Picasso Pro vs AR Magic Show
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Picasso Pro
This app enables you to perform a magic trick where a spectator colors a drawing on their own phone. The app then reveals a matching prediction, requiring no special props. It's a customizable prediction tool for entertainment.
- Perform 'Color Match' magic trick
- Uses spectator's phone
- No special props needed
- Fully customizable templates
- Customizable color labels
- Prediction tool
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Perform ‘Color Match’ on a spectators phone. Picasso Pro allows you to perform the famous Picasso routine, know around the world as Color Match - with only your phone. No special props required. This app and the secrets within do all the work for you. Walk up to a spectator and have them color in a drawing on THEIR phone. When it’s completed you can show that it matches your prediction perfectly. Fully customizable, use your own templates (or choose one of the built in ones) and color labels, it’s the ultimate prediction tool. In collaboration with Promystic.com & Ellusionist.com, this is Picasso Pro. Download TODAY.
AR Magic Show
Experience a private magic show in your own space using augmented reality. Point your device at an empty area, scan the floor, and place a virtual magician to perform illusions. It's like having a world-famous iPad magician right in your living room.
- Place virtual magician in any space
- Scan floor to position performer
- Holographic illusions
- Private magic show experience
- Developed with university cooperation
- Works on iOS devices
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HOW IT WORKS The app is easy to use: Aim your smartphone camera at an empty space on the floor at least 2 meters away. As you aim, move your camera to scan the floor. A white circle appears. As soon as it is completely white, touch it. This way you can position the magician like a hologram. WHAT IT’S ABOUT Simon Pierro is best known as the iPad magician. His performance at The Ellen DeGeneres Show made him a world-wide (internet?) phenomenon. How would you like a private magic show in your living room, home office or on your patio? Yup, that is possible, thanks to this unique AR App: In cooperation with the university HSD Dusseldorf led by Prof. Dr. Geiger, Simon's digital magic was caught on camera inside a 360° greenscreen studio and later mapped out by room tracking devices that incorporated it into a fascinating app. Check out a video about the development here: https://youtu.be/G9c4UCFl5L8 Also, below is a link to see an entire virtual magic performance in Times Square, on the Maldives or on top of Table Mountain in Cape Town: Virtual Shows Around The World! -> LINK WHAT IS AUGMENTED REALITY? Augmented reality, or AR in short, is technology that lets you place virtual images, three-dimensional animations and additional information in real environments, blending the real world with virtual elements. Use your tablet or smartphone (iOS 12.0. or later) to bring the virtual performer into any space you choose.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AR Magic Show at 100% against Picasso Pro's 44%. AR Magic Show also leads on price (Free vs $29.99) and rating (5.0 vs 2.5). Picasso Pro's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 3). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
AR Magic Show is free to download; Picasso Pro costs $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AR Magic Show holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Picasso Pro has 28 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Picasso Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of AR Magic Show's.
Picasso Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, AR Magic Show weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Picasso Pro | AR Magic Show |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.5 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ellusionist.com INC | Simon Pierro |
Customer experience
Picasso Pro
AR Magic Show
In-app purchases
Picasso Pro
No in-app purchases
AR Magic Show
No in-app purchases
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