Comparison

MagicWare for Magicians vs Magic Ace

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

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

MagicWare for Magicians4 screens
Magic Ace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Magic Ace at 100% against MagicWare for Magicians's 0%. Magic Ace also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). MagicWare for Magicians's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On ratings volume, 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

MagicWare for Magicians is free to download; Magic Ace costs $0.99 up front. MagicWare for Magicians sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Magic Ace asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MagicWare for Magicians ships an update fortnightly, Magic Ace every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
MagicWare for Magicians versus Magic Ace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagicWare for MagiciansMagic Ace
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTom JohnsonErfan Reed

Customer experience

MagicWare for Magicians

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

Magic Ace

All ratings1 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

Magic Ace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MagicWare for Magicians free?
MagicWare for Magicians is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic Ace free?
Magic Ace costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MagicWare for Magicians or Magic Ace?
Magic Ace is rated higher. MagicWare for Magicians averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Magic Ace averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MagicWare for Magicians or Magic Ace have ads?
Neither MagicWare for Magicians nor Magic Ace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MagicWare for Magicians or Magic Ace?
MagicWare for Magicians ships an update fortnightly, and Magic Ace every 6 weeks. Most recently, MagicWare for Magicians was updated on November 3, 2026 and Magic Ace on November 4, 2026.

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