Card2Phone vs Digital Force Bag
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Card2Phone
Perform stunning visual magic tricks directly from your phone. This app offers a vast library of currency and playing card designs, with additional everyday objects available for creative performances. Elevate your magic with realistic illusions anytime, anywhere.
- 62 different currencies
- 52 playing card faces
- 70+ playing card back designs
- Everyday objects for magic (Pro)
- Visual magic performances
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Card2Phone is the best magic app on the market and lets you do visual magic anywhere! "Amazing app for any magician" - David Blaine "Bought it the second I saw it!" - Chris Kenner, Magic Consultant for David Copperfield • 62 different currencies • 52 playing card faces • More than 70 playing card back designs • Everyday objects for creative minds (Pro only*) All questions can be sent to contact@halskov.com * Pro is available as an in-app purchase and includes more than 50 extra objects.
Digital Force Bag
This digital tool allows users to perform mentalism and magic tricks by forcing one of 100 items. It's designed for both beginners and professionals, offering customization for personal routines and languages. The app ensures audience engagement without revealing its digital nature.
- Force any of 100 items
- Easy to learn and operate
- Fully customizable routines
- Audience remains unaware of app use
- Results can vary each time
- Export routines to share
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Digital Force Bag (DFB) is a joint release from UK Magicians Nick Einhorn & Craig Squires, and developed by Marc Kerstein. This app is a unique digital tool for the serious mentalist or magician and is available for entertainment purposes only. DFB has been designed to allow the user to force any one of 100 items. It is easy enough for an eight year old to operate but useful enough for the world’s greatest magicians! Two effects are included to get you started immediately and an option to fully customise DFB for your own personal use is currently included free! Key Features ● Easy to learn and remember ● Fully customisable for your own routines and languages ● Your audience will never suspect you are using a magic app ● Fun for the aspiring beginner and and an absolute essential for the professional ● Result can be different every time ● Export option allows you to share your routines with friends worldwide
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Card2Phone at $4.99 against Digital Force Bag's $44.99. Card2Phone also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 65%) and device support (3 vs 1). Digital Force Bag's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.8) and chart position (#114 vs unranked). On ratings volume, 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
Card2Phone costs $4.99 and Digital Force Bag $44.99 up front. Card2Phone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Digital Force Bag sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Digital Force Bag holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 64 and 34 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Card2Phone's written reviews are positive against 65% of Digital Force Bag's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Card2Phone ships an update every 3 weeks, Digital Force Bag monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Card2Phone | Digital Force Bag |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $44.99 |
| Rating | 3.8 (64 ratings) | 4.2 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.9% of reviews — better | 64.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #114 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.7 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Halskov | Craig Squires |
Customer experience
Card2Phone
Digital Force Bag
Bugs and requests
Card2Phone
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on launch after updates
- Doesn't work after multiple updates
- Can't restore pro version purchase
- Issues with iPhone 12 and iOS 14 compatibility
Requested features
8 requests- Ability to upload custom card images
- Add Australian currency
- Add Nepalese currency
- Add Iranian coins
- Add Egyptian currency
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- Add full card backs, not just folded
- Add more full card back designs
- Add ability to take photos of custom objects
Digital Force Bag
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Card2Phone
- Card2Phone Pro$3.99
Digital Force Bag
- DFB Pro$11.99
Questions
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