Sweep vs MagicFoto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sweep
Easily remove backgrounds from photos directly on your device. Create transparent PNGs, add new backgrounds, or make stickers. Works offline and prioritizes user privacy with no uploads or accounts.
- On-device background removal
- Transparent PNG export
- Replace background with color, gradient, or photo
- Sticker maker with outline and shadow
- Retouch brush for manual editing
- Batch processing for multiple photos (Pro)
- Works offline
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Sweep is a background remover for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that works entirely on your device. No uploads, no account. Your photos never leave your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Lift the subject out of any photo in a tap and drop it onto a transparent background, a solid color, a gradient, a blur, or another photo. Export a clean PNG with perfect transparency, ready for stickers, product shots, profile pictures, presentations, and design work. MADE FOR • Listing photos for resale and marketplace apps, on plain white • Product photos for an online shop • Profile pictures and headshots with a fresh background • Stickers of friends, pets, and favorite things to share in chats • Slides, school projects, thumbnails, and collages WHY SWEEP • 100% on device, powered by Apple's Vision engine. Nothing is ever uploaded. • Works offline, wherever you are. High Detail is a one time download. • No account, no tracking, no ads. • Studio quality edges, down to fine detail like hair. • One app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Pro works on all three. REPLACE THE BACKGROUND • Transparent PNG cutout • Solid colors • Gradients • Blur the original for a depth look • Drop in any photo as a new background BUILT FOR REAL WORK • Press and hold to compare before and after • Multiple subjects, so you can keep or drop each one • High Detail, to redraw hair, fur and fine edges. Try it free, save with it in Pro • Retouch brush to erase or restore any part of the cutout by hand • Refine, to run the cutout again inside just the area you painted back • Batch, to cut out up to 50 photos in a single run (Pro) • Sticker maker, to turn a cutout into a sticker with an outline and a shadow (Pro) • Edge controls to refine the cut • A library of your imports and finished cutouts • Save the original and the cutout side by side FREE AND PRO Sweep is free to remove backgrounds, retouch by hand, and export. Free exports are up to 1080 pixels with a watermark, three a day on iPhone and iPad. Upgrade to Pro for exports at full resolution, every background type, High Detail, edge controls, batch runs of up to 50 photos, stickers, and unlimited exports with no watermark. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one time Lifetime purchase. Either way, Pro unlocks on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Private by design. Fast by nature. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
MagicFoto
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MagicFoto is a complete photo editing application designed for photographers, creators and everyday users. FEATURES: • Background Removal • Professional Filters • Brightness, Contrast and Saturation Adjustment • Crop, Resize and Rotate • Blur and Focus Effects • Color Correction • Portrait Enhancement • Text and Typography Tools • Frames and Borders • Creative Effects • High Quality Export • Fast and Easy Sharing MagicFoto combines powerful editing tools with a simple and modern interface. Whether you want to improve your photos, create artistic effects or prepare content for social media, MagicFoto provides everything you need. Why choose MagicFoto? • Professional editing tools • Fast performance • High quality exports • Modern and intuitive interface • Regular updates Download MagicFoto and create amazing photos with ease.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MagicFoto at none against Sweep's 3. MagicFoto also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 9 days). Sweep's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Sweep sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. MagicFoto asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sweep ships an update every 9 days, MagicFoto daily. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sweep | MagicFoto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Core Arc Studio LLC | BLACKBONE SRL |
In-app purchases
Sweep
- Sweep Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Sweep Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
- Sweep Pro Lifetime$69.99
MagicFoto
No in-app purchases









