Light Magick vs Sidepic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Sidepic
This app provides a separate space to store photos, keeping them out of your main device library. Easily import images from various sources, including your camera roll, clipboard, and cloud storage, for organized, private access.
- Separate photo library
- Import from Photo Library
- Paste from clipboard
- Share from other apps
- Import from iCloud Drive
- Direct camera capture
- Unlimited photo storage unlock
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Sidepic stores images separate from your main photo library. It’s perfect for pictures you don’t want cluttering your photo library. Maybe it’s pics you don’t want synced by the Photos app, images you gather from the web, or any photos you just want to keep separate. Sidepic stores photos on your device so they are always available, just off to the side. It’s easy to get photos into Sidepic: – add from the Photos app – add from the Files app – add from any other app that can share an image – capture directly from the Camera app – paste images from the clipboard – drag and drop from your Mac – sync from an SMB server (Pro only) Sidepic includes handy interface features: – sort by newest or oldest – flag low-resolution images – view basic details about images (size, resolution, and date) – switch between square previews or original aspect ratio – change the app icon (light or dark) Try out Sidepic with up to 50 photos. To store more photos, upgrade to Sidepic Unlimited (in-app purchase). To do even more, upgrade to Sidepic Pro (in-app purchase) and unlock SMB server sync, duplicate photo detection, basic cropping, background privacy, plus unlimited photos. If you’ve already purchased Sidepic Unlimited, you’ll automatically see a discounted upgrade price for Sidepic Pro.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sidepic at 100% against Light Magick's 50%. Sidepic also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). Light Magick's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Light Magick sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sidepic sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sidepic holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Light Magick's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sidepic's.
Light Magick ships an update every 2 weeks, Sidepic every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Light Magick | Sidepic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenichi Kobayashi | Wells Consulting LLC |
Customer experience
Light Magick
Sidepic
In-app purchases
Light Magick
- Unlock 100 of Shapes and Remove Ads$0.99
Sidepic
- Sidepic Unlimited$0.99
- Sidepic Pro Upgrade$1.99
- Sidepic Pro$2.99
