Comparison

Mental Dice vs Subliminal

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

Head to head
About

Mental Dice

Features
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This is an application for performing magic tricks. You can let the opponent choose the dice roll freely, and you can secretly know the dice roll selected by the opponent. Please check "How To Use" after launching the app.

About

Subliminal

Generate AI-powered images that creatively reveal a spectator's thought-of word. This tool integrates with existing magic effects to provide a unique visual reveal, leaving a memorable keepsake.

Highlights
  • AI-generated hidden text images
  • Photo grid reveal
  • Single image modes
  • Stretched and upside-down image reveals
  • Multiple input methods (gyro, voice, notes, web)
  • Integration with magic apps and APIs
  • URL triggers for automation
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Magicians already have a bunch of ways to peek or force a word: From analogue methods like a Center Tear, to something more modern, such as WikiTest or DFB X. But what magicians *don't* have are many interesting ways to reveal that word. This is why I created Subliminal: Subliminal uses AI generated imagery to reveal a spectator's thought, hidden in a photo that they were looking at *the entire time*! ** Here's an example of one effect possible with Subliminal: - To begin, you show your spectator a photo on your phone. - You zoom in on the photo, before leaving your phone on the table and you never touch it again. - The spectator is asked to name a word. - You then ask the spectator to zoom out of the image, where they now realise that the word they named has been seemingly hidden within the photo the entire time. ** Subliminal also works perfectly with your existing effects! Let's say you've performed an effect (perhaps you’ve peeked a word) and have learned the spectator's thought-of word. Rather than just telling your spectator their thought, Subliminal lets you reveal this thought creatively! It's perfect in conjunction with existing analogue and digital effects, from a Center Tear peek to DFB. Features: * Photo Grid You show the spectator some photos in the Photos app on your phone. As you slowly zoom out, the photos turn into letters, which reveal the spectator's thought! * Single Image Modes Reveal the spectator's thought of word within a photo of dogs, windows on a street, the tops of mountains, and more! * Stretched Images Stretched image modes further disguise the reveal until the spectator looks at the screen at an angle, for a fun reveal. * Upside down stretched images Flip the phone upside down to see the hidden word. ** Multiple input methods are included, enabling multiple effects: - Gyro input - for precision typing. - Voice input - with voice peek. - Earworm Notes - a realistic notes app input. - Earworm Web Search - use covert web search input with Subliminal. - WikiTest integration - have the spectator’s Wikipedia search automatically update the image. - Bridge integration - for use with many other apps and AI text inputs. - Open API - for third party integrations. - URL triggers - use Shortcuts to change your iPhone's wallpaper, and more! As well as native WikiTest, Earworm and Bridge integration, Subliminal also supports your favourite magic app’s API. Plus, Subliminal can even be triggered via a URL, meaning Shortcuts can tie in with the app to change your iPhone’s wallpaper, and more! Subliminal currently supports any words or phrases that use the characters A-Z, spaces, and numbers 0-9. At the conclusion of the effect performed with Subliminal, you can even share the photo with the word to your spectator, leaving them with the memory of the effect on their phone! No extra hidden costs, purchases or subscriptions - Subliminal is all you need to generate your own hidden text AI images!

Screenshots

Mental Dice1 screens
Subliminal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mental Dice at $3.99 against Subliminal's $59.99. Subliminal's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 26 months) and chart position (#200 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Mental Dice costs $3.99 and Subliminal $59.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mental Dice ships an update every 26 months, Subliminal every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Mental Dice versus Subliminal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMental DiceSubliminal
Price$3.99 — better$59.99
Rating—4.9 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—77.8% of reviews
Number of ratings—14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank—#200 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB186 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developermatsumoto yuukiMarc Kerstein

In-app purchases

None

Mental Dice

No in-app purchases

None

Subliminal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mental Dice free?
Mental Dice costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Subliminal free?
Subliminal costs $59.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mental Dice or Subliminal have ads?
Neither Mental Dice nor Subliminal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mental Dice or Subliminal?
Mental Dice ships an update every 26 months, and Subliminal every 4 days. Most recently, Mental Dice was updated on September 21, 2026 and Subliminal on September 12, 2026.

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