Comparison

Four Horsemen vs Forcing Matrix

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Four Horsemen

Perform a mind-bending card magic trick where a spectator's chosen card is revealed on your iPhone's screen. The trick works without any interaction from you after the spectator selects their card, making it appear impossible.

Highlights
  • Spectator reveals chosen card on iPhone screen
  • No magician interaction after card selection
  • Works with wireless communication off
  • Biometric authentication for secret protection
  • Instant performance via 3D Touch
  • No internet, GSM, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth needed
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◆For THE FIRST TIME EVER a magic trick app is giving you the power to reveal a selected card on your iPhone's screen while it's in the spectators hands WITHOUT you interacting with it, from the very beginning, in ANY possible way!◆ Welcome to FOUR HORSEMEN! ▶MIND BLOWING EFFECT - Show your iPhone with the screen and ANY POSSIBLE wireless communication turned OFF (!). - Give your iPhone to a spectator and NEVER touch it or interact with it again. - Ask him to name, write down or select one of the four Aces (or any other cards of the same rank) from a deck of cards while covering both front and rear camera with his hands to prevent ANY optical recognition. They can even cover the microphone to prevent voice recognition! - Now all they need to do is to concentrate on their chosen card and their card will start appearing on the screen in a mind blowing revelation effect! The perfection of simplicity in performance makes this magic trick the BEST of its kind! A seemingly impossible prediction since you let your audience to interact with your device! Your audience will never suspect that an app was involved so all of the credit goes to you and not your iPhone! (stealth feature)! ▶NO LIMITATIONS •The magician NEVER touches the phone, not a single touch after the audience's choice! •NOT a single touch on the screen •NO internet connection •NO GSM Network •NO Wi-Fi or Bluetooth access •NO "leave and pick your device" tricks •NO assistant •NO voice recognition •NO camera / proximity sensor (optical recognition) •NO other devices •NO "fake websites/interfaces" tricks ▶EXTRA FEATURES •You can perform Four Horsemen to anyone ◆ anytime ◆ anywhere! Use “Quick action” feature via 3D Touch to perform the trick instantly! •The secret of the trick is protected from unauthorised users by using iOS Biometric authentication! Four Horsemen is a professional magic trick app that uses advanced algorithms for card prediction and revelation that have never been used by any other app available! An inaccessible secret to anyone but you, that will captivate your audience and blow their mind away! It is intended for entertainment purposes only / does not provide any real-magic abilities. For any questions/comments please visit Four Horsemen's Official Website : http://map.onetwo.gr TV broadcasting/ WEB casting rights are reserved! You will need written consent from OneTwo P.C. : http://onetwo.gr

About

Forcing Matrix

This application assists professional magicians in creating forcing matrices for their performances. It functions as a digital tool to construct these matrices, rather than a teaching resource. The app operates offline, providing the same algorithm as its online counterpart.

Highlights
  • Create forcing matrices
  • Offline functionality
  • Same algorithm as online version
  • Digital construction tool
  • Assists professional magicians
Features
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This is Forcing Matrix Magic helper for professional magicians. Forcing Matrix is quite old principle which is nicely described on deceptionary website. This app should help you to create forcing matrixes on the go. Please note this will not teach you how to use forcing matrix - this is just a helper to construct the matrix itself! You can play with the online interactive version here: https://bit.ly/3ppOrDo You may be surprised to learn the result you gonna select is 666! The algorithm in this app is exactly the same as the one online version is using. Of course nobody is forcing you to buy this app - you can keep happily using the website. This has been developed for those who were complaining about not being online all the time. This application doesn't need internet connection to do the calculations!

Screenshots

Four Horsemen3 screens
Forcing Matrix2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Four Horsemen at every 2 months against Forcing Matrix's every 25 months. Four Horsemen also leads on price ($2.99 vs $3.99). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Four Horsemen costs $2.99 and Forcing Matrix $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Four Horsemen against 5.0 for Forcing Matrix. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Four Horsemen ships an update every 2 months, Forcing Matrix every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Four Horsemen versus Forcing Matrix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFour HorsemenForcing Matrix
Price$2.99 — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 25 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIoannis GkortsosTomas Jelinek

Customer experience

Four Horsemen

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Forcing Matrix

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Four Horsemen

No in-app purchases

None

Forcing Matrix

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Four Horsemen free?
Four Horsemen costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forcing Matrix free?
Forcing Matrix costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Four Horsemen or Forcing Matrix?
Four Horsemen and Forcing Matrix are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Four Horsemen or Forcing Matrix have ads?
Neither Four Horsemen nor Forcing Matrix shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Four Horsemen or Forcing Matrix?
Four Horsemen ships an update every 2 months, and Forcing Matrix every 25 months. Most recently, Four Horsemen was updated on October 7, 2026 and Forcing Matrix on October 21, 2026.

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