Rising Card Magic Trick vs Sticker Doodle Machine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rising Card Magic Trick
Perform a stunning mind-reading magic trick directly from your iPhone. This app allows you to make a chosen card appear to rise from a deck, astonishing your friends. It's easy to learn and works with any card named.
- Perform mind-reading magic
- Make a card rise from a deck
- Easy to learn
- Works with any named card
- Stunning visual effect
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A powerful, mind-blowing magic trick, right on your iPhone. Easy to learn. Stunning to perform. "Amazing!" — David Pogue, The New York Times Featured by Apple. As seen in The Wall Street Journal, Wired, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, AppleInsider, iLounge, TUAW, and The New York Times. — How It Works: Ask your friend to name *any* playing card. Hand them your iPhone and let them open the Rising Card app. A photo of a deck of cards appears. As they think of their card and shake the phone, their chosen card *visibly rises* from the deck. No forcing. The tricks works *every* time, with ANY card they name. This app showcases a brilliant method pioneered by critically acclaimed magician Chris Kenner (executive producer for David Copperfield). It's simple to learn and devastatingly effective. - Perfect for beginners and pros - Simple to learn - Can be *any* card - Your friends will FREAK out If you have *any* trouble or questions, visit theory11.com/support for help. We've got your back. — Want to learn more magic? Visit theory11.com for card tricks, illusions, and mentalism taught by top magicians, and the premium playing cards featured in this app.
Sticker Doodle Machine
Create custom static and animated stickers for iMessage. Utilize a smooth digital ink engine for a hand-drawn look, with intuitive tools for editing, layering, and animating your creations.
- Create static and animated stickers
- Digital ink engine for hand-drawn look
- Intuitive editing tools
- Layering for scenes
- 2-8 frame animations
- iMessage Sticker Store integration
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Doodle your own iMessage stickers! Classic or animated. Yes, really, you can make a simple animated sticker right on your iPhone or iPad. The Sticker Doodle Machine app utilizes the same beautiful digital ink from the "doodles!" family of apps, which means your doodles will always look great! • Smooth and realistic ink to create a hand-drawn look • Simple paint-bucket fill for crisp graphics • Fully editable vector-like lines • Copy, paste, stretch, scale, move intuitively You can make your own set of themed stickers: • Your personal "catch-phrases" • Inside jokes • Layer your stickers to make a scene • Your signature • A "self-protrait" • Feelings! Make a classic sticker directly in iMessage. All your stickers are always available at your fingertips. The main app is where you have the choice to make an animated sticker. With the vector-like drawing, it is so easy to create an animation. No complicated tools or commands. Just advance the screen and your doodle advances too. Add, delete, stretch, scale, move the doodles intuitively. Make your animation 2 to 8 frames long. Save it as a small, medium or large sticker. Check out our doodles! created stickers available in the iMessage Sticker Store. Yes, we made our own Sticker Packs. . . you try it too!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rising Card Magic Trick at 4.8 against Sticker Doodle Machine's 3.6. Rising Card Magic Trick also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 13 months vs every 43 months). Sticker Doodle Machine's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). 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
Rising Card Magic Trick costs $2.99 and Sticker Doodle Machine $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rising Card Magic Trick holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rising Card Magic Trick has 134 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Rising Card Magic Trick's written reviews are positive against 50% of Sticker Doodle Machine's.
Rising Card Magic Trick ships an update every 13 months, Sticker Doodle Machine every 43 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rising Card Magic Trick | Sticker Doodle Machine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (134 ratings) — better | 3.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 134 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months — better | Every 43 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | theory11.com | appikiko LLC |
Customer experience
Rising Card Magic Trick
Sticker Doodle Machine
Bugs and requests
Rising Card Magic Trick
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes or freezes
- Swipe functionality not working
- Incompatible with certain iPhone/iPod models
- Outdated interface not matching current iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Update to support latest iOS versions
- Allow using own home screen layout
- Add more deck/card options
- Improve handling of Ace of Spades selection
Sticker Doodle Machine
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rising Card Magic Trick
No in-app purchases
Sticker Doodle Machine
No in-app purchases
Questions
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