Comparison

FaceSensor vs OmniSense Magic & Mindreading

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

Head to head
About

FaceSensor

This app uses your iPhone camera and haptic feedback to alert you to the presence of people nearby. It provides tactile sensations that vary in intensity and pattern based on distance and direction, offering a discreet awareness of your surroundings.

Highlights
  • Detects people using iPhone camera
  • Varying haptic feedback for distance
  • Directional haptic patterns
  • Discrete awareness of surroundings
  • Apple Watch integration for reinforced feedback
  • Stationary use only
Features
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FaceSensor is an entertaining way to use haptics to provide information to a blind user of the presence of another person as viewed by the iPhone camera. It does this gently and quietly by way of tactile sensations. These sensations will vary depending on the distance to the observed individual. Farther distances result in fainter signals and closer distances result in stronger signals. Left, center, and right sectors are also differentiated by varying haptic patterns. It is the discreet way to be aware of someone nearby. The Apple Watch can also be used with FaceSensor for reinforced sector information. FaceSensor is for stationary use only.

About

OmniSense Magic & Mindreading

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OmniSense is the app from ThoughtCast Magic that allows you to know the cards, coins, and other objects a spectator has chosen using just your iPhone! OmniSense is EASY TO USE! Scan your object, add to library, and you're done. Plus, for larger object sets, you can import all the objects with their details encoded and ready to use. OmniSense is CUSTOMIZABLE What do you want your prediction to be? The possibilities are endless. Website predictions, photo predictions, it's all possible. OmniSense is DESIGNED FOR PERFORMERS The NFC system of the iPhone was not designed for magicians. But, our app is. Get feedback if the reader is running or not, know if the scan went through, and reset quickly and easily. OmniSense is expandable Our open prediction engine allows you to trigger other apps and services, so your prediction is limited to your imagination. OmniSense lets you Peek AT objects... Can't see your phone screen? No problem! With OmniSense, you can know the object they selected from looking at your watch (Apple Watch or MiBand/Pebble), looking at a PeekSmith device, listening to a hidden earpiece, or even feeling the vibrations on your phone. OmniSense turns your spectator into a mindreader... OmniSense can be used to turn a spectator into an instant stooge. Your phone can appear off, or on another screen, but turn it toward your spectator and, with one tap, they can see all the info. Or, if you own a bluetooth speaker, they can even hear the name of the object in their mind. OmniSense lets you predict with your phone... Every OmniSense object has a collection of data associated to that object. So, you can use your phone as the revelation itself. If you have a bunch of postcards, the maps app can show the location of that postcard. Or, they can choose several cards and each card is listed in a note on your phone. These and many more are possible with OmniSense! OmniSense plays well with others OmniSense works with a variety of other magic apps. Now, your objects don't have to be trapped inside of OmniSense and can help automate and pump up your other effects! OmniSense is a app designed for magicians only, and is for entertainment and non-nefarious uses only. OmniSense is part of the ThoughtCast Magic lineup of products and requires a ThoughtCast Magic account to gain access.

Screenshots

FaceSensor4 screens
OmniSense Magic & Mindreading4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OmniSense Magic & Mindreading at every 3 months against FaceSensor's every 98 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FaceSensor ships an update every 98 months, OmniSense Magic & Mindreading every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
FaceSensor versus OmniSense Magic & Mindreading: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFaceSensorOmniSense Magic & Mindreading
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 98 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeutschTechnology Corp.AndEtc, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

FaceSensor

No in-app purchases

None

OmniSense Magic & Mindreading

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FaceSensor free?
FaceSensor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OmniSense Magic & Mindreading free?
OmniSense Magic & Mindreading is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FaceSensor or OmniSense Magic & Mindreading have ads?
Neither FaceSensor nor OmniSense Magic & Mindreading shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FaceSensor or OmniSense Magic & Mindreading?
FaceSensor ships an update every 98 months, and OmniSense Magic & Mindreading every 3 months. Most recently, FaceSensor was updated on October 24, 2026 and OmniSense Magic & Mindreading on October 20, 2026.

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