MindReader Card Magic Trick vs Calculon Magic and Mindreading
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MindReader Card Magic Trick
Select a card in your mind as a deck is riffled. This application will magically reveal your chosen card. Perfect for entertaining friends and family with a captivating illusion.
- Mental card selection
- App reveals chosen card
- Interactive magic illusion
- Share with friends and family
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A bunch of playing cards from the deck will be shown to you. You have to select a card in your mind as the deck is quickly riffled through. In a moment, this app will reveal the card in you mind like magic! Try it with friends & family and share the magic with the most amazing mind-reading card trick for your iPhone. This app is intended for entertainment purposes only and dose not provide true mind reading functionality.
Calculon Magic and Mindreading
Perform advanced mind-reading magic tricks using a borrowed phone with no setup. Reveal numbers, star signs, cities, and more. Integrates with other magic apps and devices for enhanced performances.
- No setup on borrowed phone
- Reveal numbers, star signs, cities
- Force number effects
- Works with iPhone and Apple Watch
- Integrates with other magic apps
- Requires ThoughtCast portal login
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Take your mind reading to another level with Calculon! All your favorite calculator effects are now available on a borrowed phone with NO SETUP! One tap, and you are ready to perform! This is the cleanest, simplest method ever devised and it's only available with Calculon! Know what numbers they are thinking of, what star sign their birthday is, what city they are from, and more using only THEIR phone! Plus, force number and magic effects not possible before with a calculator are now possible with Calculon! Any numbers that are typed into that calculator are immediately viewable on your iPhone or Apple Watch. Plus, you can set multiple force numbers and change them in performance, enable or disable the force anytime, and even set new force numbers with ease. All this without ever touching their phone! This app works in conjunction with Robert Ramirez's Expert Phone Technique, which allows numbers to appear, disappear, and change magically, all on the phone they hold in their hands. Numbers change with a shake of their phone, a wave over the screen, or with a snap of the fingers! Calculon also works with other magic apps and devices, including the Versa Remote, OmniSense, the PeekSmith v2 and v3 peek device, David Penn's Pi Revelations, and more! This app is part of the ThoughtCast suite of magic apps and services, and a ThoughtCast portal username and password is required to log in and use the app. This app is for entertainment purposes only and for use by magicians for magical performances only! This app requires a reliable internet connection to use all advertised features. The EULA is the Standard Apple Agreement and can be found at http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Calculon Magic and Mindreading at 57% against MindReader Card Magic Trick's 0%. Calculon Magic and Mindreading also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 13 months). MindReader Card Magic Trick's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 2.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Calculon Magic and Mindreading sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $119.99 per year. MindReader Card Magic Trick asks for nothing beyond the download.
MindReader Card Magic Trick holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of MindReader Card Magic Trick's written reviews are positive against 57% of Calculon Magic and Mindreading's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MindReader Card Magic Trick ships an update every 13 months, Calculon Magic and Mindreading every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MindReader Card Magic Trick | Calculon Magic and Mindreading |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | 2.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 9.2 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | kitaek kim | AndEtc, Inc. |
Customer experience
MindReader Card Magic Trick
Calculon Magic and Mindreading
In-app purchases
MindReader Card Magic Trick
No in-app purchases
Calculon Magic and Mindreading
- Pro Tools$119.991 Year
- Base App Activation$149.99
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