Comparison

Oblivious vs Subliminal

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

Head to head
About

Oblivious

Connect up to four devices to your iOS device and monitor all inputs live from a single screen. Explore various specialized modes for enhanced functionality and more features are planned for future updates.

Highlights
  • Connect up to 4 devices
  • Live input monitoring
  • Single screen display
  • C.U.P.P mode
  • U.T.P Mode
  • Search mode
  • Comms Mode
Features
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Finally the Oblivious app is here! Now you can connect unto 4 Oblivious Boards to your iOS device and watch all the inputs live from one screen. Other modes included are C.U.P.P mode, U.T.P Mode, C.D.P mode, Search mode, Comms Mode, Prevision Mode and many more functions available and much more to come.

About

Subliminal

Generate AI-powered images that creatively reveal a spectator's thought-of word. This tool integrates with existing magic effects to provide a unique visual reveal, leaving a memorable keepsake.

Highlights
  • AI-generated hidden text images
  • Photo grid reveal
  • Single image modes
  • Stretched and upside-down image reveals
  • Multiple input methods (gyro, voice, notes, web)
  • Integration with magic apps and APIs
  • URL triggers for automation
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Magicians already have a bunch of ways to peek or force a word: From analogue methods like a Center Tear, to something more modern, such as WikiTest or DFB X. But what magicians *don't* have are many interesting ways to reveal that word. This is why I created Subliminal: Subliminal uses AI generated imagery to reveal a spectator's thought, hidden in a photo that they were looking at *the entire time*! ** Here's an example of one effect possible with Subliminal: - To begin, you show your spectator a photo on your phone. - You zoom in on the photo, before leaving your phone on the table and you never touch it again. - The spectator is asked to name a word. - You then ask the spectator to zoom out of the image, where they now realise that the word they named has been seemingly hidden within the photo the entire time. ** Subliminal also works perfectly with your existing effects! Let's say you've performed an effect (perhaps you’ve peeked a word) and have learned the spectator's thought-of word. Rather than just telling your spectator their thought, Subliminal lets you reveal this thought creatively! It's perfect in conjunction with existing analogue and digital effects, from a Center Tear peek to DFB. Features: * Photo Grid You show the spectator some photos in the Photos app on your phone. As you slowly zoom out, the photos turn into letters, which reveal the spectator's thought! * Single Image Modes Reveal the spectator's thought of word within a photo of dogs, windows on a street, the tops of mountains, and more! * Stretched Images Stretched image modes further disguise the reveal until the spectator looks at the screen at an angle, for a fun reveal. * Upside down stretched images Flip the phone upside down to see the hidden word. ** Multiple input methods are included, enabling multiple effects: - Gyro input - for precision typing. - Voice input - with voice peek. - Earworm Notes - a realistic notes app input. - Earworm Web Search - use covert web search input with Subliminal. - WikiTest integration - have the spectator’s Wikipedia search automatically update the image. - Bridge integration - for use with many other apps and AI text inputs. - Open API - for third party integrations. - URL triggers - use Shortcuts to change your iPhone's wallpaper, and more! As well as native WikiTest, Earworm and Bridge integration, Subliminal also supports your favourite magic app’s API. Plus, Subliminal can even be triggered via a URL, meaning Shortcuts can tie in with the app to change your iPhone’s wallpaper, and more! Subliminal currently supports any words or phrases that use the characters A-Z, spaces, and numbers 0-9. At the conclusion of the effect performed with Subliminal, you can even share the photo with the word to your spectator, leaving them with the memory of the effect on their phone! No extra hidden costs, purchases or subscriptions - Subliminal is all you need to generate your own hidden text AI images!

Screenshots

Oblivious2 screens
Subliminal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Subliminal at $59.99 against Oblivious's $149.99. Subliminal also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). Oblivious's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Oblivious costs $149.99 and Subliminal $59.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Subliminal holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subliminal has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Oblivious ships an update every 3 months, Subliminal every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on July 8, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Oblivious versus Subliminal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterObliviousSubliminal
Price$149.99$59.99 — better
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.9 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—77.8% of reviews
Number of ratings214 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#191 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB186 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark HillMarc Kerstein

In-app purchases

None

Oblivious

No in-app purchases

None

Subliminal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Oblivious free?
Oblivious costs $149.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Subliminal free?
Subliminal costs $59.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Oblivious or Subliminal?
Subliminal is rated higher. Oblivious averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Subliminal averages 4.9 from 14 ratings.
Do Oblivious or Subliminal have ads?
Neither Oblivious nor Subliminal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Oblivious or Subliminal?
Oblivious ships an update every 3 months, and Subliminal every 4 days. Most recently, Oblivious was updated on July 8, 2026 and Subliminal on September 12, 2026.

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