Comparison

Abra Magic vs My Magic Tricks

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

Head to head
About

Abra Magic

This app enhances card magic by tracking the position of every card in a special deck. It offers stand-alone scanning, server mode for sharing results across WiFi, and client mode to view remote scans. Features include various code formats, camera selection, and confidence reporting.

Highlights
  • Track card positions in a special deck
  • Stand-alone, server, and client modes
  • Share scan results over WiFi
  • Supports various code formats
  • Visual scanning confidence reporting
  • Automatic pause on high-confidence scans
  • Evaluate marked deck quality
Features
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This app is part of the Nettle Magic Project (https://github.com/nettlep/magic). Take your card magic ot the next level. With Abra and a special deck of cards, you'll know the exact position of every card in the deck (or not in the deck, if cards are missing.) Abra can run in three different modes: 1. Stand-alone (Local server) - In this mode, Abra will scan the deck and show you the order of all cards in the deck. 2. Server (Advertised) - In this mode, Abra works similar to stand-alone with the addition of allowing other devices running Abra in Client mode on the same WiFi network to connect and view the scanning results of the server. Multiple clients can connect to the same server, providing unlimited of options for trick setup. 3. Client - In this mode, Abra will not scan the deck but will instead automatically detect and connect to a remote scanning server device on the same WiFi network. The Abra client will display the results of and configure that remote server. Features include: * Select from a number of supported code formats, including reversible and error-correctible codes. * Select from all available cameras on the device. * Long-tap on the deck to toggle display layouts. * Abra uses multiple scans from a continuous video feed to build a single confident scanning result. * Scanning confidence is reported to the user visually, with Red being low confidence and Green being high confidence. * Make sure your results aren't lost - automatically pause scanning as soon as a high-confident scan is capturd. * Automatically recognize decks in New Deck Order (NDO) for quick verification of tests. * Send an alert (vibration pulse) to all connected devices. * Use Abra to evaluate the quality of your marked deck by showing which cards scan well and which ones are difficult to scan. * Fully configure the server remotely, from scanning resolution to decoding options to scanning grid density. You're in complete control. IMPORTANT: To get real value from Abra, you will need access to an edge-marked deck of playing cards. As this is a hobbyist project, this probably means making one yourself. Documentation for applying edge-marks to a standard deck of playing cards can be found here: https://nettlep.github.io/magic/#marking.

About

My Magic Tricks

Organize your magic tricks and memorize complex deck orders. This educational toolset is designed to help magicians streamline their practice and performance.

Highlights
  • Organize magic tricks
  • Memorize deck orders
  • Aronson deck order
  • Tamariz deck order
  • Educational toolset
Features
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This app has been created for magicians in order to: * Organize the magician known tricks. * Memorize the Aronson and/or Tamariz deck order.

Screenshots

Abra Magic4 screens
My Magic Tricks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: My Magic Tricks at 13.0 against Abra Magic's 15.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Abra Magic versus My Magic Tricks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbra MagicMy Magic Tricks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul NettleBoris Sclauzero

Customer experience

Abra Magic

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

My Magic Tricks

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Abra Magic

No in-app purchases

None

My Magic Tricks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Abra Magic free?
Abra Magic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Magic Tricks free?
My Magic Tricks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Abra Magic or My Magic Tricks have ads?
Neither Abra Magic nor My Magic Tricks shows ads.

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