# Focus by Joel Dickinson — The Ultimate Image Reveal

> A performance system for magicians to reveal thought-of images. (iPhone/iPad app by Joel Dickinson.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/focus-by-joel-dickinson/id6769801058 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Joel Dickinson](https://appshunter.io/developer/1873728018)
- Category: Entertainment
- Price: $59.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 34 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-16
- Data updated: 2026-08-08
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/focus-by-joel-dickinson/id6769801058/reviews.md

## What is Focus by Joel Dickinson?

A participant thinks of an image.
Seconds later, you reveal what they are thinking.

Your participant can either think of any image entirely in their mind within a category… or freely focus on an image from your gallery.

No writing. No typing. No awkward procedure.
No AI and no internet required during performance.

Focus is a performance system built for magicians and mentalists, designed to create impossible thought-reading demonstrations using a completely natural gallery.

“This has become a go-to for me. The reactions I get are absolutely insane.”
— Joe Bainbridge

Unlike many digital effects, Focus feels casual, organic, and genuinely natural in performance.
The interface mirrors a real photo gallery, allowing the experience to unfold without suspicious handling, strange processes, or awkward procedure.

Whether your participant thinks of an image in their mind or freely focuses on one from your gallery, the thought remains completely hidden.
Use your own photographs, create custom galleries, and reveal thoughts in the way that best suits your performance style.

Comes ready to perform with a built-in “Who Is It?” gallery, allowing you to start performing straight away.

Built for real-world performance with instant reset, flexible handling options, optional smart watch notifications, and complete offline capability.

Perfect for close-up, walkaround, social media, casual performing, content creators, and professional magic and mentalism routines.

FEATURES

• Create custom image libraries for different routines
• Use your own photos from your gallery, files, or folders
• Perform using either a freely thought-of image or a target gallery
• Comes ready to perform with a built-in “Who Is It?” gallery
• No AI
• No internet required during performance
• Choose different reveal modes for each routine
• Instant reset
• Flexible handling options
• Optional notification system for compatible smart watches
• Familiar gallery interface that feels natural and unforced
• Fast, reliable, practical, and performance tested

REVEAL MODES

Focus is designed to reveal your participant’s thought in any way you want.
If you simply want to secretly discover what your participant is thinking and reveal it later in your own way, Focus allows you to do that in seconds.

Focus also includes several powerful built-in systems...

Live Peek
Secretly obtain the thought-of information with invisible handling. Reveal it naturally away from the screen, or receive the information through an optional notification system on your phone or compatible watch.

Blind Reveal
The participant interacts with the gallery while the phone remains face down. Somehow they still arrive at the exact image they are thinking of, this revelation happens in their own hands.

Date Reveal
A participant thinks of any image and any date. Moments later they discover that exact image was predicted long before the performance began, on the very date they are thinking of.

Force Mode
Focus doesn’t just reveal thoughts. It can secretly create them. Guide a participant to any image you choose while everything appears completely fair and natural.

Mosaic
Zoom out from a single image and watch the entire gallery visually transform into a giant mosaic revealing the participant’s exact thought.

Falling Tiles
The gallery shatters apart, exposing the single image the participant is merely thinking of beneath it.

Polarise
Shake the device and the gallery visually morphs into one clear image, the image held in the participant’s mind.

Recently Added
Sometimes the strongest methods are the simplest. Quietly identify the participant’s image using a deceptively innocent reveal process that feels completely genuine and impossible to backtrack.

Turnover
Appear to arrive at the wrong conclusion before the image unexpectedly transforms, revealing that you knew the participant’s thought all along.

Designed for performers who want mentalism that feels impossible, fast, and real.

## Key features

- Reveal thought-of images
- Customizable image galleries
- Multiple reveal modes
- No AI or internet required
- Instant reset
- Smartwatch notifications

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/focus-by-joel-dickinson/id6769801058/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Best photo gallery app

*2026-07-23*

This app can peek , force , have hidden reveals and reveals that you can show. This app is fully supported and fully customisable. This is strong magic utility tool

## Frequently asked questions about Focus by Joel Dickinson

### What is Focus by Joel Dickinson?

Focus by Joel Dickinson is a performance system designed for magicians and mentalists. It allows you to reveal images that participants are thinking of, either from their mind or a gallery, using a natural interface.

### How does Focus by Joel Dickinson work?

The app enables you to secretly discover a participant's thought-of image and reveal it in various ways. It offers modes like Live Peek, Blind Reveal, and Date Reveal, all without AI or internet during performance.

### Can I use my own photos with Focus by Joel Dickinson?

Yes, you can create custom image libraries using your own photos from your gallery, files, or folders. The app also comes with a built-in 'Who Is It?' gallery to start performing immediately.

### Does Focus by Joel Dickinson require an internet connection?

No, Focus by Joel Dickinson does not require internet access during performance. This makes it reliable for real-world performances in various settings.

### What devices is Focus by Joel Dickinson available on?

Focus by Joel Dickinson is currently supported on iPhone devices.

### What is the price of Focus by Joel Dickinson?

Focus by Joel Dickinson is a paid application priced at $59.99.

### How often is Focus by Joel Dickinson updated?

The latest version of Focus by Joel Dickinson is 1.3, which was last updated on August 1, 2026. Updates aim to improve reliability and add performance-tested features.

### Is Focus by Joel Dickinson suitable for all ages?

Focus by Joel Dickinson has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide audience. However, its primary use is for adult performers and their audiences.

## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.4 — 2026-08-07

Bug Fix Explanation
The “Recently Added” grid was using the current reveal target for all input modes. In force modes, that target is the forced image, so it was being inserted into the top-middle tile. I added a guard so force-family modes skip that insertion, and disabled taps for plain force/recently-added when no reveal tile should be present.

### 1.3 — 2026-08-01

What’s New in Version 1.3
This update introduces new performance tools, faster controls and significant stability improvements.
Multiple Force (Paton Inspired)
Create an ordered bank of force images. Each successful force automatically prepares the next, with an optional first demonstration that does not consume the sequence.
Volume Button Controls
Either volume button can now display or hide a Live Peek. In Hold to Listen mode, the buttons can also start and stop listening during a performance.
Improved Listen Mode
Choose Always Listen or Hold to Listen, with clear haptic confirmation when listening starts, an image is recognised and listening stops.
Date Gallery Choices
Each Date Gallery library can use Live Input during the performance or a Force Date saved during setup.
Smoother Force Turnover
Forced images now change earlier and more smoothly as the phone leaves its face-down position.
Also included:
New Zodiac preset with all 12 signs named automatically.
Falling Tiles protection to prevent premature reveals.
Improved resets, permission handling and performance reliability.
Updated tutorials and streamlined library setup.

### 1.02 — 2026-07-14

What’s New

This update makes Focus simpler, cleaner, and more powerful.

- Binary removed
- New Force Modes added.
- New Blind Reveal added.
- New Listen Mode with voice recognition assigns to different reveals.
- New Stillpoint scroll-based input method.
- New Multi Stop Peek handling.
- Custom reveal images can now be added to each library.
- Reveal galleries are now clearer and more consistent.
- Gallery names and library setup options have been improved.
- Full video guidance has been added to How It Works.

This update is designed to make setup easier, performances smoother, and the methods more deceptive.

### 1.00 — 2026-06-16

No release notes.

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