Comparison

MagicCamera 2080 vs ShiWen

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

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About

MagicCamera 2080

Transform everyday moments into surreal experiences with real-time AR lenses and effects. Explore futuristic visuals, classic styles, and secure your photos with a PIN lock. This app offers a portal to the impossible, making reality look magical.

Highlights
  • Real-time AR lenses and effects
  • Futuristic and classic visual styles
  • PIN-locked secret photos
  • Full-screen live preview
  • Instant effect application
Features
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A camera from the future — in your pocket. MagicCamera 2080 turns everyday moments into something unreal with real-time lenses and AR effects. See a black hole floating in your room. Step into mirror dimensions. Bend reality with quantum physics. Place AR objects into your real world. This is not just a camera — it's a portal to the impossible. FUTURISTIC LENSES Explore a collection of lenses inspired by kaleidoscopes, mirror dimensions, cosmic effects, and “quantum-style” visuals. Everything works instantly while you shoot with a full-screen preview. CLASSIC EFFECTS Prefer timeless looks? Use vivid color, sketch-style, portrait looks, and more — all in one tap. SECRET PHOTOS (PIN LOCK) Lock any photo with a PIN and share it as a “secret image.” Only people with the code can reveal it in the app — perfect for surprises, private moments, or just having fun with friends. The future of photography is already here. Download MagicCamera 2080 and make reality look magical.

About

ShiWen

Transform any image into unique geometric patterns and seamless designs. This tool offers over 20 pattern styles, real-time previews, and AI-enhanced upscaling for high-resolution exports. Create kaleidoscope art, repeat designs, and transparent assets for various creative projects.

Highlights
  • Create patterns from photos and textures
  • Over 20 geometric and kaleidoscope styles
  • Real-time sampling and preview
  • 70+ color palettes
  • AI HD image enhancement
  • High-resolution PNG export
  • One-tap background cutout
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ShiWen | Create Patterns from Any Image ShiWen is a pattern maker for designers, illustrators, crafters, and visual creators on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Import a photo, drawing, fabric, lettering, or everyday texture, then move the sampling frame to create kaleidoscope art, mandalas, symmetrical patterns, seamless repeats, and reusable pattern tiles. From real-time sampling and color palettes to cutout, print sizing, tiled preview, and high-resolution PNG export, ShiWen brings the complete pattern design workflow into one studio. 【Turn Images into Patterns】 Import from Photos or Files, or take a picture on supported devices. Drag the sampling frame to discover new compositions. Photos, illustrations, traditional motifs, natural textures, fabrics, and handmade artwork can all become patterns. 【20+ Pattern Styles】 Explore more than 20 kaleidoscope and geometric styles based on symmetry, rotation, reflection, interlocking, and repetition. One image can become entirely different mandalas, repeat designs, and seamless textures. 【Real-Time Sampling】 Drag the sampling frame and adjust its width, height, rotation, and output size. Every change appears directly in the preview. On iPad and Mac, use the − / + controls for precise adjustments. Enable guides to inspect tile boundaries, rhythm, and composition. 【70+ Color Palettes】 Choose from more than 70 palettes and quickly explore new color combinations while preserving the pattern’s original structure. 【Visual Styles】 Switch between the original image, watercolor, oil painting, and rubbing print effects to give the same pattern a different texture and mood. 【Layered Mandalas】 Adjust the number of petals and combine up to six concentric layers to create richer, more intricate mandala compositions from the same source image. 【One-Tap Cutout】 Remove the background from a source image or pattern to create a transparent PNG. Refine the result with the brush, eraser, and invert tools while preserving the original colors and details. 【Seamless Repeat Preview】 View supported repeating structures as individual tiles or full pattern layouts. Use full-screen preview to inspect boundaries and composition for seamless patterns, wallpapers, textile prints, and repeat backgrounds. 【AI HD】 Enhance small or blurry images with AI HD to preserve more detail during pattern creation and high-resolution export. Apply AI HD before cutout for clearer transparent assets. Export standard, AI-enhanced, or transparent images for Procreate brush textures, fashion prints, textiles, packaging, wallpapers, stickers, illustration backgrounds, and digital journals. 【Local Gallery】 Source images, saved patterns, and cutout assets are organized separately. Reopen an item to continue editing, exporting, or sharing. Core image processing happens locally on your device. No account is required. 【Perfect For】 • Pattern design and seamless repeats • Procreate brush and texture assets • Fashion, textile, fabric, and print design • Wallpapers, packaging, and pattern backgrounds • Illustration textures and digital collages • Stickers and transparent elements • Journaling and craft projects 【ShiWen Pro】 ShiWen Pro is available as a one-time purchase, or as a monthly or annual subscription. Pro unlocks AI HD, one-tap cutout, all Pro pattern styles, print presets and custom sizing, high-resolution tile and full-pattern exports, 70+ color palettes, and other creative features. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Manage or cancel your subscription in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Previous purchases can be restored in ShiWen. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://alinefan.github.io/shiwen-privacy/

Screenshots

MagicCamera 20804 screens
ShiWen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: MagicCamera 2080 at free against ShiWen's free with in-app purchases. ShiWen's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. 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 MagicCamera 2080 against 5.0 for ShiWen. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MagicCamera 2080 versus ShiWen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagicCamera 2080ShiWen
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElizaveta Avdeeva广俊 张

Customer experience

MagicCamera 2080

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

ShiWen

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

In-app purchases

None

MagicCamera 2080

No in-app purchases

None

ShiWen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MagicCamera 2080 free?
MagicCamera 2080 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShiWen free?
ShiWen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MagicCamera 2080 or ShiWen?
MagicCamera 2080 and ShiWen are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do MagicCamera 2080 or ShiWen have ads?
Neither MagicCamera 2080 nor ShiWen shows ads.

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