Cognito magic vs AWP Lumen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cognito magic
This is the official companion app for a web-based magic tool. It provides access to a range of magic tricks and illusions. Enhance your magic performances with this digital assistant.
- Companion to web tool
- Magic tricks and illusions
- Digital assistant for performances
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This app is the official companion app to the Cognito web tool by Murphy's Magic Apps
AWP Lumen
This app pairs with LUMEN impression devices to display custom images and text in real-time on your iPhone and Apple Watch. It offers reliable hardware integration for professionals.
- Real-time image and text display
- Supports LUMEN impression devices
- iPhone and Apple Watch compatibility
- Autoscale to fill screen
- Auto-connect to LUMEN Device
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This is a free optional app that supports our LUMEN impression devices, LUMEN Prism and the LUMEN Eye. We are proud to offer you a reliable, effective and robust app to pair with your LUMEN impression device hardware. Draw any picture or write any word and see it displayed in real time on your iPhone. Features: - Clear and reliable impression on your iPhone and Apple Watch (Series 5 and above) - Autoscale to fill the screen - Auto connect to your Lumen Device - Dependable hardware for the working professional
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AWP Lumen at 100% against Cognito magic's 47%. AWP Lumen also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6). Cognito magic's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 9) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, 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. Cognito magic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and AWP Lumen sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AWP Lumen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Cognito magic's written reviews are positive against 100% of AWP Lumen's.
Cognito magic ships an update fortnightly, AWP Lumen monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Cognito magic | AWP Lumen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 500 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Murphy's Magic | CFMS LLC |
Customer experience
Cognito magic
AWP Lumen
In-app purchases
Cognito magic
- Cognito$39.99
AWP Lumen
- Lumen AI Credits (100 Credits)$5.99
- Lumen AI Credits (500 Credits)$24.99
