening
  • Select photos from gallery or camera
  • Black and white filter
  • Night vision green filter
  • Easy to use interface
Features
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This application is designed to brighten dark images using AI. It is free and easy to use—simply select a dark image from your gallery or camera.You can also apply a black and white or night vision-style green filter to the brightened images. Give it a try! All emojis designed by OpenMoji – the open-source emoji and icon project. License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Screenshots

Brighten Me3 screens
MidnightBright3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MidnightBright at 100% against Brighten Me's 19%. MidnightBright also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Brighten Me's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. MidnightBright sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Brighten Me asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brighten Me ships an update every 3 weeks, MidnightBright every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Brighten Me versus MidnightBright: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrighten MeMidnightBright
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews18.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer福恩 毛Daiki Kaneda

Customer experience

Brighten Me

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive18.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative68.8%

MidnightBright

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Brighten Me

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MidnightBright

One-time1
  • remove ad$4.99

Questions

Is Brighten Me free?
Brighten Me is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MidnightBright free?
MidnightBright is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brighten Me or MidnightBright have ads?
Both Brighten Me and MidnightBright show ads.
Which is updated more often, Brighten Me or MidnightBright?
Brighten Me ships an update every 3 weeks, and MidnightBright every 2 months. Most recently, Brighten Me was updated on November 1, 2026 and MidnightBright on November 4, 2026.

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