Comparison

jMagic vs Ken's Pub Quiz

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

Head to head
About

jMagic

Perform impressive card magic tricks directly from your phone. Amaze friends and family with a simple yet captivating illusion using just six cards and a few taps.

Highlights
  • Perform card magic tricks
  • Simple interface
  • Impress friends and family
  • Uses six cards
  • Interactive illusion
Features
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When magic meets your phone! Surprise yourself, your friends and family with this little trick. 6 cards, a few clicks and a lot of magic!* Even if we try to make the use of jMagic as simple as possible, it is still a magic trick. Therefore, here are some tips: 1) Never perform a trick more than three times to the same audience. 2) Only show jMagic to one person at a time. 3) Talk to the people while performing the trick. 4) Never be arrogant, always remember how amazed you were the first time. 5) Don’t be disappointed if you find out how the trick works, but look forward to amaze others with it. 6) Keep the secret! Because ... to betray the secret is not sexy! Little story for the "secret keepers" in the App Store: A trumpet player says to the magician: "I've seen how you do the trick!" Says the magician: "I have also seen how you do it with a trumpet: You blow up in and then out comes the music down!" P.S .: For questions and suggestions for improvement please send an e-mail to support@j-apps.com. We try to answer them as quickly as possible. Jesse & Jo from j-apps

About

Ken's Pub Quiz

Test your knowledge with thousands of multiple-choice questions across various categories. Embark on a Pub Crawl challenge with increasing difficulty, or purchase specialized question packs for more content. Utilize tokens to help you answer tough questions.

Highlights
  • Thousands of quiz questions
  • Pub Crawl challenge mode
  • Increasing difficulty levels
  • Specialized question packs
  • Remove Answer tokens
Features
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Ken’s Pub Quiz includes over 3000 questions to test your knowledge of everything! Take part in a Pub Crawl cruising from bar to bar answering multiple choice questions with increasing difficulty. Can you make it to the last bar? Additional and more specialised question packs featuring completely new games and rounds can be purchased through the in-app Quiz Shop taking that total to over 13,500 questions. These currently include: - Movie Quiz (New for 2023!) - The Staying Inn (new for 2020!) - Music Quiz - Christmas Quiz - Sports Quiz Stuck answering a question? Use your Remove Answer tokens to remove an incorrect answer and increase your chances of success. Remove Answer tokens are awarded for completing games, or can be purchased from the in-app Quiz Shop.

Screenshots

jMagic4 screens
Ken's Pub Quiz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: jMagic at Free against Ken's Pub Quiz's $0.99. jMagic also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Ken's Pub Quiz's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 32 months) and chart position (#26 vs unranked). On ads and device support 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

jMagic is free to download; Ken's Pub Quiz costs $0.99 up front. Ken's Pub Quiz sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. jMagic asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

jMagic ships an update every 32 months, Ken's Pub Quiz every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
jMagic versus Ken's Pub Quiz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterjMagicKen's Pub Quiz
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 32 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#26 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB50 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developerj-apps GbROliver Shingler

Customer experience

jMagic

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

Ken's Pub Quiz

Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%

In-app purchases

None

jMagic

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Ken's Pub Quiz

One-time8
  • 20x Remove Answer Tokens$0.99
  • Christmas Quiz$0.99
  • Sports Quiz$0.99
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  • Music Quiz$0.99
  • The Staying Inn$0.99
  • Movie Quiz$0.99
  • TV Quiz$0.99
  • 60x Remove Answer Tokens$1.99

Questions

Is jMagic free?
jMagic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ken's Pub Quiz free?
Ken's Pub Quiz costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do jMagic or Ken's Pub Quiz have ads?
Neither jMagic nor Ken's Pub Quiz shows ads.
Which is updated more often, jMagic or Ken's Pub Quiz?
jMagic ships an update every 32 months, and Ken's Pub Quiz every 5 months. Most recently, jMagic was updated on October 19, 2026 and Ken's Pub Quiz on October 26, 2026.

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