Comparison

iDeal vs Redirect

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

Head to head
About

iDeal

This app allows magicians to perform card tricks by predicting or forcing cards. It enables users to know a card thought of by an audience member without a physical deck and practice card stacks. Customize the app with your own name and card stacks for unique performances.

Highlights
  • Predict random cards
  • Force cards at random numbers
  • Know audience's thought-of card
  • Practice card stacks
  • Customizable app name
  • Create custom card stacks
  • Peek chosen card on Apple Watch/PeekSmith
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iDeal - Stack it, Predict it, Force it, Peek it! Want to read the minds of your audience who is thinking of a 'Random' Card? Want to predict a randomly chosen card? Want to force a card at a random number? Want to a know the card your audience member is thinking of without a deck of cards? Want to practice your favourite card stack? iDeal is for magicians of all ages to fool their audience with this diabolically simple app. Customise your app with a name of your choice, choose a card to force from a preselected stack, or create your own card stack to force. Peek the chosen card on any Apple Watch or a PeekSmith, and know the position of it instantly in a chosen stack. iDeal can be used for any live or online magic show.

About

Redirect

This app allows users to create custom short URLs for all their web links, acting as a single point of access. It integrates with device shortcuts to automatically redirect based on the magic app being used, simplifying link management for performers.

Highlights
  • Custom short URL creation
  • Automatic redirection with Shortcuts
  • NFC link scanning
  • Manual link entry
  • Open API for developer integration
  • Set and forget functionality
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Welcome to Redirect In magic there are so many magic apps that use web links, it can be quite difficult to have to remember them all. In 2021, Joshua Riley & Paul Longhurst released an app called Portal which allowed users to house links under one fake website, this was great but it meant it was another fake page that the spectator sees. This is why I created Redirect, this is a brand new app that allows you to create your own custom short url and this is one link to rule them all, forget having to remember any other link. With the power of Redirect & Shortcuts* you can have it setup to automatically set the correct redirect url based on what magic app you have open on your phone, it’s crazy right? It works with any web link that can be either scanned in via NFC or entered in manually and there will soon be an open API so that any developer can integrate directly into their magic apps Setup is very straightforward and should only take a few minutes at most, it’s simply set & forget, the app doesn’t need to be open at all, it’ll work all for you so you can focus on your presentation and gig * - This is available at launch but I'm hoping other magic app developers would directly integrate the open API into their apps so it can be fully automatic and much easier setting up.

Screenshots

iDeal4 screens
Redirect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Redirect at monthly against iDeal's every 29 months. iDeal's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

iDeal costs $24.99 and Redirect $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for iDeal against 5.0 for Redirect. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iDeal ships an update every 29 months, Redirect monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iDeal versus Redirect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDealRedirect
Price$24.99$24.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMagic Media LtdJoshua Riley

Customer experience

iDeal

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Redirect

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iDeal

No in-app purchases

None

Redirect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iDeal free?
iDeal costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Redirect free?
Redirect costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iDeal or Redirect?
iDeal and Redirect are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do iDeal or Redirect have ads?
Neither iDeal nor Redirect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iDeal or Redirect?
iDeal ships an update every 29 months, and Redirect monthly. Most recently, iDeal was updated on November 3, 2026 and Redirect on November 4, 2026.

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