Comparison

MagicWare for Magicians vs AR Magic Show

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

Head to head
About

MagicWare for Magicians

Organize your magic tricks, props, and supplies. Track details like purchase price, patter, and required sleights. Build routines, manage a want list, and use a practice timer. Generate quotes for shows and input data via voice-to-text.

Highlights
  • Organize tricks and supplies
  • Create and sequence routines
  • Manage a want list
  • Practice timer and log
  • Generate custom quotes
  • Voice-to-text data entry
  • Customizable performance venues
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MagicWare is a must have app for magicians of all levels or magic collectors who want or need to be able to organize, track and search all of their tricks, props, supplies and equipment. The MagicWare app will become your single repository for all of that information you have lying around on post-it notes and note pads that you can't seem to find when you need it. Tricks: MagicWare provides an interface for creating and organizing your tricks. Trick data includes the trick name, what you paid, when you bought the trick, patter used, sleights and moves required, load items and supplies needed, and more. Routines: MagicWare provides an interface for creating, building and organizing your routines. This includes the tricks that make up the routine displayed in a sequence you define. This can be done for venues such as stage, parlor, close-up or walk-around, etc. Of course these venue categories are customizable. Want List: MagicWare also includes a Want List so you can keep track of the props, tricks, supplies and equipment you're looking for. Practice Timer: MagicWare also has a practice timer and practice log that is organized by trick, routine, sleight or move. Quotes: A robust interface for generating semi-customizable quotes is provided, as well as, an up-sell area for organizing items or add-ons for your show. Once set up, these can then be linked to your routines and are automatically made available when building a quote during a phone conversation with your potential client. Don’t leave money on the table! Much of the data may be entered using voice to text. A huge time saver when entering large blocks of text for patter or notes about a particular trick or routine. MagicWare is almost totally customizable to your particular needs and performance venue.. The information can be out-put to your printer or emailed in pdf format. With an intuitive design that is easy to master and excellent built-in help, you can be up and running in no time at all.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

MagicWare for Magicians4 screens
AR Magic Show2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AR Magic Show at 100% against MagicWare for Magicians's 0%. AR Magic Show also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads 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. MagicWare for Magicians sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AR Magic Show asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AR Magic Show holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of MagicWare for Magicians's written reviews are positive against 100% of AR Magic Show's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MagicWare for Magicians ships an update fortnightly, AR Magic Show weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
MagicWare for Magicians versus AR Magic Show: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagicWare for MagiciansAR Magic Show
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTom JohnsonSimon Pierro

Customer experience

MagicWare for Magicians

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

AR Magic Show

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MagicWare for Magicians

One-time1
  • MagicWare BaseVersion$9.99
None

AR Magic Show

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MagicWare for Magicians free?
MagicWare for Magicians is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AR Magic Show free?
AR Magic Show is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MagicWare for Magicians or AR Magic Show?
AR Magic Show is rated higher. MagicWare for Magicians averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while AR Magic Show averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do MagicWare for Magicians or AR Magic Show have ads?
Neither MagicWare for Magicians nor AR Magic Show shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MagicWare for Magicians or AR Magic Show?
MagicWare for Magicians ships an update fortnightly, and AR Magic Show weekly. Most recently, MagicWare for Magicians was updated on October 7, 2026 and AR Magic Show on October 24, 2026.

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