Abra Magic vs magiskill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
magiskill
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Master Seight of Hand Magic with unprecedented ease. Direct coaching by Sibelio and his state-of-the-art 3D Tuorials will help you reach incredibile magic skills fastly. The interactive 3D tutorials let you see the action from every angle, making the learning experience clear and trouble free. Moves include close-up card magic, card manipulation, coin magic, cardistry and flourishes. More than 40 and always growing. Every technique includes videos, right handed and left handed 3D Tutorial and muscle training exercises (for the more demanding moves). You can book direct coaching with magician Sibelio anytime in the "magiskill connect" page, according to the Terms of Service. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Abra Magic at none against magiskill's 3. Abra Magic also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. magiskill sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Abra Magic asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Abra Magic | magiskill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Nettle | Alberto Bertani |
In-app purchases
Abra Magic
No in-app purchases
magiskill
- Magiskill Monthly$29.991 Month
- Magiskill 6 Month$109.996 Months
- Magiskill Yearly$174.991 Year
Questions
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