Comparison

Stashe vs MagicLightbox

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

Head to head
About

Stashe

Features
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Stashe is your personal film collection. Add films you love, build a collection that reflects your taste, and share it with friends in one tap. Search any film, add it to your stashe, and discover what to watch next. Browse by genre, decade, and rating. See where every film is streaming right now. Your stashe is yours — free, always, with no limits on how large you build it.

About

MagicLightbox

Share your thoughts on movies and TV shows using voice notes instead of text. Listen to reviews from others, record your own, and engage in conversations about your favorite titles. Build watchlists and track your film discussions.

Highlights
  • Record spoken film and TV reviews
  • Listen to reviews from other users
  • Reply to reviews with agreement or challenge
  • Engage in voice note debates
  • Build custom watchlists
  • No follower counts, focus on spoken time
Features
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Film and TV reviews — spoken, not typed. Magic Lightbox is where you say what you thought out loud. Pick any film or series, hold the mic, and record your take. No star ratings to agonise over, no paragraphs to write — just your voice, your reaction, in your own time. LISTEN FIRST Browse thousands of films and shows and hear what real people actually said. Every title has its reviews attached, ready to play. You don't need an account to listen — just open it and press play. RECORD YOUR TAKE Sign in and hold the mic to record. Pause and pick it up again, undo a clip you fluffed, hear it back before you post. Take as long as you need — there's no time limit on a review. AGREE OR CHALLENGE Heard something you disagree with? Reply directly to it. Every reply is marked as agreeing or challenging, so a title's reviews become a real conversation instead of a list of opinions shouted past each other. ENTER THE DEBATE When a thread gets going, it becomes a debate: a group chat around the original review where anyone can weigh in with a voice note or a message, react with an emoji, and follow along live. MINUTES SPOKEN, NOT FOLLOWERS There's no follower count here. The only number that grows is the time you've spent actually talking about films. KEEP TRACK Build watch lists — watched, want to watch, rewatch, favourites, or your own — and put your six favourite films and shows on your prof BUILT TO BE CIVIL Every review, message, and account can be reported, and you can block anyone you'd rather not hear from. Reports are reviewed within breaking our rules is removed. Film and TV data from TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Screenshots

Stashe4 screens
MagicLightbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Stashe at 3 against MagicLightbox's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Stashe versus MagicLightbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStasheMagicLightbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB57 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperChad MoellenbergNathan Beckett

In-app purchases

None

Stashe

No in-app purchases

None

MagicLightbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stashe free?
Stashe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MagicLightbox free?
MagicLightbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stashe or MagicLightbox have ads?
Neither Stashe nor MagicLightbox shows ads.

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