Comparison

CardSense vs MnemoStack

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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 β€” 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 β€’ 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. β€’ 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. β€’ Card Mirror Create a precise mirrored copy of a playing card in seconds. A visual effect designed to make the impossible feel effortless. β€’ Hidden Eye Reveal Create a surprising card reveal through the eyes. A memorable visual moment designed to fit naturally into your routine. β€’ 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. β€’ 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. β€’ 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

MnemoStack

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A spectator freely swipes through a deck of cards on your phone. They stop wherever they want and without you touching the device again, you instantly know the exact card. Built for magicians and designed for live performance, MnemoStack feels natural, organic, and impossible to backtrack. Powered by the principles of memorized-deck magic: Mnemonica, Aronson, Si Stebbins, Nikola, Eight Kings. it creates a moment that feels completely fair, yet utterly impossible. Built for magicians who already perform with memorized stacks and the perfect reason to start learning one. Features β€’ Works with Mnemonica, Aronson, Si Stebbins, Nikola, Eight Kings, or New Deck Order β€’ No forcing, no input, no visible app actions β€’ Instantly know the spectator’s card β€’ Minimal, elegant design for real performance They swipe. You know. Simple. Clean. Impossible.

Screenshots

CardSense4 screens
MnemoStack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MnemoStack at every 2 weeks against CardSense's every 15 months. CardSense's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. CardSense sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MnemoStack sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CardSense ships an update every 15 months, MnemoStack every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
CardSense versus MnemoStack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCardSenseMnemoStack
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews66.7% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 2 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size81 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKam Hung CheungVincent Launay

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CardSense

One-time1
  • CardSense Pro$6.99
3 purchases

MnemoStack

Subscriptions2
  • Xtremagic Pass$3.991 Month
  • Xtremagic Pass$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Access (One-Time Purchase)$7.99

Questions

Is CardSense free?
CardSense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MnemoStack free?
MnemoStack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CardSense or MnemoStack have ads?
Neither CardSense nor MnemoStack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CardSense or MnemoStack?
CardSense ships an update every 15 months, and MnemoStack every 2 weeks. Most recently, CardSense was updated on November 6, 2026 and MnemoStack on November 5, 2026.

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