Comparison

Marty's Magic Coin Trick vs Maxim magic

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

Head to head
About

Marty's Magic Coin Trick

Learn and perform an impressive coin-in-phone magic trick. This app provides step-by-step video tutorials to help you amaze friends and family with illusions. Unlock additional coins and advanced tricks with an optional upgrade.

Highlights
  • Coin-in-phone illusion
  • Step-by-step video tutorials
  • Multiple coin types
  • Magic mode for coin removal
  • Customizable background
  • Practice mode
Features
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The original coin-in-phone magic trick is back and better than ever! Over 30k sold worldwide! Illusion: Appear to rub a coin into your iPhone screen and then get it back again. I teach you step-by-step how to do the trick for free! If you like the trick, you can unlock more features for $2.99, but it's not required for practicing and performing the trick for friends. Now featuring: * Free test-drive version * Many new coins from around the world * Add your own coin! * New magic mode for pulling a coin out of the screen * Step-by-step video showing how to do 5 amazing tricks with this app * 3 bonus videos show how to do some non-iPhone related magic tricks * New updated retina quality graphics * Even more pre-packaged coins With the free version, you'll get to learn 1 of the tricks and be able to amaze your family and friends. Upgrade and you'll be able to totally blow them away! Marty's Magic Coin is fun and simple to perform. Anyone can do it with just a few minutes practice. Detailed step-by-step videos are included to guide you from beginner to master. Best of all, this trick is always with you and ready to go at a moments notice! Basic Performance: The performer asks for a quarter from the audience, and then **rubs it into the iPhone screen**, and shows that the coin is now inside the phone by letting the coin roll around the inside edges and letting it fall from one edge to the other. Finally, the performer shakes the iPhone and the coin falls out onto the table. Advanced Performance: After rubbing the coin into the iPhone, the performer **pulls the coin right out of the screen**. Carrot Performance: The performer cuts a carrot slice and rubs it into the iPhone. It's then shaken out of the phone and eaten. Of course, after being in the iPhone it now tastes a little metallic ;-) What's included in the full version: - The Marty's Magic Coin program - Complete video showing you step-by-step how to perform 5 separate tricks - 3 bonus videos showing how to do other fun magic tricks - Additional text instructions - Choice of 32 coin types from around the world and a carrot slice - Ability to choose your desktop as the background Note: The free version teaches how to do 1 of the tricks and lets you practice it with a US Quarter and a colorful magic background. Upgrading gets you everything listed above and, most importantly, you can use your iPhone's desktop screen in the trick for ultimate realism. For iPod Touch users: You can do everything listed above, except you cannot use the camera on some older models.

About

Maxim magic

Instantly calculate and discreetly reveal any freely named card from a spectator-shuffled deck. Offers multiple reveal methods, including counting to specific dates or spelling card names, with zero memory work or math required. Perfect for magicians of all skill levels.

Highlights
  • Instant card reveal calculation
  • Spectator-shuffled deck support
  • Multiple customizable reveal methods
  • Zero memory work or math
  • Works with any card stack
  • Covert phone usage
Features
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"A lot of apps come and go with trends. Maxim lives on my homescreen. It's genius." - Christian Grace MAXIM is a covert app that instantly calculates and discreetly delivers to you the perfect hands-off reveal for any freely named card in a deck that's been mixed by the spectators. Effect: You hand the spectator a deck. (in any stack of your choice). They "shuffle" the deck under the table or behind their back whilst freely naming any card. Let's say the name the "King of Diamonds". They bring the deck out and immediately you know up to three different ways that they can reveal their own card. For example; They deal down to the exact date of the month and their card is exactly there! All without any brain work, math, no nothing. Allowing you to be fully engaged in your performance. Any random card at any arbitrary number is more impressive to magicians than laymen. But when the number has meaning, whether it's counting to their birthday, spelling the card's name or even counting to the exact date of the year, the boring old ACAAN takes on new life, feels more personal and more importantly more magical. The beauty of maxim, unlike most other apps, is that your phone is used in a covert way, and to the spectator has nothing to do with the trick. Easy to do. Perfect for beginners. You do not need to know any stack. There is zero memory work. No mental math at all. Works in any language and can be fully customized. Works with any stack in the world. Including a visual stack editor. Every reveal can be fully customized. Multiple input options. Multiple peek options including notifications. Customizable spectator profiles to take MAXIM to miracle status. MAXIM is an app that lives on your phone. With you everywhere you go. Ready to perform at a moment's notice anywhere, anytime. Never before has it been so easy, to perform such unexplainable miracles. With MAXIM, now you can.

Screenshots

Marty's Magic Coin Trick2 screens
Maxim magic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Maxim magic at 3.6 against Marty's Magic Coin Trick's 3.0. Maxim magic also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 21 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Both are free to download. Marty's Magic Coin Trick sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Maxim magic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Maxim magic holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 16 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of Marty's Magic Coin Trick's written reviews are positive against 33% of Maxim magic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marty's Magic Coin Trick ships an update every 21 months, Maxim magic every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Marty's Magic Coin Trick versus Maxim magic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarty's Magic Coin TrickMaxim magic
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (28 ratings)3.6 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.1 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYitYat StudiosMurphy's Magic

Customer experience

Marty's Magic Coin Trick

All ratings27 ratings
Positive51.9%
Neutral3.7%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive36.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative48.0%

Maxim magic

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Marty's Magic Coin Trick

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Full Version$2.99
1 purchases

Maxim magic

One-time1
  • Maxim App$24.99

Questions

Is Marty's Magic Coin Trick free?
Marty's Magic Coin Trick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Maxim magic free?
Maxim magic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Marty's Magic Coin Trick or Maxim magic?
Maxim magic is rated higher. Marty's Magic Coin Trick averages 3.0 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Maxim magic averages 3.6 from 16 ratings.
Do Marty's Magic Coin Trick or Maxim magic have ads?
Neither Marty's Magic Coin Trick nor Maxim magic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Marty's Magic Coin Trick or Maxim magic?
Marty's Magic Coin Trick ships an update every 21 months, and Maxim magic every 6 days. Most recently, Marty's Magic Coin Trick was updated on November 1, 2026 and Maxim magic on November 3, 2026.

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