MoneyMagic vs Magic Ace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MoneyMagic
Create astonishing illusions with your iPhone, making money appear, disappear, and transform. Customize the timing, appearance, and even currency types for a truly personalized magic show. Perfect for aspiring magicians and entertainment.
- Money appearance and transformation illusions
- Customizable timing and sequences
- Adjustable money color tone
- Adjustable money image size
- Coin and bill manipulation
- Multiple currency support
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Money goes into your iPhone!? Money changes to various kinds!? Money appears from your iPhone!? You can easily do magic with your iPhone & this App!! Hold your iPhone vertically and perform magic as a mysterious container like a glass. You can make coins and bills come in and go out from the top of the iPhone. Set the type and number of money in phases of up to 10 stages. You can proceed with the magic that money appears, changes, and disappears in the order that you set. Up to 5 types of coins can be included in each phase, and up to 25 coins can be displayed in the screen throughout all phases. 【Only one bill can be set in one phase and can not be mixed with coins】 ◆You can perform your favorite performance by adjusting the timing at which money appears and changes. 【Please note that in the case of iPad, it is difficult to grasp the timing to perform magic because there is no vibration function】 ◆Adjusting the color tone of the money to 10 levels according to the amount of light in the place where you perform the magic can produce a more realistic performance. ◆The size of the displayed money image can be adjusted according to the screen of your iPhone. You can also make a comical magic by making the image of the coin extremely large or small. ◆By covering the top of the screen, you can shut money up into the screen. Drag one confined coin with your finger, and the coin will disappear from the screen by moving the coin by a certain amount, then you can also make a performance that the coin appears from another place. ◆Apart from 10 phases, you can set up 25 kinds of coins, and you can make these coins continue to appear forever. ◆By combining foreign money, for example, it is possible to make the performance that Japanese yen change to American dollars. ◆Depending on the setting, you can enjoy teaching money exchange, through Magic. ◆Type of money (total of coins and bills)◆ □USA : 7 types □Japan : 9 types □Australia : 9 types □England : 11 types □Euro : 10 types □China : 8 types □Korea : 7 types □New Zealand : 8 types □Hong Kong : 11 types □Canada : 8 types □Singapore : 8 types □Thailand : 7 types 【Please note that it is not necessarily the latest coin & bills】 ◆Language can be switched between Japanese and English in the application. ◆An example of magic is stated in [Instructions Manual] of the application. Please try by all means! Copyright HOUEN Inc.
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 review sentiment: Magic Ace at 100% against MoneyMagic's 60%. Magic Ace also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). MoneyMagic's advantage is iOS requirement (12 vs 16.0). 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
MoneyMagic costs $1.99 and Magic Ace $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MoneyMagic ships an update every 5 months, Magic Ace every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MoneyMagic | Magic Ace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kohei Saito | Erfan Reed |
Customer experience
MoneyMagic
Magic Ace
In-app purchases
MoneyMagic
No in-app purchases
Magic Ace
No in-app purchases









