Comparison

CardSense vs SeeCards

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

SeeCards

Features
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See Cards lets you join card games without seeing the cards yourself. Simply place one or more cards in front of your phone’s camera, tap the screen, and the app will read the cards out loud. This makes it possible to participate in card games using audio feedback instead of sight. The app includes a built-in how-to guide, a camera screen where you tap the on-screen button to scan and read cards, and a settings page that can be accessed from the camera screen. See Cards supports VoiceOver, offers adjustable speech speeds, and is available in both English and Norwegian. See Cards uses machine learning to detect and recognize playing cards through your camera. The app is trained on a specific card design, so recognition accuracy may vary depending on the type of deck used and the distance between the camera and the cards. For best results, use a deck with clear, standard numbers and test the app before starting a game. Make sure your phone is not in silent mode, as audio output is required for the app to speak the cards. To make harder for your opponents it is recommended to use the app with headphones. I you would like to make similar applications, be inspired on https://github.com/edmoe/See-Cards!

Screenshots

CardSense4 screens
SeeCards4 screens

Verdict

The call

CardSense and SeeCards are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CardSense versus SeeCards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCardSenseSeeCards
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews66.7% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 β€” better16.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size81 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKam Hung CheungErik Moe

In-app purchases

None

CardSense

No in-app purchases

None

SeeCards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CardSense free?
CardSense is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SeeCards free?
SeeCards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CardSense or SeeCards have ads?
Neither CardSense nor SeeCards shows ads.

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