Card2Phone vs iToon Magic Trick
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.
iToon Magic Trick
Experience a digital magic trick that combines card magic with cartoon animations. This virtual assistant uses VR technology to reveal a spectator's chosen card, ESP symbol, or astrological sign. It's easy to perform with a standard Bicycle Rider Back deck.
- Augmented reality card reveal
- VR technology integration
- Animated stickman reveals
- Works with Bicycle Rider Back deck
- Finds chosen card, ESP symbol, or astrological sign
- Easy to perform
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If you enjoy magic tricks and cartoons you will love iToon. This virtual assistant will allow you to find the card chosen by your spectator thanks to VR technology. Very easy to do, runs with your classic Bicycle Rider Back deck. One of the greatest classics of card magic goes fully digital! iToon is the modern version of the famous Card-Toon© by Dan Harlan. Gentlemen's Magic team and Bigmagie are proud to present iToon in collaboration with two famous magicians: Peter Oz and Dan Harlan. More real and more modern than ever, the famous stickman comes back in augmented reality and thanks to several animations will be able to find a chosen card, an ESP symbol or even the astrological sign of your spectator. iToon is really easy to do, just approach the camera to the back of a deck of Bicycle deck, the animation begins. Let the show start! This application requires a Bicycle Rider Back deck (red back color) not included with this purchase. You can buy this deck in any online magic retailer. A creation signed Peter Oz. Based on an original idea by Dan Harlan. Produced by Gentlemen's Magic and Bigmagie. Explanations in English and French. iToon by Peter Oz, Dan Harlan & Gentlemen's Magic
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Card2Phone at $4.99 against iToon Magic Trick's $14.99. Card2Phone also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (64 vs 11). iToon Magic Trick's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On review sentiment, ads, 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
Card2Phone costs $4.99 and iToon Magic Trick $14.99 up front. Card2Phone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iToon Magic Trick asks for nothing beyond the download.
iToon Magic Trick holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Card2Phone has 64 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Card2Phone's written reviews are positive against 68% of iToon Magic Trick'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, iToon Magic Trick every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Card2Phone | iToon Magic Trick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 3.8 (64 ratings) | 4.7 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.9% of reviews — better | 68.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.7 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Halskov | Bigmagie |
Customer experience
Card2Phone
iToon Magic Trick
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
iToon Magic Trick
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Card2Phone
- Card2Phone Pro$3.99
iToon Magic Trick
No in-app purchases
