Light Magick vs Guide Cam
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.
Guide Cam
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Shoot with a photo overlay. Guide Cam overlays any photo you choose on your camera screen as a semi-transparent guide, so you can match position and framing exactly and create seamless transition videos. Perfect for - Outfit and object swap transitions - Before-and-after and fixed-point shots - Smooth cuts for Reels and short videos Features - Choose any photo as a semi-transparent overlay - Adjust opacity with a slider - Drag to move, pinch to resize - HD / 4K at 60fps, plus Cinematic mode - Take still photos while recording - One-tap zoom from 0.5x to telephoto - Tap to focus, long-press for AE/AF lock - Shutter with Bluetooth remotes or volume buttons Privacy first Guide Cam collects no data. Shooting works entirely on your iPhone with no network connection. Pricing Your first 5 shots are free. After that, choose a plan: - Lifetime: one-time purchase - Monthly: auto-renewing subscription The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mct-kk.com/en/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Guide Cam at none against Light Magick's shown. Light Magick's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.5). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Light Magick sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Guide Cam sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Light Magick ships an update every 2 weeks, Guide Cam every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Light Magick | Guide Cam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenichi Kobayashi | MCT, K.K. |
In-app purchases
Light Magick
- Unlock 100 of Shapes and Remove Ads$0.99
Guide Cam
- Monthly Plan$1.991 Month
- Lifetime Plan$6.99
