Comparison

Spotmatic Magic vs Pres Edits

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

Head to head
About

Spotmatic Magic

This app offers a comprehensive suite of computational photography tools for mobile and desktop. It allows for real-time image adjustments, creative filter application, and advanced stacking techniques like HDR and astrophotography. Supports RAW import from various cameras and export to multiple formats.

Highlights
  • Real-time image adjustments with live histogram
  • Creative filter suite including painterly and film emulation
  • Advanced stacking: Focus, HDR, Astrophotography
  • Motion removal and long exposure simulation
  • RAW import from major camera manufacturers
  • Export to HEIF, JPEG, PNG, 16-bit TIFF
Features
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SpotmaticMagic is a complete computational photography studio for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Three tools in one place — Adjust tone and color with a live preview, apply a creative Filter like Watercolor or a classic film stock, or Transform a whole sequence with desktop-class algorithms like Focus Stacking, HDR Fusion, and Astrophotography Stacking. Adjust in Real Time Fine-tune every image on a live canvas with an on-screen luminance histogram. Drag Exposure, Highlights, Shadows, Contrast, Black & White Point, Brilliance, Saturation, Vibrance, Warmth, and Tint — plus a true vignette. Every slider starts on a smart Auto value that solves the whole adjustment chain at once — in true photographic stops — correcting color casts without blowing out highlights; take manual control whenever you like, or tap Reset All to return to Auto. On RAW files, Adjust also drives the decoder’s own Sharpness and Noise Reduction. Nothing is written until you apply. A Creative Filter Suite Transform a single photo with ten hand-built looks: • Painterly — Watercolor (soft bleeds, pooled pigment, and granulation on both the Quick and Verisimilitude presets), Oil Painting (thick impasto relief), Ink Painting (sumi-e ink wash), Painterly Media (pastel, gouache, and acrylic), and Impressionist brushwork. • Graphic — Cartoon, Line Drawing (pen, pencil, and charcoal), and Photo Abstraction. • Selective Focus — color splash, background blur, and spotlight effects driven by automatic subject detection. • Film — authentic color and black-and-white film-stock emulation, including Kodak Portra, Ektar, and Kodachrome; Fujifilm Velvia, Provia, and Astia; and Ilford and Fujifilm B&W stocks like Tri-X, HP5 Plus, T-Max, Delta, and Neopan Acros — each with real grain, sharpness, and halation. Every painterly look is built on a real simulation, not a preset stack — watercolor runs an actual shallow-water fluid solver, and paper and pigment are sampled and composited in physically meaningful units. Pro Stacking & Transform Combine an image sequence with hardware-accelerated algorithms: • Focus Stacking — merge images shot at different focus distances into a single edge-to-edge sharp photo, with optional per-pixel optical-flow refinement. • HDR Fusion (Natural & Vibrant) — blend exposure brackets for the full dynamic range of a scene, in realistic or punchy styles. • Astrophotography Stacking — reduce noise and reveal deep-sky detail, with full bias, dark, flat, and dark-flat calibration support and star alignment that fits even thin-overlap frames. • Motion Removal — erase passing tourists or cars from a burst of otherwise identical frames. • Long Exposure & Motion Blur — simulate silky water and light trails without an ND filter. • Image Alignment — scale-robust feature-based alignment built for handheld and macro sequences. Any Camera, Any Format Import from your Photo Library, or choose individual files or a whole folder. SpotmaticMagic reads full-resolution RAW from every major manufacturer — Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, Olympus / OM System, Panasonic, and more, plus universal DNG — decoded on Apple’s latest RAW engine. Export as HEIF, JPEG, PNG, or 16-bit TIFF in wide-gamut Display P3, at the quality and resolution you choose, with your original EXIF, GPS, and IPTC metadata preserved. Inspect Every Detail Tap any result to open a fullscreen Zoom Inspector. Pan and zoom with a navigator minimap, and press and hold to compare your edit against the original. Who It’s For For macro and landscape shooters, astrophotographers, and any creative who wants real control over how their photos look — from a quick live adjustment to a painterly filter to a precision focus stack. The perfect companion for a dedicated camera, and a powerful way to elevate the photos you already have.

About

Pres Edits

Easily enhance your photos with a variety of unique filters and adjustable settings. Create professional-looking edits in real-time, perfect for social media content. Save your high-quality images instantly.

Highlights
  • Dozens of unique aesthetic filters
  • One-tap photo enhancement
  • Adjustable brightness, contrast, saturation
  • Real-time editing previews
  • High-quality image saving
  • Vintage and modern edit styles
Features
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• Dozens of unique aesthetic filters • One-tap photo enhancement • Adjustable brightness, contrast, and saturation • Easy editing with real-time previews • Perfect for Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok creators • Save high-quality images instantly Create the perfect vibe for every photo—from vintage film looks to clean, modern edits. Designed for creators who want beautiful photos without complicated editing tools. Download now and start transforming your photos.

Screenshots

Spotmatic Magic4 screens
Pres Edits3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pres Edits at Free against Spotmatic Magic's $34.99. Pres Edits also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On rating, 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

Pres Edits is free to download; Spotmatic Magic costs $34.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Spotmatic Magic against 5.0 for Pres Edits. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Spotmatic Magic versus Pres Edits: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpotmatic MagicPres Edits
Price$34.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB194 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperErich ChampionPRESTON VAUGHN LITTLE

Customer experience

Spotmatic Magic

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pres Edits

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Spotmatic Magic

No in-app purchases

None

Pres Edits

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spotmatic Magic free?
Spotmatic Magic costs $34.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pres Edits free?
Pres Edits is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spotmatic Magic or Pres Edits?
Spotmatic Magic and Pres Edits are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Spotmatic Magic or Pres Edits have ads?
Neither Spotmatic Magic nor Pres Edits shows ads.

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