Comparison

APPMAZING X vs Pluma

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

Head to head
About

APPMAZING X

Features
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Introducing an amazing magic trick “Guess which hand” a powerful effect which everyone can perform so as to impress their friends. Always ready to use on your phone. -Incredibly easy to perform, everyone can do it. -Long range, detects PK rings 8 inches away. -More comfortable and practical than ever, always ready to be used on your smartphone. Appmazing X-Vision allows you to know in which hand the spectator is hiding an object. Imagine asking a spectator to hide an object in one hand and then being able to reveal in which hand it is with no possibility of error and being able to repeat it as many times as you wish. It is a versatile miracle perfect for all, close-up or stage magic. Over time this magic trick has become a classic piece of mentalism. It is a trick that you can perform repeatedly and all those who have tried it will agree that spectators remember the effect forever. -No preparation needed. -No angle limitations. -It can be performed while wearing short-sleeved clothes and without hiding anything in your hands. This effect has always required gimmicks that could cost more than 100€. Now you can perform it more conveniently and economically than ever. It includes a video showing different ways of working and a wide range of routines ready to be used.

About

Pluma

This app enhances impression boards with advanced AI for text and drawing recognition. It offers seamless integration with various third-party apps and devices, enabling new routines and providing a powerful yet user-friendly experience.

Highlights
  • Advanced AI text and drawing recognition
  • Multiple impression board support
  • Earworm and PeekSmith integration
  • Offline text recognition
  • Apple Watch app with covert mode
  • Bridge & Inject integration
Features
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Pluma is a fresh take on an impression board app, connecting to the boards you may already own. It offers dramatically better text recognition and powerful features, whilst simultaneously being dramatically better designed. Together, it's more powerful yet easier to use than the core apps offered by most impression boards. It also connects with my suite of apps as well as many third party apps, devices and services, enabling brand new routines never before possible. Features include: ** Advanced AI Text and Drawing Recognition Pluma AI offers best-in-class AI recognition, which can detect handwritten text AND drawings, in any orientation. ** Multiple Board support (beta) Receive peeks from up to four impression devices simultaneously! ** Earworm Integration Make a prediction in the YouTube app on your spectator's phone. Then, have your spectator write the name of any song on the impression pad. Pluma AI integrates with Earworm to do the rest: they just turn up the volume on the spectator's phone to find the chosen song playing in their YouTube app! ** Supports Multiple Board Types Currently supports boards from Lumen Pro, Iarvel, Pitata, Ultra Sharpie, Ultra Sharpie Neo, Oblivious Engage, PMA and Wave, with more brands added over time. ** Offline Text Recognition For times when there's no signal, Pluma includes excellent realtime offline AI text recognition at no extra charge. ** PeekSmith Integration Pluma connects directly to PeekSmith, letting you get your peek during performance. ** Lumen Duo Integration Pluma also connects directly to Lumen Duo, letting you get your peek even more covertly. ** Earpiece Support Pluma can automatically speak the recognised text to your covert earpiece. ** Apple Watch App Get your peek on the custom built Apple Watch app, with optional covert mode. ** Notifications Compatible with any Bluetooth peek device that supports third party notifications. ** Bridge & Inject Integration Automatically send your peek to the Bridge or Inject apps, which integrates Pluma with many magic apps, services and devices. ** Powerful Features, Easy To Use Pluma brings multiple, advanced innovations from my previous apps (such as Touch To Peek and app integration via polling), whilst simultaneously built to be easy to use and understand. ** Much More Pluma offers features to automatically scale, automatically send peek data and automatically clear. It offers per-board calibration settings, AI optimisation settings, intuitive history features, auto-save to photos, board battery indicatiors, and much, much more. Notes A physical impression board is required. Pluma currently supports Iarvel and Pitata boards, with more brands to be added over time. Pluma works in multiple languages, including Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese Online AI recognition features require the use of in-app credits (with some provided on purchase), or you can provide your own API key. Offline AI text recognition is included for free. No yearly subscription or device fee needed for either Pluma is offered for entertainment purposes only.

Screenshots

APPMAZING X4 screens
Pluma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: APPMAZING X at Free against Pluma's $99.99. APPMAZING X also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). Pluma's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On 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

APPMAZING X is free to download; Pluma costs $99.99 up front. APPMAZING X sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pluma sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

APPMAZING X ships an update every 3 months, Pluma weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
APPMAZING X versus Pluma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAPPMAZING XPluma
PriceFree — better$99.99
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Number of ratings9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlos Gamero AlmironMarc Kerstein

In-app purchases

1 purchases

APPMAZING X

One-time1
  • AppmazingCode$59.99
1 purchases

Pluma

One-time1
  • 100 Pluma AI Credits$6.99

Questions

Is APPMAZING X free?
APPMAZING X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pluma free?
Pluma costs $99.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do APPMAZING X or Pluma have ads?
Neither APPMAZING X nor Pluma shows ads.
Which is updated more often, APPMAZING X or Pluma?
APPMAZING X ships an update every 3 months, and Pluma weekly. Most recently, APPMAZING X was updated on September 9, 2026 and Pluma on September 22, 2026.

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