Gradient Magick vs RICOH Design Software
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gradient Magick
Enhance your photos with stunning gradient effects. Easily share your creations to popular social media platforms and messaging apps. Transform your images with a touch of artistic flair.
- Add gradient effects to photos
- Share to Mail
- Share to Instagram
- Share to Facebook
- Share to Twitter
- Share to Line
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Gradient Magick add beautiful gradient effect to your photo. Share to other apps Mail, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Line etc.
RICOH Design Software
Design and print custom garments like t-shirts and socks using your own graphics and text. Import images from various sources and preview your designs before printing with supported RICOH printers.
- Create custom garment designs
- Import graphics and pictures
- Edit and print photos
- Preview designs before printing
- Supports T-shirts, tote bags, socks, and sleeves
- Monitor ink costs per print
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RICOH Design Software enables you to create your own customized garment using the Supported printer below. ● Easy editing - Create your own design using preset graphics & banners, and those imported to the APP. - Add comments to your design with the type face & colors of your choice. - Import pictures, graphic files & banners from MicroSD/SD/USB/Bar Code (QR)/Smartphone. - Edit & print pictures taken on an iPad. - Check the outcome while designing by using the preview window. - Comes with the edit windows suite for the garment types: T-Shirt, Tote bag, Socks, & Sleeve. ● Smooth printing - Unified flow from editing to printing onto the garment using the Supported printer below - Adjust the tone of the colors or other print settings - Print the files created by major graphic Apps seamlessly. ● Monitoring - A calculation window enables to monitor the price of inks per print, based on your own design. ●Supported printer: RICOH Ri 100 RICOH Ri 100Lt
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gradient Magick at 3.3 against RICOH Design Software's 2.0. Gradient Magick also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 0%) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). RICOH Design Software's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). On price and ads 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. Gradient Magick sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RICOH Design Software asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gradient Magick holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gradient Magick has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Gradient Magick's written reviews are positive against 0% of RICOH Design Software's.
Gradient Magick ships an update every 8 months, RICOH Design Software every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gradient Magick | RICOH Design Software |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (6 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenichi Kobayashi | Ricoh Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Gradient Magick
RICOH Design Software
In-app purchases
Gradient Magick
- Unlock a lot of gradient pattern & Remove Ads$0.99
RICOH Design Software
No in-app purchases
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