Marty's Magic Meter vs Nexus Magic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Marty's Magic Meter
This app transforms your phone into a magic device capable of detecting various things, from a friend's intelligence to a wizard's presence. Perform impressive magic tricks for your friends with customizable devices and sounds, keeping them guessing your secret.
- Phone as a magic device
- Multiple detector types
- Customizable device names
- Secret trick for users
- Spinner with controlled outcomes
- Accomplice mode
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The most diabolical magic trick on the app store! Your phone becomes a magic device that can detect anything. Have a friend who needs a shower? Use the Stink-O-Meter. Have a friend who keeps doing reeeeally stupid things? Use the Dumb Dumb Detector. Or maybe you have a cute kid dressed as a wizard? Use the wizard detector. Just move the detector close to your target and it goes off, making sounds and lighting up. How does it work? Only *you* know the magic trick. You can learn the trick in minutes, and it'll keep your friends guessing how you do it! The free version lets you try how one device. The full version comes with these added features: * Name your device whatever you want or select from tons of choices * Comes with 5 total different devices with different sounds and behaviors * One of these devices let's you spin a spinner with yes's and no's. The spinner will always stop on the choice *you* want and only you know the magic trick! * With an accomplice you can make this magic trick even harder to figure out for your friends. (Your accomplice doesn't need to purchase the full version)
Nexus Magic
Create unique magic tricks with advanced input methods. This app processes your input and outputs it to various devices, offering endless possibilities for surprise and impact.
- Create new magic tricks
- Advanced input methods
- Process input information
- Output to various devices
- Endless possibilities for surprise
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Nexus is your digital hub to create new and unique magic tricks. Using some of the most advanced input methods in magic today, or using inputs from other apps and devices, your input information is processed and then output to nearly anyplace you can think of. The possibilities for impact and surprise are truly endless!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nexus Magic at 5.0 against Marty's Magic Meter's 4.3. Nexus Magic also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Marty's Magic Meter's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Marty's Magic Meter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nexus Magic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nexus Magic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Marty's Magic Meter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Nexus Magic's.
Marty's Magic Meter ships an update every 3 days, Nexus Magic weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Marty's Magic Meter | Nexus Magic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YitYat Studios | Jonathan Levit Consulting |
Customer experience
Marty's Magic Meter
Nexus Magic
In-app purchases
Marty's Magic Meter
- Upgrade to Full Version$2.99
Nexus Magic
No in-app purchases
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