Magical Rays vs USRK55
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magical Rays
Experience a calming and meditative light effect application. Touch the screen to interact with dynamic light rays and create ever-changing visual patterns for relaxation and zen healing.
- Interactive light ray attraction
- Dynamic and changing light patterns
- Zen and healing atmosphere
- Touch screen interaction
- Relaxing visual experience
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Relax zen healing. A light effect app provided by Digital Gene. When you touch the screen, you can attract the light ray. Please enjoy the ever-changing patterns of light ray.
USRK55
Experience a 30-minute 360-degree video of a Karate demonstration. Explore different angles by swiping, zoom, and pan like a photo. Features slow-motion playback and a search function to find specific katas.
- 360-degree video playback
- Interactive angle selection
- Zoom and pan functionality
- Slow motion playback
- Searchable kata demonstrations
- Dynamic menu with images
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55th Anniversary Demonstration of Ueshiro Shorin-Ryu Karate USA. Cocoa Beach Florida. February 4, 2017 Kata Demonstrations filmed in GoView360 approx 30 minutes of streaming content. USRKUSA is under the Direction of Hanshi Robert Scaglione. GoView360 technology streams all the cameras into your mobile phone. Slow Motion and Super Slow motion, The old pull down menu has been replaced with a more dynamic menu. This new menu has a image each karate demonstration and lists the location and number of Video Streams. We have also added a search feature. Type in a keyword, like 'Kata' and you will get a list all the katas available for the app. The searches are saved to your phone. And with the new design, more videos will be added for free. Best to use WiFi.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Magical Rays at Free against USRK55's $24.99. Magical Rays also leads on ratings volume (206 vs 7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). USRK55's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Magical Rays is free to download; USRK55 costs $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Magical Rays against 4.6 for USRK55. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magical Rays has 206 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 83% and 83% positive.
Magical Rays ships an update every 8 months, USRK55 every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magical Rays | USRK55 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $24.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (206 ratings) — better | 4.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.2% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 206 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Plus Inc. (Japan) | David Seeger |
Customer experience
Magical Rays
USRK55
Bugs and requests
Magical Rays
Reported bugs
4 issues- Ads are intrusive and cannot be removed
- Sound effects are unavoidable
- App quits unexpectedly when saving a photo
- Google ads banner is persistent and ruins the experience
Requested features
7 requests- Add option to slow down or speed up the game
- Add a color wheel for particle customization
- Add more music options
- Add option to change background color
- Add option to permanently remove ads
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- Add multi-finger interaction
- Add slo-mo button
USRK55
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Magical Rays
No in-app purchases
USRK55
No in-app purchases
Questions
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