Comparison

R vs Gaslight Magic

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

Head to head
About

R

This app allows numbers to magically transfer from a spectator's phone to yours, mimicking a real calculator interface. It offers a variety of magic effects and configurable options, including Bluetooth remote control support. Designed for magicians, it enables seamless transitions between calculator and routine modes.

Highlights
  • Spectator number transfer
  • Realistic calculator interface
  • Switch between modes
  • Chainable routines
  • Configurable effects
  • Bluetooth remote support
Features
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With R-DIGIT, Iphone calculator app numbers travel magically from spectator's mobile to yours. You can find a large field of magic effects with this principle. Get ready for stupefaction and laughts from your audience ! Hightlights : - Strictly like the real calculator app - Switching secretly from calculator mode to routine mode and vice versa right in front of your audience and whenever you want. - Possibility to chain up any calculator routine from your repertoire (ex: Toxic) after or before R-DIGIT, without leaving the application - For all Iphone. - All effects are configurable (triggering of effects, delays) - Possibility of connecting a Bluetooth remote control, but everything is provided to do without. - Full routine detailed in video (subtleties to reinforce the effects) . This application is intended for professional and amateur magicians who know how to keep a secret !

About

Gaslight Magic

Create a captivating light show directly on your phone without any external accessories. Explore various patterns and learn to perform a mesmerizing illusion with simple choreography and optional cloth props. This app offers a unique way to entertain with a magical visual effect.

Highlights
  • Self-contained light show
  • Multiple light show patterns
  • Learn illusion techniques
  • Customizable for any iPhone
  • Combine with LED accessories
  • Easy to perform daily
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Perform a mesmerizing light show on your phone. No complicated gimmicks or accessories that you have to clip onto your phone. This is a self-contained application that can turn heads. Multiple light show patterns available, such as dance, zig-zag, and ping-pong around the back of the phone. Make your audience question reality when you perform Gaslight by Seth Race & Chris Hanowell. Learn how to perform this magical fun show and dress it up with the use of a cloth, such as a handkerchief or a napkin. The app is fully customizable, so it can work with any iPhone model currently supported by Apple. A little choreography is all it takes to make this illusion look perfect. Additionally, Gaslight can be combined with some of your favorite LED magic products to make it appear as if you remove the light from the phone and put it back on. This incredible app allows you to perform wild visuals using an object everyone carries in their pocket: a cell phone. This trick is easy to do and will find its way onto your home screen to be something you perform every day. Give your iPhone magic a ghostly kick when you perform Gaslight by Seth Race and Chris Hanowell. Wow your audience like a moth to a flame in a gaslight, with Gaslight Magic! Cloth and other LED accessories not included.

Screenshots

R1 screens
Gaslight Magic3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Gaslight Magic at $19.99 against R's $29.99. Gaslight Magic also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). R's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On ratings volume, ads, monetization model 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

R costs $29.99 and Gaslight Magic $19.99 up front. R sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Gaslight Magic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

R holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of R's written reviews are positive against 67% of Gaslight Magic's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
R versus Gaslight Magic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRGaslight Magic
Price$29.99$19.99 — better
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better4.0 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1011 — better
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin VianneyPenguin Magic

Customer experience

R

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gaslight Magic

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

R

One-time2
  • Digits Peek$8.99
  • LED travel$9.99
None

Gaslight Magic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is R free?
R costs $29.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Gaslight Magic free?
Gaslight Magic costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, R or Gaslight Magic?
R is rated higher. R averages 5.0 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Gaslight Magic averages 4.0 from 11 ratings.
Do R or Gaslight Magic have ads?
Neither R nor Gaslight Magic shows ads.

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