Light Magick vs MetaX
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.
MetaX
Edit and remove photo metadata like EXIF and GPS data. This tool allows for precise modification of capture dates and camera information, or complete removal of sensitive details before sharing. All processing is done locally on your device for enhanced privacy.
- Inspect EXIF, TIFF, and GPS metadata
- Modify capture dates and GPS coordinates
- Remove sensitive metadata
- Overwrite original or save new copy
- Organize edited photos in a dedicated album
- Local processing for privacy
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Take full control of your photo metadata. MetaX is a clean, powerful tool designed for photographers and privacy-conscious users. Inspect detailed EXIF data, correct timestamps and locations, or remove metadata entirely before sharing, all within an intuitive, distraction-free interface. What you can do with MetaX: • Deep Inspection: Access comprehensive EXIF, TIFF, and GPS metadata. • Precision Editor: Modify capture dates, GPS coordinates, and camera information. • Privacy Clean: Instantly remove sensitive metadata with a single tap. • Smart Saving: Choose to overwrite the original or save a new copy. • MetaX Album: Edited photos are automatically organized in a dedicated album. • Secure & Local: All processing happens on your device. Nothing is uploaded. • Universal Design: Fully optimized for iPhone and iPad in any orientation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MetaX at 4.1 against Light Magick's 1.0. MetaX also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (70% vs 50%). Light Magick's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 MetaX sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MetaX holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MetaX has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Light Magick's written reviews are positive against 70% of MetaX's.
Light Magick ships an update every 2 weeks, MetaX monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Light Magick | MetaX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.1 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| 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 | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenichi Kobayashi | Yuhan Chen |
Customer experience
Light Magick
MetaX
In-app purchases
Light Magick
- Unlock 100 of Shapes and Remove Ads$0.99
MetaX
- Apple Juice$0.99
- Apple Pie$3.99
