SurfaceONE vs R
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SurfaceONE
This application allows users to remotely control the edelkrone SurfaceONE device. It enables programming of targeted slides, linear slides, and smooth panning movements for enhanced creative control.
- Remote control for SurfaceONE
- Program targeted slides
- Program linear slides
- Smooth pan control
- Device integration
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Remote control application for edelkrone SurfaceONE. Easily control the main features of SurfaceONE, program targeted slides, linear slides and smooth pans. Learn more about SurfaceONE from edelkrone.com/surfaceone
R
This app allows numbers to magically transfer from a spectator's phone to yours, mimicking a real calculator interface. It offers a variety of magic effects and configurable options, including Bluetooth remote control support. Designed for magicians, it enables seamless transitions between calculator and routine modes.
- Spectator number transfer
- Realistic calculator interface
- Switch between modes
- Chainable routines
- Configurable effects
- Bluetooth remote support
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With R-DIGIT, Iphone calculator app numbers travel magically from spectator's mobile to yours. You can find a large field of magic effects with this principle. Get ready for stupefaction and laughts from your audience ! Hightlights : - Strictly like the real calculator app - Switching secretly from calculator mode to routine mode and vice versa right in front of your audience and whenever you want. - Possibility to chain up any calculator routine from your repertoire (ex: Toxic) after or before R-DIGIT, without leaving the application - For all Iphone. - All effects are configurable (triggering of effects, delays) - Possibility of connecting a Bluetooth remote control, but everything is provided to do without. - Full routine detailed in video (subtleties to reinforce the effects) . This application is intended for professional and amateur magicians who know how to keep a secret !
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: R at 100% against SurfaceONE's 29%. R also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). SurfaceONE's advantage is price (Free vs $29.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ratings volume, update cadence 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
SurfaceONE is free to download; R costs $29.99 up front. R sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SurfaceONE asks for nothing beyond the download.
R holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of SurfaceONE's written reviews are positive against 100% of R's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SurfaceONE | R |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $29.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | edelkrone | Benjamin Vianney |
Customer experience
SurfaceONE
R
In-app purchases
SurfaceONE
No in-app purchases
R
- Digits Peek$8.99
- LED travel$9.99
- R-Digit +$24.99
