Core vs MAGIC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Core
Streamline your business ordering process with this intuitive iOS application. Access your full catalog, track order history, and stay informed about promotions and new items. Improve accuracy and efficiency in managing your business operations.
- Full catalog visibility with costing
- 8-week order history tracking
- Promotional notifications and deals
- Reorder from past orders/invoices
- Barcode scanning via camera
- Access to promotional flyers
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Core-Mark’s revolutionary ordering application makes ordering easy and fun with any iOS device. Generate orders with greater accuracy and have access to important promotional information and tools to manage your business more efficiently. Key Features Include: • Full visibility to your entire ordering catalog along with costing information. • Access to 8-week order history, including average and last order quantities. • Notifications of pre-orders and deals. • Ability to create an order from a previous order or invoice. • Ability to use your camera to capture barcodes. • Promotional flyers and new item introductions. • Featuring Core-Mark PromoPowers and Smart Sets! Start ordering with Core-Mark for iOS today! Contact your Core-Mark representative for your unique log-in credentials.
MAGIC
Monitor your security cameras remotely with this intuitive application. Access live feeds, review recordings, and save footage directly to your device for easy sharing. Customize settings and manage your devices with a simplified surveillance solution.
- Live camera feeds (multiple display modes)
- Playback and recording access
- Save and export video files
- PTZ camera control
- Device list management
- Instant P2P connection
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The MAGIC VIEWER application allows you to monitor your cameras online. It is easily to use and designed to make your surveillance solution to be simplified. Users can access playback and directly save files to the phone to export to others. The application has different customized settings for every customer and allows users to remove and add features based on their needs. Function - Live Channels – 1 / 4 / 9 / 16 / 25 / 36 display mode - Scroll Live View – Press the channel view again and it will transition to scroll view. - Gallery Mode – Users can save and store files directly into the phone and be able to export to others. - Snapshot - PTZ Control - Device List Management – Add / Delete / Edit / Built in QR Code - Instant P2P Connection - Live View / Playback – Scroll View Compatible - Add / Remove Settings and Features
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Core at 3.1 against MAGIC's 2.3. Core also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 8%). MAGIC's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (277 vs 59). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Core holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 277 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Core's written reviews are positive against 8% of MAGIC's.
Core ships an update every 2 months, MAGIC every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Core | MAGIC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (59 ratings) — better | 2.3 (277 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 8.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 59 | 277 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tiva Software, LLC | RNC Network |
Customer experience
Core
MAGIC
Bugs and requests
Core
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MAGIC
Reported bugs
12 issues- P2P device not connected error messages
- App crashes immediately upon launch
- Black screen loading issues
- Playback functionality completely non-functional
- App language switching to Chinese unexpectedly
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- Cellular viewing disabled after updates
- Connection timeouts and network errors
- Control bar disappears during video playback
- Green screens during playback on newer DVR models
- App incompatibility with iOS 16 rotation features
- Live view freezing and lagging
- Intermittent connection failures requiring manual DVR restart
Requested features
8 requests- iOS 16+ compatibility and screen rotation support
- IPv6 support for cellular data viewing
- Improved playback speed controls (2x, 4x, 8x)
- Timestamp inclusion in downloaded footage
- Better video quality and resolution options
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- Faster connection establishment for remote viewing
- Enhanced playback scrubbing and video scanning
- 5G network optimization
In-app purchases
Core
No in-app purchases
MAGIC
No in-app purchases
