Comparison

Light Magick vs Velocity HD

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

Velocity HD

Access and manage your Hifocus NVRs and DVRs remotely. View live feeds, playback recordings, and control your surveillance system from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Remote NVR/DVR access
  • Live video streaming
  • Playback recordings
  • Surveillance system management
  • Hifocus device support
Features
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This app is working for the Hifocus NVRs and DVRs.

Screenshots

Light Magick4 screens
Velocity HD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Light Magick at 50% against Velocity HD's 8%. Light Magick also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months). Velocity HD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Light Magick sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Velocity HD asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Light Magick ships an update every 2 weeks, Velocity HD every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Light Magick versus Velocity HD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight MagickVelocity HD
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better7.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKenichi KobayashiHifocus

Customer experience

Light Magick

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

Velocity HD

Written reviews13 reviews
Positive7.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative92.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Light Magick

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

Velocity HD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Light Magick free?
Light Magick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Velocity HD free?
Velocity HD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Light Magick or Velocity HD have ads?
Light Magick shows ads; Velocity HD does not.
Which is updated more often, Light Magick or Velocity HD?
Light Magick ships an update every 2 weeks, and Velocity HD every 9 months. Most recently, Light Magick was updated on November 1, 2026 and Velocity HD on November 3, 2026.

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