Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Perform mind-reading magic
  • Make a card rise from a deck
  • Easy to learn
  • Works with any named card
  • Stunning visual effect
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Rising Card Magic Trick4 screens
Sticker Doodle Machine4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Rising Card Magic Trick versus Sticker Doodle Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRising Card Magic TrickSticker Doodle Machine
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.8 (134 ratings) — better3.6 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews71.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings134 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 13 months — betterEvery 43 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertheory11.comappikiko LLC

Customer experience

Rising Card Magic Trick

All ratings133 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.8%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews214 reviews
Positive71.5%
Neutral8.9%
Negative19.6%

Sticker Doodle Machine

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

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

None

Rising Card Magic Trick

No in-app purchases

None

Sticker Doodle Machine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rising Card Magic Trick free?
Rising Card Magic Trick costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sticker Doodle Machine free?
Sticker Doodle Machine costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rising Card Magic Trick or Sticker Doodle Machine?
Rising Card Magic Trick is rated higher. Rising Card Magic Trick averages 4.8 out of 5 from 134 ratings, while Sticker Doodle Machine averages 3.6 from 7 ratings.
Do Rising Card Magic Trick or Sticker Doodle Machine have ads?
Neither Rising Card Magic Trick nor Sticker Doodle Machine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rising Card Magic Trick or Sticker Doodle Machine?
Rising Card Magic Trick ships an update every 13 months, and Sticker Doodle Machine every 43 months. Most recently, Rising Card Magic Trick was updated on November 6, 2026 and Sticker Doodle Machine on November 2, 2026.

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