Echolocation vs Nexus Magic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Echolocation
This app enables magicians to perform "Which Hand" and "Free Will" routines using an iPhone and compatible AirPods. It leverages AirPods' motion sensing to secretly provide cues, allowing for predictions to be revealed later. Perform impressive mentalism without extra gadgets, from up to 60 feet away.
- Perform "Which Hand" and "Free Will" magic routines
- Uses AirPods motion sensing for secret cues
- Vibrates iPhone or displays information discreetly
- Predict outcomes with perfect accuracy
- No extra gadgets required
- Operates from 30-60 feet away
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Perform amazing "Which Hand" and "Free Will" routines using your iPhone and AirPods.* This app harnesses the high-end technology inside of the AirPod to secretly cue the magician when it is in motion. Keep your iPhone in your pocket to feel a vibration, or peek the information in plain sight. And at the end of the routine, you can open your Notes app to prove you had perfectly predicted the outcome... every time. This classic mentalism plot has never been more practical—you do not need to carry any extra gadgets to perform. There is no touching or scanning, and you can retrieve the information from 30-60 feet away. These electronic methods have long been inaccessible to the casual magician. Echolocation is here to help. *This app functions with AirPods Pro, AirPods (3rd generation), and beyond.
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 Echolocation's 4.5. Nexus Magic also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Echolocation's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nexus Magic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Echolocation's written reviews are positive against 100% of Nexus Magic's.
Echolocation ships an update every 4 months, Nexus Magic weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Echolocation | Nexus Magic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Plainsight Magic LLC | Jonathan Levit Consulting |
Customer experience
Echolocation
Nexus Magic
In-app purchases
Echolocation
No in-app purchases
Nexus Magic
No in-app purchases
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