Comparison

Hardlight vs Sweep

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

Head to head
About

Hardlight

Access a vast library of video editing assets, including overlays, textures, effects, and transitions. New content is added weekly, with at least one free asset per drop. A pro subscription unlocks unlimited access and a commercial-use license.

Highlights
  • Weekly asset drops
  • Overlays, textures, effects, transitions
  • Free asset included weekly
  • Pro subscription for unlimited access
  • Commercial-use license
  • Compatible with popular editing apps
Features
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Easily import all downloaded assets into your favorite editing apps, fully compatible with CapCut, VN, InShot, Alight Motion and more. FRESH DROPS EVERY WEEK. • New overlays, textures, effects, and transitions. • Every drop includes at least one free asset. PRO SUBSCRIPTION • Unlimited access to the entire library • Commercial-use license included Note: Free assets remain available without a subscription. COMMERCIAL LICENSE Use them in client work, social content, ads, music videos, films, and other commercial or personal projects. Supercharge your editing. Whether you're a filmmaker or a daily content creator, our assets deliver instant cinematic quality. Build aesthetic reels from a deep library of vintage film looks, gritty film grain, paper textures, and organic light leaks. Enhance your cuts with pro-level video effects and seamless visual effects. Hardlight packs every video overlay, green screen footage, texture, transition, and template into one app, bringing an industry-standard blackmagic finish directly to your mobile device. Terms of Use: https://whiterecord.pro/hardlight/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://whiterecord.pro/hardlight/privacy-policy.html

About

Sweep

This app helps you declutter your photo library by letting you swipe through your pictures to keep or delete them. It intelligently identifies duplicates, blurry shots, screenshots, and large videos, all processed on your device for privacy.

Highlights
  • Swipe to keep or delete photos
  • Identifies duplicates and blurry shots
  • Finds screenshots and large videos
  • On-device processing for privacy
  • Undo and review deleted items
  • Works offline
Features
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Your camera roll has thousands of photos. You've looked at maybe two hundred of them. Sweep turns cleaning it up into something you actually finish. One card at a time: swipe right to keep, left to delete. Ten minutes later you have gigabytes back. YOUR PHOTOS NEVER LEAVE YOUR PHONE Every scan, comparison and sharpness check runs on your device. No account, no sign-in, no uploads, no analytics, no tracking. Sweep touches the network for exactly one thing: processing your App Store purchase. Everything else works in Airplane Mode. FINDS WHAT'S ACTUALLY WORTH DELETING • Duplicates, near-duplicates and bursts — grouped together so you keep one and drop the rest, with a suggested best shot picked by sharpness, resolution and face quality • Screenshots — every receipt, meme and half-read article you saved once • Possibly blurry — on-device sharpness analysis that skips your favorites and portrait shots • Large videos — biggest first, because that's where the gigabytes hide SWIPE, DON'T AGONIZE • Right to keep, left to delete, up for Keep Forever — never shown to you again • Buttons for every gesture if you'd rather tap • 20-step undo, including shake to undo • Catch a card mid-flight and change your mind • Tap any card for full-screen, full-resolution viewing with pinch-zoom and video playback NOTHING IS DELETED UNTIL YOU SAY SO Every swipe goes into a review list, not the trash. See exactly what's queued and how much space it frees, uncheck anything you had second thoughts about, then confirm once. One system prompt no matter how many items. Deleted photos sit in Recently Deleted for 30 days, and Sweep tells you exactly how to empty it — no fake "space freed" numbers. CHANGED YOUR MIND ABOUT "KEEP FOREVER"? Review the kept-forever list in Settings and release any photo back into future scans. Nothing is ever locked away. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Sweep saves your progress as you go. Close the app mid-session, come back tomorrow, and you start from the next unseen photo — not the beginning. Rescan later and only new photos get analyzed. BUILT FOR EVERYONE VoiceOver actions on every card, full Dynamic Type support, Reduce Motion handling, and iPad support. Available in 37 languages. ONE PAYMENT, YOURS FOREVER No subscription. Unlock deleting once and every feature stays yours. Free up space. Keep the photos you love. Never see that blurry one again.

Screenshots

Hardlight4 screens
Sweep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sweep at daily against Hardlight's every 11 days. Hardlight's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Hardlight sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Sweep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hardlight against 5.0 for Sweep. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hardlight has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hardlight ships an update every 11 days, Sweep daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hardlight versus Sweep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHardlightSweep
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB16 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAnatoly MakarukTrifecta Labs, LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hardlight

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Pro$1.997 Days
  • Yearly Pro$6.991 Year
1 purchases

Sweep

One-time1
  • Sweep: Clean Up Camera Roll Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Hardlight free?
Hardlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sweep free?
Sweep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hardlight or Sweep?
Hardlight and Sweep are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Hardlight or Sweep have ads?
Neither Hardlight nor Sweep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hardlight or Sweep?
Hardlight ships an update every 11 days, and Sweep daily. Most recently, Hardlight was updated on October 28, 2026 and Sweep on October 26, 2026.

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