The Jerx vs Picasso Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Jerx
This utility app enables users to perform various mentalism and magic effects. It allows for creating illusions of memory loss, cognitive impairment, mind-reading, and predictions. Some effects may require additional physical materials.
- Memory loss illusions
- Cognitive impairment effects
- Mind reading capabilities
- Prediction effects
- Dual-reality illusions
- Thought implantation
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The Jerx App is a utility magic app that can be used to create a myriad of different effects, including: - A Cute Memory Loss: Cause a spectator to forget something she just saw. - Pee Hill Pot: Induce a mild, momentary loss of cognitive ability. Just by touching your spectator's head you reduce their reading ability to that of a 6-year-old. - ScribBold: You read a spectator's mind, or one spectator reads another's mind to determine a thought of word or concept that is never written down or spoken aloud. - Chocolate/Vanilla Twist: A perfect 50/50 prediction. - Digital Linger: Create dual-reality effects for one person. - I Know What You Need: Apparently implant a thought in a spectator's mind (requires The Jerx, Volume One book).
Picasso Pro
This app enables you to perform a magic trick where a spectator colors a drawing on their own phone. The app then reveals a matching prediction, requiring no special props. It's a customizable prediction tool for entertainment.
- Perform 'Color Match' magic trick
- Uses spectator's phone
- No special props needed
- Fully customizable templates
- Customizable color labels
- Prediction tool
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Perform ‘Color Match’ on a spectators phone. Picasso Pro allows you to perform the famous Picasso routine, know around the world as Color Match - with only your phone. No special props required. This app and the secrets within do all the work for you. Walk up to a spectator and have them color in a drawing on THEIR phone. When it’s completed you can show that it matches your prediction perfectly. Fully customizable, use your own templates (or choose one of the built in ones) and color labels, it’s the ultimate prediction tool. In collaboration with Promystic.com & Ellusionist.com, this is Picasso Pro. Download TODAY.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Picasso Pro at $29.99 against The Jerx's $89.99. Picasso Pro also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). The Jerx's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 2.5) and review sentiment (67% vs 44%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
The Jerx costs $89.99 and Picasso Pro $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Jerx holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of The Jerx's written reviews are positive against 44% of Picasso Pro's.
The Jerx ships an update every 4 months, Picasso Pro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Jerx | Picasso Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $89.99 | $29.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better | 2.5 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 43.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marc Kerstein | Ellusionist.com INC |
Customer experience
The Jerx
Picasso Pro
In-app purchases
The Jerx
No in-app purchases
Picasso Pro
No in-app purchases
