Comparison

CardSense vs Delusion

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CardSense

This app allows you to perform a magic trick where you appear to know your friend's chosen card. It's a tool for magicians or anyone wanting to impress friends with a simple card sensing illusion.

Highlights
  • Reveal chosen card
  • Surprise friends
  • Magic force selection
  • Tool for magicians
Features
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CardSense — Magic, Ready to Perform. CardSense is a modern card magic toolkit for magicians who want to create impossible-looking moments with an iPhone. From selecting a card to visual transformations, photo reveals, eye reveals and custom incoming-call effects, CardSense helps you prepare and perform powerful card magic with simple, controlled interactions. Designed for live performance, CardSense puts practical magic tools in one place. The goal is simple: spend less time managing complicated setup and more time performing. CREATE IMPOSSIBLE CARD MOMENTS • Crystal Liquid Lens See through your card with a cinematic liquid-lens effect. Turn an ordinary card into a striking visual moment with a movie-style lens effect. • 52 Cards. One Touch. A fast and elegant way to work with all 52 cards. Create a magical card-selection moment with a single touch, designed for smooth performance. • Card Mirror Create a precise mirrored copy of a playing card in seconds. A visual effect designed to make the impossible feel effortless. • Hidden Eye Reveal Create a surprising card reveal through the eyes. A memorable visual moment designed to fit naturally into your routine. • Custom Incoming Call Turn an incoming phone call into part of your performance. Customize the reveal and make the phone itself become part of the magic. • Card in Photo Place a selected card into a photo and create the reveal in seconds. Transform an ordinary image into an unexpected card-magic moment. • Fake Scanning A playful fake scanning effect designed to fool your friends. It looks like a card scan while giving you a fun way to create a surprise reveal. BUILT FOR MAGICIANS CardSense is designed around the realities of performing magic with a phone. Keep your preparation simple, control the presentation, and let the technology stay in the background while you focus on your spectator. Use CardSense for close-up magic, casual performances, social gatherings, practice sessions and modern card routines. Whether you are a card magician, mentalist, hobbyist or simply someone who enjoys surprising friends, CardSense gives you a collection of phone-powered magic tools to explore. A MODERN MAGIC TOOLKIT CardSense combines card selection, visual card effects, photo magic, phone-based reveals and interactive performance ideas in one app. Explore different routines in Magic Lab, practice your timing, and choose the effects that fit your style. The app is designed to complement traditional playing cards rather than replace them. Your deck remains at the center of the performance; your iPhone becomes another secret tool in your magician’s toolkit. CLASSIC CARD MAGIC, REIMAGINED CardSense brings familiar card-magic ideas into a modern smartphone experience. Instead of relying on a complicated-looking interface, the app focuses on clean presentation, controlled interactions and moments that feel natural during a performance. Use one effect on its own or combine different tools to create your own routine. Build a sequence around card selection, a visual reveal, a photograph, an incoming call or an unexpected appearance on screen. YOUR TRICK. YOUR ROUTINE. YOUR WAY. CardSense is made for performers who want technology to support the magic, not distract from it. Prepare your effect, hand the phone over when needed, and create a moment your spectator will remember. Explore CardSense and discover a new way to perform card magic with your iPhone.

About

Delusion

This app offers three magic prediction effects: card prediction, number prediction, and time prediction. It allows for customizable animations and delayed triggers, enabling solo performances with quick input.

Highlights
  • Card prediction effect
  • Number prediction effect
  • Time prediction effect
  • Customizable animations
  • Delayed triggers
  • Solo performance
  • Quick input
Features
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Delusion包含三个魔术预言效果:扑克预言,数字预言,时间预言 扑克预言(支持52种可能): 表演者让观众在心里随便想一张牌,例如红心5。表演者将手机上的照片预言展示给观众看,是一张黑桃A。表演者问观众是否是她心里所想的牌。得到的是否定的答案。随即表演者将手机放在观众手上,表演者轻轻打一下响指,照片里的黑桃A慢慢变成红心5。 数字预言(支持无限种可能): 效果1: 表演者给观众看一张黑色图片,上面是一个数字0。表演者随后拿出一副扑克牌,洗乱,然后从顶上一张张翻开。让观众在任意地方喊停。例如停下来的地方是方块6,随后表演者摇一摇手机,数字0瞬间变成方块6. 效果2: 表演者让观众随意说一个三位数,摇一摇手机,照片上瞬间变成观众说的三个数字。 时间预言(支持720种可能): 观众任意说的时间都将在照片中慢慢显现出来。 观众随便想一个两位数,出现在自己手机上。 特点: 1. 支持扑克,数字预言,咖啡时钟三种表演模式。 2. 支持给图片添加黑白,模糊滤镜效果。 3. 可自定义是否以动画形式呈现预言效果。 4. 支持延迟触发,自定义动画时长。 5. 3-4秒即可完成暗输入操作。 6. 30多项设置选项让表演得心应手。 7. 无需助手,单人操作。 8. 无需强选扑克牌,数字,或者时间。无需预演。

Screenshots

CardSense4 screens
Delusion3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Delusion at 100% against CardSense's 67%. Delusion also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 30 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CardSense ships an update every 30 months, Delusion weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
CardSense versus Delusion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCardSenseDelusion
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB195 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKam Hung Cheung春剑 蔡

Customer experience

CardSense

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Delusion

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CardSense

No in-app purchases

None

Delusion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CardSense free?
CardSense is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Delusion free?
Delusion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CardSense or Delusion have ads?
Neither CardSense nor Delusion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CardSense or Delusion?
CardSense ships an update every 30 months, and Delusion weekly. Most recently, CardSense was updated on October 7, 2026 and Delusion on September 29, 2026.

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