Comparison

Xeno vs Stack Master

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

Head to head
About

Xeno

This app allows you to reveal a spectator's thoughts without them writing, drawing, or typing anything. Perform remotely over video or audio calls, or use it with any website via AI peek and anagram features. Integrates with various devices and services for a seamless experience.

Highlights
  • Reveal spectator's thoughts
  • Remote performance capability
  • AI Peek feature
  • Transgressive anagram feature
  • IMDb movie integration
  • PeekSmith and Bluetooth Remote support
  • Apple Watch app integration
Features
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Xeno lets you reveal what a spectator is merely thinking of. Tell a spectator their star sign, favourite film and more, without them ever writing, drawing, typing, nor tapping anything! You don't even need to be with the spectator - you can even perform Xeno fully remotely over a video or audio call. - Introducing: Xeno Anywhere - Xeno Anywhere lets you use Xeno with pretty much *any* website… even on a borrowed phone! - With its breakthrough AI Peek feature, you get just the information you need at a glance. - The included transgressive anagram feature inspired by The Jerx lets you quickly divine a thought-of word. - Xeno AI - Quickly generate a Xeno Site for pretty much anything! - IMDb Picks - Thanks to Felippe Nardi, this movies website is specifically designed to pull in the latest movies from IMDb and is now fully integrated for all Xeno users. - App and hardware integrations - Full native PeekSmith support. - Bluetooth Remote support - Xeno now supports almost all third party button remotes. - Send peek data to Bridge. - Notification and earpiece support. - Xeno Lists are now much easier to edit and manage directly in the app - Choose between multiple list styles to design your Xeno List just how you want it. - Direct Pairing - now skip pairing entirely! - Fully Featured - Xeno and Xeno Anywhere includes NFC, QuickLink, Apple Watch support, Bridge integration and more. "Xeno is one of the most underrated magic apps out there. They go to a website on their phone, look at anything on the website, and you can tell them what they’re looking at. It’s just so direct and clean. And there’s no limit to the theme of the website and therefore the premise of the effect." – The Jerx * Works with any borrowed, modern smartphone. * You never touch their phone. * Very easy to perform. * Perform over audio or video call. * No accomplice required. * No memory work needed. * Perfect as either a pre-show method or reputation making routine. * Included Apple Watch app for easy peeking and QuickLink reminder. * Multiple pairing methods. Xeno works with horoscopes/star signs, names, songs, movies and even includes a community driven list gallery, allowing you to make your own lists in your own language! Xeno Anywhere is an additional purchase within the Xeno app. Optional Xeno AI features require the use of credits or you can provide your own API key. This app is for entertainment purposes only.

About

Stack Master

Master your favorite card stacks with this mobile training application. It offers multiple training modes and challenges to analyze your weaknesses and improve your learning curve. Supports various pre-set and custom stacks.

Highlights
  • Multiple training modes
  • 18 funny challenges
  • Supports pre-set stacks
  • Create custom stacks
  • Publish scores and compare with friends
  • Specialized training modules
Features
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Stack Master is a stack training application. To learn a stack, best option from my perspective, are the flash cards. There are some awesome flash cards applications but I wanted something "stack oriented", easy and fun, that runs on my mobile phone ; a simple mobile application that analyzes my weaknesses and "trains" me accordingly, remembering my "weak cards" and my learning curve. Stack Master offers you to study your stack without pain, using 9 clever training modes and 18 funny challenges. Stack Master supports multiple stacks (Mnemonica, Aronson, Osterlind, Redford, Si-stebbins, Rix...) and you can add and create custom ones, directly from the application. You can even publish your score challenges and compare them with those of your friends! Besides the 18 funny challenges and the 4 training modules, 5 special training modules are available as well: * "The core", if you bought this nice routine of Pitt Hartling, you'll be able to train yourself with this dedicated module. * "Perfect hit", if you wish to improve your practice of effects like "Mnemonicosis" of the master Juan Tamariz, then this module is for you. * "Miracaan", if you bought this nice ACAAN of Dorian Caudal, you'll be able to train yourself with this dedicated module. * "Decimals of Pi", if you bought this effect of Vincent Hedan, you'll be able to train yourself with this dedicated module. * "Sandbox", if you only need to experiment something with a virtual deck of cards, be my guest!

Screenshots

Xeno4 screens
Stack Master2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stack Master at $24.99 against Xeno's $59.99. Stack Master also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Xeno's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (64 vs 9). On review sentiment, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Xeno costs $59.99 and Stack Master $24.99 up front. Xeno sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Stack Master asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Xeno holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Xeno has 64 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Xeno's written reviews are positive against 83% of Stack Master's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Xeno ships an update every 3 months, Stack Master every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Xeno versus Stack Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXenoStack Master
Price$59.99$24.99 — better
Rating4.9 (64 ratings) — better3.8 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings64 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarc KersteinDevious-Monkey

Customer experience

Xeno

All ratings64 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.9%

Stack Master

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Xeno

One-time2
  • 100 Xeno AI Credits2 variants$6.99
  • Xeno: Anywhere$49.99
None

Stack Master

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Xeno free?
Xeno costs $59.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Stack Master free?
Stack Master costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Xeno or Stack Master?
Xeno is rated higher. Xeno averages 4.9 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Stack Master averages 3.8 from 9 ratings.
Do Xeno or Stack Master have ads?
Neither Xeno nor Stack Master shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Xeno or Stack Master?
Xeno ships an update every 3 months, and Stack Master every 3 weeks. Most recently, Xeno was updated on October 18, 2026 and Stack Master on October 8, 2026.

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