iDeal vs C2W
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
C2W
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C2W is another joint release from UK Magicians Nick Einhorn & Craig Squires. (Creators of top selling magic app Digital Force bag, and DFBx) C2W offers performers a fun way to reveal a playing card without the need for any props.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: C2W at every 2 weeks against iDeal's every 29 months. iDeal's advantage is price ($24.99 vs $29.99) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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
iDeal costs $24.99 and C2W $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iDeal ships an update every 29 months, C2W every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iDeal | C2W |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $24.99 — better | $29.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magic Media Ltd | Nicholas Einhorn |
In-app purchases
iDeal
No in-app purchases
C2W
No in-app purchases
