Magic Mirror vs You, Reflected
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Mirror
This app provides an instant, full-screen mirror experience without camera controls. It offers vanity lighting, a flipped view, zoom functionality, and a discreet clock. Designed for privacy, it works offline and collects no user data.
- Instant full-screen mirror
- Vanity lighting effect
- Flipped and unflipped view
- Pinch-to-zoom up to 5x
- Discreet clock and date
- No ads or subscriptions
- Works offline
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Open your phone's Camera app, and what do you see? A shutter button. Switch buttons. Mode buttons. A whole production setup — when all you wanted was to check your hair. Magic Mirror is everything Camera isn't. Just a mirror, instantly Open the app and you're already in the mirror. No shutter, no settings, no decisions to make. Front camera, full screen, exactly the way a mirror should be. A whisper of magic every time you open A short, kind sentence drifts across the top — like the mirror itself is whispering. "You're the best-looking person in the world." "Don't ask who's the fairest — look closer." Different every time. Always on your side. Vanity-mirror lighting, on demand Tap the sun icon and a soft halo of light wraps around your screen, just like the LED strip on a real makeup mirror. Brightness ramps to maximum automatically. Suddenly that dim hallway is studio-lit. Flip to see the real you The mirror you grew up with shows a flipped you. The world doesn't. Tap the arrow and Magic Mirror shows the version of you everyone else sees — useful, sometimes surprising. Pinch to zoom Need to check that eyeliner? That stray hair? Pinch with two fingers — optical zoom up to 5×, crystal clear. Double-tap to snap back. Quiet clock and date A discrete clock at the top, like the smart mirrors in upscale hotels. Toggle off for a totally pure reflection. Quiet by design - No ads. Ever. - No subscription. - No account, no data collected. - Your image never leaves your device. - Works fully offline. A camera is a tool to capture. A mirror is a tool to be present. We made Magic Mirror so you have one of each.
You, Reflected
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You, Reflected is a live mirror for everyday touch-ups. Open it whenever you need it: use the front camera, pinch to zoom, and choose natural correction and light compensation. Each day, the home screen pairs the moment with a line from Li Qingzhao. • Open a live mirror in one tap • Pinch to inspect details • Natural correction and light compensation • Option to open directly to the mirror • A daily Li Qingzhao line on a Chinese-inspired home screen • On-device processing; photos are never saved or uploaded You, Reflected does one thing: helps you see yourself clearly and comfortably when you need to.
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Verdict
Magic Mirror and You, Reflected are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Magic Mirror | You, Reflected |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 想 李 | 李义 张 |
In-app purchases
Magic Mirror
No in-app purchases
You, Reflected
No in-app purchases
Questions
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