Comparison

Light Magick vs HiSee

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

Head to head
About

Light Magick

Enhance your photos with beautiful glow effects. Easily add lines, text, and shapes with a simple touch interface. Save and share your creations to popular social media platforms.

Highlights
  • Add beautiful glow effects
  • Free line and color options
  • Free text with various fonts and colors
  • 100+ shapes and colors
  • Undo, Redo, and Reset editing
  • Share to social media
Features
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Light Magick add beautiful glow effect to your photo. Easy to use just move your finger or tap on the photo. -Free line and colors -Free text, fonts and colors -100 of Shapes and colors -Edit Undo, Redo and Reset -Share to other apps Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Line etc.

About

HiSee

Easily set up your camera for secure streaming day or night. Receive motion alerts when you're away and communicate through two-way audio. Monitor your home, pets, or loved ones remotely.

Highlights
  • Quick camera setup
  • Secure live streaming
  • HD/SD video quality
  • Motion detection alerts
  • Two-way audio communication
Features
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- Set up your Camera quickly. - Stream securely day or night – in HD or SD. - Get alerts when there’s motion while you’re away. - Talk and listen. Hear the baby. Or tell your dog to get off the couch.

Screenshots

Light Magick4 screens
HiSee3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HiSee at 2.3 against Light Magick's 1.0. HiSee also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Light Magick's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 30%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price and device support 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. Light Magick sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HiSee asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HiSee holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HiSee has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Light Magick's written reviews are positive against 30% of HiSee's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Light Magick ships an update every 2 weeks, HiSee every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Light Magick versus HiSee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight MagickHiSee
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)2.3 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better30.2% of reviews
Number of ratings119 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKenichi Kobayashi传根 张

Customer experience

Light Magick

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

HiSee

All ratings17 ratings
Positive41.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative58.8%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive30.2%
Neutral14.0%
Negative55.8%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Light Magick

One-time1
  • Unlock 100 of Shapes and Remove Ads$0.99
None

HiSee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Light Magick free?
Light Magick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HiSee free?
HiSee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Light Magick or HiSee?
HiSee is rated higher. Light Magick averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while HiSee averages 2.3 from 19 ratings.
Do Light Magick or HiSee have ads?
Light Magick shows ads; HiSee does not.
Which is updated more often, Light Magick or HiSee?
Light Magick ships an update every 2 weeks, and HiSee every 5 weeks. Most recently, Light Magick was updated on November 1, 2026 and HiSee on November 2, 2026.

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