Vision vs Magic Ace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vision
Enhance your magic performances with this app, designed to work with a card recognition tool. It allows magicians to manage card stacks, monitor data remotely, and even automate trick sequences for seamless shows. Expand your magical repertoire with a growing collection of routines.
- Stack Manager for custom card sequences
- Remote data monitoring via webserver
- Automated trick sequences
- Peek device functionality
- Accomplice mode for remote assistance
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This app is intended to be used by magicians. It is the perfect addition to my Vision app (which does a optical character recognition of playing cards, which are layed out in a spread. With this new app a wide variety of new things will be possible. The collection will increase by time. This app can also be used by an accomplice, since the data can be received from a webserver. So the magician secretly analyses the spread and the accomplice has all the necessary information within seconds - whilst being far away. Features: Stack Manager: You can define and store any stacks, you use. These can be accessed from all different functions of the app. Monitor: Allows you to monitor the extracted data, which was sent to a webserver. Show missing card: Can be used as a peek-device Some Tricks Auto Pilot Lets you create a sequence of tricks, which you can perform automated one after the other! The collection will be updated and increased constantly in hope, that this will become a new era in card magic.
Magic Ace
This app enhances magic performances by allowing users to select and reveal cards with device gestures or remote control. It offers customizable backgrounds, adjustable card sizes, and TV output support for a professional illusion experience.
- Select and reveal cards with tap or shake
- Remote control for accomplice assistance
- Customizable backgrounds and card sizes
- Web-based control from any location
- TV Out support for screen mirroring
- Concealed settings menu for secrecy
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Magic Ace: Your Ultimate Magic Companion Enter the realm of enchantment with Magic Ace, the revolutionary magic prop app designed to elevate your performances to new heights of wonder and mystery. Whether you're a seasoned magician or a budding enthusiast, Magic Ace empowers you to captivate audiences with seamless execution and unparalleled flair. Features: Select & Reveal: Choose a card with a tap or a shake of your device, unveiling your chosen card with breathtaking precision. Remote Control: Enlist the help of a trusted accomplice to control the app remotely, adding an extra layer of intrigue and mystique to your illusions. Customizable Experience: Tailor your performance with customizable backgrounds and adjustable card sizes, ensuring every show is as unique as your magic. Web-Based Control: Harness the power of the internet to manipulate the app's functions from anywhere in the world, seamlessly integrating your magic into any setting. Secrecy Preserved: Conceal the settings menu for added secrecy and immersion, ensuring your audience remains spellbound by the illusion. TV Out Support: Take your magic show to the big screen using TV output or screen mirroring to an Apple TV Magic Trick Ideas Your app opens up a lot of fascinating possibilities for magic tricks, combining classic sleight of hand and mentalism with modern technology. Here are several ideas for magic tricks that could be quite entertaining and mystifying for your audience: 1. Mind Reading Card Trick Setup: Tell your audience you can read their mind. Performance: Ask a volunteer to think of any card in a deck but not to say it out loud. You or an assistant pretends to concentrate, and then you show the phone/tablet displaying a card face down. With dramatic flair, you or your remote assistant changes the card to the one the volunteer is thinking of. Flip the phone/tablet to reveal the selected card. 2. Distance Card Prediction Setup: Claim that you have a connection with someone who has extraordinary psychic abilities. Performance: Your assistant is not in the room or possibly not even in the same building. A participant picks a card from a physical deck, and you send a secret signal to your assistant (or use a code word in conversation that is broadcast over a call). Your assistant updates the app to display the chosen card. You then reveal the phone/tablet showing the exact card they picked. 3. Impossible Card Location Setup: Claim that a card chosen by the audience will teleport to an impossible location. Performance: Have a card selected from a physical deck and then "lost" in the deck. Meanwhile, the app is displaying a card back, implying the card is ready to "teleport." After some magical gestures or storytelling, reveal that the card has "teleported" into the phone/tablet by flipping it over and showing the selected card on the screen. To maximize the impact of these tricks, it's important to build a narrative around each performance, engage your audience with compelling storytelling, and practice your timing and coordination with your assistant. The element of surprise, combined with the seamless integration of technology, will make these tricks unforgettable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Vision at Free against Magic Ace's $0.99. Vision also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Magic Ace's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On review sentiment and ads 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
Vision is free to download; Magic Ace costs $0.99 up front. Vision sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Magic Ace asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vision ships an update every 3 months, Magic Ace every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vision | Magic Ace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Martin Eisele | Erfan Reed |
Customer experience
Vision
Magic Ace
In-app purchases
Vision
- Shuffle Bored$13.99
- Voice Control$13.99
- Impromptu Stack$13.99
Magic Ace
No in-app purchases









