Comparison

Thicket vs MoneyMagic

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

Head to head
About

Thicket

Create dynamic audiovisual experiences with interactive textures, movement, and sound. Explore five distinct modes, capture your creations, and enjoy a seamless blend of art and play. Perfect for those who appreciate generative art and ambient soundscapes.

Highlights
  • Interactive touch and gesture controls for visuals and sound
  • Five distinct creative modes
  • Screenshot capture for saving favorite moments
  • Child lock for uninterrupted play
  • VGA-out support for big-screen projection
Features
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--Made Apple’s Top 10 Generative Art & Sound list-- --Multiple times on Apple Staff Favorites list-- Thicket is an audiovisual world of texture, movement, line and tone. Thicket is part art piece, part toy, part wind chime, part spiderweb. If you like snowflakes, chaos, fire, and music without words, Thicket is for you. From the app store reviews: "...I got lost in the thicket for an hour tonight..." "...seamless interaction of audio and visuals. Beautiful..." "...the fluid feel and a/v implementation is impeccable. extremely well made app." "It was lovely before, now it's exquisite..." "...It's so much fun, may never do anything productive again!" Features: - Control visuals and sound simultaneously with touch and gesture - 5 distinct modes - screen shot capture: save your favorite moments to your photo album! - child lock: removes interface and menu buttons for uninterrupted fun. - VGA-out support: Connect your iPad to a projector or monitor and watch Thicket on a big screen (iPad/iPhone4 and Apple adapter required) - save screenshots of your favorite moments - Universal App: works on iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch

About

MoneyMagic

Create astonishing illusions with your iPhone, making money appear, disappear, and transform. Customize the timing, appearance, and even currency types for a truly personalized magic show. Perfect for aspiring magicians and entertainment.

Highlights
  • Money appearance and transformation illusions
  • Customizable timing and sequences
  • Adjustable money color tone
  • Adjustable money image size
  • Coin and bill manipulation
  • Multiple currency support
Features
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Money goes into your iPhone!? Money changes to various kinds!? Money appears from your iPhone!? You can easily do magic with your iPhone & this App!! Hold your iPhone vertically and perform magic as a mysterious container like a glass. You can make coins and bills come in and go out from the top of the iPhone. Set the type and number of money in phases of up to 10 stages. You can proceed with the magic that money appears, changes, and disappears in the order that you set. Up to 5 types of coins can be included in each phase, and up to 25 coins can be displayed in the screen throughout all phases. 【Only one bill can be set in one phase and can not be mixed with coins】 ◆You can perform your favorite performance by adjusting the timing at which money appears and changes. 【Please note that in the case of iPad, it is difficult to grasp the timing to perform magic because there is no vibration function】 ◆Adjusting the color tone of the money to 10 levels according to the amount of light in the place where you perform the magic can produce a more realistic performance. ◆The size of the displayed money image can be adjusted according to the screen of your iPhone. You can also make a comical magic by making the image of the coin extremely large or small. ◆By covering the top of the screen, you can shut money up into the screen. Drag one confined coin with your finger, and the coin will disappear from the screen by moving the coin by a certain amount, then you can also make a performance that the coin appears from another place. ◆Apart from 10 phases, you can set up 25 kinds of coins, and you can make these coins continue to appear forever. ◆By combining foreign money, for example, it is possible to make the performance that Japanese yen change to American dollars. ◆Depending on the setting, you can enjoy teaching money exchange, through Magic. ◆Type of money (total of coins and bills)◆ □USA : 7 types □Japan : 9 types □Australia : 9 types □England : 11 types □Euro : 10 types □China : 8 types □Korea : 7 types □New Zealand : 8 types □Hong Kong : 11 types □Canada : 8 types □Singapore : 8 types □Thailand : 7 types 【Please note that it is not necessarily the latest coin & bills】 ◆Language can be switched between Japanese and English in the application. ◆An example of magic is stated in [Instructions Manual] of the application. Please try by all means! Copyright HOUEN Inc.

Screenshots

Thicket4 screens
MoneyMagic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Thicket at 78% against MoneyMagic's 60%. Thicket also leads on iOS requirement (6.1 vs 12). On price, update cadence, 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

Thicket costs $1.99 and MoneyMagic $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thicket ships an update every 4 months, MoneyMagic every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Thicket versus MoneyMagic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThicketMoneyMagic
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating4.5 (35 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.7% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.1 — better12
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB150 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperInterval StudiosKohei Saito

Customer experience

Thicket

All ratings35 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews319 reviews
Positive77.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative17.9%

MoneyMagic

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

Thicket

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Occasional crashes or freezes
  • Compatibility issues with older devices
  • Inconsistent or delayed audio-visual response

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to import custom audio samples
  • Implement tempo and pitch controls
  • Expand the number of visual and audio modes
  • Include recording and playback functionality
  • Provide more customization options for users

MoneyMagic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Thicket

No in-app purchases

None

MoneyMagic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thicket free?
Thicket costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MoneyMagic free?
MoneyMagic costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Thicket or MoneyMagic have ads?
Neither Thicket nor MoneyMagic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Thicket or MoneyMagic?
Thicket ships an update every 4 months, and MoneyMagic every 5 months. Most recently, Thicket was updated on September 25, 2026 and MoneyMagic on September 24, 2026.

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